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What do you dislike about reloading?

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ballman6711

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For me it's sorting brass. Not sorting headstamps, which I do on occasion after brass has been cleaned, but sorting before cleaning after coming home from the range.

I have tried putting my fired brass in the boxes that I keep loaded ammo in, but it makes a mess in the box. I have thrown them loose into my range bag, and that was pretty stupid (and messy). Now I take a gallon ziploc bag and throw any brass I fire or find and throw it in that. When it's about 1/2 - 3/4 full, I sit down and sort it so it can be cleaned. And the inside of the bag is filthy, which means my hands get filthy. I could wear gloves, but I usually don't, and I always wash my hands well afterwards. I could also sort after every range trip, but I almost always pick up multiple calibers so that wouldn't really make a difference. I suppose I could take multiple bags for the brass, but that seems like it would just be a huge PITA, since sometimes I only find my fired brass (the brass chickens have already scoured the range) and other times I find fifteen or even twenty different types of brass.

I enjoy just about everything else when it comes to reloading. I always dread trimming brass, but once I start I find it relaxing and somewhat enjoyable.

So, what do you all dislike about reloading?

chris
 
I have been hand loading for 40+ years the only thing I do not like is the current shortages of supplies. I have to change my thinking on stocking of brass, primers and powders. Now I know how relatives must have felt during the depression and why they were so frugal and never tossed out anything. Before the great ammo shortages, I never had to stock thing and just bought what I needed. Now, if it is available and even if you do not need it you better buy it. I used to never pick up range brass because new brass was so plentiful and cheap. That also has gone out the window, I even pick up brass I do not use and clean it as it is good trading material.
 
ballman6711 said:
For me it's sorting brass. Not sorting headstamps, which I do on occasion after brass has been cleaned, but sorting before cleaning after coming home from the range.

I have tried putting my fired brass in the boxes that I keep loaded ammo in, but it makes a mess in the box. I have thrown them loose into my range bag, and that was pretty stupid (and messy). Now I take a gallon ziploc bag and throw any brass I fire or find and throw it in that. When it's about 1/2 - 3/4 full, I sit down and sort it so it can be cleaned. And the inside of the bag is filthy, which means my hands get filthy. I could wear gloves, but I usually don't, and I always wash my hands well afterwards. I could also sort after every range trip, but I almost always pick up multiple calibers so that wouldn't really make a difference. I suppose I could take multiple bags for the brass, but that seems like it would just be a huge PITA, since sometimes I only find my fired brass (the brass chickens have already scoured the range) and other times I find fifteen or even twenty different types of brass.

I enjoy just about everything else when it comes to reloading. I always dread trimming brass, but once I start I find it relaxing and somewhat enjoyable.

So, what do you all dislike about reloading?

chris
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Several years ago when I went to the range, someone had dumped a heap of 357 mag., 38 Spl., and 223 brass. IIRC, it was around 500 pcs. of brass. I guess they had decided to not reload. I was only there to sight in a surplus Mauser that had a fresh scope on it. So all I had on me was the rifle in a zipper bag, and a small bag with ammo and tools.
I ended up putting the brass in the rifle bag. I barely got the rifle back in the bag, and then it looked like I was carrying a pregnant alligator. :D
 
CQB45ACP said:
You dislike the very basis of forums?

Just hang on a little while you’ll get the straight skinny from AI and no one will make sarcastic comments to you anymore.
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No one makes sarcastic comments now including myself and I have no idea who your friend AI is.
IDK about the basis of forums, but I like to share and read information from guys actual experiences rather than just repeating conjecture or arguing synonyms.
 
South Prairie Jim said:
No one makes sarcastic comments now including myself and I have no idea who your friend AI is.
IDK about the basis of forums, but I like to share and read information from guys actual experiences rather than just repeating conjecture or arguing synonyms.
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I actually am wondering when the AI will show itself and how we’ll know.

Using the THR search is very helpful and I use it frequently but if something will do it for me…
 
ballman6711 said:
For me it's sorting brass. Not sorting headstamps, which I do on occasion after brass has been cleaned, but sorting before cleaning after coming home from the range.

I have tried putting my fired brass in the boxes that I keep loaded ammo in, but it makes a mess in the box. I have thrown them loose into my range bag, and that was pretty stupid (and messy). Now I take a gallon ziploc bag and throw any brass I fire or find and throw it in that. When it's about 1/2 - 3/4 full, I sit down and sort it so it can be cleaned. And the inside of the bag is filthy, which means my hands get filthy. I could wear gloves, but I usually don't, and I always wash my hands well afterwards. I could also sort after every range trip, but I almost always pick up multiple calibers so that wouldn't really make a difference. I suppose I could take multiple bags for the brass, but that seems like it would just be a huge PITA, since sometimes I only find my fired brass (the brass chickens have already scoured the range) and other times I find fifteen or even twenty different types of brass.

I enjoy just about everything else when it comes to reloading. I always dread trimming brass, but once I start I find it relaxing and somewhat enjoyable.

So, what do you all dislike about reloading?

chris
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I like using either the Costco size folders containers, or the big square cascade dish tab buckets. Every time I forget one I'm pissed because of all the dirt and crap left in my bag. I use a strip of masking tape to label them as I use them all over in my processes...
 
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