Thread: Reloading: What to buy?

Originally Posted by mimms

To answer the OP
Minimum gear: dies, press, scales, bullet block. I would avoid lee scales (they're tiny and finicky) but their press will do if you're on a budget. Just be smoth and consistent and you can load fine ammo.

Very nice to have is a powder throw (or auto charger-trickler) if you're doing bulk lots.

Priming tools: I don't find priming on press painful, but can see the advantage of a seperate tool.

I've never done the volume to require a progressive press.

I'm all old-skool and no need for crimping or FLS dies.
It can be as cheap and simple or as complicated/expensive as you want to make it (or can sneak past the wife)

Love the "sneaking pass wife" bit. haha...... I'm getting good at it as i'm doing it quite often. Jacinda helped a lot.