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    personally i would buy 2nd hand cases as you wont stretch them or wear them out....
    unless you cast your own which is cheaper then buy from kranks or shell house.
    i prime mine in a lee press which can take normal shell holders including the huge martini henry one....its an attachment you can buy online.
    i charge all my cases with my rcbs chargemaster which works perfectly even at 6 gns....need to learn it though with a dummy run first
    not a fan of powder throwers even though 1000s of reloaders love them.....i like to check each case if using fast pistol powders.......just a habit but a very good one.
    i also like to stainless steel tumble the cases prior to reloading but its not neccesary .
    i also load fmj rounds too which again its a waste indoors or 25 yds but they look so pretty.
    best buy in my opinion is the tru glow sights which makes open sight shooting a lot easier

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    Quote Originally Posted by loiner1965 View Post
    personally i would buy 2nd hand cases as you wont stretch them or wear them out....
    unless you cast your own which is cheaper then buy from kranks or shell house.
    i prime mine in a lee press which can take normal shell holders including the huge martini henry one....its an attachment you can buy online.
    i charge all my cases with my rcbs chargemaster which works perfectly even at 6 gns....need to learn it though with a dummy run first
    not a fan of powder throwers even though 1000s of reloaders love them.....i like to check each case if using fast pistol powders.......just a habit but a very good one.
    i also like to stainless steel tumble the cases prior to reloading but its not neccesary .
    i also load fmj rounds too which again its a waste indoors or 25 yds but they look so pretty.
    best buy in my opinion is the tru glow sights which makes open sight shooting a lot easier
    Great tips, many thanks for the info.

    Atb,
    Danny.
    15-22/CZ 457/Taurus 66/Buckmark/Marlin 1894/Ruger mark iii

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    Quote Originally Posted by DannyT View Post
    Great tips, many thanks for the info.

    Atb,
    Danny.
    i found vhit tinstar to be very clean and accurate with girly loads as i was given a bit to sample but i use unique which is dirtierbut have 2 full tubsso waste not want not

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    Generally I would not bother with a case trimmer for pistol cal rounds. A good set of scales is recommended especially if you are going to reload rifle rounds at a later date.
    A good set of beam scales should see you ok until you go to rifle rounds and then I would go electronic (IMO)

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    Reloading

    I always found priming cases in the press a pain.

    One of the best reloading items I ever bought was a Lee auto-prime, much quicker than the press. I recommend the one with the built-in primer tray. My old one has a circular primer tray, but I believe the improved new version has a square tray (same shape as the primer packaging; so it doesn't drop the four primers in the corners on the floor when filling the auto-prime!)

    Hope this helps,
    Best Regards
    Bill.

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    Quote Originally Posted by billsnibby View Post
    I always found priming cases in the press a pain.

    One of the best reloading items I ever bought was a Lee auto-prime, much quicker than the press. I recommend the one with the built-in primer tray. My old one has a circular primer tray, but I believe the improved new version has a square tray (same shape as the primer packaging; so it doesn't drop the four primers in the corners on the floor when filling the auto-prime!)

    Hope this helps,
    Best Regards
    Bill.
    Thanks for the tip, much appreciated!
    15-22/CZ 457/Taurus 66/Buckmark/Marlin 1894/Ruger mark iii

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    Technically you won’t need a separate priming tool for the breech lock pro press , just pop the primers in by hand to the priming arm.
    If you want a hands free system then you’ll want the priming attachment for the press.
    If you use a separate tool you tend to negate the advantage of the press.
    As yet I’ve not encountered a problem just picking up the primers and also use a Lee ram primer for rifle cases.
    However if you end up reloading rifle cartridges then a separate tool by speed things up .

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