Thread: Starting reloading

So would the rcbs m500 or the Lyman pro 500 be adequate as they look to be in my price range

Best thing to do IMO when starting out is to buy a good reloading manual, I've got the lyman one - but there are numerous other good ones. They'll provide a good detailed explanation on what you need and why. Then go forth and buy what you need when you've good solid understanding of the process, starting with a decent press.

I've bought the majority of my reloading gear mail order through sinclairs in the states.

Originally Posted by High Country Boy

So would the rcbs m500 or the Lyman pro 500 be adequate as they look to be in my price range

Lyman 500 scales are good, I paid $170 for mine in the early 1990s and they are still working perfectly.
I finally splashed out on an electronic Hornady scale a few weeks ago, at one point they were reading 4 grains light, so everything still goes onto the Lyman scales to check.
Get the Lyman EZ-EE case length gauge too, very quick to check cases and does heaps of calibres. You will need a case trimmer at some point, but not until your cases are too long. You should chamfer and deburr every time, Lyman do a good handtool for this.

Originally Posted by High Country Boy

So would the rcbs m500 or the Lyman pro 500 be adequate as they look to be in my price range

Good starting point, look after them and they’ll do you a very long time!

Originally Posted by High Country Boy

So would the rcbs m500 or the Lyman pro 500 be adequate as they look to be in my price range

Yes.

Dont trust cheap digital scales without a cross check. I had a hornady one and it progressively under read getting worse over time, result 38gr of 2208 became 47gr of 2208 and it stretched my no4 mk2's receiver, I was lucky that all it did IMHO. I do now have a new hornady gen2 scale because its a good way to check quickly when setting up a thrower and as a final way to sample check 4 or 5 out of a 50 round batch. However when landholding for target work I use my Lee beam scale and trickle.