I'm going to buy some manuals. What manuals are popular? Hornady? Lyman? Another?
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Everyone that reloads has their own “recommendation”....and if it works for them....then that is cool.
My advice, from 1968 when I first started loading....and was really just a novice until a few years ago when I started shooting a lot more would be this.
RCBS is hard to beat....as are the other ones mentioned. If you don’t plan on making a career out of reloading, then the RCBS Jr. or the Rockchucker would be my choice. I have loaded 7 different calibers on my Junior. I will use it for calibers that I don’t load enough to use on my Dillon. I have loaded the big boy 7mm Magnum and it works. I have done 270 and 06 as well. If you start simple, you learn and then you can upgrade. I made a quantum leap to the XL750, but I did a lot of homework and talked to shooters that had loaded on the Dillon’s for years. Keep it simple...Single stage...good quality.
If 06 for accuracy is your goal, then I personally would not go crazy and think that i absolutely had to have expensive Carbide die set. I read several articles that said that if the average handloader would use shell lubricant and was not an avid 200-500 rounds per week banger, that standard steel dies (RCBS, Hornaday, etc) would last 2 lifetimes. So, for bench rest 06, I would get a set on Ebay and start to learn. I loaded 270 and 06 for years without a case trimmer. I had some 1” groups with my 270, so I must have done something right. YES...the cases DO grow. A Case gauge or a pair of calipers would be my choice....actually I would spend MORE $$ on a good set of calipers as you need them for other loads.
I would look for a good Reding or RCBS powder measure and a good scale. Beam is best. You don’t need a $400 digital. I know High Master and Distinguished Bullseye shooters that have loaded for years and they use the simple beam balance for checking loads. Later on, if you start to shoot competition, in rifles, MAYBE.
Frankford Armory makes a good vibratory cleaning machine for less than $40. I have one and have run thousands of cases. Cleaning cases does NOT mean that they sparkle like a Rap star’s chains. Dillon tells folks to ONLY process cases for 30 minutes to knock off the powder residue. Cleaning in acid or with SS pins actually is bad for the Dillon’s. The flaring or belling of a pistol case mouth needs the lubricity of the burned powder in the mouth. They only recommend lubing cartridges that are virgin brass and you use cotton balls to get it gently inside the mouth. A coffee can with 50 or so cases and a bunch of cotton balls with a lubricant works....I experimented and it is cool.
you need to read or watch some video’s on how bench rest shooters control shoulder dimensions and bullet seating. Perhaps someone here can reach out to you and talk.
9mm is something that I thought was easy....until I learned that my “intuitive” crimping setup was all wrong. I got a case gauge (completed round) and then learned how to flare and seat and adjust (had way TOO MUCH...which is common) the crimp. Now my rounds fit and feed flawlessly and they all pass the “gauge”. Same for 45.
I would shop eBay and look at what is listed here. Maybe $50 - 75 for an RCBS JR. MAKE sure it has the primer feed arm and tubes. $25 for 06 dies. $40 for a scale. $60 for a good powder measure. $35 for calipers. If you start to do Pistol, you need to get the Small Charge cylinder or drum for your powder measure. I would spend $80- 100 for a good quality one with both large and small.
I fought with my RCBS Uniflo for years with the large cylinder....then got the small one and my Pistol loads cleaned up...as did my accuracy.
good luck