Reloading addvice?

[someoneeasy]

Sell the brass or give it away, doesn't sound like reloading is in the cards for you.

[Divernhunter]

At least my spelling is correct and my advise is also.
I never liked English or lit classes in college or high school.
You an English teacher? You list SLO so maybe to teach at Cal Poly?
I might add that you can make a snide remark to me but offer no helpful advise to the OP.
Have a nice day

[stilly]

My ADVISE(not addvise) would be to not reload given your circumstances and to correct your spelling

And OP needs to know that there needs to be a space between a consonant and the opening parentheses...
LOL@ADVISE (That is funny because ADVISE is a verb, not a noun, the likes of which are being given out (advice)...)

Someone addon! Hear yougo.

[davek8s]

I'm not a big fan of all the grammar nazis.
Your or you're
There, their, and they're

I know what you meant. If I needed fancy talk and typing I wouldn't be on Calguns.

[___M|9||___]

hey there 458, according to your circumstances if you have no time, a family, and 3 businesses you surely dont have time to reload, god forbid you had ONE business and three families you even wouldnt have time to be here on cal guns, not saying youre rich but if you were to get 1 or 3 dillon 1050's automated with the works you still would have to sit or be by its side to make sure everything is functioning and operating properly and ti fill up anything that has ran out, ie the powder in the hopper, your cases in the case feed and your bullets in the bullet feeder. even if you get something commercially like an ammo load you STILL would have to be right next to it. So i would recommend you keep buying your ammo or have someone load for you. either way good luck to you sir!

[RandyD]

OP, I got into reloading to save money. Instead, reloading became an expensive hobby. There are so many excellent tools and items to buy to make reloading more precise. My point is that if you are going to do it as a money saver, it may become another hobby. However, its not as bad as owning boat.

Next you mention the automatic machines where you push a button and it loads hundreds of rounds. Those machines are not like your household washer and dryer, where you turn them on and can leave the room and when you return you have a finished product. Instead, you have to have an understanding of each reloading step, and be able to monitor the machine as it produces ammo. Improperly loaded ammo, can be dangerous.

[Full Clip]

If production speed and saving time are your primary concerns, I'd postpone getting into reloading until things are less pressing. (No pun.)

One mistake can change your whole life.

[Rwnielsen]

650 with a casefeeder. 500 rds/hr at a nice casual pace, including spot checks and primer tubes. Caliber changes are expensive but a one time purchase.

[Sir Toast]

OP, you'll be better served if you do your own research. Each machine is geared for different types of reloading. For example, if you have many different calibers, you might be happier with a Hornady AP Ammo Plant. If you don't have that many calibers or you load 1,000 rounds of a single caliber at a time, you'll probably want a dillon.

Some guy did an excellent review on the reloaders and wrote a paper about how he spent his whole summer reloading on four presses. Great article.

[ExtremeX]

Reloading is either a hobby or a chore. Automated systems require a deep knowledge of the process which you will only have after years of reloading on single stage or progressive machines.

Just buy ammo.

Regarding automated systems, I know black hills spends a boatload of time tuning their camdex machines to make sure they are producing good ammo. I also know of at least one case of a boatload of ammo made on a camdex that just won't shoot (could be powder drop problems, could be other things). I would much rather autodrive a 1050 for anything but very large commercial organizations. Even small commercial groups use 1050s with autodrives over the camdex/ammoman machines.

This...

OP, based on what you said in your first post... reloading isn't for you.

You really do have to invest some personal time into understand the process, the fundamentals, and the tooling.

Even with a full auto system there is a fair amount of work to even get it off the ground and keep it maintained. It really is a labor of love for most.

When it comes to reloading, your worst case scenario when your head/attention isn't 100% in the game is you ultimately become a liability to yourself or others... its an activity that requires a serious mindset as it can be dangerous if you don't understand what is going on.

[JagerDog]

I would start with the Reloading 101 sticky at the top of this sub-forum. If you really want to start learning about the process, you can always buy a reloading book and start reading. Lyman just released their 50th edition book.

I don't think you will find many people here that won't recommend you start slow with a single stage press.

For progressive reloading, Dillon 1050 is the best followed by the Dillon 650. They are better suited for more experienced reloaders.

Autodrive is for the most advanced reloaders.

My advice, if you don't want to treat reloading as a hobby, just buy complete ammo.

No matter what anyone tells you, reloading is not cheaper than budget ammo. I'll have to reload for years to offset the cost of my investments in reloading equipment.

Rule of thumb, the faster you want to make ammo, the more expensive it will be and the more experience you should have.

Well stated.

[cleonard]

The common handgun calibers are pretty cheap. For example the last 9mm I bought was about .19 a round. Can't really save much there reloading. Yea my plated 9mm is about .13 a round, but considering the time I don't really consider it a bargain.

When you get to less common the saving mount. 44 mag is not cheap in the store. I have a 300 Savage and even finding ammo during the ammo drought of the last few years was just about impossible and if you could find any it was up to $2.00 a round. Reloading was my only solution there.

Reloading is serious business. Do it wrong and it can result in serious injuries.