This is my first post. My name is Rick, I live in California, and I’m 54 years old. I joined this forum because I want to learn how to reload. I’ve read The ABC’s of Reloading, The Speer Manual, and read everything and watched every video that I could find on the Internet. I’m here because I don’t want to be a Darwin candidate or endanger the guy next to me at the range.
I’m a mechanic, and understand a caliper. I’ve purchased the Rockchucker supreme master kit and Lee dies. I’ve played with the press without powder or primers and I am confident that I’ve got the mechanics down.
I am ready to load my first cartridge. It will be 44 Magnum, I wanted to start with 40 S&W but everything is on backorder (lots of that going around). So, I’m going to go with what I’ve got.
I’ve got 100 Sierra 220 grain FPJ, 1 pound of Alliant Unique, and Remington #2 1/2 primers. I’ve also acquired “The Complete Reloading Manual for the .44 Magnum.” I have two problems. First you should have two references for a load, I can only find the one for the Sierra with Unique, and the second is, there is no specified primer in the recipe in “The complete Reloading Manual for the .44 Magnum.
So, I’m thinking about this for my first load. Sierra 220 grain FPJ over 11.5 grains of Alliant Unique (starting load) with a Remington 2 ½ large pistol primer. Are primers so different that this should be a concern? The only stupid questions are the ones not asked. So what I need here is ten ok’s. Anybody says no and it’s back to the books.
Thanks, Rick
I’m a mechanic, and understand a caliper. I’ve purchased the Rockchucker supreme master kit and Lee dies. I’ve played with the press without powder or primers and I am confident that I’ve got the mechanics down.
I am ready to load my first cartridge. It will be 44 Magnum, I wanted to start with 40 S&W but everything is on backorder (lots of that going around). So, I’m going to go with what I’ve got.
I’ve got 100 Sierra 220 grain FPJ, 1 pound of Alliant Unique, and Remington #2 1/2 primers. I’ve also acquired “The Complete Reloading Manual for the .44 Magnum.” I have two problems. First you should have two references for a load, I can only find the one for the Sierra with Unique, and the second is, there is no specified primer in the recipe in “The complete Reloading Manual for the .44 Magnum.
So, I’m thinking about this for my first load. Sierra 220 grain FPJ over 11.5 grains of Alliant Unique (starting load) with a Remington 2 ½ large pistol primer. Are primers so different that this should be a concern? The only stupid questions are the ones not asked. So what I need here is ten ok’s. Anybody says no and it’s back to the books.
Thanks, Rick