by Jim in Houston » Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:59 am
I use the Hornady reloading equipment. I bought the kit, which included the press, scale, trickler, manual, and several other components. I added a Franklin armory caliper, case cleaning rig, and inertial bullet puller and a couple of other "enhancements" like a primer hole cleaner and better chamfer/beveling tool - oh, and the Hornady dies and shell holders.
I can load about 200 rounds of BM450 in an afternoon using the manual press. If I were going to multiple calibers, especially high volume ones like the .223/5.56, I think I would go with either a progressive or an automatic - funds permitting. But if you are new to reloading, a manual press and one caliber is a good place to start, and the straight wall 450 is pretty straightforward.
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