What Reloading Equipment Do I Need?
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Reloading Instruction & Reviews |
Basic Reloading Equipment
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Press
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Dies
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Case Tumbler with Cleaning Media and Brass Polish
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Case Trimmer (for rifle brass)
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Powder Measure
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Powder Scale
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Calipers
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Case Lubricant (for rifle brass)
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Various Case Preparation Tools (may be included with reloading press kit) de-burring tool, chamfering tool, primer pocket cleaner (optional), flash hole uniformer (optional), primer pocket uniformer (optional)
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RELOADING MANUAL(S)
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Eye protection
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Components - Powder, Bullets & Primers
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Bullet Puller (optional)
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Selecting a Press Selecting the correct press to reload your used ammunition cases can be a confusing task. There are many factors to consider. |
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Lee Classic Turret Press Review A review of the Lee Classic Turret Press used to reload ammunition. |
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Lee Safety Primer Feeder Model 90997 Review After three years and over 15,000 successful reloads made with the Lee Safety Primer Feeder, my feeder started to jam. |
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Shell Holder; 9mm Luger An extra shell holder isn't really needed for reloading ammunition with a turret press. The one that came you’re your set of dies is probably sufficient and will never wear out or break. But if you have the extra money.. |
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How Does A Primer Work? What is an ammunition primer and how does it work? Bullet primers, ammunition primers, pistol primers and rifle primers. Their just different names for the same thing. Here is a brief explanation of what a primer is and how a primer works. |
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Plated or Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Bullets? If you are reloading your own 9mm Luger ammunition you need to buy bullets for the reloading process. Among your choice of bullets you are faced with the choosing to buy full metal jacket (FMJ) bullets or plated bullets. |
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Looking for Winchester AutoComp Ball Powder Data for 9mm Luger 115 gr. FMJ Bullets? Trying to find it can be frustrating. |
Will I have to Replace the Reloading Equipment due to Wear and Tear?
Not typically. As far as wear and tear goes, the reloading press as well as many of the dyes and components do not degrade significantly.












