Ammunition & Hand Loading > Cartridge and Shotshell reloading
Off and running (ok...more like crawling) with my new Dillon XL650 Setup
abbafandr:
--- Quote from: unfy on July 29, 2013, 07:46:00 PM ---Ah, I knew I was leaving something out but couldn't remember what. Thank you :D
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My pleasure sir, us zombies need to stick together :laugh:
OnTheFly:
I thought I might post some of the things I have learned about reloading. My experiences may help some other reloading newbs, and it might give the experienced reloaders a chuckle.
1) When opening a pack of primers, there is a right side up and a wrong side up to consider.
2) When 50 primers drop on the floor, they can cover quite a distance.
3) Learning how to read your analog caliper will help you avoid chasing an OAL you think is in the one-hundredths when you are actually reading one-thousandths.
4) Spare primer tubes from Dillon do not come with the stop pin installed.
5) Related to #4 above...Those stop pins in the bag with the spare primer tubes are not extra pins.
6) A fully loaded primer pick-up tube empties really fast without the stop pin installed.
I'm sure there will be more lessons learned, but this is a healthy start.
Fly
SemperFiGuy:
Fly.........
All Good Stuff to Know. Great bonding experiences for all Dillon reloaders.
Now, just wait until you start reloading shotshells.
Little ball bearings all over the floor. Everywhere.
Mixed in with the Red Dot.
And sprinkled liberally with 209 primers, of course.
sfg
abbafandr:
--- Quote from: OnTheFly on August 09, 2013, 11:59:50 PM ---I thought I might post some of the things I have learned about reloading. My experiences may help some other reloading newbs, and it might give the experienced reloaders a chuckle.
1) When opening a pack of primers, there is a right side up and a wrong side up to consider.
2) When 50 primers drop on the floor, they can cover quite a distance.
3) Learning how to read your analog caliper will help you avoid chasing an OAL you think is in the one-hundredths when you are actually reading one-thousandths.
4) Spare primer tubes from Dillon do not come with the stop pin installed.
5) Related to #4 above...Those stop pins in the bag with the spare primer tubes are not extra pins.
6) A fully loaded primer pick-up tube empties really fast without the stop pin installed.
I'm sure there will be more lessons learned, but this is a healthy start.
Fly
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1) Most definitely, you will learn quickly.
2) One primer can travel to place in the man cave you've never been :laugh:
3) Digital dude, go digital!
unfy:
--- Quote from: abbafandr on August 10, 2013, 06:32:01 PM ---2) One primer can travel to place in the man cave you've never been
3) Digital dude, go digital!
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Primer travel: just wow, yeah. I dunno if other hobbies have this same kind of unique "problem/situation".
Calipers: I'm torn between digital and analog. Digital are handy and easy. Analog are just as good (albeit a tiny bit slower) but don't require any batteries ever. If you've ever had batteries die in your calipers... this is a big deal heh.
--- Quote ---4) Spare primer tubes from Dillon do not come with the stop pin installed.
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Not entirely sure what you're referring to.
The Hornady LNL AP primer picker-upper tubey thingies are a tube with a plastic nipple on the end (sadly, not the find kind wimmen have). The opposite end of the tube has hole drilled through it. A simple cotter pin keeps primers from flowing out if ya tip it upside down (and the nipple on the other side is generally 1 way only).
The Hornady LNL AP's primer tube that sits on top of the primer shuttle carriage assembly on the press itself isn't really removable with primers still in it. You'd just dump primers everywhere. You could prolly remove the entire assembly without too much fuss, but that's not fun either.
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