Re: reloading equipment whats the best ?
I started 30 years ago with all RBCS. That was before the internet, and RBCS was what my dealer carried. For years I made what I thought were some real good loads with it, too. Over time I've tried a lot of brands and only a few items were complete junk. I still use that first Rockchucker press, among others, but most of my stuff now is Redding, Sinclair, or LE Wilson, with a few Hornady, Forster and RBCS items thrown in. My measuring tools are much more expensive and varied than when I started, too. I don't have a Giraud trimmer, but I have two Graceys.
I could sit you down and list out everything I might use for your guns, but frankly you probably wouldn't get the benefit of those tools until you climbed the long learning curve. It would likely break the bank to buy it all at once, too.
This is one of those activities where you kind of have to work your way up through various stages. Just like any other set of tools, you start with what will get the job done and slowly acquire more and better tools as knowledge and the wallet will allow. There are obviously lots of opinions on which brands to start with. IMO, they can all serve you well. Except Lee. They make a few good things like the Classic press, but I've thrown out everything I ever had with that name on it. There's a reason it's cheap, IMO.
As for exactly which tools to get for now, I suggest you get a copy of the Lyman's reloading manual first. Read the text part cover to cover. It will tell you the basic how's and why's for each tool and each step of the process. Once you understand what the process is, you'll be able to answer your own question.
