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Reloading
Reloading 101 - info please
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<blockquote data-quote="ntsqd" data-source="post: 2073033" data-attributes="member: 93138"><p>What part of the PRK are you located in? If anywhere close to Upper So CA I'm willing to do what I can although I do not consider myself an expert. Just someone who has reloaded, on and off, since 1988. PM me if that works better.</p><p></p><p>When it comes to equipment it can get pretty spendy really fast and the temptation is to buy a kit that has everything to get you started. Depending on your goals (both short and long range) that may or may not be a good idea. The "Buy once, cry once" saying is a good one even if the goals are simple.</p><p></p><p> If you are a ways off from being ready to start it seems to me that you can start buying equipment now and not be anxious about wanting to reload and not having all of the tools to do so.</p><p></p><p>I found this video to be very helpful about the various single stage presses available: </p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]TqcYI0G2hqM[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Vettepilot's point about no distractions is a nuance that isn't talked about with the weight that it deserves, and is very important. </p><p>I'll add that when I first started working on Vintage vehicles my boss had a rule: "Never leave something partly done." If you had to leave, even just to go to the can, you either finished it before you left or you un-did what you were working on. IT was either on and torqued or it was on the shop shop floor. If you're part way through dispensing powder and you have to stop for some reason, you either finish dispensing the powder (& should seat the bullets) or you dump them all back and start over when you can return. Short breaks to go to the can have a habit of becoming much longer than you intended. Think of this as Mr. Murphy looking for an opportunity to screw something up and this is dangerous stuff that you're opening the door to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ntsqd, post: 2073033, member: 93138"] What part of the PRK are you located in? If anywhere close to Upper So CA I'm willing to do what I can although I do not consider myself an expert. Just someone who has reloaded, on and off, since 1988. PM me if that works better. When it comes to equipment it can get pretty spendy really fast and the temptation is to buy a kit that has everything to get you started. Depending on your goals (both short and long range) that may or may not be a good idea. The "Buy once, cry once" saying is a good one even if the goals are simple. If you are a ways off from being ready to start it seems to me that you can start buying equipment now and not be anxious about wanting to reload and not having all of the tools to do so. I found this video to be very helpful about the various single stage presses available: [MEDIA=youtube]TqcYI0G2hqM[/MEDIA] Vettepilot's point about no distractions is a nuance that isn't talked about with the weight that it deserves, and is very important. I'll add that when I first started working on Vintage vehicles my boss had a rule: "Never leave something partly done." If you had to leave, even just to go to the can, you either finished it before you left or you un-did what you were working on. IT was either on and torqued or it was on the shop shop floor. If you're part way through dispensing powder and you have to stop for some reason, you either finish dispensing the powder (& should seat the bullets) or you dump them all back and start over when you can return. Short breaks to go to the can have a habit of becoming much longer than you intended. Think of this as Mr. Murphy looking for an opportunity to screw something up and this is dangerous stuff that you're opening the door to. [/QUOTE]
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