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Dorsettaff
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STEP BACK....Do not go down the rabbit hole! Do not lose your friends, wife, house, money, sanity and any free time you ever had...Do not chase a sub MOA clover leaf...........Choose life, choose a factory reload, choose a whole load of off the shelf non toxic........but.........
If you take the blue pill......you wake up in your comfortable bed and believe what ever you want to believe
But if you choose to take the red pill............ get hold of a Nosler or Speer reloading book. A huge wealth of information. Will tell you everything you need to start. Lots of info on here and lots of info on YouTube. And you will see how deep the rabbit hole goes!
If you take the blue pill......you wake up in your comfortable bed and believe what ever you want to believe
But if you choose to take the red pill............ get hold of a Nosler or Speer reloading book. A huge wealth of information. Will tell you everything you need to start. Lots of info on here and lots of info on YouTube. And you will see how deep the rabbit hole goes!
GGC96
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That has made me giggleSTEP BACK....Do not go down the rabbit hole! Do not lose your friends, wife, house, money, sanity and any free time you ever had...Do not chase a sub MOA clover leaf...........Choose life, choose a factory reload, choose a whole load of off the shelf non toxic........but.........
If you take the blue pill......you wake up in your comfortable bed and believe what ever you want to believe
But if you choose to take the red pill............ get hold of a Nosler or Speer reloading book. A huge wealth of information. Will tell you everything you need to start. Lots of info on here and lots of info on YouTube. And you will see how deep the rabbit hole goes!
Bo Diddley
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Decide why you want to do it.
How many rounds and of what calibre do you shoot??? I started off with 38 Special as I use around 1,000 per year and easy to start with as straight walled case. I was making them for £6/50 as opposed to £18/50 for factory ammunition. I then graduated to 7.62x51 and .303 British. The savings probably aren't as large given the price my club sells those calibres at but \i can tailor the round to my rifle. I only target shoot so probably use more rounds than if you were just stalking. It is enjoyable as it is another aspect of the sport that you can do at home.
It can be quite expensive to get set up though - press, dies, measuring tools, case prep tools, tumbler, primers, bullets, etc etc and you are coming into it at a bad time. Supplies such as primers and bullets are becoming very expensive if you can find them for sale at all.
If you can, ask an experienced reloader to show you the ropes.
Viht has a very good website for deciding what powder for what calibre and their powder is readily available.
If you do decide to go down the reloading route, take your time and enjoy it.
How many rounds and of what calibre do you shoot??? I started off with 38 Special as I use around 1,000 per year and easy to start with as straight walled case. I was making them for £6/50 as opposed to £18/50 for factory ammunition. I then graduated to 7.62x51 and .303 British. The savings probably aren't as large given the price my club sells those calibres at but \i can tailor the round to my rifle. I only target shoot so probably use more rounds than if you were just stalking. It is enjoyable as it is another aspect of the sport that you can do at home.
It can be quite expensive to get set up though - press, dies, measuring tools, case prep tools, tumbler, primers, bullets, etc etc and you are coming into it at a bad time. Supplies such as primers and bullets are becoming very expensive if you can find them for sale at all.
If you can, ask an experienced reloader to show you the ropes.
Viht has a very good website for deciding what powder for what calibre and their powder is readily available.
If you do decide to go down the reloading route, take your time and enjoy it.
Overview of the Reloading Process - From Spent Case to Loaded Round
This is intended as an overview of the reloading process explaining the steps required to turn spent brass cases into new loaded rounds. It is aimed at those people who are unfamiliar with the reloading process but if any old hands want to chip in with alternative suggestions then please do - I...
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That thread - pinned at the top of this sub-forum, is a good starter for ten!
The ABC's of Reloading, 10th Edition: The Definitive Guide for Novice to Expert: Amazon.co.uk: Massaro, Philip: 9781951115272: Books
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But this book, read it, read it again and your away!
You can start with basic kit, the lee kits are good for the money.
The above book does not co rain load data but Viht, nosler, hodgdon, Alliant, reloader Swiss, among others have readily accessible load data on their websites. Sierra and viht have good Apps….
The book will teach you how to reload and how to do it safely
This article is also excellent for learning how to understand pressure signs on your loads (something you want to avoid)
A good book on reloading. Read all the parts except for the load data. Read it twice, even.
When you completely understand the basic process, you will know what equipment to buy. ~Muir
(If all else fails, you could use the search engine on the site. This topic has come up once or twice.)
. Just to learn the basics of reloading obviously
Foxyboy43
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We all have to start somewhere - this thread on this site will give you a good idea of what you are getting into. Be careful my friend!!
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Overview of the Reloading Process - From Spent Case to Loaded Round
This is intended as an overview of the reloading process explaining the steps required to turn spent brass cases into new loaded rounds. It is aimed at those people who are unfamiliar with the reloading process but if any old hands want to chip in with alternative suggestions then please do - I...
www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk
GGC96
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Enough to warrant reloading
I go through about 160 in 308 a month out in Spain and I’ve put 120 through my new 243 and I’ve owned it for two weeks 
paul o'
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Time to start reloading and smash the pig then mty 
Just got a forster co-ax and iam glad I got one as they are very easy to swap out the clip in pre set up dies .
Forget the books as youtube has it all and in full colour you can stop and rewind if you get stuck its a bit like monkey see monkey do .
It would be far better to find a lad off here/other that will walk you into the light and not down the path
use good data and go slow .
enjoy the ride . lol
PS its also about this time when reloaders start to understand why they feel its time to hide the receipts from her indoors .
Just got a forster co-ax and iam glad I got one as they are very easy to swap out the clip in pre set up dies .
Forget the books as youtube has it all and in full colour you can stop and rewind if you get stuck its a bit like monkey see monkey do .
It would be far better to find a lad off here/other that will walk you into the light and not down the path
use good data and go slow .enjoy the ride . lol
PS its also about this time when reloaders start to understand why they feel its time to hide the receipts from her indoors .
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Read some posts on here. I seem to have replied to a dozen of these.
Try Spud's new Build-a-Kit.
I was fortunate when I started to have a guy in a gunshop put one together for me. Basically Lee without the Lee bits you don't need or are not good enough. That's really what you want, somebody that has seen all the gear and knows what is cost effective and what isn't
Try Spud's new Build-a-Kit.
I was fortunate when I started to have a guy in a gunshop put one together for me. Basically Lee without the Lee bits you don't need or are not good enough. That's really what you want, somebody that has seen all the gear and knows what is cost effective and what isn't
Cooter
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Both those cals are easy to reload for, and the dies for both cals frequently come up for sale second hand.Enough to warrant reloading
The .308 in particular is very forgiving when it comes to small (+/- 0.5grn) charge variations.
Not sure on buying consumables in Spain, but you can find a lot of used kit on E Gun, and you won't have any problems getting it sent from within the EU.
Some of the advantages I found to reloading were:-
I could make up fifty rounds in less time than it took for the round trip to the dealer to buy them.
I never had problems with the dealer running out of what I had last time.
I never had to hold different rounds for stalking and target work.
There are disadvantages to reloading, but I always found it rewarding, and if you keep it simple, then it is cost effective.
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