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<blockquote data-quote="Susquatch" data-source="post: 1578901" data-attributes="member: 31264"><p>Unless you plan to use surplus military brass (DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMENDED), you don't need to worry about removing the crimp. You are WAY better off buying a few boxes of quality brass (Lapua, Nosler, or Norma are all excellent - in that order). You can also get good brass from other sources, but if you plan to transition to precision reloading, you will want top quality brass.</p><p>Lapua brass is excellent quality and very consistent. Nosler claims that their brass is pre-prepped (annealed, sorted by weight, deburred, chamfered, and sized) but I have had some that had some quality problems with off center flash holes and burrs inside the case. In fairness, Nosler replaced it for me at no charge.</p><p></p><p>Frankly, I have not seen the video that you refer to, but regardless of that I wouldn't spend a lot of time watching stuff like that if I were you. Read your Hornady manual from cover to cover (except the tables), get and read another manual, and stick to OEM videos from the big names.</p><p></p><p>Ya, I know. How do you know that forum members like me are any better of a reference than a YouTube video? Well it's really simple - anybody can post a YouTube video pretending to be an expert. Maybe they are and maybe they are not. But anybody posting pure crap here on this forum will soon get ripped to shreds by other members..... Nobody is out there correcting what a YouTube video says...... That said you still have to be careful about the advice you get, even here, and then decide for yourself if you want to use it.</p><p></p><p>Edit - I went and had a boo at a few Johnny's Bench videos. Not that badly done. But far too varied and specialized for a beginning reloader. As is appropriate, the author is appealing to the typical YouTube viewer and is focussed on generating as many views and the associated revenue as possible. That doesn't leave a lot of room for teaching the basics to new reloaders. Obviously that has its place for lots of fans. I especially enjoyed the video of him loading and shooting his grandfather's 6PPC Bench Rifle. It would be my dreams come true if one of my grandson's inherited and enjoyed one of my bench guns like that. As expected, I also found things I didn't agree with but no practical way to argue about them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Susquatch, post: 1578901, member: 31264"] Unless you plan to use surplus military brass (DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMENDED), you don't need to worry about removing the crimp. You are WAY better off buying a few boxes of quality brass (Lapua, Nosler, or Norma are all excellent - in that order). You can also get good brass from other sources, but if you plan to transition to precision reloading, you will want top quality brass. Lapua brass is excellent quality and very consistent. Nosler claims that their brass is pre-prepped (annealed, sorted by weight, deburred, chamfered, and sized) but I have had some that had some quality problems with off center flash holes and burrs inside the case. In fairness, Nosler replaced it for me at no charge. Frankly, I have not seen the video that you refer to, but regardless of that I wouldn't spend a lot of time watching stuff like that if I were you. Read your Hornady manual from cover to cover (except the tables), get and read another manual, and stick to OEM videos from the big names. Ya, I know. How do you know that forum members like me are any better of a reference than a YouTube video? Well it's really simple - anybody can post a YouTube video pretending to be an expert. Maybe they are and maybe they are not. But anybody posting pure crap here on this forum will soon get ripped to shreds by other members..... Nobody is out there correcting what a YouTube video says...... That said you still have to be careful about the advice you get, even here, and then decide for yourself if you want to use it. Edit - I went and had a boo at a few Johnny's Bench videos. Not that badly done. But far too varied and specialized for a beginning reloader. As is appropriate, the author is appealing to the typical YouTube viewer and is focussed on generating as many views and the associated revenue as possible. That doesn't leave a lot of room for teaching the basics to new reloaders. Obviously that has its place for lots of fans. I especially enjoyed the video of him loading and shooting his grandfather's 6PPC Bench Rifle. It would be my dreams come true if one of my grandson's inherited and enjoyed one of my bench guns like that. As expected, I also found things I didn't agree with but no practical way to argue about them. [/QUOTE]
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