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Art Eatman · July 17, 2001, 04:29 PM

You reload for rifles? So you have everything except .45ACP dies and maybe a powder measure? Got some sort of tumble polisher?

I strongly recommend a carbide resizing die. That's the only thing I would buy as brand-new. Any other stuff you need, see if you can find good-used stuff at a gunshow.

5.8 grains of 231 powder behind a 200-grain SWC bullet will give you about 850 ft/sec.

Since your budget apparently doesn't allow for a progressive such as the Dillon, be resigned to some drudgery while your bankroll builds up. However, it'll keep you out of the beer-joints of an evening.

As far as "How-to", it's a three-die system. First, resize; then, de-cap and bell the case mouth (slightly); and then after re-priming and putting in powder, seat and taper-crimp. You'll have to work out an overall length for reliable feeding in your pistol. No biggie.

, Art

July 17, 2001, 04:29 PM	#2
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	You reload for rifles? So you have everything except .45ACP dies and maybe a powder measure? Got some sort of tumble polisher? I strongly recommend a carbide resizing die. That's the only thing I would buy as brand-new. Any other stuff you need, see if you can find good-used stuff at a gunshow. 5.8 grains of 231 powder behind a 200-grain SWC bullet will give you about 850 ft/sec. Since your budget apparently doesn't allow for a progressive such as the Dillon, be resigned to some drudgery while your bankroll builds up. However, it'll keep you out of the beer-joints of an evening. As far as "How-to", it's a three-die system. First, resize; then, de-cap and bell the case mouth (slightly); and then after re-priming and putting in powder, seat and taper-crimp. You'll have to work out an overall length for reliable feeding in your pistol. No biggie. , Art