Painless(ful?) Load Prep (Precursor to Painless Load Development)

[TimberHunter]

If setting up a die properly is painful for you, you might need a new hobby.

It was a joke dude, lighten up. This thread has become a dumpster fire


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[Nine Banger]

It was a joke dude, lighten up. This thread has become a dumpster fire


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These threads on Rokslide that get away from the OP actually read pretty clean if you use the ignore button a half a dozen times or so.

 

[MontyMontana]

It was a joke dude, lighten up. This thread has become a dumpster fire


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Exactly.. we need a "satire" button next to the "ignore" button.

 

[Wprinkle]

These threads on Rokslide that get away from the OP actually read pretty clean if you use the ignore button a half a dozen times or so.

That button is why my feed only has like 6 people on it lol

 

[JGRaider]

Rifle specific brass, LCD with occasional shoulder bump via Redding body die, and not redlining very accurate ammo lets my brass last a very long time, with tight primer pockets. Life is good.

 

[wind gypsy]

This is where I am having a hard time understanding. I get maybe two firings of my 6.5 Creedmoor brass before it is greater than 1.92. Maybe I’m doing something wrong, I’m using my resizing die as RCBS said, and what I’m doing there’s no way I would get five reloads out of my brass before it was over spec. Maybe I’m missing some major concept here. That is why I am trying to do a “not max” bump. Maybe I regret it, hope I find out over this season of practice.

Just measured some Lapua Brass that started life as berger 6.5 creed factory ammo. I think it has 3 firings/resizings on it. Longest of 10 i measured was 1.918", most are 1.915ish or less. I usually try to get around 3 thou of bump.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Why are folks in this thread talking about case trim length and shoulder bump as though they're the same thing? When cases get too long you trim them shorter, you don't smash the shoulders back further.

 

[wind gypsy]

Why are folks in this thread talking about case trim length and shoulder bump as though they're the same thing? When cases get too long you trim them shorter, you don't smash the shoulders back further.

Who said they are the same thing? The point came up about never having to trim. If you want more firings without needing to trim, not bumping shoulders back 12 thou helps.

 

[HuntHarder]

It was a joke dude, lighten up. This thread has become a dumpster fire


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So was mine... next time I'll use a laugh emoji for ya.

 

[Ishootgunssometimes]

How I do it

Anneal with propane torch and drill w proper deep socket to fit brass
Resize, deprime at the same time
Trim with WFT
Debur
Prime
Charge powder, I use an old PACT dispenser I got off eBay, if not +/-0.1 gn I reject it.
Load bullet, I like the LE Wilson inline seating die with K+M arbor press

My scale/dispenser is inside, while my press is in the garage, so I like having the arbor press at my desk so I can charge powder and seat the bullet without running to the garage.

I used to track all my brass and keep lots together by how many times they’d been reloaded. I’ve stopped that, kind of as an experiment, but also bc I couldn’t keep track. No issues so far. Some brass has ejector swipe etc. Still load and go.

Send it

Loaded with an assortment of aged brass, all prepped the same, still hits an 8” plate at 500 yd just fine in rain snow and 18mph wind