Getting into Reloading.

[Reaver]

So this was on another site ( www.thehighroad.org ) tell me what you think, what I'm missing. And If I could do better for the price.

If you had 800 dollars. * Updated *
Alright I got 800 bucks to blow on a press, brass, dies, bullets, primers, powder, books,

What do you recommend, I would prefer a progressive press but if the money isn't there then it just isn't there. This will also be my first reloading bench.
any insight would be awesome.
Thanks guys.
RvR
* Update *

Alright so this is what I came up with.

$89.99 Lee Anniversary Kit

15.99
Lee Carbide Factory Crimp Die .45 ACP

15.99
Lee Carbide Factory Crimp Die 9mm Luger

15.99
Lee carbide Factory Crimp Die 38 Special/357 Magnum

9.99
Lee Factory Crimp Die 308 Winchester

9.99
Lee Factory Crimp Die 223 Remington

11.99
Lee Factory Crimp Die 7.62x39

9.99
Lee Factory Crimp Die 45-70 Government

17.81
The ABC's of Reloading

39.42
Metallic Cartridge Reloading

25.99
Speer " Reloading Maual #14 "

Am I missing anything?
Any good loads. Or should I just wait for the manual and start from there?

Thoughts? Opinions. out of 800 bucks I'll have 536 left. Ruffly So think I did good by doing my research? HELP!
Total cost ruffly about 282 bucks Meaning I save about 500 for Powder, Brass, & bullets.

[themighty9mm]

For those calibers you will need a complete die set. Resize/deprime, bullet seating and  crimp. I would avoid the lee anniversery set. If price is the biggest factor at least get the lee classic cast. IIRC the anniversary is a aluminim C style press. Kind of on the weak side. Granted the hardest work will be resize of the 308 brass, but down the road id you opt to do other things with it the cast will be of more use. It will also make the work on you less. Thouse style can flex and in turn will make you work harder. I would say for a single stage look into rcbs rock chucker supreme. Like you said though if the money isnt there it just isnt there. Also perhaps a seconed manual. Often times you will find variations in load data from manual to manual

[Reaver]

Oh, man I'm so lost with all this information downloading into brainage. 

[Reaver]

Ok, fuck all that noise.

I'm going to start off with just the basics and do 9mm & 5.56 this way I can learn the basics with out killing my self.  Eventually I will work my way up and figure things out through experience.

Total, with out brass, primers, bullets and powder is 244 bucks. 3 die set 9mm, 3 die set 223 and three loading manuals and books on reloading. Oh, and the lee press for 89 bucks.

[APX808]

Hey Reaver

I would recommend you to buy the best press you can get, like it was mentioned a RCBS rock chucker or a good lyman, also a powder measure will be extremely helpful to reload big batches.

Don't forget the scale, they could be very expensive, I bought a shitty chinese digital scale and works like a charm for 9mm
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/digital-precision-scale-20g-max-0-001g-resolution-10515

About the books, I honestly think with only 1 you are ok, all those books will say the same and have the same reloading tables.

Reloading is an art, you'll learn about it doing it, researching a bit more and then practicing it.
In the beginning it sounds like there is a ton of things to learn and do but isn't so much, just take it easy.

About the loads, the best thing is to do what the table says, never trust a load you read around the internet and don't use maximum loads until you know your equipment and know well what you are doing .

[Kentactic]

i dont reload myself but i know guys who do and they all have digital scales. might be something to think about i dont know.

[mountainredneck2051]

fucking a
get a rock chucker
and get a book made by the manufacturer of the bullets you intend to be using, hornady is probably the most common and my favorite books

make sure you buy carbide dies

you can shoot me a text or call if you need help

[thatGuy]

Start small Reaver, you need way more shit than you even know.

Get the best press you can afford. I use an RCBS Rock Chunker. It is the only piece of their equipment that isn't over rated.

You don't need a progressive to produce but you do need loading blocks, a good powder messure and a digital scale. Those beam scales are for wrol and torturing people.

Like Mountain said get the Carbide dies if you can find them and always buy full sizing kits. Neck sizing saves your brass but you can't put those rounds in someone else's rifle and expect it to run.

Get a good set of calipers. Reloading is all about  messuring things between the scale and the calipers you got everything messured.

You will eventually want to get a case trimmer and a tumbler.

Don't fuck around with your load data. Hornady is on the money Speer loads are hot.

Keep your powder dry and your dies oiled.