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JTQ911 · 06-16-2008, 05:35 PM

Im ordering the Lee classc turret with kempf kit from kempf.com in 9mm. Is there anything else, equipment wise, that I should order from the site at the time of order. Lube, calipers, a separate scale. Please help a beginner out

JTQ911 · 06-16-2008, 06:09 PM

bump. im anxious

**Edubya** · 06-16-2008, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JTQ911

Im ordering the Lee classc turret with kempf kit from kempf.com in 9mm. Is there anything else, equipment wise, that I should order from the site at the time of order. Lube, calipers, a separate scale. Please help a beginner out

If you don't have calipers, and very accurate scales for reloading, don't attempt to do it! Also, if you don't have the books for reloading; DON'T ATTEMPT TO DO IT!

The best advise that you'll get from me; have a good friend, that knows about reloading, is doing it, and is willing to show you how and watch over your first few attempts!

When reloading, you are making miniature pipe-bombs. They are dangerous and require more than luck.

You would probably be better off to buy locally and tell the proprietor that you are just beginning. He may offer to tutor you and he may even give you some discounts and special deals in order to win you over as a good repeat customer.

**Dave Starr** · 06-17-2008, 06:52 AM

Per above, calipers, scale and at least one reloading manual. Follow the instructions for setting up the seating & crimp dies. Set the seating die per the instructions, then fine tune it. Check the length, then adjust & check again until you get the correct length. Same with the crimp die. I set mine up without seating primers or dropping powder. It took about 6 rounds to get the seating & crimping right. Also, the lever that holds the primer for seating sometimes stuck in on my press. I took it out & polished the sides with 400 sandpaper & now it works fine. If yours sticks, look at it & you'll see shiny spots where polishing will help.

**AZXD** · 06-17-2008, 11:47 AM

I'm still in the setup phase and haven't actually made any rounds.

Minature Pipe Bombs ... Good analogy

If you haven't read something like this ... Perhaps this would be a good place to start.

JTQ911 · 06-17-2008, 03:28 PM

I would love to buy it locally and have someone explain it, but the closest thing to a gunshop around in new jersey is dicks....and the 22 year old behind the counter is only interested in "M16's" or "AK's"

06-16-2008, 05:35 PM	#1
JTQ911 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: East Coast Posts: 132	I'm ordering in a few minutes Im ordering the Lee classc turret with kempf kit from kempf.com in 9mm. Is there anything else, equipment wise, that I should order from the site at the time of order. Lube, calipers, a separate scale. Please help a beginner out

06-17-2008, 11:47 AM	#5
AZXD XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley of the GUN Posts: 17,774	I'm still in the setup phase and haven't actually made any rounds. Minature Pipe Bombs ... Good analogy If you haven't read something like this ... Perhaps this would be a good place to start. __________________ . . The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. John F. Kennedy The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings. John F. Kennedy *Birth Certificates are a "Reasonable"* Secret** So-called "reasonable gun control" measures will take us all to the day when the last single-shot shotgun that grandpa owned is cut into pieces.

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06-16-2008, 06:09 PM	#2
JTQ911 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: East Coast Posts: 132	bump. im anxious

06-17-2008, 06:52 AM	#4
Dave Starr XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Flint, Michigan Posts: 583	Per above, calipers, scale and at least one reloading manual. Follow the instructions for setting up the seating & crimp dies. Set the seating die per the instructions, then fine tune it. Check the length, then adjust & check again until you get the correct length. Same with the crimp die. I set mine up without seating primers or dropping powder. It took about 6 rounds to get the seating & crimping right. Also, the lever that holds the primer for seating sometimes stuck in on my press. I took it out & polished the sides with 400 sandpaper & now it works fine. If yours sticks, look at it & you'll see shiny spots where polishing will help.

06-17-2008, 03:28 PM	#6
JTQ911 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: East Coast Posts: 132	I would love to buy it locally and have someone explain it, but the closest thing to a gunshop around in new jersey is dicks....and the 22 year old behind the counter is only interested in "M16's" or "AK's"