My first reload ever

[drumstyx]

I'm irrationally proud of this. 40.1 grains of 4064 and Hornady #3040 JSP 165gr. I just wanted to share

 

[Garandman]

Be careful, reloading is like meth, try it once and your life becomes consumed by it.

Just kidding, good work.

 

[Willerton]

Congratulations! I remember my first reload. .45 acp. Pretty awesome feeling being just a little less reliant on commercial availability. Good job.

 

[Trinimon]

Congrats on your new/first baby. lol

Agreed, reloading is a bit addictive and a great way to cure cabin fever. Well, except the part where you have to trim 500+pcs of rifle brass.

I think I save the very first piece of ammo I reloaded...

 

[mjn]

WTG, first of many.

 

[ripitup911]

I remember my first was a 9mm. congrats

 

[silverfoxdj]

It's a great feeling making your first one and then shooting it.. a WOW feeling

 

[kc34]

Good job!

 

[Trinimon]

It's a great feeling making your first one and then shooting it.. a WOW feeling

Indeed. The second best feeling is hearing it good BANG and no KABOOM. HA!

 

[enfield303t]

Congrats, I really enjoy reloading and was fortunate to have a member on here help me when I started. Matter of fact he is still a big help and a great friend.

 

[K-C]

Atta Boy! May you make many more!

 

[hoochie]

congrats!

 

[badd0g]

and once you cast your first bullet get some good lead and you will never run out of ammo again

 

[Riven]

My first .40 s&w was like that! I just tried 30-30 for the first time with much less success than you had. Lol

 

[Apex350]

I think I still have the spent 9mm case from my first reload. It didn't kill me, so I figured it was a symbol of success.

 

[skeeterC]

My first one rolled off the press about 6 weeks ago. What a great feeling! I loaded 50 with slightly different weights and jumps. When I took them to the range there was one other guy there. I gave him my phone # and asked him to call my wife if anything went wrong. HA. Funny thing... he had something very important to do at his vehicle.
I have now found the components, loads and jumps my rifle likes and I'm now trying to shrink that 1/2" hole at 200m. Gotta love it! Good luck with your shooting\loading... C.

 

[Pr589]

Happy to see another reloader in the community. Aren't those first rounds a thing of beauty. Still have shots of my first box of 308.

A friend of mine was just enticed to the dark side and put a huge order (press, dies, tools, components) in with Henry at Budget Shooter.

Now, until the powder shortages alleviate...hands off my components

 

[titch--]

Nice job ds

I know when I fired my first reload, I was like please please please dont blow up. lol

Its a real fun hobby if you like to tinker.

 

[stevebc]

More accurate ammo, cheaper than factory, less vulnerable to shortages, and a new hobby. What's not to like?

edited to add:

Ha! I thought I was posting in the "Is it really worth it?" thread. Oh well, still works.

 

[kjohn]

Now you're hooked! A great feeling, and a great achievement!

My first reload rolled off the line about 45 years ago, on the kitchen table. Equipment consisted of a classic Lee Loader, a hammer with a plastic head, a can of 3031. I was thrilled with my first round. I think I still have that empty 3031 can.