the resizing/decapping die has a pin that pushes out primer during upstroke of press.
A good book.
What you need to do is buy a couple of reloading manuals. Read them, once you've read them, then come back in ask questions you still have. The ABCs of Reloading is a good one.
THis is always my best advice, short of taking a NRA class, ABCs, is a great "reloading for newb's" book. I would have to watch the videos linked, but if the guy knows waht he is doing, sure, but I find having a ready ref source like ABCs very valuable to go back to as you will have many questions once you start.
Start with this 3 step process:
I would add; calipers, dig or dial.
Dam, I knew I forgot something. You cant live without the calipers. I use a frankford arsenal digital scale(49.00) and have had no issues. I have a beam scale that I use to check it from time to time. The Lee deluxe 4 hole turret press kit is what I started on and still use for my 308 loads. It comes with everything you need to start press wise for under 200 bucks. I still use lee dies for everything.
I've seen & heard bad things about the FA so won;t recommend it. I have owned some other brands fo cheaper dig scales, same thing, not recommended. Most won't hold zero or reliably/repeatably measure to 0.1gr. So I'll stick by my original statement, there are no good cheap dig scales. Spend the money, get a RCBS, Dillon or the new Hornady. At least if they go bad, the manuf will abck them, I doubt FA or Midway will.
Thats why most scales have a tare function. Even the expensive ones have that. Look at the description for the RCBS scales, they even say + or - 1/10 of a grain accuracy. Mine also came with a calibration weight to make sure things are within spec. Now if I had the money when I bought mine, I might have looked at a more expensive one, but, It works and is on with my bar scale as well. Its kinda like saying no Lee Pro 1000 press will work. Yet there are plenty of people out there that crank out tons of rounds with them. I was not one of them. Im just saying, dont discount things because they are cheaper. Somethings actually work.
The tare function should only be needed once after you turn it on when you place the pan on it. It's NOT there to rezero every time you place the pan on it. That was my exp w/ the cheap FA, it wouldn't hold zero. If it won't hold zero & you have to tare it everytime, then you can't rely on the accuracy of the scale either. JMO, if you want a cheap scale, get a Dillon beam, $50. If you want a dig scale, spend the money & get the RCBS, Dillon or new Hornady.Thats why most scales have a tare function. Even the expensive ones have that. Look at the description for the RCBS scales, they even say + or - 1/10 of a grain accuracy. Mine also came with a calibration weight to make sure things are within spec. Now if I had the money when I bought mine, I might have looked at a more expensive one, but, It works and is on with my bar scale as well. Its kinda like saying no Lee Pro 1000 press will work. Yet there are plenty of people out there that crank out tons of rounds with them. I was not one of them. Im just saying, dont discount things because they are cheaper. Somethings actually work.
Well just saying, I have loaded thousands of rounds and used the scale quite a bit and never had an issue. I dont use the tare function every single time either. I have read a lot of good reviews about this scale and it works for me. A lot of people use lee dies because they work. I have lee, dillon and lyman dies and find it easier to use lee dies. I respect your choice on spending the extra money and if I had doubts about this scale or anything else, I would get the upgrade, but, till now havent had a reason to. Hell even my Dillon XL650 has given me fits and its supposed to be one of the best presses on the market.
