The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Should a first time reloader get a progressive

Kimber84 · December 23, 2013, 02:37 PM

I started with a single stage which served me well for years, however I really started shooting .223 a lot.

So I picked up a progressive. Even with having around 10 years of reloading experience I was quickly humbled by the progressive. Took me an hour or so to get my "system" down, but now I can churn out .223's at around a 450-500/hr pace.

If a newbie were getting into a progressive right off the bat it would be almost imperative to have a more experienced person to shadow them for a few hours as there is a lot of tribal knowledge that comes with experience.

December 23, 2013, 02:37 PM	#14
Kimber84 Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2013 Location: US Posts: 455	I started with a single stage which served me well for years, however I really started shooting .223 a lot. So I picked up a progressive. Even with having around 10 years of reloading experience I was quickly humbled by the progressive. Took me an hour or so to get my "system" down, but now I can churn out .223's at around a 450-500/hr pace. If a newbie were getting into a progressive right off the bat it would be almost imperative to have a more experienced person to shadow them for a few hours as there is a lot of tribal knowledge that comes with experience.