What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Darren_8167]

Just joined the forum and what a wealth of knowledge! I don’t have my dedicated reloading bench done yet so my setup is a work in progress.

 

[49ereric]

Just joined the forum and what a wealth of knowledge! I don’t have my dedicated reloading bench done yet so my setup is a work in progress.

Over 40 years reloading and no dedicated bench

 

[Darren_8167]

And now for some .270 Win for a Weatherby Vanguard.
Nosler brass
130gr Nosler BT
58.5 gr H4831SC
CBTO: 2.771”
CCI 200

 

[CorbLand]

I actually got around to putting mine together today. Still need a few things.

 

[drphodges]

What is the best way to learn about reloading? YouTube? Any specific products that are highly recommended?

 

[49ereric]

Read and video but read first imo

 

[sierracharlie338]

What is the best way to learn about reloading? YouTube? Any specific products that are highly recommended?

Definitely reading first. Buy a quality reloading manual as most of them cover the basics in the book as well. Try to vet some of the YouTube videos you watch they are not all created equal.

Just remember start low and work you way up, always.

 

[Darren_8167]

What is the best way to learn about reloading? YouTube? Any specific products that are highly recommended?

I learned a great deal watching Jonny’s Reloading Bench on YouTube. He explains reloading in a way that makes sense to me.

 

[Sdvldog1371]

I measured a bunch of stuff, and drew up some organizing bits in Fusion 360. Then I sent some drawings out to Send Cut Send to have them laser cut and bent...meanwhile the accompanying pieces are being 3d printed. If I remember to, I will come back and add pictures later.

Oh, and after walking around endlessly in the rain, I was able to figure out which one of my neighbors the FedEx nitwit delivered my new AMP Press to. Luckily it was only the family across the way who never give me the crap that is mis-delivered there...this is not the first time it's happened and I've literally argued with them to get stuff back after watching them snatch it off their porch, the language barrier is rough, but they have figured out I'm not messing around. So I set that up. Just waiting on my SAC Infinity APS die to show up. It said Monday, now it's saying Thursday.

 

[Harvey_NW]

What is the best way to learn about reloading? YouTube? Any specific products that are highly recommended?

Read this - https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/painless-load-development-mine.238400/ and also Hornady Podcast has a couple good episodes worth listening. I also liked Panhandle Precision on YouTube. Just be careful with some of the other YouTube channels, they have good content but many of them are still using statistically invalid traditional methods of testing that are essentially a waste of components.

 

[rfroese]

Don't have any pictures but I went old school today. Used a LEE powder dipper and the LEE balance beam scale to load some 6.5 creedmoor. Only had about 20 pieces of brass left to load and didn't feel like setting up the powder measure and trickler. Why? Not sure. Was listening to a JRE podcast and taking my time and I actually really enjoyed making them this way.

 

[bajeep93]

Loaded some 6.5 creedmoor for a new build. 147 eldm, h4350, br-4 primers.

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[Darren_8167]

Brass prep day!! My least favorite part.
30-06,.270,6.8 SPC, 6.5CM & .223.

 

[bober90]

Unboxed and setup the burstfire annealer. Did a few test runs with some old brass before running a larger batch. Seems great for the price!


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[Sdvldog1371]

And now for some .270 Win for a Weatherby Vanguard.
Nosler brass
130gr Nosler BT
58.5 gr H4831SC
CBTO: 2.771”
CCI 200

now I don't feel so wierd about having a roll of frog tap and a utility knife on my work bench.

 

[Darren_8167]

Trying something new that I read about in here. I normally deprime, wash brass in a sonic cleaner, dry in dehydrator, anneal, chamfer, debur and then size.

I am going to skip sonic cleaning and drying. Just deprime, brush necks, brush primer pockets etc….

Any of you have experience with not tumbling or washing your brass? I think I am going to run my same old process for my gas guns but try this for the bolt guns.

 

[Darren_8167]

now I don't feel so wierd about having a roll of frog tap and a utility knife on my work bench.

I have tried a lot of different methods of labeling my stuff and the Frog tape is the best I have found. But I am picky as hell.

 

[49ereric]

Trying something new that I read about in here. I normally deprime, wash brass in a sonic cleaner, dry in dehydrator, anneal, chamfer, debur and then size.

I am going to skip sonic cleaning and drying. Just deprime, brush necks, brush primer pockets etc….

Any of you have experience with not tumbling or washing your brass? I think I am going to run my same old process for my gas guns but try this for the bolt guns.

People still clean primer pockets? no tumbler either

 

[Darren_8167]

People still clean primer pockets? no tumbler either

I do. Have an RCBS brass boss and out of habit more than anything, I debur, chamfer, brush primer pockets and brush necks. I have a tumbler but I don’t use it. I have a sonic cleaner I normally use. What is your process for brass prep?

 

[Sdvldog1371]

Trying something new that I read about in here. I normally deprime, wash brass in a sonic cleaner, dry in dehydrator, anneal, chamfer, debur and then size.

I am going to skip sonic cleaning and drying. Just deprime, brush necks, brush primer pockets etc….

Any of you have experience with not tumbling or washing your brass? I think I am going to run my same old process for my gas guns but try this for the bolt guns.

I used to have a very similar process.

I skip the initial clean unless the brass is dirty from actual dirt and debris.

I used to deprime, tumble, clean the pockets, steel wool the carbon from the outside of the neck...just a quick twist or two, not thorough. Then I anneal, lube, Resize and if it needs it, I will wipe the case and do the trim, chamfer, debur before tossing it in the tumbler with cob to get the lube off.

I did the whole, wipe the case and skip cleaning altogether thing for a bit. I just noticed cases were a little slick after firing. The Loaded cases felt fine, but the warm cases obviously had lube still on them. I started making it a point to tumble after sizing to keep my chambers cleaner.

I should add, I only clean pockets on precision reloads, not plinking ammo.