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school me on reloading
Gotteskrieger
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I'm going to buy a reloader and i don't know where to start.What do i need?
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now come on franc, thats crazy talk. you mean we have our own forum right here on gb that people begged and pleaded for for months? NO WAY!!!
If your only loading a few rounds for hunting, look at the Lee Loader. Simplicity at its best.
http://www.amazon.com/Abcs-Reloading-Definitive-Novice-Expert/dp/0896896099/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213493618&sr=8-1
Once you have done that you will be much better prepared to buy equipment and start reloading.
As far as buying equipment, there are two methods to do it. Buy used equipment piecemeal via E-barf, GunBroker, yard sales, etc. Or buy a good kit new. If you buy used, you will save money, but it will take some time.
My advice is to buy the Hornady L-N-L kit.
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=00005085003
It is a little more expensive than the others, but Hornady is giving you 500 bullets for the cost of shipping when you buy it, which ends up saving you quite a bundle.
Clouder.. reloading since 1959
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+1 RCBS makes some of the best reloading equipment out there...without getting into high end custom stuff.
find someone who knows how. dont depend on WORDS. btw...anything on the internet is WORDS. books are WORDS. forget SOFTWARE.
you must learn the FEEL of right and wrong. go to someones house who loads and let him show you HANDS ON.
THEN...buy your books and video crap to confirm what you were taught.
then buy your stuff.
Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
Former NSSA All American
Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot
MO, CT, VA.
lee loader, it goes thru loading, has gun inventory program too
waste a lot of componants, blow a gun up and then youll be ready to learn how to load.[:p][;)]
find someone who knows how. dont depend on WORDS. btw...anything on the internet is WORDS. books are WORDS. forget SOFTWARE.
you must learn the FEEL of right and wrong. go to someones house who loads and let him show you HANDS ON.
THEN...buy your books and video crap to confirm what you were taught.
then buy your stuff.
Sorry, But I completely disagree, get a manual, I prefer the Lyman Reloading Handbooks, read it and then, try and find someone to demonstate the different techniques that you read about. If you read the WORDS first and view the diagrams in the manuals, it will vastly help you understand the different steps of reloading as you watch someone preform the steps. Sorry Bobski. P.S. if you go with a RCBS Rockchucker press, look for an older one with "C" clips holding it together, they are typically finshed in a flat light green paint. In my opinion the "new" rockchuckers with lock nuts holding things together are junk.
While it is good advice to seek out an experienced reloader...there are complete nuts out there, also.
Overloading rounds is a way of life for those folks...and you MUST know enough from studying books to know when you are being fed bullcrap.
Please do not be intimidated. Gather the manuals suggested...you cannot have enough..do some studying..and join those of us enjoying this great endeavor for many years.
Nothing is quite as satisfing as dropping a deer, a prarie dog, or a nice tight 600 yard group with your very own handiwork.
Well..when I was younger, I thought a nights fling with a willing young thing was...but I learned better...
I found the lee loader program, if I did not know
how to, I watched it, it was pretty darn good
The Handloaders Manual of Cartridge Converions by John J. Donnely & Bryce Towsley
Two very good books with alot of info and easy to read.
Once you get a press, dies, caliper, lube, a scale(NEVER trust an unweighed powder charge!), several manuals, a bench to bolt it all down on, and a place where you can be ALONE with your hobby(soon to become an obsession he he); you are ready to start reading.
The process is very simple: lube and size the case, remove/replace the primer, charge the case with a weighed charge of powder, seat the bullet in the case to the indicated overall length, and then crimp the case around the bullet. Viola! You have one loaded round.
When buying a press, try to stay away from low-end stuff that wobbles and wiggles around like the Lee Partner Press, or the flimsy and wonky link-driven ones, and stick with something that weighs at least 15 lbs.(like the RCBS Rockchucker)-you'll thank yourself later when your ammo actually hits stuff when you shoot it. Later, when you get a feel for it; you'll want a Dillon so you don't waste all your time doing things the Amish way. My 550b paid for itself in about 6 months, but I shoot a LOT.
Until then; stock up on powders, primers, brass and bullets for the calibers you shoot, and wait for the day when you can finally put all that stuff to good use.
You're not reloading for a Glock are you? There's a little problem that the .40 has with unsupported chambers that drops case life dramatically.
Go to www.loadbooks.com to order caliber-specific load books (NOT "real" manuals, but excerpts from the major ones only for one caliber), they're a good way to compare powders, different bullet weights, etc. when you're choosing your first batch.
yes, reloading for a glock[V]
I reload for the glock 22 and 27..The load I use is 5.5gr Unique powder, CCI 500 small pistol primers, berrys 165gr plated flat point bullet with a total OAL of 1.120. I have over 3000 rounds of this load through the G22 and about 1000 rounds through the G27. NEVER a problem with either. I clean the barrel on each after around 200 rds. Lead and copper plated bullets in Glocks do have the ability to increase pressures...this load poses no threat.
Buy a Speer or other name brand reloading manual and read it cover to cover. Then read it again. Come back and ask questions.
+1 and as far as equipment. Dont start with a progressive press. Get a rockchucker. Its a strong press and a good place to start. Better figure out what your loading for and start buying the bullets and brass. stuff isnt getting any cheaper. case trimmer, scale, powder measure, odds ends. It might seem expensive at first but it worth it when you get those impressive groups.
dgac