juststarting wrote:LOL, PM me when you're ready.
Zarrs wrote:juststarting wrote:LOL, PM me when you're ready.
I may take you up on this offer closer to Christmas if its still there! I just got my Lee Kit today I just need a couple of more things and I'll be good to go!
Oldbloke wrote:Zarrs wrote:juststarting wrote:LOL, PM me when you're ready.
I may take you up on this offer closer to Christmas if its still there! I just got my Lee Kit today I just need a couple of more things and I'll be good to go!
Great, got the die yet?
Zarrs wrote:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lee-Deluxe-Quick-Trim-Case-Trimmer-90437-Quick-Trim-Die-308-Win-90231-Bundle/162737964143?hash=item25e3f0446f:g:A5sAAOSwvD5Z~pwX
I really like this idea for trimming brass thoughts? or waste of money
juststarting wrote:...and so it begins.
I kind of disagree. I started with Lee Quick Trim and generally it's alright. Cheap, works, no issues - if you are going to stay on common calibers, it should do fine.
You do have to do it by feel and sound. You mess up a handful of cases, but you'll develop 'a feel for it'. It says you can adjust it, but I never had any luck with that. You may get some inconsistencies, depends how @#$% retentive you are, you may be happy (or not) with error margin.
If you are planning to get more guns in different calibers and more obscure calibers and wildcat calibers, than at some stage you won't be able to find a specific die for said obscure case. So you will need to get something like this:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lyman-Universal-Case-Trimmer-7862000/332361405687?epid=1511021301&hash=item4d624894f7:g:ki0AAOSw3ONZpT9n
With this type of trimmer, you just make a master case once, and work from that. Lee Quick Trim is never quite the same.
If you do go with this type, pay attention to what pilots you get (should get entire set, it covers all calibers) and type of case clamp (left side, where case is fixed to the device). Lyman has the best one in my opinion. I have RCBS, plus Lee Quick Trim and Lyman (link above, picked it up second hand from reloading FB group) - my favourite. I also tweaked it with DIY adapter to use electric screwdriver, rather than a manual hand crank (N.B. you can buy separate power adapter for Lee Quick Trim, but it jams up the blade with shavings too much). Cranking this stuff for 100 cases gets old fast. And when you get tired or cramping hands, you will lose consistency in cutting/length.
Set you linked is $70. And say $20 per die. That means you will need to get 5 more calibers, until Lyman start making sense. It's not too hard to get to that number... And then there is die availability, this is why I got the lathe style cutter, because Lee doesn't make a trim die for one of my calibers.
If you get Quick Trim, it will do 95% of what you need at fraction of the (starting) cost.
If you get lathe type trimmer, it will do 100% of whatever you throw at it, but at almost triple the cost.
In hindsight, I should have started with Lyman, not Lee.
juststarting wrote:All in all, you said pretty much what I said though, no? You have both, you use both, you use rotary because Lee doesn't make a die for your 'just because' caliber
Zarrs wrote:
When it comes to prices for 308 brass, primers powders whats standard prices am I looking for or are prices all over the place and I should shop around when purchasing ?
Baronvonrort wrote:Zarrs wrote:
When it comes to prices for 308 brass, primers powders whats standard prices am I looking for or are prices all over the place and I should shop around when purchasing ?
Shop around for best prices.
Reloading is the first sign of a shooting addiction.
juststarting wrote:Baronvonrort wrote:Zarrs wrote:
When it comes to prices for 308 brass, primers powders whats standard prices am I looking for or are prices all over the place and I should shop around when purchasing ?
Shop around for best prices.
Reloading is the first sign of a shooting addiction.
No, considering you need to reload because you shoot too much is the first sign. Buying reloading equipment is pretty much equivalent to handing out handjobs behind a dumpster to feed your heroin addiction. Casting however is when you know you've hit rock bottom.
colinbentley wrote:You should go on line and price things you need from overseas. It is usually less expensive even when you add in the shipping costs. Some things such as powder and primers of course can't be shipped., Many of the things I have purchased as I got more into reloading simply are not available in Australia.Don't rush into it, take your time and do the research.
sungazer wrote:Its going to cost you around $460 -$480 + the possible gst which puts it at $500. Really it would be better to buy individual parts for that sort of money. A second hand press they don't really break or wear.
sungazer wrote:While that may sound like a smart arse reply it could be right. It all depends on how much you shoot to where the crossover point will be to pay for the initial setup costs. Then also it depends on if you put any value to your time because if you do your going to be behind the breakeven line always.
probably the best you could do in just value of components would be $1.50
YoungBuck wrote:I'll check when I get home, but I'm pretty sure the kit came with a case trimmer. That's what the trim die is for right?