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Just started reloading!!
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:08 pm
by age_ranger
Well, I've decided to reload now since I'm shooting IDPA and will be shooting more often. Hopefully, this saves me a few bucks in the process. Right now, I'm only reloading 9mm but will add .45 and .223 when I get more comfortable and funds allow. So far, I've got a LEE classic 4 turret press and an RCBS 750 digital scale. A Lyman tumbler cleans up the brass while I work the turrets in my bullet slinger. I just started tonight and figured I'm loading about a round a minute. Not near the speed of a progressive setup, but it's only a quarter of the price and I'm only reloading for ME.
I've chosen Hodgdon Titegroup and Winchester bullets for now. Cabella's had the bullets for $6.99/100. I'm working on setting up my load and got some data from Hodgdon. I figured I'd start slightly under the reccomended load (gr) until I get it where I want it. I made several attempts using unprimed cases before getting the press set up to the correct measurements. I think I finally have it figured out which is the crimp and seating depth on the die. (it's s two in one die) Took a bit to figure out.

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:51 am
by jhutto
Make sure you do not go below the minimum... That can be bad as well.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:38 am
by nuparadigm
Welcome to the "club", Age Ranger!
After you get your desired grains of Titegroup settled, the
one thing that would speed up your operation is a powder measure. Lee sells one for a very modest sum (as powder measures go)
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.e ... mid=540522
It's not as pretty as some of the more expensive ones, but it works! Whenever I load for something that I don't already have my Dillons set-up for, I'll use my old Lee measure.
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:27 am
by age_ranger
Thanks for the suggestion. I picked up that exact powder measure at Cabella's on the way home today. Took about 5 mnutes to set up and made reloading much faster. I did check the output after about 20 rounds and it had wandered slightly. (about 0.1gr) Tightening the lockring a little more cured that. I wound up loading about 100 rounds in 30 min. and had to adjust for a different load in the process and check OAL/crimp. I'd say it was well worth the money ($21 I think)
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:57 pm
by match308
The Lee Pro100 is an excellent way to crank out alot of .223, as well as pistol calibers.
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:44 pm
by Venus Pax
jhutto wrote:Make sure you do not go below the minimum... That can be bad as well.
I learned that the hard way.

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:48 pm
by longtooth
& I sure am glad no one was hurt.
Thank you Lord.
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:55 am
by Diode
My favorite part of reloading is crawling around the gun range picking up my brass. I was thinking of making a portable vacuum so I don't have to crawl..... Welcome to the reloading club, I use a Lee Pregressive and I load more than I can shoot in .45acp. I need to setup a .357,
jim
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:59 am
by Venus Pax
Diode wrote:My favorite part of reloading is crawling around the gun range picking up my brass.
jim
Technically, it's considered recycling.

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:32 am
by phddan
Welcome to the club AGE,
You will find that buying in bulk will save a little more than buying in small quantities.
Sounds like your on the right track.
Have you got to shoot the reloads yet?
Let us know how they work out.
Dan