My Plan - suggestions appreciated

[tipiguy]

I have a 30-30 chambered contender.  I want it simple and have never reloaded.  I really only want to reload 20-25 shells per year with a premium hunting bullet (planning on Hornady 308 single shot pistol).  I plan on continuing to buy store bought Remingtons for practice.  Speed and quantity are not a concern.

I was planning on getting a Lee Classic kit, a Complete Reloading manual for the T/C Contender, and a powder funnel.  I have a friend who can loan me a digital scale for as infrequently as I'll need it.

Since I will only be using once shot brass, I didn't think I needed a case trimmer.  

Do I need anything else to really do this safely?  How do you clean the inside of the case?

Thanks for the help.
Tipiguy

[bigdaddytacp]

I have a 30-30 chambered contender.  I want it simple and have never reloaded.  I really only want to reload 20-25 shells per year with a premium hunting bullet (planning on Hornady 308 single shot pistol).  I plan on continuing to buy store bought Remingtons for practice.  Speed and quantity are not a concern.

I was planning on getting a Lee Classic kit, a Complete Reloading manual for the T/C Contender, and a powder funnel.  I have a friend who can loan me a digital scale for as infrequently as I'll need it.

Since I will only be using once shot brass, I didn't think I needed a case trimmer.  

Do I need anything else to really do this safely?  How do you clean the inside of the case?

Thanks for the help.
Tipiguy

.......Last first ....you don't need to clean the inside of the case except some/including me like to brush the inside of the neck area just to let the bullet seat evenly...use a old bore brush or rag around a stick or similar.....as for trimming....get a lee hand trimm unit with a shellholder and shaft it's under 10$ and a case mouth deburrer is about 3$ and for use for small number of cases they work great!!!and I've got three trimmers of the bench style but still like the Lee for some times.....the dipper in the kit should be checked aganist your friends scale and then make you a custom dipper from a old cut off case on a stick for a handle and measure that on the scale and this way you won't need a scale for your guns load with that ONE powder or make you a note of the weight of each dipper full of each powder.......the Lee are perfect for what you want to do....as I said I still have a discontinued Target kit and use parts from it and I have 5 presses and dozens of die sets but the basic fuction of them all make good ammo if you are careful.....some just faster and easier....enjoy the guns and loading ...good luck and good shooting!!

[Questor]

For that volume of reloading, I would just buy a set of dies and ask my friend if I could use his reloading machine one evening.  If I felt that I had to have the reloading equipment, then the Lee kits should be just fine for this volume of ammo.  The only problem I've seen with Lee equipment is its poor durability, which isn't a problem unless you use it a lot.  

Having an Lee Autoprime tool is a very nice low-cost accessory.

[Questor]

A good reloading manual is essential.  They contain the procedures to use, and the load data.  You'll need the kit, dies for your caliber, case lube.

You may want to reconsider using the store-bought ammo. Even loading them the slowest way possible, it won't take more than a few hours to load 100 rounds.

[longwinters]

Tipiguy, I think Questor has given you very good advice.  No doubt people can reload successfully with the Lee handloader . . . buy I would trust a real reloading press etc...  You never know, you might enjoy reloading enough that you too will get bit with the bug.

[Nobade]

I'd just buy some Cor-Bon ammo already loaded with those bullets. Otherwise you might try reloading, get hooked, and eventually end up with a primo setup and spend lots of time at the bench! hehehe.

[Big Tom]

:shock: It amazes me today but about 35 years ago I got my first deer rifle, a Remington 700 ADL in 30/06.

I reloaded for about four years with a Lee handloader kit with great results! My buddies Dad helped me get set up and made me a measuring scoop, gave me his old scale and some bullets, primers etc. You get a lot of mileage out of the inertia hammer. :lol:

Whatever you do.DONT GET A RELOADING PRESS!!!! It took me one session to get HOOKED!!! :eek:  :eek:  :eek: