A fairly common fourth function is called factory crimping, and increases the consistency of each round. These are like a single stage press, except you can insert all the reloading dies into different turrets at the same time, which saves you a lot of time messing with your reloading equipment.
All you have to do is move the casing from one turret to the next after each pull, and you can even have a casing in all the turrets at the same time, which greatly speeds things up. A progress press is like a turret press, but it actually moves the casings from station to station for you as well.
There is a not-insignificant upfront investment when it comes to making your own cartridges. A practiced hand with a single stage press can get through a maximum of rounds per hour. For a beginner, you may not get a single round done properly in your first hour, and even after a bit of tinkering and practice, it still takes a long time. There are four basic situations when reloading bullets and casings can make the most sense.
First, when you really like to shoot, you shoot a lot, and you want to save money. A lot of casual shooters go through less than rounds of each cartridge per year.
If you go to the range a lot, then this starts to make a lot of sense. Shooting at the range is when most folks use up a lot, so this can help a lot to ease the burden on your checkbook. Second, when you get enough into precision shooting that you begin to notice things that bother you about factory ammunition. At this point, you only have two choices: match-grade ammo, or load your own to make it exactly the way you want it. And third, when you live in a place where it can take just as long to drive out to a gun shop to purchase your ammo as it would to just walk out to your workshop and load them yourself.
This has become more common in the last few years as ammo shortages have made it so that each trip to the gun store only nets you a box or two. Hornady has a lot of products in the reloading industry, and is generally very supportive of reloaders. The Classic kit comes with their classic single stage press, a powder measure, three die bushings, their Positive Priming system, a universal reloading block, a powder trickler, some case lube, a reloading handbook, digital scale, primer catcher, handheld priming tool, a deburr tool, and a powder funnel.
As you can see, it comes with just about everything you need besides consumables. The press kit itself is only one part of a full reloading kit, so you can grab this and combine it with a lot of the tools from the Lock-N-Load or RCBS kits.
The Lee Precision has solid steel linkage and heavy duty construction. This kit is comparable to the Hornady one we discussed earlier, but the press kit portion is a bit of a different style, and it comes with some measurement tools that the Hornady kit does not come with.
It comes with the reloading press of course , but it also comes with a debur tool to fit everything from. It has a mechanical scale, a powder measure, a hand priming tool, a universal case loading block, a hex key set, a case lube kit, powder funnel, and a Speer reloading manual. The warranty on RCBS products is also top-of-the-line. You can think of this option as a Lee precision turret press on steroids, since it does even more of the process for you.
You can have a few more pieces of equipment that you will eventually want to own for a bit more money. The Lock-N-Load system is versatile and makes switching between calibers much easier and faster. A step up from a basic single stage press is turret presses.
More complicated and harder to set up, turret presses generally are my recommendation for beginners. However, for those that want to jump right into a more efficient reloading operation, a turret press is the answer. The Lee designed the Classic Turret press kit for just that sort of beginning reloader.
Simple enough to grasp the basics yet engineered to reload on a much larger scale. The Lee Classic Turret press kit will keep the busiest rifle and pistol shooter well supplied with ammunition reloads. If a turret press is where you want to start, the Lee Precision Classic Turret press kit is a great choice. This press will give you many of the advantages of much larger and more expensive turret prices at a price that remains affordable. If small rifle and pistol calibers are where your interest lies, the Lee Precision Classic Turret Press Kit will fulfill your needs admirably.
RCBS has a reputation for building and selling reloading equipment that lasts a lifetime. Many second-generation reloaders are using equipment purchased by their fathers to continue the family tradition. There is no denying that RCBS is a top contender in any category of reloading equipment. RCBS has compiled a kit that provides almost every tool that any reloader will ever need. With the ability to grow and expand the Special-5 Explorer system, you can add more flexibility and features to your press in the future.
