I've been doing a lot of reading on reloading, some of it has stuck, some of it has gone right over my head. I know in a month or so, I'll be all out of the .308s I bought from SW Ammo, so I figured I might as well buy the stuff so I can get some touchie-feelie experience with the gear while I'm reading all these guides.
Why Hornady for everything? It's red, that makes it go faster, right? ...Actually, I read good things about their products and it seemed smart to stick with one brand for the whole kit.
This is the shopping list I've got so far, I'm wondering if I've got everything I need:
<span style="font-weight: bold">Buy Now:</span> (Stuff I absolutely need to get started)
- Digital caliper (got one already)
- Hornady LnL Ammo Press
* I figured I'd go with the AP so I could pump out 5.56 ammo for my AR, and .40 S&W for my pistol, and then use it in slow-mo to do more precise stuff like .308 ammo for the bolt gun. Thoughts?
- LnL .308 shell plate
- Hornady CGND 2 Die Set .308
- Hornady CGND Neck Sizing Die
- Case Trimmer
- Hornady Chamfer/Deburring Tool
*Apparently this will decrimp primer pockets as well. Is this right?
- Hornady LnL Ultrasonic Case Cleaner
- LnL Digital Scale
- Reloading Tray
-Lanolin, 99% isopropyl alcohol and a spray bottle
-Buncha bullets (My regular range only goes to 200 yds, sooo, 150gr should be good?)
-Buncha primers (Recommendations?)
-Powder (Again, recommendations for... ball powder?)
<span style="font-weight: bold">Buy Later:</span>
I have more than enough .223 and .40 S&W for now, so these can wait
- LnL .223 shell plate
- Hornady CGND 2 Die Set .223
- LnL .40 S&W shell plate
- Hornady CGND .40 S&W Dies
- Hornady LnL Headspace Comparator
- Lyman Xpress
*Looks like a better choice than the Hornady horizontal case prep center
Why Hornady for everything? It's red, that makes it go faster, right? ...Actually, I read good things about their products and it seemed smart to stick with one brand for the whole kit.
This is the shopping list I've got so far, I'm wondering if I've got everything I need:
<span style="font-weight: bold">Buy Now:</span> (Stuff I absolutely need to get started)
- Digital caliper (got one already)
- Hornady LnL Ammo Press
* I figured I'd go with the AP so I could pump out 5.56 ammo for my AR, and .40 S&W for my pistol, and then use it in slow-mo to do more precise stuff like .308 ammo for the bolt gun. Thoughts?
- LnL .308 shell plate
- Hornady CGND 2 Die Set .308
- Hornady CGND Neck Sizing Die
- Case Trimmer
- Hornady Chamfer/Deburring Tool
*Apparently this will decrimp primer pockets as well. Is this right?
- Hornady LnL Ultrasonic Case Cleaner
- LnL Digital Scale
- Reloading Tray
-Lanolin, 99% isopropyl alcohol and a spray bottle
-Buncha bullets (My regular range only goes to 200 yds, sooo, 150gr should be good?)
-Buncha primers (Recommendations?)
-Powder (Again, recommendations for... ball powder?)
<span style="font-weight: bold">Buy Later:</span>
I have more than enough .223 and .40 S&W for now, so these can wait
- LnL .223 shell plate
- Hornady CGND 2 Die Set .223
- LnL .40 S&W shell plate
- Hornady CGND .40 S&W Dies
- Hornady LnL Headspace Comparator
- Lyman Xpress
*Looks like a better choice than the Hornady horizontal case prep center