PWC
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Maybe this will help someone just starting down the ammo reloading path...
I started with a single stage press 38 yrs ago, and my shooting never required me to upgrade to a progressive. Now, if I were starting out and had to spend money, I would buy a strong 3 or 4 hole turret press.
1 Inspect brass
2 Clean; dry vibe
3 Deprime, look for "ring" and do separation check and check primer pocket "fit" as necessary, place head down, in red loading block
4 Size and measure; use the "gadget" to check shoulder and OAL, place in a different red loading block.
5 Trim, chamfer, debur as necessary; place in a different red block.
6 Reprime case and put in different red block, mouth up.
7 Set up Pacific powder balance, not on bench and calibrate.
8 Consult manual or previous reloading records for correct load.
9 Set up Lyman 55 measure, not on bench, and check average of 10 powder drops on calibrated Lyman Pocket Touch digital scale. Adjust measure as necessary. This is the measure's accuracy capability for that powder at that setting.
11 Bullet seating die on press; adjust for COAL per dummy round or use "poor man's comparator".
12 Powder drop in case, visual check, place in a different red block.
13 Seat bullet, place in black loading block.
14 Transfer loaded rounds to storage or range box.
Reloading is a separate and enjoyable hobby from shooting. For me it bleeds off any stress and aggrivation and at the end of a session, I've become a mellow fellow. I am under no time constraints to reload a quantity for next weeks competition.
I shoot for myself, against myself.
Loading blocks are trays from comm'l .45 ammo boxes reclaimed from the range trash barrel. They are suitable for all the reloadng I do. Only need 2 red and 1 black, depending on how many cases you are reloading. Red is always 'in process', black is 'finished'. I do not start with clean brass and work thru all steps in one session. I do complete all bass for a given step before closing out a "session".
The "gadget" is a tool that a member of TFL graciously made for me that measures the case where the shoulder starts on the case.
Scale and measure are off the bench to avoid press induced vibration from the reloading process, helping to ensure consistent scale reading/powder drops. I don't do powder drops with cases in loading blocks for safety and because of possible interruptions and losing your place. Powder goes in one case at a time; in my left hand, and it doesn't leave my hand until a bullet is seated.
This is MY reloading process reduced to basics. There are sub-steps under each numbered step that were learned thru experience, but for brevity, I've not enumerated here.
I started with a single stage press 38 yrs ago, and my shooting never required me to upgrade to a progressive. Now, if I were starting out and had to spend money, I would buy a strong 3 or 4 hole turret press.
1 Inspect brass
2 Clean; dry vibe
3 Deprime, look for "ring" and do separation check and check primer pocket "fit" as necessary, place head down, in red loading block
4 Size and measure; use the "gadget" to check shoulder and OAL, place in a different red loading block.
5 Trim, chamfer, debur as necessary; place in a different red block.
6 Reprime case and put in different red block, mouth up.
7 Set up Pacific powder balance, not on bench and calibrate.
8 Consult manual or previous reloading records for correct load.
9 Set up Lyman 55 measure, not on bench, and check average of 10 powder drops on calibrated Lyman Pocket Touch digital scale. Adjust measure as necessary. This is the measure's accuracy capability for that powder at that setting.
11 Bullet seating die on press; adjust for COAL per dummy round or use "poor man's comparator".
12 Powder drop in case, visual check, place in a different red block.
13 Seat bullet, place in black loading block.
14 Transfer loaded rounds to storage or range box.
Reloading is a separate and enjoyable hobby from shooting. For me it bleeds off any stress and aggrivation and at the end of a session, I've become a mellow fellow. I am under no time constraints to reload a quantity for next weeks competition.
I shoot for myself, against myself.
Loading blocks are trays from comm'l .45 ammo boxes reclaimed from the range trash barrel. They are suitable for all the reloadng I do. Only need 2 red and 1 black, depending on how many cases you are reloading. Red is always 'in process', black is 'finished'. I do not start with clean brass and work thru all steps in one session. I do complete all bass for a given step before closing out a "session".
The "gadget" is a tool that a member of TFL graciously made for me that measures the case where the shoulder starts on the case.
Scale and measure are off the bench to avoid press induced vibration from the reloading process, helping to ensure consistent scale reading/powder drops. I don't do powder drops with cases in loading blocks for safety and because of possible interruptions and losing your place. Powder goes in one case at a time; in my left hand, and it doesn't leave my hand until a bullet is seated.
This is MY reloading process reduced to basics. There are sub-steps under each numbered step that were learned thru experience, but for brevity, I've not enumerated here.
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