Parts list, (reloading kit)

OK If I was Looking at a blank table again to be set up to reload here's how I'd do the bare basics

     A "O" Type press (as it has been said Lee put out a good cast ,but hey you never know what you might find second hand

     A Powder scale  (LEE's powder scale leaves me cold  RCBS,LYMAN,REDDING all make great scales

     A set of dies for the cal/Cals I want to reload  (We can sit & argue who makes the best dies all night But LEE once again give you more bang for your buck )

     A Powder funnel  (a invaluble piece of equipment to the reloader ask anyone who has tried to poutr powder from the tray of their scales into a case once again lee makes one

      A loading Block  (another of the must haves . Once again it's a cheap tray with holes in it .But  as you do each stage of your reloading the cases are sitting upright  & are easy to grab & you can check the level of powder in all of them at a glance )

       Case chamfering tool  (before you fire new brass you scrape a small chammfer on the inside of the mouth of the case  LEE once again )

       A Primer pocket cleaning tool  (LEE)

        Now you have all these lovely tools in front of you!  Take the time to get a Manual  if your going to use LEE  gear LEE has a great reloding manual ! Speer ,Lyman & several  other manufactures  have great manuals  as well s the already mentioned ABC of reloading

      Dave
 

K F, Kirkee factory India?

Ed

Now dave, will Sweets 7.62 also clean/neutralize the corrosive salts from surplus ammo? Best place to buy it on-line?

 

Sweets is readily available in the Sacramento area at Big 5 stores, as well as all the gunshops. Dave, I say stick with what works for you! I have shot a lot of corrosive ammo through my Mauser, and always clean while hot with Windex window cleaner.
I think the water takes care of the corrosive salts, and the ammonia starts on the copper. I then clean at home with Hoppes, and occasionally Sweets or Bore Scrubber and have never had a problem.
I have seen the claim that Hoppes is still using their original formula and it will remove corrosive salts, I have also seen it asserted that they changed their formula years ago and you have to use Hoppes black powder to remove corrosive fouling,
so who knows?

Dave, for us U.S. types,  are white spirits the same as white gas or stove fuel?

Ed

dave h wrote: Yes Ed I agree with you on the Hoppes ! I reckon they changed themix some years ago . Also the White spirit I mentioned is what you would use in a spirt stove I always have to think what something may be called in another county Yes I think it would be called White gas over your side of the Pond      Dave

kerosine?

Yes, white gas, coleman (brand) fuel like I'd use in the Svea pack stove.
Back when I had Nortons, I could translate pretty well from the workshop manual
" twist spanner whilst holding lever firmly" They wanted parts washed in parrafin which is wax over here.

Thank goodnes most of the Enfield manuals are pretty straight forward!
Ed

Thanks for clearing that up Ed ! Your a gentleman of the highest order As I say it's hard trying to explain something we take for granted & it has a differant name ove seas

     Dave