jcwit
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Who's the maker?
I would like to start reloading for .357
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Who's the maker?
Lee 50th Anniversary Challenger Press Kit - $100
Lee Carbide Resizing Dies - $35
Lee Case Length Gage - $5
Jacketed Bullets per 100 - $25
1 lb Powder - $30
Primers - $3.50 per hundred
Brass - $25 per hundred
Good Manual - $25
Looks like you could get underway for around $250 maybe less depending on where you get everything
Just my .02
Lee Carbide Resizing Dies - $35
Lee Case Length Gage - $5
Jacketed Bullets per 100 - $25
1 lb Powder - $30
Primers - $3.50 per hundred
Brass - $25 per hundred
Good Manual - $25
Looks like you could get underway for around $250 maybe less depending on where you get everything
Just my .02
Lost Sheep
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Lee for sure. RCBS, I thnk, too.
Sorry I can't cite the exact thread, as my report is hearsay, but the catalog is first-hand.
Next time I am in my local "toy store", I will look and see what's on their shelves.
Lost Sheep
I saw some in last year's Lee Precision catalog (which I still have) and I read recently in another thread where a guy was beating himself up over having bought a set of (RCBS, if I remember correctly) dies that were not T-C.jcwit said:
Sorry I can't cite the exact thread, as my report is hearsay, but the catalog is first-hand.
Next time I am in my local "toy store", I will look and see what's on their shelves.
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greyling22
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please please please do yourself a favor and don't get a single stage press. they work great for rifle, and are probably the best for the very most precise loads, but 357 is not demanding. I highly recommend a lee turret press. they're so simple a monkey or a high school student can learn on one, they can easily crank out 100 rounds/hr. they auto index (turn automatically) so you don't double charge, you make one complete round at a time so you don't have trays of bullets sitting around to get knocked over or forget where you were in the process. Lee even has videos that show how to adjust your dies so you don't even have to guess or read.
you can buy a factory second press for 75 bucks, a set of dies for 35, auto disk powder drop for 35, + components and you're in business for 150 bucks +powder brass, bullets, primers. Scales, calipers, case trimmers, bullet pullers, load manuals are all good and useful things to have, but you don't need them to start off with. Lee dies come with load data, the auto disk you basically set on a setting based on the load data and you can do without a scale, 357 brass doesn't need to be trimmed, and you can eyeball the bullet seat depth by comparing it to a factory loaded round.
Should you buy the extras, sure, eventually. But you can get by without them, and the ammo you produce, while not match grade, will be at least as accurate as you are.
you can buy a factory second press for 75 bucks, a set of dies for 35, auto disk powder drop for 35, + components and you're in business for 150 bucks +powder brass, bullets, primers. Scales, calipers, case trimmers, bullet pullers, load manuals are all good and useful things to have, but you don't need them to start off with. Lee dies come with load data, the auto disk you basically set on a setting based on the load data and you can do without a scale, 357 brass doesn't need to be trimmed, and you can eyeball the bullet seat depth by comparing it to a factory loaded round.
Should you buy the extras, sure, eventually. But you can get by without them, and the ammo you produce, while not match grade, will be at least as accurate as you are.
jcwit
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Lee only makes them in bottle neck handgun rounds and a few odd straight/tapered walled cartridges. Ofcourse if you're reloading for the odd round it no longer odd for you.
I stand corrected regarding Redding & RCBS dies, Why would one want one tho?
Thanks Walkalong
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For .357 magnum I would not get the three staion Lee Classic Turret. I would get the four station Lee Classic Turret kit. .357 magnum needs a good tight roll crimp ... at least my .357 magnum loads do. The Lee Factory Crimp Die fits into the fourth slot and saves me a bunch of time in the reloading process. I also suggest Lee Carbide dies.
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