RELOADING 40 s&w, 357 sig. Equiptment.
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You'll need a press, powder measure, brass tumbler, dies and scales. All of the main brands, Lyman, RCBS, Dillon, Lee, Hornady make serviceable equipment. Though some will argue about the Lee presses. I use a Lyman turret and Dillon 450 and both work well for the tasks I use them for.
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Other critical things to consider:
1. What is your budget?
2. How much do you shoot of each caliber?
The volume you actually shoot, is one of the biggest deciding factors in the equipment you buy. If you shoot a large volume per week, month. You will be spending a considerable time just reloading if you use a single stage press-not that it can't be done. But if you don't shoot large quantities, then spend a ton of money on a press that can crank out multiple hundreds of rounds/hour. I probably shoot a couple thousand rounds combined of 9mm & 45acp per year, and can manage my volume easily with my RCBS Rockchucker. A turret press can speed up the process from single stage, as you don't have die changing time. Suggest keep an eye out for local swap & sells, classified ads, etc. as you can find good prices on used equipment.
Don't forget when you are calculating your budget to also include components:brass, primers, powder and bullets, as well as good reloading manual(s). If you like visuals, YouTube has some good videos of different presses being used, also RCBS has videos on their website which I found useful.
1. What is your budget?
2. How much do you shoot of each caliber?
The volume you actually shoot, is one of the biggest deciding factors in the equipment you buy. If you shoot a large volume per week, month. You will be spending a considerable time just reloading if you use a single stage press-not that it can't be done. But if you don't shoot large quantities, then spend a ton of money on a press that can crank out multiple hundreds of rounds/hour. I probably shoot a couple thousand rounds combined of 9mm & 45acp per year, and can manage my volume easily with my RCBS Rockchucker. A turret press can speed up the process from single stage, as you don't have die changing time. Suggest keep an eye out for local swap & sells, classified ads, etc. as you can find good prices on used equipment.
Don't forget when you are calculating your budget to also include components:brass, primers, powder and bullets, as well as good reloading manual(s). If you like visuals, YouTube has some good videos of different presses being used, also RCBS has videos on their website which I found useful.
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