Ammunition & Hand Loading > Cartridge and Shotshell reloading
Reloading Presses ?
dukduk:
i want to get into reloading but it seems overwhelming :-[
unfy:
--- Quote from: dukduk on December 14, 2011, 08:31:48 PM ---i want to get into reloading but it seems overwhelming :-[
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There are several of us who reload if that's not obvious, and most reloaders tend to be quite friendly. I'm sure any one of us would gladly discuss the details.
Also, youtube has A LOT of videos on it. I particularly like ammosmith's videos.
I did a fair bit of reading and watching a lot of videos for about 2 weeks before getting into it. Watched a lot of the 'neat' videos where people were doing some unorthodox things. Videos where people where talking about loading match grade ammo. Annnnnddd I watched lots of the "how to set up your press" videos. Stuff that'd talk about assembly, basic info about dies, how to seat/calibrate/position/whatever dies, etc.
Ya just break it down into it's subsequent parts.
Similarly, I'm sure you know what a wrench is. A socket set. That there are SAE and metric sizes. Hammers, philips head and flat head screw drivers, etc. Reloaders have their own set of tools and such... that's all.
If you have an eye for detail, some patience and wisdom of safety, the desire, a place to do it in (i actually do my reloading in a spare bedroom - and i live alone), and some spare $$$ ... it's not terribly difficult to get into.
Mudinyeri:
--- Quote from: dukduk on December 14, 2011, 08:31:48 PM ---i want to get into reloading but it seems overwhelming :-[
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Read the information at the link I posted on the first page. It's a great primer from a guy who is a licensed ammunition manufacturer.
kozball:
BRAIN FREEZE ???
Question for you guys with the progressives. If you wanted to do some "match grade" type stuff, could you only use 1 or 2 stations and kind of use it as a single press?
Really looking hard at the Hornady LNL AP, mostly cause it has 5 stations and it's from Nbraski. ;D
And it gets good reviews except for the primer feed issues that some people complain about.
Thanks for all the info, Koz
unfy:
Dan W and I were discussing the feasibility of single staging it on progressive presses on first page :D
I've not had any problems doing single stage like actions on my press, just put the die in question in an easy to get to spot.
Looking at my LNL AP, getting the auto index mechanism / plate / star thing off looks like it'd be a real PITA.
Lets see, for match grade press operations you'll neck size & decap the old primer, seat the primer, and seat the bullet on the press.
Optionally, you might seat the primer by hand.
If you really wanted to single stage those operations, putting the appropriate die in the last position would give you single stage like operation.
The only real draw back I can maybe see is that progressive presses tend to hold shells in the plate by a spring. Shell holders on the single stage give a much more positive lock feel. If this matters at all, I dunno.
NOTE: I HAVE NOT DONE MATCH GRADE AMMO ON MY LNL AP
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