Thread: Reloading Kits

Originally Posted by Floundering Around

I started reloading half a decade ago while at uni. The Lee kit was cost effective for a young student at the time so I went with that. The press and priming tools do what they should, but the powder measure is a piece of shit and keeps binding. I use Hornady dies for my more precise loads as they are a bit more refined than lee and can fit a seating mircometer. With the Lee press, Hornady dies, and a lot of patience I have managed to get standard Tikka T3xs in magnum cartridges to shoot 0.35MOA groups at 100. A lot of people knock the low end gear based on perception alone, or aren't ready to blame their own lack of consistency and patience. I think you can certainly mix and match brands based on reviews of what works and what doesn't for good results.

Interesting trouble you had with the powder measure, I haven’t had any issue at all with mine. I’ve only tried 1 powder in it tho (BM2)