Reloading Education

[Muddy1967]

Hi Guys,

I live in Cranbourne S.E. Melbourne and I am looking for some Reloading Education.

Is there anyone around here willing to let me come and observe them/pick their brains when they next reload?

I have a Lee kit with all the basic stuff and I would like to see someone who knows what they are doing in action before I balls it up.

Thanks for reading,

Clay

[Wheelbarrow]

I think that's a big ask for someone to give a stranger their address (i.e. where you'll know there are plenty of firearms...)

If you've got all your gear setup I reckon you'd have better luck having someone over?

Not saying you're a crook, but you know

[Lorgar]

Where are you up to in your confidence of things?

Have you done any/all of the individual bits yet without making a complete cartridge?

Resized cases, dispensed and weighed powder?

Got a pair of calibres? Seated a bullet in empty brass and measured you COAL?

I'm sure we can get you 95% of the way there on the forum and someone nearby might be willing to check your work

[Monty]

Just a friendly reminder (as these posts sometimes go this way...) if you're exchanging details do it through the private messaging system, not the public forum.

[inventurkey]

if you're exchanging details do it through the private messaging system, not the public forum.

Whateva! I do what I want!

[Monty]

Whateva! I do what I want!

That's cool.

I ban who I wan't.

You go first and we'll see how this plays out

[inventurkey]

Touché

[Muddy1967]

Where are you up to in your confidence of things?

Have you done any/all of the individual bits yet without making a complete cartridge?

Resized cases, dispensed and weighed powder?

Got a pair of calibres? Seated a bullet in empty brass and measured you COAL?

I'm sure we can get you 95% of the way there on the forum and someone nearby might be willing to check your work

I am pretty confident in my ability

I am still in the set up stage, I hate rearranging my shed

The question is. Do I reload out side in the big cold woodworking shed or inside in the heated and cooled spare room?

Opinions please.

[Atter]

The question is. Do I reload out side in the big cold woodworking shed or inside in the heated and cooled spare room?

The only thing I'd worry about in the shed would be wind blowing your powder around or interfering with your scales.

Guess the misses doesn't want you clogging up the spare room with reloading gear?

[Muddy1967]

Guess the misses doesn't want you clogging up the spare room with reloading gear?

It's my bloody spare room and SWMBO has no say in it.

The spare room is my study room so I could easily put a reloading bench in there, all nice and clean like

[Blackened]

Whichever way you go I'll say this - Mount your press on a heavy, stable bench.

Reloading on a flimsy table is the worst.

[Blackened]

I am pretty confident in my ability

If that's the case, you could always spend $30 on a bullet puller like the RCBS power puller or whatever it's called and load, then dissemble a few cartridges for practice.

IMO, a puller's worth having in your reloading kit regardless - You'll find it'll come in useful now and then...

[Lorgar]

Have you got a reloading manual btw?

If you don't have one I'd suggest getting one. IMO the Speers book is great.

The thing I noticed in the past with reloading quick-reference sheets or how-to videos on Youtube or wherever is a lot of them assume you know some essential basics and skip over them.

Setting a seating die for example... Most videos start with the seating die already set up in place. They don't tell you that depending on what you're loading you probably want/need to back the die off X amount before seating the bullets.

With the die at the wrong height you could end up accidentally crimping your brass, or worst, squashing your cartridge a little. No good figuring that out after you've just loaded 100 cartridges obviously.

I reckon get your bench set up fully and post back when you're at the point to load (or muck up ) something.