Happy 4th what irritates you the most about reloading

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Happy Independence Day!


What bothers me the most about reloading is sorting the casings. I shoot at a outdoor range so there can be a lot of strange brass. I have well over a 150 lbs of casings I need to go through. {I know if only I would sort after I shoot I wouldn't have this problem}:rolleyes:. I have the shell sorter system and that helps a lot.
Sorting the 45's is like butter everything but them fall threw. What gets me is the nines like to hide in my 40's and can be a pain. Also sorting the 380's from the 9's can be a drag.
Anyways happy 4th to you all and what bothers you most about reloading.
 
Nothing anymore, now that components can be found again.
Shell sorters, dillon media separators,nut wizards to pick brass up with, chargemasters,case prep centers,and electric trimmers have pretty much solved the other bothers.
Happy Independence Day, I'll burn some of the powder in the recycled cases.
 
Case trimming ... I detest case trimming. Yes, the options for case trimming are much better today than they were only 10 years back. But regardless, I will never like case trimming.

Never ever.

dogfood
 
What irritates you the most about reloading?

Nothing really, been at it a good number of years and find reloading to be a relaxing hobby. Finally retired so I have the time to place into reloading and getting out on the ranges (indoor & outdoor). I don't pick up range brass unless someone gives me some new stuff. A few weeks back several SWAT guys were shooting .308 Winchester (Federal GM Match) and gave me several hundred pieces of brass but beyond things like that I let range brass lay only recovering my own. I also don't reload as many calibers as I once did making for simpler all around.

Case trim is done with an RCBS setup and not that annoying and my priming is done by hand using an old Lee hand priming tool or RCBS tool. Again, it's a leisurely thing. :)


Ron
 
A few weeks back several SWAT guys were shooting .308 Winchester (Federal GM Match) and gave me several hundred pieces of brass but beyond things like that I let range brass lay only recovering my own. I also don't reload as many calibers as I once did making for simpler all around.
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I would suggest you do a search on FC brass, there has to be gigs of space used by members on other forums that just can not stand FC brass. Seems they claim it is too soft. That is not a problem for me; I would be more concerned if it was not soft. I like a case that expands when fired, I do not want my cases to expand a lot but I want my case heads to expand a measurable amount. It has always been that way.

F. Guffey
 
I hate case prep. I trim with a lyman ez trim which sucks and than the chamfer and de-bur by hand with the lyman hand tools or chucked in the drill.

oh and not having enough money to buy all the things you need. sometimes I find it overwhelming.
 
F. Guffey said:
I would suggest you do a search on FC brass, there has to be gigs of space used by members on other forums that just can not stand FC brass. Seems they claim it is too soft. That is not a problem for me; I would be more concerned if it was not soft. I like a case that expands when fired, I do not want my cases to expand a lot but I want my case heads to expand a measurable amount. It has always been that way.



F. Guffey
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I agree I've loaded hundreds of rounds in FC brass for my .308 and have never had any issues. I think it's just fine, sure it's not Nosler or Lapua, but then again it's no as spendy either.


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I don't like the newbies that want to get into reloading without doing their homework. They present a danger to themselves and others.
 
That's good to hear about the FC brass. Have read a lot of negative also.

And I hope not to disappoint flashhole. This is nothing to be taken lightly. And there is never any hurry.

As far as what I don't like? Don't quite know yet. I don't like cleaning guns but there's nothing like the satisfaction of a well cleaned and lubed gun. Same goes with a container of cleaned, sized and primed brass all ready to load. Makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. :D
 
After meticulously sorting, polishing, and inspecting my brass I load it. When the finished round drops into the try there is a crack from the neck about half way down that was not there when it went into the crimp die.

Rifle case prep is a close second...
 
Nothing really....

To me reloading is part of the hobby...and I enjoy it.

I do my case prep in stages....cleaning and then sorting 5 - 10 gallons of fired cases into a "10 gallon Sorted and Cleaned tub - by caliber "....ready for case lube and getting tossed into the case feeder...
 
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I don't like the newbies that want to get into reloading without doing their homework. They present a danger to themselves and others.

That is a very good point. I do find reloading relaxing as well just hate the sorting of some of it. I think for a while I will only pick up my 40's I have a ton of brass. It took a little over 3 hours to get it done. Here is what I have. Which doesn't include what I have cleaned and deprimed.

9mm = 150 lbs
40 = 50 lbs
45 = 30 lbs I don't own a 45 might someday lol
 
Nothing really irritating that comes to mind, not even the occasional trimming. I likewise will accept all the FC brass that should come my way. Granted the primer pockets do tend to loosen, loaded for the Garand, but this is more than compensated by the heavier brass and thicker case necks that provide tighter bullet hold.
 
To go along more or less with posts # 8 and 14, I'm not so much concerned with the homework since 50 years ago there was hardly any homework information available and you were pretty much on your own, but instead those who apparently think there is a magic formula for every cartridge, rather than developing their own best loads from scratch. A good starting place can always be the Lyman manual and their potentially most accurate loads.
 
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I just wished I lived in the country and could have a nice range so it would be more convenient to develop loads and spend more time shooting and loading.
 
However, follow up to my post #16, quite often the potentially most accurate loads are max loads and everyone should know not to start out that way. But start lower and work up as the situation allows.
 
I don't like re-sizing.

I would like to get eno0ugh brass going so that I could do it once a year, hmmmm

As for Trimming per below, get a Gerard Tri Cutter! Trims and chamfer and deburrs all in one operation! Very consistent length. I won't say you will like it but I can guaranteed it will remove it from detest to ok.


Case trimming ... I detest case trimming. Yes, the options for case trimming are much better today than they were only 10 years back. But regardless, I will never like case trimming.

Never ever.

dogfood
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I've been reloading most of my life, mostly to be able to afford shooting, especially after getting involved in regular training, practice and competition.
Otherwise it wouldn't have been possible.
But I really never liked it much and less so with getting older and more creaky.
If I were wealthy enough to buy all my ammo from a reliable source, I'd never do it.
Or repair and wash my own car.
 
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