Reloading 9mm

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Ok, so this is going to be my first time reloading. Here's my idea, let me know if it's any good. I'm going to buy a lee loader single stage press. I'm probably going to buy this set of 9mm dies: http://www.theammosource.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_20_242_381&products_id=3859. For primers would these work ok?:http://www.theammosource.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_18&products_id=632&zenid=6460a3b0860b5ae04d30ef9f0278a84b I'm probably going to find some basic target round noise lead 9mm bullets at a gunshow. I'm not sure what the best powder would be with those primers. I have once fired shells already. I'm not going to go cheap on the scale (maybe a high end digital scale). I have a digital micrometer.

Could someone explain to me what each die does?

Would any manufactured die fit in the lee loader press or do you have to buy certain dies?
 
read..read and read some more BEFORE you ever load one case,,,the Lyman books are a wealth of information,,so is the LEE book,,also Metalic Cartridge reloading book is a good one,,,after you are REALLY familiar with the processes,,THEn you can start...but first,,,good luck finding pistol powder,,and if you spot some,,,buy 5 pounds of it so you dont get caught again,,
 
You need a lot of patience loading 9MM on a single stage. I'd save up for something else and try to book some time with a buddy to look over his shoulder..
 
Any pistol primer would work. Buy what you can find.

You should buy a medium speed pistol powder, like 231, TightGroup, Power Pistol, 3N37. (Good luck with that.)

You don't need a digital scale. To load pistol powder you need a powder thrower. You should be able to buy one used on EE. A balance scale would suffice to set the thrower to the correct setting.

I used to load 9mm on a single stage. Size a bucket of brass, then change die and mouth open the bucket of brass. Prime all the bucket of brass, then throw powder charges and seat the bullet. Not as slow as pone might think.

Let us know what powder you find and we can suggest a good load to start with.
 
Ganderite said:
Any pistol primer would work. Buy what you can find.

You should buy a medium speed pistol powder, like 231, TightGroup, Power Pistol, 3N37. (Good luck with that.)

You don't need a digital scale. To load pistol powder you need a powder thrower. You should be able to buy one used on EE. A balance scale would suffice to set the thrower to the correct setting.

I used to load 9mm on a single stage. Size a bucket of brass, then change die and mouth open the bucket of brass. Prime all the bucket of brass, then throw powder charges and seat the bullet. Not as slow as pone might think.

Let us know what powder you find and we can suggest a good load to start with.
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Alright thanks man.
 
jrcarbine said:
Damn, I just started searching for pistol powder. Called my local bass pro and canadian tire and they both said there back ordered. Why can't I find any?
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obama...

there has been a shortage since 6 months after the sandy hook shooting. it's slowly starting to trickle back in.
 
Look up the Hickock45 you tube video on reloading basics. It's a good overall introduction where you get to see a variety of the stuff in action. I'm sure there's lots of others that are equally as informative. But I like the pace of his delivery as not being too slow and boring and drilling down into every sordid little detail. But it's also not too quick and glosses over stuff that needs a little more time. It's the one that starts out with the funky little "life cycle of a cartridge" intro.
 
A lee single stage press is great to learn on. It will be useful for years to come loading rifle cartridges. Buy a reloading manual (i like lyman 49ed) and read it and then read it again. Watch some youtube videos - but rely on your manual. Work in small batches to start and check your work - reloading is almost as fun as shooting.

The lee balance scale is fast and very accurate - I highly recommend it. Progressive presses are faster - BUT they can quickly make a lot of garbage if not set up properly and used by experienced personal. Reloading is easiest when you just have to master one step at a time.

All you really need is a 50th Anniversary Breech Lock Challenger Kit - Lee Precision, a powder trickler (not so necessary for 9mm but very useful for rifle) and a set of calipers from Canadian tire. Powder is getting a lot easier to find if you are in southern Ontario - check out http://www.hummason.com/page04.html - it is where a lot of the stores buy their powder.
 
I am not sure I will reload 9mm. Seems like if you can buy it for under 30c a round when you buy 1000, its not worth my time. Now that said, I only use a good single stage press. the cost of buying and correctly setting up a good progressive press is the same as 4000 rounds of quality 9mm factory loads.

that said I do want to try, one day maybe, to work up a load that takes advantage of the longer barrel of a pistol caliber carbine. Slower burn rate and more of it to get more velocity out of it.
 
I have to agree that if you're only shooting 9mm and if you're only shooting 2K to 3K a year then it really doesn't make a lot of sense to get into reloading.

But if you have other calibers that are expensive to buy in factory options or are just plain hard to find then including dies to reload 9mm as well makes sense.
 
silverfoxdj said:
You need a lot of patience loading 9MM on a single stage. I'd save up for something else and try to book some time with a buddy to look over his shoulder..
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X2 on that. Wish I had bought a turret press for my first one.
It doesn't matter what caliber you're doing, when you're setting things up you might have to go back and forth between a couple of different dies.
Swapping them out one at a time is a PITA.
 
I use single stage for my pistols. It is slower than most, but I do it in stages where I prep a pile of brass, then prime it all, then load it in lots of 3-400 at a time. Still saving a few bucks - if I could locate powder ...
 
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