beleive it or not, i do not hand/reload yet.

i am just getting started with the purchase of a couple books and some research on the web.

can you guys suggest some "must" reads and advice?

thanks!

There are several good books on the subject but one that consistently comes up is the Lyman's 48th edition reloading manual. This is the first manual I bought and found it to be very informative. I haven't been reloading long myself and this manual explained alot. You'll also find plenty of folks here willing and able to provide guidance.

Ken....

For the totally newb, The ABCs of Reloading is classic. Everything you wanted to knwo about reloading anything. The Lyman ,naual is good as are teh Speer & Lee. You are going about it the right way by researching first, then you can start thinking about buying equip.

You're doing it right! Read the books, then ask the board for advise on equipment - you'll get tons of comments, I'm sure. Be sure to tell us what caliber(s), how much you want to load, budget, how large a space you have to reload, etc.

Mike

Lyman's 49th Edition might be easier to find these days.

You can use the forum's Search function to get additional information.

just picked up lyman #49 and abc of reloading...
get ready for the questions...lol