What is the one reloading gadget you've bought and now couldn't live life without?
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Amen..I added the mod because of stick powders thou
Three 'gadgets' that turned my handloads around are:
Labradar, Scale that resolved to 0.02gn's (FX 120i), and Quickload.
Finding accuracy nodes, obtaining single digit Extreme Spreads, finding the correct powder for components used, are now straight forward.....the mystery of handloading is now gone.
Labradar, Scale that resolved to 0.02gn's (FX 120i), and Quickload.
Finding accuracy nodes, obtaining single digit Extreme Spreads, finding the correct powder for components used, are now straight forward.....the mystery of handloading is now gone.
Over the years I've acquired plenty of different tools for different reasons, some worked, some worked really well. some krapped out. The one tool I have had a ton of use out of and has me addicted to it, is a Lee handpriming tool, which I upgraded to a 21st Century body after finding about those. I hate priming on the press, unless it is a progressive for shotshells, they're ok.
Lee scoops are cheap and very useful when using a beam scale, wouldn't give you a wooden nickel for a trickler on comparison.
Powder throwers have their uses, with ball or flake powders, I've thrown a few hundred thousand charges with them. Mounted it on a Jorgensen clamp, haven't found a bench it won't attach to yet.
The other tool I've used a lot is a Pope de & recapper, bit limited by cartridge length issues at times, with some longer than the tool ones, but a nice simple tool, If it is long enough, I use it to deprime.
I like tools that are portable to the range, the livingroom and elsewhere, that is how I get the most use out of them, and the pleasure of being able to take them along. No issues with a Lee handpress , either, it has its niche for portability and uses at the range.
Lee scoops are cheap and very useful when using a beam scale, wouldn't give you a wooden nickel for a trickler on comparison.
Powder throwers have their uses, with ball or flake powders, I've thrown a few hundred thousand charges with them. Mounted it on a Jorgensen clamp, haven't found a bench it won't attach to yet.
The other tool I've used a lot is a Pope de & recapper, bit limited by cartridge length issues at times, with some longer than the tool ones, but a nice simple tool, If it is long enough, I use it to deprime.
I like tools that are portable to the range, the livingroom and elsewhere, that is how I get the most use out of them, and the pleasure of being able to take them along. No issues with a Lee handpress , either, it has its niche for portability and uses at the range.
Lee Factory Crimp dies.
Lee scoops.
My favorite 45/70 load is WW cases/4.3 cc Lee scoop of IMR-3031 (56.4 grains)/CCI-200 primer/350 grain Hornady FP crimped with Lee factory crimp die.
Works good in MY 1895G.
Don’t take loads off the internet as gospel.
Work them up and test them yourself.
Lee scoops.
My favorite 45/70 load is WW cases/4.3 cc Lee scoop of IMR-3031 (56.4 grains)/CCI-200 primer/350 grain Hornady FP crimped with Lee factory crimp die.
Works good in MY 1895G.
Don’t take loads off the internet as gospel.
Work them up and test them yourself.
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Without a doubt, the single most cost effective tool on my reloading bench is the Lee DeCapping Die PN# 90292. I have Hornaday, RCBS and Lyman dies and was busting off decapping tips all the time (load between 5-7K rds each year). When I got sick of always order new pins a friend suggested I buy this set, dedicated only for decapping. I ordered an extra 5 pins when at the time I ordered. That was 5 yrs ago and at least 20,000 decapping operations, have yet to break that original pin (but did clean it up file once). It has paid for itself 100's times in trying source factory pin on Die Sets, I have even cut off and filled down all factory PINS, and makes resizing slightly easier as this is not required during this operation.
Hands down, most efficient tools on reloading bench. Plus it was $15.00 when I bought and $2 for each of the 5 extra pin I bought (still unused)
Hands down, most efficient tools on reloading bench. Plus it was $15.00 when I bought and $2 for each of the 5 extra pin I bought (still unused)
The second most useful, time efficient tool I have purchased from Amazon for $219.00 was the Frankford Arsenal Reloading Tools Platinum Series Case Prep and Trim System. This has sped up my case prep time for .223 by a huge factor. No more sore wrists. Works for all bottle necked brass, although Blackout case can be difficult to hold, but still faster.
