My Journey into Reloading

BenMara · Dec 19, 2014

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 · Dec 20, 2014

Shiny!!! :ugeek:

BenMara · Dec 21, 2014

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

Clicker · Dec 21, 2014

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 · Dec 21, 2014

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 · Dec 22, 2014

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

V65Magnafan · Dec 22, 2014

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 · Feb 16, 2015

^^haha, I think I know.^^

Tigerstripe · Feb 16, 2015

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

us southern boys that is. :roll:

BenMara · Jun 14, 2017

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

Dayman · Jun 28, 2017

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...