Hi all,
New to the forum and new to reloading. I started pistol shooting in 2012. Always thought reloading looked like a great hobby, so I bought a Ruger GP100 and started loading up my own .38 special rounds.

I'm starting simple, with a Lee Classic reloading kit. I augmented that kit with a Lee hand primer, (just didn't take a shine to seating primers with a hammer.) I also bought beam scale and a powder charger.

I've only built small batches so far while finding a good recipe for me and my gun. I'm looking forward to buying better gear and ramping up the output from my reloading bench.

I'm enjoying reading the info here. Cheers!

Erich

It may be quite a while before you need to move to "better" gear. Some folks started out like you and now, years later, they're still waiting for a need for "better gear.

ya, good advice wasbeeman. The goal for me is to produce ammo that costs less than factory and hopefully performs better. Not necessarily to acquire gear... GAS (gear acquistion syndrome) is hard stuff to ward off.

Cheers
Erich

Welcome Erich, As you progress in the world of reloading there will be times when you just can't live with out that new bobagig.
Dave

Hey hivelosity. I shoot pistol at an indoor range, would like to go once a week and shoot 150-200 rounds. At that discharge rate reloading is a no brainer economically if you have the time, the smarts etc. I can see already that putting cartridges together with a Lee classic kit and a plastic hammer probably won't run 'at scale' for me. I ordered a 'nut cracker' style press, and will most likely step up to a bench mount single stage, then a progressive eventually. I believe in starting with simple inexpensive gear, figuring out what you like before throwing down the big bucks.

Thanks for chiming in. You play banjo? Very nice. I'm a guitar player, but own a cheap 5 string that I'll record with now and then. I write music for film and TV, you can hear some of it here:http://www.reverbnation.com/aerichgruber if you're interested

Cheers
Erich