I have owned several variants of RCBS single stage and have a Lee single stage. I worked my way up to a Forster Coax and I see that is what you have settled on. I think you're on the right track there. A second single stage might be relevant later on if you decide to pull bullets, etc elsewhere. This is strictly for rifle calibers above 223. 223 and 9mm get done on a progressive, which is about to be upgraded very soon.
Case prep you will hear a multitude of ways to get it done. Again... each person's mileage varies. Personally, I have gone the dry tumbler corn cob and the walnut method in the past. I was not a fan... I found myself consistently breaking decapping pins on media stuck in the flash hole. I switched to wet tumbling with SS. If you choose to go dry, that's up to you and it works for many others.
Process:
Small bench: Decap on single stage RCBS Rock chucker.
All brass cleaned in Thumlers with media, half full of water, and 1 tbsp of lemishine for 45-60 minutes.
Into the dryer at 150 for an hour.
Spray with Hornady one shot as it sits in a wire basked over a trash can.
Size on the Forster.
Trim with the WFT.
Back into the thumlers with media, half full of water, and 1 tbsp lemishine for 15 minutes.
Into the dryer at 150 for an hour.
Small bench: Batch is setup on my small bench behind me.
Main bench: Activate powder measurer FX120i with V3 autotrickler to set charge weight.
Chamfer case mouth with hand tool as I inspect the brass
Small bench: Seat primers with a Bald Eagle single press. I use one of the RCBS primer trays from the rock chucker kit to feed one primer on manually at a time.
Main bench: Pour powder from glass cup into funnel set over the now primed case sitting in a reloading block, set cup back down and the V3 will start its magic as I finish up the round.
Main bench: Case goes to the Forster coax with Micrometer seating die. Activate lever to seat bullet, check with micrometer and Hornady comparator for size, and then the round goes into a plastic box.
Post brass prep/cleaning I load in a round robin style as opposed to batch or phase loading. Everything seems to flow. By time I have finished the one round and seated the next primer the FX120i is waiting on me.
There are other nuances you will find with this that I may have skipped. Power management is one... it is a while different animal for discussion. Storage of components. Streamlining the process, etc. But enjoy it!
Here is my wet setup and other items:
Thumlers Tumbler:
I purchased one second hand off Ebay at a considerable discount a few years ago. It is actually from the 70s with the rock tumbler RPM motor and still running strong.
For tumbling large loads of rock quietly. It has a heavy-duty metal barrel with a thick rubber liner. Thumler's Model B rock tumbler is also used by people who tumble brass ammunition casings.
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Media:
Stainless media I purchased 3lb via Amazon. 4 years and still using the same media.
RCBS Brass /Media Separator
Straight forward... works with both stainless or dry in the event you decide to go either route.
Buy Rotary Case/Media Separator at RCBS, the leading producer of high-quality reloading equipment supplies for over 60 years.
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Dehydrator
There are multiple racks, temperature and time adjustable, and it just plain works.
Lemishine Media additive
This stuff honestly is lasting me forever.
RCBS Universal decapping/depriming dies
22-25 caliber
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27-45 caliber
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Worlds Finest Trimmer
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Bald Eagle Primer
I cannot seem to find this online... I bought it from Grizzly. Perhaps it was discontinued?
Scale and Powder measurer
Cambridge Environmental Products Inc. is pleased to offer A&D’s FX-120I Reloading Scale + Autotrickler from AutoTrickler.com in one complete package. For reloaders and long range shooters
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Hornady comparator
Lock-N-Load® Bullet Comparator & Inserts Lock-N-Load® Bullet Comparator Measuring cartridge lengths across the bullet tips is not a reliable (or repeatable) method for meas...
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