Okay so I got my lee rifle loader comes with the priming rod, powder measure, decapper, decapping chamber, priming chamber, bullet seater, stop collar,lock nut, body and sizing die. I also ordered a Lee primer pocket cleaner for large and small, and a hardened steel chamfer tool. What I don't have is bullets, powder, or primers. Do I need anything else, maybe a trimmer?? Or anything like that. Also I would like some recommendations on what kind of powder, primers, bullets. I have the brass from the hornady 150 gr RN. 30-30 WIN I will not shoot a lot but to be able to reload every bullet I shoot would be great. Nothing fancy. I do love accuracy. It will mainly be used for plinking no more than 100 yds and occasionally deer meat. I do appreciate it gun lovers. You are the best.
I'm not going to recommend powder or bullets as there's just too many. Just be sure you get round nose or flat nose bullets. Any large rifle primer will work. You need to look at the lee instructions if your going to use the powder dipper for what powder and bullets. You are aware that the ammo those kits produce will only work in your gun if the brass you use was originally fired in your gun right? Those kits only neck size the brass.
Missouri Bullets has a great price on 30-30 lead bullets. I use IMR 4064 powder for my 30-30 and either CCI, Wolf, or Tula primers. They all work equally well. Because the 336 has a tubular magazine, be sure to use round or flat nose bullets (not spire/pointed bullets). Hornady's Leverevolution bullets are OK however. Also, be sure that you get a crimp die for .30-30. Without it, the recoil can seat rounds in the magazine deeper than you intended causing unsafe over-pressure issues.
The instructions give a variety of powders and components usable with the set you have. For more information buy a reloading manual. I suggest a powder scale and case trimmer as the next purchases. You will have to experiment some for the load that gives the best accuracy in your rifle, and NEVER load UNDER the minimum load or OVER the maximum load.
I can not emphasize enough the importance of getting a good reloading manual. This is not the place to be asking reloading questions. Buy a book and follow it's directions to the letter! Reloading ammo is safe for most people. But very unforgiving of even the slightest seemingly small mistake. Done wrong your rifle becomes a hand grenade on a stick held against your face.
You will want a case length trimmer. The brass tends to stretch when fired. If the cases are not cut to proper length then the ammo will actually be too long and could jam. When using the sizing die generally you need to lubricate the cases so that the case can go in and out of the die easily. Use caution and do not put the lube on very thick. This could cause dents in the case. I suggest getting a carbide sizing die. No lubrication necessary. Do you have a vibrating shell case cleaner? These things clean the cases inside and outside. Very important to prevent power contamination and make you ammo look nice.
