r/Ausguns Oct 07 '24

Good reloading kit? Reloading

Just paid for my first rifle, a tikka t3 in 308, and I'm looking to get some gear for reloading ammunition. It's mainly to save money long term as I start to shoot more and collect more firearms. I wasn't a fan of paying for $100 of ammo and giving any leftovers to someone else. Currently looking at getting a Hornady LocknLoad AP because it seems reasonably priced for a 5 station press that comes with a lot of the extras required. I'm not sure if it's any good though and good information on reloading for a beginner seems a bit hard to come by.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Presses, annealers, scales, brass, projectiles, dies, powder, websites, videos, tricks, saftey, where to buy. Anything at all. I want to build up a decent base of knowledge so I don't buy the wrong gear and can get straight into it when I do get the gear.

As a side note I am looking to be able to make quite a bit of ammo in a short amount of time, hence why I'm looking at the Hornady five station. It's not a requirement though, and if I can get a decent reloading set up for very cheap I'm willing to put in the extra time to save on investment. If that's not possible though, I would like to get some fancier gear right from the get go and make my life easier.

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u/Strong_Damage2744 Oct 08 '24

Lyman ultimate reloader is the most complete kit on the market. Turret press it includes is really nice. Bought the kit years ago and still love it. Added a few things but not much. Comes with vibratory tumbler, I upgraded to wet tumbler. It came with a free die set when I bought it not sure if that's still included. Give it a look honestly won't need much, unlike other sets before you can actually load. Honestly more companies should make more complete sets like this one.