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Hi. My wife has purchased a reloading kit as a Christmas gift for me. I'm trying to sift through the powder and primer storage regulations. They seem almost as confusing as firearm regs. So first question is:
1. I have to store powder and primer seperate, and in a wooden container, with an explosive label?
2. Can I have a reloading bench in a firearm room, where my firearms would be mounted on the wall?
3. If I can have a bench in my firearm room, does the powder and primers need to be in a locked box, or can I put the explosives sticker on the door of the room?
 
All very good questions, hopefully some of the very knowledgeable people on this forum will help you through these legal and practical questions that you are asking.
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Good luck sir as you delve into this fantastic hobby! My advice to you is to do as much research on your own as possible, purchase one or more reloading manuals, and use only published load data. You will get a lot of great advice here on this forum allowing you to benefit from the experience of others.
 
Thank you. A reloading manual is included with the kit. Plus a friend of mine done a load development on a rifle I own. So I already have a place to start. I'm excited to say the least.
 
Yes I think it will be haha. She told me she had a kit purchased for me so I immediately went and bought 2 sets of dies and components to start right away lol.
 
Wilcoroger said:
Thank you for your reply. Sorry if the questions are a little dumb, but it's better to ask than assume in my opinion.
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legi0n said:
mind you reloading is addictive :)
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If you keep asking questions you'll get the answers you need and as a result you'll make progress. The more progress you make the more questions you'll have to ask. It doesn't stop as long as you continue to pursue this hobby farther, that's part of why it so addictive. There's always more to know and understand, there's always the next level there to go too depending on how far you want to go. Once again good luck in your new hobby
 
Thank you. I'm sure I will have many more questions in this adventure. I'm glad there are many resources for help and a great community here for help.
 
If you have the space it may still be better to do firearm storage, cleaning, and gunsmithing in one room while reloading and powder, primer, and ammo storage are in another. Definitely avoid introducing the one to the other until you're somewhere you can shoot it!

Make sure primers are properly seated; testing tool is a fingertip run across the back of each round not feeling a bump from a high primer.

Make sure you always look in each cartridge before placing a bullet; be sure you see a powder charge that looks reasonable and not empty brass or an unreasonably short or long charge, let alone a double charge if you're reloading something where that would fit.

Best to start off with the "start" powder charge listed in the reloading manual and stay there if possible. Get some level of confidence and a good reason to be doing so before you start working up to the max charge, if you must.
 
Thank you. Great advice. I really don't plan on any load development myself until I'm very familiar with everything. That's one reason it's a single stage press. I can focus on each step. My friend who done the load development on my rifle is very experienced and has years under his belt reloading, glad I have him to help when I get in a pinch. You guys have been very responsive as well. Thank you all.
 
Send me your email, i got a lot of reloading manuals/books that I can share with you.

Welcome to the addiction.

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Wilcoroger: There's no such thing as a dumb question. To ask, is to learn. Most reloading manuals have a section devoted to reloading basics. Be sure to read and fully understand the process, before proceeding. Purchase more than one, if possible. Each bullet manufacturer, ie: Hornady, Sierra, Barnes, etc., will offer different insights into cartridge reloading that you will find useful in broadening your knowledge. If you have an experienced reloader to mentor you, even better.


There are any number of good reloading resources to be found on the internet. For example: Hodgdon Reloading. This site is full of useful data for a variety of reloading options, including: rifle, pistol and shotgun. As already mentioned...any information published by reputable ammunition or powder manufacturers will be safe and reliable to use.

Many of this forum's sponsors are an excellent source for any reloading supplies you may need. Be sure to visit their sites. Depending on where you are in Ontario, there may be several excellent sources for supplies, right in your area. The members on this forum will be sure to point you in the right direction.

Reloading your own ammunition is a very rewarding experience. Enjoy!

Al
 
Welcome to the rabbit hole! But it's fun ;-). I'm anxiously waiting for my progressive press to arrive so I can make that next step up to high volume reloading.

Always, always, always: Check the cases in your reloading block after charging them all with powder. It's super quick to take a peek with a flashlight and I have caught a couple empty cases over the years...
 
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