Anyone willing to reload .223 in Southern Ontario?
- Thread starter robertf
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Alot of guys won't load for others given the liabilities involved. I don't as a rule.
Who you gonna blame [or kill] when the cartridge fails to fire on the bigggest buck you've ever seen? I've never personally had a dud from one of my reloads, but sure as anything you're gonna get one from me.
Say I do some loads for you and you plug the bbl with mud [w/o knowing it] and it splits when you pull the trigger on the biggest buck you've ever seen. Who you gonna blame?
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Who you gonna blame [or kill] when the cartridge fails to fire on the bigggest buck you've ever seen? I've never personally had a dud from one of my reloads, but sure as anything you're gonna get one from me.
Say I do some loads for you and you plug the bbl with mud [w/o knowing it] and it splits when you pull the trigger on the biggest buck you've ever seen. Who you gonna blame?
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stormbringer
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- S.W. Ontario
Why not get your own set up and do it yourself?
It would pay for itself in no time.
It would pay for itself in no time.
blacksmithden
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
+1........ especially at the prices they want for factory ammo these days.
I may do that, don't know thing 1 about it. Guess I'll have to pay someone for lessons. Looks like my 2nd offer stands.
stormbringer
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- S.W. Ontario
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If I can learn myself how to load [before the interweb was invented] and not blow my fool head off after twenty plus yrs of fun and games, I'm pretty sure a smart lad like yourself will do just fine.
No need to pay anyone for lessons. There is tons of info on the net not mention a billion manuals out there with all the info you'll need to get started. Plusssss, there are dozens of experts [just ask them] right here on CGN that would be more than happy to answer any questions you might have, dumb or otherwise.
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If I can learn myself how to load [before the interweb was invented] and not blow my fool head off after twenty plus yrs of fun and games, I'm pretty sure a smart lad like yourself will do just fine.
No need to pay anyone for lessons. There is tons of info on the net not mention a billion manuals out there with all the info you'll need to get started. Plusssss, there are dozens of experts [just ask them] right here on CGN that would be more than happy to answer any questions you might have, dumb or otherwise.
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Thanks SuperCub... BTW, I used to fly a SuperCub, any relation?
I admire your creativity, but really, you shouldn't desire to shoot someone else's reloads.
Personally, my eyes, face, hands and life in general are too important to trust someone else (let alone a stranger on CGN).
If you have the time and money, reload yourself, otherwise, just buy the factory stuff.
As a point, I didn't know jack s**t about loading when I started, but I bought a manual or two, did a lot of research and was off and running.
Buy two different relaoding manuals and relax and read the text at the begiining of each book. It is a gold mine of good information that will make your shooting even more interesting.
It would be best if a buddy could show you how to load on his setup. If you bought a simple single stage press and a couple of laoding blocks, you could batch load 100 rounds at a time. You would need:
press
dies
scales
powder thrower
champfering tool
vernier calipers
some case lube
The cheapest would be Lee. I like their stuff except for thier powder thrower. Buy a RCBS Uniflow.
Start with Winchester 748 powder. It meters perfectly.
If you don't have a buddy who loads, watch U-Tube demos. Don't look at pistol loading. That is a bit different.
It would be best if a buddy could show you how to load on his setup. If you bought a simple single stage press and a couple of laoding blocks, you could batch load 100 rounds at a time. You would need:
press
dies
scales
powder thrower
champfering tool
vernier calipers
some case lube
The cheapest would be Lee. I like their stuff except for thier powder thrower. Buy a RCBS Uniflow.
Start with Winchester 748 powder. It meters perfectly.
If you don't have a buddy who loads, watch U-Tube demos. Don't look at pistol loading. That is a bit different.
Never hunted in any province that you can shoot a big buck with a 223
Good advise here, I won't load for others or shoot others ammo unless I know them well. Seen some bubba reloads that would either gunny sack the gun or me ( I'm to pretty for that).
- Location
- In the middle of gopher country
Somebody is giving you a story that you shouldn't believe.
My reloads run 27 cents apiece at today's prices for components.
17 cents for bullet
3 cents for primer
7 cents for powder
brass is usable almost forever in 223 so add one cent if you wish.
I'm in about the same boat, got the brass today so I prepped it by sizing and priming it, tomorrow I'll load the charges and seat the bullets. Over all it seems very easy.
I'd offer to teach you if you were in the GTA but all you'd get from me is the information contained in the ABC's to Reloading, Lee 2nd Edition manual and the pamphlet that came with my Lee Challanger press.
Dimitri
