Joined
·
18,088 Posts
Hey B,Allright all you vicious and mean teasers :flute::flute:, i'll convert to reloading metallic ammo, but i need a little help. In the good old days i used to reload shotgun shells, but not anymore.
Last weekend my brother found out that the husbad of a friend of ours (that is in the army) reloads some ammo for his guns and how my brother also likes to shoot (but he doesn't hunt) asked me why i didn't reload for my rifles. He got me in touch with that friend of ours and i found out that the components aren't that dificult to get (at least the ones taht he uses), so all you folks, help me pic a begginers reloading kit (the tecnical and the specific matter my friend can help me, because he has several reloading data PDF's, from hornady, etc.).
He and a friend of him that i also met have the hornaddy Lock-N-Load® Classic Loader , press and dies, he has a hand primer feeder and he cleans his cases with a sonic apparel he bought for that.
They usualy buy some of the components online from egun.de, but the primers and the powders they buy locally. I don't know what kind of powder i can get, but with a light google seacrh i found several types of vectan but i think my friends can get others, at least they said that they could get at least one that can put a heavy load flying.
What do you think about the hornady press? and the dies?
What advices do i need to hear?
thank you
Welcome to the world of reloading.
It is my understanding, that reloading supplies are a bit more of a challenge to obtain, in Europe.
A couple of "brand" names to help: RCBS, H'Day, Lyman, Lee, Dillon, Redding, CH4D, Brownell's, MidWayUSA...........
A good "O" frame press, from one of the above makers, will last you several lifetimes. LOL
A good "balance" beam scale, case trimmer, powder measure and "dribbler/trickler". A couple of loading blocks, and several Manuals, and away you go.
Take a look at this thread, many members have put up pics of their "solutions".......to the reloading "problem". LOL http://www.marlinowners.com/forum/reloading/43570-show-off-those-reloading-benches-33.html
For cast bullets in the 45/70, save yourself a whole lot of trouble, and try to obtain the RCBS Cowboy Dies.
Later, Mark