Getting into Reloading? - Page 2

cw308 · August 22, 2018, 09:31 PM

CDR Glock
Very nice setup , after posting your pictures I now realize how poor my eyesight is .

Real Gun · August 23, 2018, 07:37 AM

Whatever high output system you are thinking about, a reloader would not usually start there. It seems best to keep it simple, and a good single stage, used to learn the basics, will always be an asset. It will help you develop your own ideas about where you want to go with reloading. I would note though that if price is no object, there remains little reason to reload at all, if just wanting to shoot buckets of ammo.

**Aguila Blanca** · August 23, 2018, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Real Gun

I would note though that if price is no object, there remains little reason to reload at all, if just wanting to shoot buckets of ammo.

This is a good reality check. I just looked on Ammoseek.com. You can find 115-grain 9mm for as low as 13.3 cents per round (steel-case), and 14 cents per round for Federal. For the $4,000 or so that it would cost for a Dillon 1050 with automation, that'll buy 28,571 rounds of Federal, factory ammunition. How long will it take you to shoot up that much ammo? I know that would take me a very long time.

MisterAllen · August 23, 2018, 04:07 PM

I find reloading almost as fun as shooting.

m&p45acp10+1 · August 25, 2018, 10:46 PM

If you are not willing to invest your time, and attention. As well as at least starting the first couple of months using a single stage, or turret to get down the basics, and have a real worlds understanding what is going on, and what each step does, and trouble shooting early mistakes. I advise just save your time, and money. Buy large bulk amounts of cheap ammo. You do not have to mess with all that slow going stuff. You get to do the fun part of shooting.

I do not want to come across as mean or judgemental. It is just there are some facts one has to face in life. I want 6 pack abs. I just do not want to have to spend all that time working out, and having to wait months to see results. So I am going to ask where are the short cuts at. If I ask that at the gym the trainers would laugh me out of the place.

Yes some people have started out with premium progressive presses, and did not blow up their gun, or injure themselves. It is also needing to be told there is another part that is imperative. That is being able to follow directions, and not having the mentality of if maximum charges still feel soft shooting it means you can keep adding powder until you get pressure signs. The not wanting to start out slower tends to be sign that one lacks the caution, and temperment needed for safe reloading.

blackwidowp61 · August 26, 2018, 03:47 PM

Since the OP isn't responding, this thread is probably spinning its wheels, but I have to agree about learning to walk before you can run.

August 23, 2018, 07:37 AM	#27
Real Gun Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: SC Posts: 2,743	Whatever high output system you are thinking about, a reloader would not usually start there. It seems best to keep it simple, and a good single stage, used to learn the basics, will always be an asset. It will help you develop your own ideas about where you want to go with reloading. I would note though that if price is no object, there remains little reason to reload at all, if just wanting to shoot buckets of ammo. __________________ Not an expert, just a reporter.

August 25, 2018, 10:46 PM	#30
m&p45acp10+1 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,930	If you are not willing to invest your time, and attention. As well as at least starting the first couple of months using a single stage, or turret to get down the basics, and have a real worlds understanding what is going on, and what each step does, and trouble shooting early mistakes. I advise just save your time, and money. Buy large bulk amounts of cheap ammo. You do not have to mess with all that slow going stuff. You get to do the fun part of shooting. I do not want to come across as mean or judgemental. It is just there are some facts one has to face in life. I want 6 pack abs. I just do not want to have to spend all that time working out, and having to wait months to see results. So I am going to ask where are the short cuts at. If I ask that at the gym the trainers would laugh me out of the place. Yes some people have started out with premium progressive presses, and did not blow up their gun, or injure themselves. It is also needing to be told there is another part that is imperative. That is being able to follow directions, and not having the mentality of if maximum charges still feel soft shooting it means you can keep adding powder until you get pressure signs. The not wanting to start out slower tends to be sign that one lacks the caution, and temperment needed for safe reloading. __________________ No matter how many times you do it and nothing happens it only takes something going wrong one time to kill you.

August 26, 2018, 03:47 PM	#31
blackwidowp61 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2017 Location: laiceps erehwon Posts: 165	Since the OP isn't responding, this thread is probably spinning its wheels, but I have to agree about learning to walk before you can run. __________________ If God is watching us, the least we can do is be entertaining. I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it! If you need a real belly laugh, try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCrJleggrI

August 22, 2018, 09:31 PM	#26
cw308 Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2010 Location: Plainview , Long Island NY Posts: 3,863	CDR Glock Very nice setup , after posting your pictures I now realize how poor my eyesight is .

August 23, 2018, 04:07 PM	#29
MisterAllen Junior Member Join Date: July 26, 2018 Posts: 12	I find reloading almost as fun as shooting.