Thread: Long time shooter.. virgin reloader looking for advice

Originally Posted by Tristan

Appreciate all your replies. Pretty much what is in my cart carrently is the lee kit, trim die, reloading tray, electronic scales, comparator, bullet puller, tumbler, tumbler media, and the shell holder, powder trickler, I think from memory all comes in under a grand.

If I was starting again I'd just buy the Lee kit and get going. You can discard bits or replace once you get some experience.
For case trimming I used the Lee Cutter and Lock Stud set up for years. I presume the Lee kit includes a chamferer?

Down the track, from my experience, you'll end up with gear from several manufacturers.

I wouldn't rush into Tumblers etc. I have a big Dillon Tumbler, an Ultra sonic cleaner, and a Stainless Steel pins cleaner. I hardly use them. Reloaders get too hung up on tumbling, tumbling, tumbling. I just used to wipe the necks with white spirits and brush inside the necks.

I alway recommend starting out with mechanical beam ballance (not Lee, sorry MD). The modern fixation is of course on cheap electronics. I still have my old Ohaus beam balance in the back of the cupboard. I will never sell it even though I have an AnD setup. Incidentally, the power supply on my AnD died a couple of years ago. It took a few days to source a replacement and if it hadn't been for reserecting my Ohaus I would have been dead in the water.