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I've got a good hunch I'll be getting reloading equipment in a few days here (strong hints go a long way!) and I was wondering if anyone has any favourite youtube channels for the newbie reloader?

I'm looking for videos that are directed at new reloaders, with good, clear instruction. Even better would be if they had a series to follow as you progress.

Let me know your favourites!

Thanks so much.
 
I used the original David Tubb videos to start learning my process. I also watched a lot of others, but the Tubb videos taught me the most.

My recommendation is watch a video and do a lot of each process. Eg. De-prime all your cases then when you get a feel for that, clean the primer pockets of all the cases. Repeat for all remaining steps.

This is what worked for me.

Enjoy going down the rabbit hole!
 
Awesome guys! Thanks for all the recommendations! I do appreciate the need for a reloading manual, and I'll get one, I just also happen to be a better visual learner. Im sure there's videos the major reloading companies have come out with over the years, but I no longer have a dvd player, and find that youtubers have the advantage of having nothing to lose when they make videos, therefor can have really cool, innovative films.

Once again, thanks for all your help!
 
Look at Gunblue490 on youtube for beginner level. He will save you a lot of money compared to the precision loaders who are using thousands of dollars of equipment. His first few videos in his reloading series are a bit slow, but they pick up the pace once he actually starts showing the process.
 
JesseBergen said:
Awesome guys! Thanks for all the recommendations! I do appreciate the need for a reloading manual, and I'll get one, I just also happen to be a better visual learner. Im sure there's videos the major reloading companies have come out with over the years, but I no longer have a dvd player, and find that youtubers have the advantage of having nothing to lose when they make videos, therefor can have really cool, innovative films.

Once again, thanks for all your help!
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Good luck and safety first..
 
littlehughey said:
Look at Gunblue490 on youtube for beginner level. He will save you a lot of money compared to the precision loaders who are using thousands of dollars of equipment. His first few videos in his reloading series are a bit slow, but they pick up the pace once he actually starts showing the process.
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I agree, and also I think Gunblue490 is simply one of the most interesting channels out there.

These Lee videos are very helpful;
https://leeprecision.com/help-videos.html
 
Wsamus said:
I used the original David Tubb videos to start learning my process. I also watched a lot of others, but the Tubb videos taught me the most.

My recommendation is watch a video and do a lot of each process. Eg. De-prime all your cases then when you get a feel for that, clean the primer pockets of all the cases. Repeat for all remaining steps.

This is what worked for me.

Enjoy going down the rabbit hole!
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I learned from sitting on my Dad's knee as a kid. Then in my 20's when I thought I knew it all I found those video's by Tubb. Revolutionized the way I did things. Great DVD.
 
iraqveteran8888, find a video with your caliber and look at several, then read a loading manual. It is not difficult, not scary (once you read and watch), but it can be dangerous. I did all that and even had a mentor, the first serious mistake I make was missing a powder charge. (.223 55gr, VMAX, CFE 223 powder), I trusted in the powder drop (RCBS) to dispense each time. Either I missed one or double charged another. When shooting that batch, I had a weird firing, enough it made me stop. Turns out I had missed a powder charge and the primer fired the bullet into the barrel, just enough to release from crimped case.

I dread to think what would have happened if I hadn't noticed.

SO the lesson learned, is always to inspect each case with flashlight to ensure a powder charge is present. It has become a step in my reloading.

Another mistake I made on a batch of 100 X .223, was I forgot to adjust die to base of ram. All other sizing operations went smooth, but rounds would not chamber because I did not complete the full length resizing (had to buy a bullet puller to fix that, - never made the same mistake since and have an unused bullet puller since..lol)

Get into a habit of steps, follow those steps religiously and you will gain confidence..heck eventually it will lead done the path of casting...lol

Single stage RCBS Rock Chucker, almost all my reloading gear was bought used. Been collecting for 8 yrs
 
Buy a loading manual (or 2 or 3) and read the educational material at the front to the book.

This explains a lot of background information that will help make sense of what follows.

Here is the best video on how to lubricate hundreds of cases at a time.

 
What you will not find on you tube, is an easily found reference to various tips and tricks and etc, that are found in reloading manuals. Before you buy your tooling, get the brand name of the tool and the description, and search all the vids on it. That will also start showing you who does good reviews and point you in other directions, or show you some other tools that you may like better, don't be scared to look at various related offerings, they can teach you things here and there. IE; there is a fella called Hornady Loader on there, that reviews Hornady tools, very in depth if need be. Johnny's isn't bad, usually pretty in depth, Gavin Toobe (Ultimate Reloader) sometimes doesn't go very deep into things, not like he should at times., but, is pretty good overall. ReLoader has some decent stuff there. Forster, Redding, Lyman, RCBS, Sinclair, Brownell's, Whidden, Lee, and pretty much any brand name you heard of, and some you haven't, have vids there.
If you go to Midway's site, they won't sell to Canada, BUT, scroll to near the bottom where their site index is, go to How to Guides, you will see a link to Guide for the Beginning Reloader. It lists tools needed and how they are categorized, are shown in links, don't pay attention to their pricing. That will give you a lot of stuff to research on You Tube.and also, elsewhere for pricing. Once you know what you want to look for, it gets easier.
 
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