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Santa Claus left a nice surprise under the tree for me in the form of a Hornady Lock n Load single stage kit . Even came with an Auto Charge powder dispenser.

So now I have a press, powder dispenser/scale, dies for each caliber I shoot, a Lee universal decapper, and a wet tumbler. Over the past few months I've been able to get some rifle powder, pistol powder, and a couple hundred small pistol primers, and some bullets.

My oldest son and I spent some time decapping some range pickup 223 casings. Made it through about 600 cases before a steel case slipped though and bent the decapper pin.

Looking forward to loading up some rounds, though the hunt for primers continues.

Thank ya'll for the advice

My main goal with reloading is a reduced cost of rounds (which I know may be a wash as I may want to go shooting more often), and a degree of self sufficiency and being able to get through an ammo shortage. Not looking to do match grade loads or competition shooting at this point, thanks for the advice on that about the powder trickler kayt00.

I'm leaning towards a good single stage press. Am I correct in assuming that an "O" press is more sturdy than a "C" press?

Do scales usually coming with a calibration weight in order to verify accuracy, or are calibrated weights something I would need to buy in addition to the scale?

Greetings all,

Reloading is something that has always piqued my interest, not to mention somewhat cheaper than buying factory ammo. Also being able to get through a shortage (like we have now) if one has sufficient supplies. For now I only plan on loading 5.56, .45 ACP, and 9mm. I have a book on order, Lee's Modern Reloading, 2nd revised edition.

Trying to figure what all I need, without everything being really expensive (gotta keep my better half happy!). I also don't want to get cheap gear that I'll end up replacing later. I'd like to get recommendations please.

Items I know I need

- I'd like to get a single stage or a turret press, though not sure which. I don't want a progressive, I'd rather focus on learning the process.
- Dies for each caliber I am reloading.
- Scale, I'm leaning towards a beam scale
- Powder measure
- Bullet puller
- Hand priming tool
- Calipers (I already have both calipers and a micrometer)
- Supplies (powder, cases, primers, and bullets)

Items I think I need

- Case tumbler. Not sure whether to go with wet or dry tumbling.
- Trays
- Powder trickler

Not sure what else I may need. Anyone want to give a new guy some guidance?