Thread: Looking at getting into reloading

Looking at getting into reloading and need advice on a good kit? Also other gear id need, and good loads for a 223. Cheers

dont do it, it'll wreck your life

Welcome to the brotherhood of the reloader @JaydenMcN

And remember ............

First comes Fascination ............ followed quickly by Addiction.

Buy the gear you can afford and don't let others tell you Lee gear is Shit because it isn't.

My suggestion is buy a good quality Balance Scale ( this is the only piece of Lee gear that isn't the best) Like a Lyman 505 or a Hornady Pacific balance scale and get a good reloading manual.

Good quality second hand gear is out there at reasonable prices if your willing to do some leg work.

Start your load development towards the minimum suggested load and carefully work your way up until you reach the point where your satisfied with the results.

Ask Lots of Questions.

Cheers
Pete

Go talk to Glen at Broncos, he was going to run basic courses

Buy a good press and scales NOT LEE.
lee dies are ok but not much alse

Brilliant cheers

when I started I bought lee gear ive been reloading for quite a while and I'm still using the lee gear I started out with it can load ammunition that's just as accurate as my friends with heaps more expensive gear just get the best you can afford

If your anywhere near Rotorua gun supplies are very helpful I have just started and the advice they have given me has been very helpful

Nothing wrong with Lee press and dies. Affordable and works as well as the other presses out there. Sure a Dillion will be faster but also more $$$$

Go with what you can afford and read a few different manuals and how to books before you start. It is an interesting hobby on its own.

Have fun and remember it is addictive.

Its a great hobby and I actually find it kind of therapeutic, if I have had a hard day its quite relaxing heading out to the garage and loading some ammunition.
Just remember to pull all the price stickers off your boxes of projectiles, powders etc before you significant other gets a chance to sneak into the garage, add them all up, and inform you of the astronomical amount of dollars you have "wasted" haha

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Its a great hobby and I actually find it kind of therapeutic, if I have had a hard day its quite relaxing heading out to the garage and loading some ammunition.
Just remember to pull all the price stickers off your boxes of projectiles, powders etc before you significant other gets a chance to sneak into the garage, add them all up, and inform you of the astronomical amount of dollars you have "wasted" haha

Or just get rid of the missus

Originally Posted by Littledog

Or just get rid of the missus

Got rid of the last one but I kind of like this one. I just pointed out the fact that we have a spare room in our house that has womens shoes lined up around every wall, and most of them have been worn once, if that...

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Got rid of the last one but I kind of like this one. I just pointed out the fact that we have a spare room in our house that has womens shoes lined up around every wall, and most of them have been worn once, if that...

That's a cunning argument.

Been out and brought all my things, with advice of course. No need to watch some videos and find out where to begin... Cheers

Originally Posted by 260rem

Buy a good press and scales NOT LEE.
lee dies are ok but not much alse

Sigh! There's always one

I have a Lee Challenger Press that's 30 years old, is used weekly and is still going strong.

Same can be said for some of my Lee dies and other Lee Gear.

If your looking for value for money you can't get much better than that.

Cheers
Pete