Bougt me a hornady progressive woohoo
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Rory McCanuck
CGN Regular
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- Middle of Manitoba
Please, please! get one of these:
http://www.hornady.com/store/9th-Edition-Reloading-Manual3/
and read it through at least once before you start doing anything.
Reloading is a lot of fun, but make sure you understand what you are doing, and why, before each step. Keep it as simple as you can to start, don't be in a rush.
Don't be afraid to ask for clarification on anything in the manual, sometimes a simple rewording makes all the difference.
Welcome to a great new hobby!
Generally speaking, trimming of rifle cases is likely. Measuring after the resizing die is a must. If they stretch beyond the proper limits, they can fail to chamber, or worse cause excessive pressure from pinching the neck on the bullet as its forced into the throat of the barrel.
Congrats! I've had mine for a few months now, it works like a charm. There were some initial issues though, like the turntable didn't index properly and the primer ram would jam. The manual claims that the press needs no adjustment out of the box, and this was false, at least for me. The adjustments are very easy and are covered in the manual but I did find I needed to do them.
Don't forget to clean the packing grease off of everything, especially the powder drop!
One tip, get some graphite spray from a hardware store, spray it thick on a rag or paper towel, then once dry, rub it thoroughly inside the powder drop funnel (both the plastic and the metal parts). Then when you're not using the press, keep a fresh sheet of anti-static drier cloth in there. You'll thank me after you don't have to clean a layer of powder off the inside of the funnel every time you change powders. It's especially bad with small flake powders like H110.
Don't forget to clean the packing grease off of everything, especially the powder drop!
One tip, get some graphite spray from a hardware store, spray it thick on a rag or paper towel, then once dry, rub it thoroughly inside the powder drop funnel (both the plastic and the metal parts). Then when you're not using the press, keep a fresh sheet of anti-static drier cloth in there. You'll thank me after you don't have to clean a layer of powder off the inside of the funnel every time you change powders. It's especially bad with small flake powders like H110.
Yeah. The primary club I shoot at only allows lead (i.e. - no jacketed rounds). Luckily, there's a guy at the club who casts his own lead and sells .452 230gr RN for $94 per 1000.
Nice buy!
No need to trim pistol ammo. If you start loading for rifle however, you will need to start looking at trimming cases.
Also if you don't have a good reloading manual or two, make sure that you get a couple and read them, several times. If you have a friend or two who has experience reloading, ask them to mentor you a little bit.
No need to trim pistol ammo. If you start loading for rifle however, you will need to start looking at trimming cases.
Also if you don't have a good reloading manual or two, make sure that you get a couple and read them, several times. If you have a friend or two who has experience reloading, ask them to mentor you a little bit.
No issues at all. I actually just got back from the range and fired all 200 rounds I made with the press so far, and I didn't have a single problem - No FTF's or FTE's. All rounds were .45 ACP 230gr Lead RN. The only difference between the rounds were the type of powder used (100 rounds with Titegroup; 50 rounds with Unique; 50 rounds with HP-38) and primers (100 with Federal LP; 100 with CCI LP).
