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re: Lets discuss reloading
Posted on 3/10/13 at 10:21 pm to Uncle JackD
Posted on 3/10/13 at 10:21 pm to Uncle JackD
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Posted on 3/10/13 at 10:51 pm to USMCTiger03
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Posted on 3/11/13 at 2:18 am to Douglas Quaid
Any OBrs want to reload my brass ? Maybe work out a deal where I send ya brass and only a portion gets reloaded and sent back and you keep the rest? I dont have the time currently.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 2:30 am to Bleeding purple
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Any OBrs want to reload my brass ? Maybe work out a deal where I send ya brass and only a portion gets reloaded and sent back and you keep the rest? I dont have the time currently.
Primers are impossible to find right now. As much as I wouldn't mind loading for someone and getting a return, I can't spare my primers right now. I'm down to the last 150 small pistol primers as of now.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 2:46 am to bapple
Dang, well let me know if that changes.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 7:40 am to Bleeding purple
Probably not the best time to start in reloading due to the scarcity of components.
However, if you're going to get into I recommend a progressive press right off the bat. My dad bought me a dillon 650 when I was 14 and I'm still using it 20 yrs later. Dillon has a lifetime warranty and you won't be able to wear it out.
However, if you're going to get into I recommend a progressive press right off the bat. My dad bought me a dillon 650 when I was 14 and I'm still using it 20 yrs later. Dillon has a lifetime warranty and you won't be able to wear it out.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 8:13 am to bapple
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Primers are impossible to find right now
I found some still in there little packages from 20+ years ago. Think they are still good? Probably have to load a casing with no powder and try it.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 8:50 am to QuietTiger
Yea just shoot one as a blank and see how far it throws a flame.
I loaded some really old primers recently and they worked just fine. Unless they've gotten moisture in the open part, I'd guess that they'll work fine.
I loaded some really old primers recently and they worked just fine. Unless they've gotten moisture in the open part, I'd guess that they'll work fine.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 10:13 am to bapple
bapple,I have enjoyed your reloading videos. Seems like every one is looking to go this rout. For a first timer would you suggest a kit or should one just by a good press and go from there. Are different brand dies enter changeable with a different brand press?
Posted on 3/11/13 at 10:19 am to unclejhim
I used Lyman and RCBS so I would assume they are universal.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 10:33 am to unclejhim
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Are different brand dies enter changeable with a different brand press?
Pretty much all of the threads are the same. I use Lee, Lyman, and RCBS dies on my old RCBS chucker press and it's old as all hell.
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bapple,I have enjoyed your reloading videos.
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For a first timer would you suggest a kit or should one just by a good press and go from there.
If you can save by getting all the stuff at once, go for it. And for what it's worth, Lyman and RCBS are a little bit better than Lee. Nothing wrong with Lee because I use their products too, but those two are a bit better.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 12:21 pm to QuietTiger
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I found some still in there little packages from 20+ years ago. Think they are still good?
If kept dry, they should be just fine.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 12:25 pm to unclejhim
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Are different brand dies enter changeable with a different brand press?
Yes, different brands of dies ARE interchangable w/ different brands of presses, until one starts using an arbor press (but usually that's only used by the benchrest crowd). I use reloading dies made by Hornady, RCBS, Lyman, Forster, Redding and Lee w/ my Lee turret press.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 1:30 pm to TigerOnThe Hill
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If kept dry, they should be just fine.
They are all in a 30 cal. ammo box with the inner seal intact.
Noticed some prices on the boxes.
$11.00 - Large pistol- per 1000
$12.75 - Large rifle- per 1000
Posted on 3/11/13 at 2:33 pm to QuietTiger
For those who reload 223, how much does it come out to per round if using already fired brass?
Posted on 3/11/13 at 2:36 pm to Uncle JackD
With two babies I just can't make it worth the time.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 3:12 pm to Uncle JackD
Haven't reloaded any 223 lately so will give approximate costs for components.
Powder: My load uses 25 grains of powder. There's 7000 grains in a pound of powder. That=280 loads/pound. A decent price for 1# of powder would be $28. Cost of powder=$0.10/round
Bullets: Lots of variation depending on which bullet you use, but $20/100 is good approximation. Might find some FMJ's for half that price. Cost of bullet=$.20/round
Primers: Ordered mine for $26/1K, but I'm told stores in Shreveport are selling them at $60/1000.
Cost of primer=$0.06/round.
Total=$0.36/round.
Funny, but the most difficult to buy component is also the least inexpensive component..
Powder: My load uses 25 grains of powder. There's 7000 grains in a pound of powder. That=280 loads/pound. A decent price for 1# of powder would be $28. Cost of powder=$0.10/round
Bullets: Lots of variation depending on which bullet you use, but $20/100 is good approximation. Might find some FMJ's for half that price. Cost of bullet=$.20/round
Primers: Ordered mine for $26/1K, but I'm told stores in Shreveport are selling them at $60/1000.
Cost of primer=$0.06/round.
Total=$0.36/round.
Funny, but the most difficult to buy component is also the least inexpensive component..
Posted on 3/11/13 at 3:26 pm to Uncle JackD
Look into dillion precision. Well worth the mnoey. I have a square deal b and a 650.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 4:07 pm to Uncle JackD
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For those who reload 223, how much does it come out to per round if using already fired brass?
I can load 223 for about $0.25 per round. The difference between is...
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Bullets: Lots of variation depending on which bullet you use, but $20/100 is good approximation. Might find some FMJ's for half that price. Cost of bullet=$.20/round
... I buy bullets by the 1000. I got 1000 FMJ 55gr bullets from Widener's a long time ago for $80. I'm sure that rate has gone up, but you save a lot by buying in bulk, regardless of what it is.
But then again, this was months ago. The climate has changed a lot so who knows what it would be now. I think Tiger's estimation is probably in the right area.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 4:24 pm to Uncle JackD
I prefer the turret press and digital scales. frick balances and tricklers. My old man used that shite since the 70's and it took me 15 years to get fed up with it. Bought him a digital balance 5 or 6 years ago and he's loved it. Cut his time in half, which is nice since he reloads a lot for people he works with.
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