I bought a second hand loadmaster as my first and I took all the crap off and I use is as an indexing press.
I also bought a Lee classic press as a single station job for quick case prep jobs.
Indexing or single stage are a good call, I'd go single stage, learn the die setup better as you'll have to set the dies up a lot more than with an indexing press. Worth it for the learning it forces for a beginner I reckon.
if you were a total beginner
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Re: if you were a total beginner
1: Lyman reloading manual.
2: Any quality single station press. Job done.
I still have my original copy of the Lyman reloading manual and I still refer to it. I still have the single station press I bought at least 20 year ago and its the only press I use. I bought turret presses. Presses that did everything except make tea. They went the journey the amount of money I wasted on reloading gear does not bear thinking about. I'm still discovering new stuff about reloading every day. My knowledge is limited but what I do know is that in my experience people come to these forums and ask questions but most of the time they have all ready got there mind set on what they think is the way to go. Usually influenced by the people they shoot with. I'm all ways amazed when I sit in club rooms how knowledgeable about everything shooting and reloading guys can become after only having a fire arm certificate for twelve month. Its not just about churning out ammo wow yes its all new and exciting I have made this ammo and my oh my now I'm shooting it in my gun. WOW. But hopefully some were along the way they will realize that there is more to it than putting a case in a shell holder pulling the handle and a round drops out the other end and hopefully it will go bang.
I'm mentoring a new shooter in the art of reloading and we are having a ball. He is loving it the press is a second hand RCBS rock chucker donated by one of our club members most of his kit is bits we have given him. Except for the scales I insisted he buy the best he could afford. A quality power trickler and a RCBS powder thrower completed his set up. He is reloading .308 - 6.5x5 - .303 and shooting them of course and doing very well his groups are shrinking all the time. Not that that matters its about getting out there with good company and having fun. Or maybe I'm just getting old and have missed the point.
2: Any quality single station press. Job done.
I still have my original copy of the Lyman reloading manual and I still refer to it. I still have the single station press I bought at least 20 year ago and its the only press I use. I bought turret presses. Presses that did everything except make tea. They went the journey the amount of money I wasted on reloading gear does not bear thinking about. I'm still discovering new stuff about reloading every day. My knowledge is limited but what I do know is that in my experience people come to these forums and ask questions but most of the time they have all ready got there mind set on what they think is the way to go. Usually influenced by the people they shoot with. I'm all ways amazed when I sit in club rooms how knowledgeable about everything shooting and reloading guys can become after only having a fire arm certificate for twelve month. Its not just about churning out ammo wow yes its all new and exciting I have made this ammo and my oh my now I'm shooting it in my gun. WOW. But hopefully some were along the way they will realize that there is more to it than putting a case in a shell holder pulling the handle and a round drops out the other end and hopefully it will go bang.
I'm mentoring a new shooter in the art of reloading and we are having a ball. He is loving it the press is a second hand RCBS rock chucker donated by one of our club members most of his kit is bits we have given him. Except for the scales I insisted he buy the best he could afford. A quality power trickler and a RCBS powder thrower completed his set up. He is reloading .308 - 6.5x5 - .303 and shooting them of course and doing very well his groups are shrinking all the time. Not that that matters its about getting out there with good company and having fun. Or maybe I'm just getting old and have missed the point.
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