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Rifle and pistol reloading are very different for me. With pistol ammo, quantity is everything, as I shoot IPSC, IDPA and plates.
With rifle ammo, quality is important. I obsess over details such as flash hole size and neck concentricity, as I used to shoot benchrest.
When I started reloading ~30 years ago, I individually deprimed every case, cleaned every primer pocket and polished the brass until it was mirror-shiny.
Over the years, I slowly relaxed my standards when I realized that the guns don't care how the ammo looks.
So, I now load pistol ammo progressively, without any regard to ammo appearance afterwards. It only has to work.
Rifle brass - I still clean the primer pockets, tumble it until shiny.
Big labor savers:
. Progressive press. Read elsewhere about the brands, it's a daily topic which one is better.
. Ultrasonic cleaner - worth every penny. Gets the grease and other chemical contaminants off the brass.
LT
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