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After years of resisting, I am finally doing this: Reloading. :bom:
My new text book arrived today!
These are the adventures of the rookie re-loader. Feel free to ignore this if you wish.
But, if you are skilled? Try and keep me from blowing key body parts off?
If you are not skilled and have never tried, maybe this will give you hope. I am very good
at macro stuff and not so much the micro. If I can do it and not be particularly talented, maybe
you can, too?
I have set up my work table in my garage. There is no excess heat from the water heater and air exchange.
The view stinks, but I really do not want distractions. As advised, I am reading the Hornady Handbook of
Cartridge Reloading before placing a lot of orders. So, the table only has some lead ingots and the one die
set I was given some time ago. I will build it and share.
Oh, that is not a shell. It is an ink pen! Ignore my cheap 'lead sled.'
I was told that the Handbook would be dull reading. I am actually enjoying it, but it is like studying for a tough exam.
I am out of practice. And, I wish I had an in-house adviser. 'Head space' took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out.
And, the text is clear: bad head space equals 'rupture' allowing the gas to 'endanger the safety of the shooter.' Oh, and
poor bullet seating? This leads to 'dangerous pressure.' Oh, and leave the neck re-sizing too long against the throat and
'Dangerously high chamber pressure will occur.'
:cherry:
It is all this that put me off reloading before. I am not alone. The book indicates that some of these decisions can,
'plague and confuse many reloaders.'
But, this time, I am determined. :scratch:
I will go slowly and know I am safe. Others do it all the time. I just need to be
accurate and complete in a step by step approach. And, I have a lot more reading to do.
Wish me luck!
My new text book arrived today!
These are the adventures of the rookie re-loader. Feel free to ignore this if you wish.
But, if you are skilled? Try and keep me from blowing key body parts off?
If you are not skilled and have never tried, maybe this will give you hope. I am very good
at macro stuff and not so much the micro. If I can do it and not be particularly talented, maybe
you can, too?
I have set up my work table in my garage. There is no excess heat from the water heater and air exchange.
The view stinks, but I really do not want distractions. As advised, I am reading the Hornady Handbook of
Cartridge Reloading before placing a lot of orders. So, the table only has some lead ingots and the one die
set I was given some time ago. I will build it and share.
Oh, that is not a shell. It is an ink pen! Ignore my cheap 'lead sled.'
I was told that the Handbook would be dull reading. I am actually enjoying it, but it is like studying for a tough exam.
I am out of practice. And, I wish I had an in-house adviser. 'Head space' took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out.
And, the text is clear: bad head space equals 'rupture' allowing the gas to 'endanger the safety of the shooter.' Oh, and
poor bullet seating? This leads to 'dangerous pressure.' Oh, and leave the neck re-sizing too long against the throat and
'Dangerously high chamber pressure will occur.'
:cherry:
It is all this that put me off reloading before. I am not alone. The book indicates that some of these decisions can,
'plague and confuse many reloaders.'
But, this time, I am determined. :scratch:
I will go slowly and know I am safe. Others do it all the time. I just need to be
accurate and complete in a step by step approach. And, I have a lot more reading to do.
Wish me luck!