Thread: Not another getting into reloading post...

I am getting through a whole lot more ammo than I used to now that I am doing pistol shooting.
Thinking it's time to get into reloading, not so much for 9mm, but I like CAS and suitable ammo is expensive. Also I like the idea of having the flexibility to make what I want should I end up shooting more obscure or expensive calibres.
I am certainly not a reloading expert but I know the bare basics and have a little bit of experience reloading 7mm-08 for my main hunting rifle with a mate's equipment.
My understanding is that on one end of the spectrum you have the Lee Classic Loader kits and on the other you have the fancy progressive reloading setups.
I imagine that what suits me is somewhere in between. Ideally I would like to be able to crank out 100+ rounds in a sitting without feeling like a child in a sweatshop.
Mostly interested in buying second hand equipment, would anyone be able to suggest names of equipment I should be looking out for and what I should expect to pay?

There is a good argument to be made for buying a kit that has all of the basics you will need in one go, that you just have to add dies for the calibers you are intending to reload for.

Lee and I think Hornady do these, probably others. They allow you to get your toe wet in the pool without diving all the way in.

Some of the slowest parts of manual reloading using a bench mounted press of some form is weighing out powder charges (you can get scoop sets but these go off volume which is a little variable compared to weight and all the manuals list powder charge by weight). Also, case prep but usually this is a one time thing that you just have to monitor as the cases get used.

100+ rounds is quite achievable once you have a system set up - I normally work from one side of the press to the other at each step or group of steps I take and once the cases are ready and primed I drop powder and seat the pill at the same step. This minimises the chances of a 'squib' load or one where you forget to chuck the powder in - bloody hazardous as the primer will shove the bullet into the bore and block the barrel.

The other thing you need is a nice clean workspace where you won;t be disturbed. Add that to your list of must buys haha.

Pretty much covered here.

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....reload-114811/