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<blockquote data-quote="Hunter 257W" data-source="post: 5058895" data-attributes="member: 12277"><p>If you have old loading tools they are still just as good as they ever were assuming they haven't been horribly abused in storage. Even if a press has surface rust, you could clean it off and it would work as well as a new one. A beam type powder scale could get dropped or something could bend the beam but if that's not the case a 50 year old set of loading tools will work like a new set. Most of my stuff was bought in the mid to late 1970's. Do you have a press and powder scales? Since those are the essential tools along with dies and shell holders I'd assume you do.</p><p></p><p>Some loaders try to make loading ammo sound more technical than it really is and that can be intimidating to somebody outside the hobby who wants to give it a try. It's not difficult to load safe ammo really. You have to be methodical and detail oriented and follow the loading manual exactly. Setting up a new set of dies can seem confusing but the manufacturer always includes instructions in the box. One essential safety rule that I use is to store my powder on a shelf up above the loading bench - separate from the loading bench itself. When I am loading, I put the powder can I am using on the bench to give myself visual verification that I am using the correct powder. That can stays there until I'm done with that load and no other powder is ever allowed to sit on the loading bench while I'm loading. That will prevent you from ever using the wrong powder and also stop you from doubting later if you maybe used the wrong powder. </p><p></p><p>I'd recommend buying several loading manuals and reading the articles in them about basics of loading your own until you have a pretty good feel for it then ask questions here as you think of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hunter 257W, post: 5058895, member: 12277"] If you have old loading tools they are still just as good as they ever were assuming they haven't been horribly abused in storage. Even if a press has surface rust, you could clean it off and it would work as well as a new one. A beam type powder scale could get dropped or something could bend the beam but if that's not the case a 50 year old set of loading tools will work like a new set. Most of my stuff was bought in the mid to late 1970's. Do you have a press and powder scales? Since those are the essential tools along with dies and shell holders I'd assume you do. Some loaders try to make loading ammo sound more technical than it really is and that can be intimidating to somebody outside the hobby who wants to give it a try. It's not difficult to load safe ammo really. You have to be methodical and detail oriented and follow the loading manual exactly. Setting up a new set of dies can seem confusing but the manufacturer always includes instructions in the box. One essential safety rule that I use is to store my powder on a shelf up above the loading bench - separate from the loading bench itself. When I am loading, I put the powder can I am using on the bench to give myself visual verification that I am using the correct powder. That can stays there until I'm done with that load and no other powder is ever allowed to sit on the loading bench while I'm loading. That will prevent you from ever using the wrong powder and also stop you from doubting later if you maybe used the wrong powder. I'd recommend buying several loading manuals and reading the articles in them about basics of loading your own until you have a pretty good feel for it then ask questions here as you think of them. [/QUOTE]
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