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Finer Points of Reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 2325050" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>Annealing is expensive to get into. I don't do it, I never have. I plan to in the future. The problem is, the top level reloaders have said if you aren't using an AMP you're not getting consistent results every time. So I haven't annealed ever. I still get consistency. I may not be shooting 1/4 MOA all the time, but I haven't had a problem keeping my rifles around 1/2 MOA consistently. I would recommend keeping track of your number of firings to keep the brass all on the same level.</p><p></p><p>Another thing to note, I use standard dies. Either Hornady or Redding. I don't use bushing dies. The biggest reason is the cost to get into them, and the only thing you're gaining is less work on the case necks before mandrel expanding. Some bushing die sets can be $200+. That can get expensive fast for anybody depending on the amount of cartridges you load for.</p><p></p><p>Agian, the rabbit hole is endless. It can be overwhelming for new reloaders or experienced reloaders such as myself. You can spend $500 on a reloading setup or $5000. It's really never ending and there's constantly new experiments and new techniques coming to light. Like I said before, upgrade a few things and grow your equipment and processes as you progress and outgrow them. You don't want to buy 4 different pieces of equipment that do the same thing but progressively get better, you want to start with what you have and then buy the best whenever you can afford it and think you can take advantage of it. I'll repeat though, if you have the money, buying the top tier equipment is never a bad thing but you may never be able to take full advantage of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 2325050, member: 69478"] Annealing is expensive to get into. I don’t do it, I never have. I plan to in the future. The problem is, the top level reloaders have said if you aren’t using an AMP you’re not getting consistent results every time. So I haven’t annealed ever. I still get consistency. I may not be shooting 1/4 MOA all the time, but I haven’t had a problem keeping my rifles around 1/2 MOA consistently. I would recommend keeping track of your number of firings to keep the brass all on the same level. Another thing to note, I use standard dies. Either Hornady or Redding. I don’t use bushing dies. The biggest reason is the cost to get into them, and the only thing you’re gaining is less work on the case necks before mandrel expanding. Some bushing die sets can be $200+. That can get expensive fast for anybody depending on the amount of cartridges you load for. Agian, the rabbit hole is endless. It can be overwhelming for new reloaders or experienced reloaders such as myself. You can spend $500 on a reloading setup or $5000. It’s really never ending and there’s constantly new experiments and new techniques coming to light. Like I said before, upgrade a few things and grow your equipment and processes as you progress and outgrow them. You don’t want to buy 4 different pieces of equipment that do the same thing but progressively get better, you want to start with what you have and then buy the best whenever you can afford it and think you can take advantage of it. I’ll repeat though, if you have the money, buying the top tier equipment is never a bad thing but you may never be able to take full advantage of it. [/QUOTE]
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