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Reloading newbie - 26 Nosler
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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 2345169" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>Just curious.........are you talking about <strong><em><u>'just"</u></em></strong> starting out reloading with a Dillon press? If you are starting out for the very first time, I would suggest starting out with a "single" stage press instead of something that can pump out 20-30 rounds and hour. That's a great opportunity to make a lot more mistakes, like 20-30 mistakes, which is a lot more an hour than a single stage press will be capable of doing. I would like to suggest an RCBS, Supreme to start out with. I have been reloading for about 60 years, I have a Dillon 650XL and can still get in trouble with it. When a Dillon is running great, it's great, but when it isn't, it's not so great and there's a lot of mistakes laying in that catch bin. At the cost of Nosler brass, $3-4.00 a piece ("if" you can find it), mistakes can run extremely costly. For me setting a Dillon up to run the way you would like it to run is not a simple task either. Might want to rethink this one a bit. There's lots more to reloading then a set of dies and a powder measure, screwing a set of dies and pumping out ammunition at 20-30 rounds per minute. I would suggest starting out by getting three or four good reloading manuals and read them through completely, not just look at the pictures<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />. Then I would get familiar with the cartridge that you want to reload for, study it well, get to know the load data so that you purchase the right components, and.......especially the components that are like finding chicken's teeth right now. Powder is a real bear to find right now, and powder really is not a prize to get either. I am not too familiar with the 26 Nosler, but from what I do know it takes a particular powder designed for overbore cartridges, and that is not easy to find right now either. And....again from reading the forum it can be a very finicky, difficult cartridge to reload for. I don't like Nosler cartridges because they make their brass extremely expensive and then make it hard to even get. I am not being judgemental here, it just sounds like you are jumping into the deep end of the pool and just learning to dog paddle. Before you go any further, I suggest that you get the three to four reloading manuals and then go from there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 2345169, member: 69192"] Just curious.........are you talking about [B][I][U]'just"[/U][/I][/B] starting out reloading with a Dillon press? If you are starting out for the very first time, I would suggest starting out with a "single" stage press instead of something that can pump out 20-30 rounds and hour. That's a great opportunity to make a lot more mistakes, like 20-30 mistakes, which is a lot more an hour than a single stage press will be capable of doing. I would like to suggest an RCBS, Supreme to start out with. I have been reloading for about 60 years, I have a Dillon 650XL and can still get in trouble with it. When a Dillon is running great, it's great, but when it isn't, it's not so great and there's a lot of mistakes laying in that catch bin. At the cost of Nosler brass, $3-4.00 a piece ("if" you can find it), mistakes can run extremely costly. For me setting a Dillon up to run the way you would like it to run is not a simple task either. Might want to rethink this one a bit. There's lots more to reloading then a set of dies and a powder measure, screwing a set of dies and pumping out ammunition at 20-30 rounds per minute. I would suggest starting out by getting three or four good reloading manuals and read them through completely, not just look at the pictures;). Then I would get familiar with the cartridge that you want to reload for, study it well, get to know the load data so that you purchase the right components, and.......especially the components that are like finding chicken's teeth right now. Powder is a real bear to find right now, and powder really is not a prize to get either. I am not too familiar with the 26 Nosler, but from what I do know it takes a particular powder designed for overbore cartridges, and that is not easy to find right now either. And....again from reading the forum it can be a very finicky, difficult cartridge to reload for. I don't like Nosler cartridges because they make their brass extremely expensive and then make it hard to even get. I am not being judgemental here, it just sounds like you are jumping into the deep end of the pool and just learning to dog paddle. Before you go any further, I suggest that you get the three to four reloading manuals and then go from there. [/QUOTE]
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