The ability to upgrade the press to a progressive style later is one more plus. Whether it is worth reloading your own bullets will hugely depend on the type of bullets that you are using and the type of gun that you own. With some types of ammo, such as Magnum bullets, it can definitely be worth reloading your own bullets due to the large cost of buying them new. So if the bullets that you use are expensive, it might be worth reloading them. However, if you tend to use cheaper bullets then the money that you are saving may not be worth the hassle of reloading the bullets yourself.
The cost of reloading bullets is relatively low, but there is quite a high upfront cost to set this up. While the upfront costs are expensive, you do quickly make the money back. Especially if you prefer expensive bullets. So even though the upfront costs are high, you will quickly recoup this money. Yes, reloading ammo can be dangerous, but everything to do with firearms comes with a certain element of danger. If you are new to reloading ammo you should start with a low amount of load and then build the cartridges up as you gain more experience in this.
Even as you gain experience in reloading ammo, you should continue to work from a minimum load and work your way up to higher loads.
Reloading ammo is a very strict process, and it requires you to follow a list of instructions, if you fail to follow these rules then the process can quickly become hard. Just like everything that comes with firearms, reloading ammo always runs the risk of being dangerous, and if you do not follow the specific instructions then you could quickly be putting yourself and others at risk.
The more often you reload ammo the easier it will become so remember this if you run into any points of difficulty in the process. When it comes to reloading bullets some metals are better for this than others. Generally speaking, brass is one of the stronger options as you can reload these bullets up to 5 times safely. But there are a lot of things that will impact how many times you can reload bullets including the dies that you use, the amount that you add in each load, and the type of brass bullet that you are using.
To ensure that the cartridge that you are reloading is safe for the job you should assess the appearance and quality of the cartridge before you start reloading. Apparently, everyone else decided to take their angst out on those poor clay pigeons, too.
One way to get around the high prices and low supplies of ammunition shortages is to simply make it yourself. Reloading requires a great deal of care and precision, but it can be done and is a valuable skill for any shooting enthusiast.
Reloading kits are fairly expensive , but the lifetime savings over buying factory ammunition more than make up for it. The sooner you pick up one of these kits, the sooner you can start reaping the rewards. Basic kits are relatively affordable and can produce small batches of live rounds in a reasonable amount of time. If you want to get serious about reloading, advanced systems streamline the process to be more efficient, consistent, and versatile.
They can also handle multiple calibers by swapping out a few components. This kind of setup will cost a lot more and require dedicated space in your house, but it is the best way to produce large amounts of ammunition in a short amount of time with very little deviation. Many competitive shooters even prefer to load this way instead of relying on mass-produced or even match-grade ammunition. Is the name redundant?
Is it accurate? Again, yes. The famous Rock Chucker press creates a stable platform for assembling ammunition precisely and consistently. Other essentials like a scale, hand-priming tool, powder measure, universal case load block, deburr tool, powder funnel, and an instructional guidebook are included so you can spend less time shopping and more time getting down to business. And trust us, with one of these, business will be booming. This automated reloader streamlines the production process so you can crank out batches of ammo in no time without sacrificing quality.
Safeguards like the case-activated powder drop reduce the likelihood of common mistakes and avoid making a mess with spilled powder. A quick-change system lets you swap out dies as small as. These adapters also allow you to use dies from other major manufacturers like RCBS and Lee interchangeably. If you want to load ammunition as quickly as you burn through it, this is the way to go.
Like the premium stations, it uses a bolt-down cast iron tower to create a stable workstation. That translates to less movement,more consistent loads, and a safer work environment. This kit is compatible with RCBS and Hornady dies, which makes finding the right components for feeding your firearms easy.
Those of you who are blasting on a budget can still get in on the reloading action with this hand-press kit from Lee Precision. First things first: This is not a replacement for high-dollar reloading benches.
Reloading ammunition is one of those things you really need to get right the first time, so we recommend taking a quick lesson from The Practical Guide to Reloading Ammunition by Tom McHale.
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