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Originally Posted by AndrewM
Caliper measures the length of your cartridge as the brass expands every time you resize it. It is very important. You will probably not need to resize the first couple of times you reload the brass but I always measure to make sure.
A lube pad is just a piece of plastic that you can roll the shells over to make sure all sides of the shell are coated in lube.
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A lube pad is CRITICAL!! before you run your brass through the dies make sure you lume them or they can get stuck in your die and then your hooped. It will damage and wear your dies out. As for powder, look online or pick up a handloading book. they have loads of info in them as for recomended powder types, amounts, bullets, weights etc.
OH and lastly, after your done pressing your bullets, give every shell a quick shake and listen for the powder to make SURE there is powder in every one... sounds dumb but trust me. You will have a bad day if you forgot to put powder in one of them and find a bullet half way down the barrel of your rifle.
Take your time. you can develop a round that can work very well for your rifle