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Bringing this thread back up. I finally bit the bullet and bought a single stage lee press. It should arrive Wednesday or Thursday. I'm still interested in 223, 9 and 45 to start off with. But asking for advice on which to do first?
Now keep in mind, I have never reloaded before. I do have a digital scale and calipers. So is there anything else I need to get started other than dies, powder and primers?
9mm and 45 are easier than 223. I would say 9 because you don't have to worry with what kind of primers the 45 could have (some vendors use small, some use large). I started with 9mm because I shoot a metric fuckton of it.Originally Posted by Countryboy27012
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-case prep tool. Lyman is pretty good
-tumbler for case cleaning
-some sort of priming system- Lee Ram prime works fine
-Hornady bullet puller
-trimming system- Lyman hand trimmer does well for cheap
-powder measure
That is the minimum I would add to what you have already. 9 and 45 are time consuming on single stage, but you can make really accurate rounds. Don’t trim pistol brass.
You do have a loading manual right?
Not at this time. I will be picking one up when I get some dies. Going to try to set everything up before I actually get powder primers etc... I know me, I would just start banging out rounds without doing much prep.
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