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Reloading
Reloading 101 - info please
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<blockquote data-quote="jeffwhitcomb" data-source="post: 2073432" data-attributes="member: 58952"><p>When I started reloading I followed the advice of reading reloading manuals cover to cover and agree with that premise plus books plus you tube etc. What I wish I would have done differently is when purchasing the first manual I wish I would have bought a quality set of calipers and a shoulder and bullet ogive comparitor set. I recently advised a co worker who was wanting to get into reloading the following:</p><p>1. Purchase manual, calipers and comparitor sets</p><p>2. Take 25 pieces of fired factory brass and clean them with 0000 steel wool to get carbon off</p><p>3. Take above 25 pieces fired clean brass and 20 factory rounds and number the fired cases 1-25 and the factory ammo 1-20 in sharpie on the cases themselves</p><p>4. Grab a notebook and make two columns per page with numbers corresponding to the numbers on the brass. </p><p>5. Each time you read a portion of the manual, watch a YouTube video etc. Take the time to measure the base to shoulder numbers on the fired cases and base to ogive of bullet on the factory rounds. Always start with a blank page so you are not looking at the last numbers you got while measuring to avoid subconsciously adjusting pressure on caliper to match the measurement you got the time before. </p><p>6. Compare the different pages to begin to see a pattern of consistency as you become more comfortable with the tools. </p><p></p><p>If in your pre equipment procurement research and education time you become at least semi proficient in measuring what you need to measure for die setup, consistency monitoring etc. When you screw that sizing die into the press for the first time you will be world's ahead of my first sizing of brass</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeffwhitcomb, post: 2073432, member: 58952"] When I started reloading I followed the advice of reading reloading manuals cover to cover and agree with that premise plus books plus you tube etc. What I wish I would have done differently is when purchasing the first manual I wish I would have bought a quality set of calipers and a shoulder and bullet ogive comparitor set. I recently advised a co worker who was wanting to get into reloading the following: 1. Purchase manual, calipers and comparitor sets 2. Take 25 pieces of fired factory brass and clean them with 0000 steel wool to get carbon off 3. Take above 25 pieces fired clean brass and 20 factory rounds and number the fired cases 1-25 and the factory ammo 1-20 in sharpie on the cases themselves 4. Grab a notebook and make two columns per page with numbers corresponding to the numbers on the brass. 5. Each time you read a portion of the manual, watch a YouTube video etc. Take the time to measure the base to shoulder numbers on the fired cases and base to ogive of bullet on the factory rounds. Always start with a blank page so you are not looking at the last numbers you got while measuring to avoid subconsciously adjusting pressure on caliper to match the measurement you got the time before. 6. Compare the different pages to begin to see a pattern of consistency as you become more comfortable with the tools. If in your pre equipment procurement research and education time you become at least semi proficient in measuring what you need to measure for die setup, consistency monitoring etc. When you screw that sizing die into the press for the first time you will be world's ahead of my first sizing of brass [/QUOTE]
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