Anyone have any advice on what equipment is good to buy for reloading 9mm that's not too expensive? I'd love to learn how to reload my ammo. Any help would be awesome!
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Lee 4 hole turret without the indexing thing to start out, or a single stage... once you're comfortable you'll want to move progressive... go with a dillon or a hornady... Lee Loadmaster isn't bad as long as you don't prime on the press, but Dillon and Hornady make damn fine tools.
@nd on a Dillon. Check them out. Hornady is good to. Read up about reloading on the net and find a good reloading hanbook.
I started with the Lee Challenger press kit, it comes with everything you need to start reloading including a manual for about $100. You will then need dies and components for each caliber you would like to reload. Lee dies are about $30 and come with a shell holder, but you can use any standard dies with it. If you like reloading you can upgrade your scales and powder measure in the future.
If you are looking at progressive presses hornady or dillon is the way to go, but they are more exspensive and more complicated.
If you are looking at progressive presses hornady or dillon is the way to go, but they are more exspensive and more complicated.
I started with a Lee kit and loaded a lot of good ammo. I then went with a Lyman turret press for awhile. I ended up with a Hornady progressive but I still use the Lyman for working up loads before mass producing. As said before start with a book or two first. The ABC's of reloading is a good one to start with. You won't save any money reloading but you'll shoot a lot more. And you can tailor the load to the gun. It's a whole nother hobby in itself. Very addicting hobby!
There is very little of the equipment that you can buy that is bad. It all has uses. If you have never reloaded it can be a little tedious. If you get the lower cost stuff first you will find out if you really like it and if you do you will spend the rest of your life getting better equipment. You will not save money because you will spend more on equipment and components but you will enjoy your guns more and shoot more. You can save money on each round that you shoot but you will end up shooting more and using up the same money. It is kind of addicting too. Good luck finding what you need right now. That stuff is as hard to find as ammo. Get a manual first if you can't get everything that you need to get started.
Hi,
If you plan to do it forever, get a Dillon 550. Buy it without all the options (use Lee dies, skip the strong mount, skip the roller handle) to begin with to save money then add accessories later.
If you want to invest less go with a Lee Classic Turret.
Good luck,
Alan
If you plan to do it forever, get a Dillon 550. Buy it without all the options (use Lee dies, skip the strong mount, skip the roller handle) to begin with to save money then add accessories later.
If you want to invest less go with a Lee Classic Turret.
Good luck,
Alan
For little money you can't beat the Lee 4 hole turret press. You use it as single stage or turret, it is well made and the cost is reasonable. I would say it is best bang for the buck for someone just starting out. My progressive press is RCBS and I can't give it a glowing recommendation like you will see for Dillon or Hornady, but it works, I have loaded thousands of rounds and it was cheap. I guess it all depends on how much you want to spend, how much you want to reload. My RCBS press is probably not anywhere near as fast as a Dillon, but I have tons of ammo that I reloaded ready to go that I made on it. Again, it all depends on what you want.
