Thread: Cheapest reloading gear

what results do you need? if you're a really good shot AND you want your groups really tiny you need the better gear like Redding. If you want lead downrange at ferral animals then go cheaper i reckon. Keep your eyes on TM for somebody looking to get out of reloading who uses your cal. I've just started myself and am relying heavily on my good mate for most of the gear. I do own all my own dies and shell holder but the press, trickler / powder measure, funnel, reamer, scale etc will all need to be bought at a later stage.

that stuff is worth quite a lot. If you only shoot like 60 rounds a year then good quality factory ammo (lapua) + reselling your spent brass on TM might be the way to go.

For me though i want absolute consistancy between rounds - just because im fussy. We're only talking 10mm reduction in group size at 100m though. I might actually get sick of this too if i get into short range hunting in any sort of big way.

Anyway there are ooodles of shops to hunt through. Lots of good guys to help you out at the counter as well. We're kinda spoilt like that in Auckland - I go see the guys Serious Shooters or Reloaders personally. Never been talked down to at either of those stores even though im a total reloading noob.

Originally Posted by Dead is better

if you're a really good shot AND you want your groups really tiny you need the better gear like Redding..

No mate, don't know where you hear this, but definitely not the case...

Reloading is about consistency. If you slow down, and make sure your dies etc are clean etc, no reason on earth that even a Lee press can't produce competition grade ammo. Get a decent electronic vernier and you're sorted.

Toby, spudattack is spot on, scale is only part of lee kit that is a bit suspect. I shot national level ipsc for several years, and reloaded around 30-40 000 pistol rounds a year on a lee pro1000, and several thousand rifle rounds on a basic lee press. Try to get electronic scale (don't skimp, it's prob the most important part of the whole setup), or second hand RCBS or similar if manual. Go slow, measure and check !