Thread: To reload or not reload?

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings @nonvegan,
From your OP it is unlikely that you will save much, if any, by going the whole hog into handloading. There is a halfway house however. Most of the heavy kit is used for case sizing and other prep. If you can do this part of the process either at the Handloaders Assn or with a buddy who has the kit then the final powder charging and projectile seating could be done just using a Lee Loader and a set of scales. Lee loaders may not be available in 6.5 Creedmoor however. Before buying anything however you need to find a mentor who can take you through all the steps. My handloading has spanned over 50 years and 40 plus of those years have been spent gradually acquiring kit and experience. Your best place to start is probably at the Handloaders Assn.
Be a bit wary of anyone that tells you that you absolutely need to do extensive and eye wateringly expensive load testing to find a magic load. They likely have barely more experience than you.
Regards Grandpamac.

Yeh, people wear out barrels working up loads. :lol:

Some good advice there.

6.5 CM isn't listed in a Classic Lee Loader. Bugger