So with ammo prices being insane now, I'm thinking that I have to reload. I've never reloaded before at all, but I understand the basics at least in theory. I've owned and fired a ton of guns, but I've never reloaded.
My friend has been reloading for years (mostly rifle rounds). He tells me that it's essential that you clean each case in a tumbler, then clean all the primer pocket, trim each case to be sized exactly proper, then lube all your cases, and finally check each round for proper powder amounts as modern dies can still be off like 1/10th of a grain even after they are adjusted to the proper powder drop amount after of course seating a primer, and then finally seat a bullet and measure.
Is my friend just being way too picky? I'm mostly wanted to reload the guns that I shoot the most I.E. 45 ACP and 9mm for my pistols. I've read certain posts on here that some people NEVER have trimmed their 45ACP and similar pistol calibers. I like the idea of reloading, but I want some sort of mechanism that doesn't take forever which is why I like the idea of a rotary press. He told me they are a waste of money, and that not cleaning primer pockets is DANGEROUS
What should glean from my friends advice? What should I do to start because there is so much information about what you should do that it's overwhelming?
My friend has been reloading for years (mostly rifle rounds). He tells me that it's essential that you clean each case in a tumbler, then clean all the primer pocket, trim each case to be sized exactly proper, then lube all your cases, and finally check each round for proper powder amounts as modern dies can still be off like 1/10th of a grain even after they are adjusted to the proper powder drop amount after of course seating a primer, and then finally seat a bullet and measure.
Is my friend just being way too picky? I'm mostly wanted to reload the guns that I shoot the most I.E. 45 ACP and 9mm for my pistols. I've read certain posts on here that some people NEVER have trimmed their 45ACP and similar pistol calibers. I like the idea of reloading, but I want some sort of mechanism that doesn't take forever which is why I like the idea of a rotary press. He told me they are a waste of money, and that not cleaning primer pockets is DANGEROUS
What should glean from my friends advice? What should I do to start because there is so much information about what you should do that it's overwhelming?