Thread: So if I start reloading

If you're wanting hunting rounds for 100m max distance, and the brass will be a 'cost effective' type like federal then i wouldnt bother annealing at all. Maybe on the 4th firing send them to somebody with an AMP.

But if you're looking to get into target shooting on a budget, go to a club . Get to know the guys and shoot the club rifles. Make it known you're looking for an old second hand setup. I've seen new guys get absolute bargains that way. Thats what i would do if i was doing it again. The central thing i believe is getting a good long lasting press like an rcbs. The rest can be hodgepodge. Personally i swear by forster dies but i like chasing idiotically low runout. Reddings are great, rcbs are ok, lee have interesting ideas factored in but my methods dont seem to work with those (their o-ring fitted lock rings are worth fitting to other dies. I noticed a slight decrease in runout).

Main point is that each manufacturer seems to shine in one department only. Just my opinion. So build up your reloading tools based on individual merit/cost. Hornady seem to make good tools and their dies are prob inbetween redding and rcbs?