emmagator
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Ok so I got a old rock chucker from my dad. Got my brass/bullets/primers/powder/dies. Can you guys recommend a good scale and primer seater?
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rscott5028
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I suggest starting with a basic beam scale from RCBS and later add the RCBS Chargemaster 1500 to speed things up.
RCBS also makes a pretty nice hand held primer seater.
-- richard
RCBS also makes a pretty nice hand held primer seater.
-- richard
emmagator
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Great thanks I'll give them a look.
MontanaRifleman
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Richard, I think emmagator is on a budget. The chargemaster runs about $350. If he can work it into budget, great.
MontanaRifleman
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I like the RCBS hand primer. they run about $50-$60 ,but you could probably pick up one for a lot less on ebay. In fact, you can get a lot of good reloading stuff on ebay for a good price. Check the seller's rep.
emmagator
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correct I am on a budget, but I'll check out the hand primer.
rscott5028
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We're all on a budget. Some guys are just better endowed. 
(But, that doesn't mean they know how to use it.)
The reason I mentioned the beam first and later the Chargemaster is for you to plan ahead. I don't think it serves a purpose to start with a cheapo digital scale. They are finicky and not really faster than a beam.
If you have a beam and save up for the Chargemaster, you can speed things up and still doublecheck your work as well as have a backup for when the electronics or electricity fails.
-- richard
(But, that doesn't mean they know how to use it.)The reason I mentioned the beam first and later the Chargemaster is for you to plan ahead. I don't think it serves a purpose to start with a cheapo digital scale. They are finicky and not really faster than a beam.
If you have a beam and save up for the Chargemaster, you can speed things up and still doublecheck your work as well as have a backup for when the electronics or electricity fails.
-- richard
MontanaRifleman
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Yup, I believe step one is getting a good beam scale. The Charegemaster is real nice but a few other things get priority.
