I’m still learning what everything is, I know there’s a box of bushing in the “box-o-reloading stuff” I bought with the Hornady lock n load in it.
Isn't this cool? I like all the solid advice being given. I am thinking this thread is exactly what OSA is really all about. As far as your questions, I have nothing to add; these fellers seem to have it covered.
I really like the Lee trimmer.
I do it like this guy. I knew there would be a video. Fast easy and consistent.
I do it like this guy. I knew there would be a video. Fast easy and consistent.
I used one of those Lee trimmers for years, and they work just fine, if you use an electric drill with it, you can trim and chamfer with very little effort.
I like this one even better, I just use it with the hand crank and it's not much more trouble than shoving it up a resizer die. Eliminates the chamfer step.
https://leeprecision.com/case-conditioning-tools/case-trimming-tools/
I like this one even better, I just use it with the hand crank and it's not much more trouble than shoving it up a resizer die. Eliminates the chamfer step.
https://leeprecision.com/case-conditioning-tools/case-trimming-tools/
I still use the Forster hand crank trimmer I've had for years. If I'm gonna' be trimming a lot of cases, I made an adapter that I can put on the shaft to allow me to use a drill. Trimming cases is easily my least favorite thing about reloading!
I have a .308 quick trim by Lee and I must not have used it enough to get the feel of it as all my cases are much different lengths when finished and I like a VLD chamfer. In the drawer it went.
Same and switched to the power adapter for when I convert 223/556 to 300BLK. It makes a long tedious job go pretty fast. Never had an issue with major size difference with it unless the case was a little short to begin with and very seldom have one not in spec.
As far as starting with rifle cases I agree they are better, straight wall or not it's just a lot easier to work with when the difference from min to max load is larger. Pistol loads may be two or three tenths of a grain between minimum and max load and a rifle case may be larger than a full grain. There is a lot more wiggle room to work with there. Then when you are consistent and comfortable with what you are doing move to something smaller.
Can I sneak a question in here? In the other thread folks were talking about lubing cases before resizing. I have watched a lot of videos. It seems everyone is cleaning the brass then resizing. On this site I thought someone said they resized before cleaning then the cleaning process removed the oil. Can it be done either way? Also what happens if oil gets into the case and you load it?
Lube rifle. No need to on pistol. I'm sure there are exceptions.
I lube with Hornady one shot spray. I'm positive some of it has been in the case during the loading process. I've never had an issue. I've even seen it advertised to be no big deal. Sometimes I lube and resize, tumble and then continue the loading process. Sometimes I tumble first then go through the whole process. Sometimes I don't tumble at all. Nowadays I have a universal decapping die and usually atleast pop the primers out before tumbling.
