My Journey into Reloading

[BenMara]

Picked up a couple things to get me started.
A stainless tumbling kit from http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com to start.
Have a Dillon Swage 600 to facilitate the military crimped primer pockets.
Picked up a couple things for a single stage Lee i picked up couple years ago from a local member.
With a Wilson case gage in hand, some powder, primers, and brass. 3 books and a friend to mentor me, here is what ive done so far.
What im starting with all 308 Win brass

Before After

 

[Midnight Raver]

Shiny!!! :ugeek:

 

[BenMara]

All brass cleaned and separated by head stamp. Time for a trip to the Swage 600. ahh more fun..

 

[Clicker]

Purdy stuff there, it's exciting huh Ben?
The best part is that you no longer have to depend on retailers for ammo when you want to hit the range.

 

[Tigerstripe]

pretty soon you will get over that seperating by headstamp stage.

more important to look for cracks on the case mouth.

the last time i loaded 308 i loaded almost 1400 rds. the only distintion is some bullet weights and configuration, FMJ, SP, HP.

i used the same powder charge, the 150 gr bullets, inside 308 tolorance so that they were ok for 762x51 cases in a 308 rifle.

 

[BenMara]

Looking to load more so for accuracy, i am striving for match loads. 147gr surplus/ plinking ammo does no good into my rifle

 

[V65Magnafan]

You'll do fine. Just make absolutely sure that every casing has the correct dose of powder before the bullet is inserted. Don't ask me how I know.

 

[PCShogun]

^^haha, I think I know.^^

 

[Tigerstripe]

ok tell a story about that ,its something you dont see every day.

us southern boys that is. :roll:

 

[BenMara]

2yrs later im finally started reloading some of that brass....haha

 

[Dayman]

I have a grocery bag full of mix .223 5.56 9mm and maybe some random 357 and 38 spl still sitting in my house. Once fired. I'll have to weigh it tomorrow. I would love to trade it away for some .22lr...

 

[Dayman]

Anyone interested can meet between Travelers Rest and Clemson. I can weigh but I am not going to sort, to much brass, guessing its mostly 9mm