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Reloading 101 - info please
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<blockquote data-quote="jeb405" data-source="post: 2073111" data-attributes="member: 78163"><p>Lots of great info in this thread on quality videos and books, very important. I would suggest you think hard if you really want to do this. I have been reloading for about 20 years. You need to decide why you want to do it. The current ammo crisis is an issue and in my opinion it is easier to find components than factory ammo. Today. But prior to COVID and other US issues I totally stopped reloading 9mm and 223 except for precision rounds, too cheap to buy. But also I already have highest quality dies, plenty of brass and around 5 presses and a lot of the gadgets. When prices return to pre-2020 levels you have to shoot a lot of rounds to save much money if that is the goal. And if precision is your goal you will likely not find better than current high quality factory ammo performance without the best of the best in tools so don't overestimate how much you really shoot.</p><p></p><p>But I enjoy reloading. If you for sure want to do this I think the Forster Coax is a press you will never be sorry to have, it is one of my most used presses and depending on use will last multiple lifetimes. If you want progressive I think Dillon 550 is very high quality and one of the most flexible. But now you need conversion kits etc so costs add up. But I started with all Lee stuff. Cheap buy in, can re-sell to get some money back if you want to upgrade later. I still have a lot of Lee equipment in the rotation (in my testing the Perfect Powder measure is stupid repeatable with most powders when put up against much more expensive measures) and even in my 550 I still use a lot of Lee carbide pistol dies. If you want to seat primers off press Lee tool is great, but you also need special shell holders. One of my 4 presses is also a cheap Lee aluminum O frame and a hand press, very versatile.</p><p></p><p>Remember you will need a way to clean brass too. If low enough volume you can wipe and polish 1 at a time. From there it goes to virbratory cleaners, wet steel pin tumblers, ultrasonic, etc. </p><p></p><p>It's really not that hard to make safe ammo that goes bang and shoots good. If you are loading rifle brass at low volume no reason to not use the best lube, Imperial. If you want to go in bulk One Shot is very popular. Good news is a decent reliable scale is not hard to find nor expensive, for sure you want this. If precision is the goal realize that unless you have a high quality test setup including a decent chrono like Magnetospeed you won't be able to diagnose results. And a good caliper for bullet seating depth at a minimum, make sure you use some standard to check it especially if you go with off or cheaper brands, Mitutoyo is gold. I've spent my lifetime in the quality field in manufacturing a variety of stuff and this is a known and trusted brand.</p><p></p><p>My $0.02.</p><p></p><p>JB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeb405, post: 2073111, member: 78163"] Lots of great info in this thread on quality videos and books, very important. I would suggest you think hard if you really want to do this. I have been reloading for about 20 years. You need to decide why you want to do it. The current ammo crisis is an issue and in my opinion it is easier to find components than factory ammo. Today. But prior to COVID and other US issues I totally stopped reloading 9mm and 223 except for precision rounds, too cheap to buy. But also I already have highest quality dies, plenty of brass and around 5 presses and a lot of the gadgets. When prices return to pre-2020 levels you have to shoot a lot of rounds to save much money if that is the goal. And if precision is your goal you will likely not find better than current high quality factory ammo performance without the best of the best in tools so don't overestimate how much you really shoot. But I enjoy reloading. If you for sure want to do this I think the Forster Coax is a press you will never be sorry to have, it is one of my most used presses and depending on use will last multiple lifetimes. If you want progressive I think Dillon 550 is very high quality and one of the most flexible. But now you need conversion kits etc so costs add up. But I started with all Lee stuff. Cheap buy in, can re-sell to get some money back if you want to upgrade later. I still have a lot of Lee equipment in the rotation (in my testing the Perfect Powder measure is stupid repeatable with most powders when put up against much more expensive measures) and even in my 550 I still use a lot of Lee carbide pistol dies. If you want to seat primers off press Lee tool is great, but you also need special shell holders. One of my 4 presses is also a cheap Lee aluminum O frame and a hand press, very versatile. Remember you will need a way to clean brass too. If low enough volume you can wipe and polish 1 at a time. From there it goes to virbratory cleaners, wet steel pin tumblers, ultrasonic, etc. It's really not that hard to make safe ammo that goes bang and shoots good. If you are loading rifle brass at low volume no reason to not use the best lube, Imperial. If you want to go in bulk One Shot is very popular. Good news is a decent reliable scale is not hard to find nor expensive, for sure you want this. If precision is the goal realize that unless you have a high quality test setup including a decent chrono like Magnetospeed you won't be able to diagnose results. And a good caliper for bullet seating depth at a minimum, make sure you use some standard to check it especially if you go with off or cheaper brands, Mitutoyo is gold. I've spent my lifetime in the quality field in manufacturing a variety of stuff and this is a known and trusted brand. My $0.02. JB [/QUOTE]
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