its a good day....

[kawi kid]

i just got all my stuff ready and reloaded my first box and half of .243 today. not as challenging as i thought, just alot of little things you have to pay attention too. any tips and tricks anyone has im always open to learn something new.

[ReconRat]

Ha! It's a lot of fun, isn't it? Keep some records of what you're doing. So you know what works better, if you make changes.

Crimping needs to be consistent. And done just right. Even varying the amount of hand pull or pressure can change it. So I'd say be consistent when you crimp. Also, inspect your cartridges and components. Before, during and after assembly.

[kawi kid]

i have been keeping pretty hardcore records thus far. its really kinda relaxing! cup of coffee and some quiet time.......

[chevysoldier]

I know nothing about reloading but am wanting to learn soon.

[kawi kid]

not hard at all man i learned the general specifics in an afternoon! and i calculated it im loading for about half the price of what i was paying.

[jagr]

its a good day....

did you not have to use your AK?

[bandit12]

A friend of mine stopped over yesterday to check out the reloading set up. He is thinking of getting into it and wondered if I had time to help out, told him to let me know when your ready.

[Pedro]

did you not have to use your AK?

I see what you did there. That song shuffled on my phone the other day.

[DangBruhY]

What setup do you have? What kind of calipers and weight measuring device do you use? Deburring tool? Progressive or single stage? What kind of lube have you been using? What grain bullet?

[redkow97]

^ i'm also curious. If you're saving ~50% on ammo, how long before the necessary equipment pays for itself? I'd consider splitting stuff with a buddy of mine if I ever get around to buying a firearm...

[speedytriple]

^^^ LOL! liberal wife still blocking the buy? I have looked into getting stuff to start myself. Still on the fence as I dont shoot much centerfire rifle. Does it save the same amount for handgun ammo?

[flounder]

ROI depends on what caliber your shooting if you want a flat rate round # for ROI.

I think when I got into it, I calculated that my reloading setup was paid for in the first 200 rounds of 308 I loaded which was only 2 days at the range for me.

[bandit12]

How much and how fast it saves money is directly linked to how much shopping around you do for the reloading

components. The last couple of years the components have gone up in price something stupid. Once you have good reloadable brass and you shop around on bullets you can save pretty quick, my friend was buying .220 swift for his groundhog gun at 23-25 bucks a box, I just reloaded his brass for 8-9 bucks per box of 20.

[Rod38um]

Most people dont shoot enough rifle rounds to justify the cost. Hand gun rounds though......... you can go thru a bunch pretty fast. I go thru about 200 45ACP a week..... load prgressive, it pays....

[kawi kid]

im just shooting a 62 gr bullet (barnes varmint greneade) and 45 grains of powder (rl 19) so roughly around half price after the cci primers. its nothing special just for ground hogs. now im just trying to get my gun zero'd in and im set.

[Titanium Cranium]

I REALLY need to learn the ins and outs of reloading my own ammo and get the stuff to do it. Heck even my girl wants me to get reloading equipment since it just makes sense with all the different caliber ammo I go through. I'm sure once I get the $$ for the rig I'll be asking you guys lots of questions:D

[kawi kid]

just got my case tumbler kit today. time to start polishing my own brass instead of using my gf's dad's