Down the rabbit hole for a beginner

[Kwikvette]

Dude pass on the single stage press, go directly to a progressive.
What is your time worth, with a progressive you will save lots of time and have lots of ammo.

I'll eventually go with a progressive for when I want to crank out plinking ammunition. That's when I'll come back and ask what the best progressive setup is

In the meantime...slow is smooth and smooth is fast

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[stilly]

Hmm. Yall need to work on your delivery. I see it took yall 2 PAGES, nearly three pages of posts all going back and forth to answer the question for Mr. Kwikvette.

This is terrible delivery time...

Okay, it is done and wrapped up. Glad to see you got your questions answered.

I really do not know why I posted thi- Oh yes I do. It is late and I am happy drunk after making a most excellent chocolate/peanut butter ganache cookie recipe for folks at work.

[noylj]

>I've also read conflicting information such as only needing to thoroughly clean ammunition if picked up out at the range or field. When shooting your own reloaded ammunition, no cleaning is necessary other than the primer pocket?

ALL you have to do is wipe off the case exterior, as far as cleaning goes, so you don't damage the sizing die. Range brass requires that you also look inside the case to be sure it is free of mud clods, insect nests, rocks, etc.
Primer pockets are NOT that important. I like to clean out any white powder in the pocket, but don't care about the black soot.
People LIKE shiny clean brass. It doesn't shoot any better.

[tonyjr]

noylj
I could care less how shiny my brass is .
Primer pockets and flash holes are always cleaned .
Probably about 80% of my reloads use magnum primers - they burn a little long and hotter . Less unburnt powder .
As for the cases , all are checked for splits , cracks , bludges , bent bases and dings .

[longrange1]

Down the rabbit hole for a beginner

my gun shoots better with shiny brass...plus not only does the shiny brass make me look like a pimp at the range if the sun catches it just right it blinds the guy next to me which improves my odds of winning the match.

[RestrictedColt]

Shiny cases are easier to find on the floor, especially the desert floor where I do all my shooting.

[RestrictedColt]

>
People LIKE shiny clean brass. It doesn't shoot any better.

While it may not make or break precision in a huge way, saying there's no difference is ignorant. Clean brass will be more consistent than dirty brass. Primer pocket, flash hole diameter, case volume, neck tension/bullet retention; all these things vary with the state of cleanliness. Pin tumbling also helps de-burr flash holes.

[Kwikvette]

Hmm. Yall need to work on your delivery. I see it took yall 2 PAGES, nearly three pages of posts all going back and forth to answer the question for Mr. Kwikvette.

This is terrible delivery time...

Okay, it is done and wrapped up. Glad to see you got your questions answered.

I really do not know why I posted thi- Oh yes I do. It is late and I am happy drunk after making a most excellent chocolate/peanut butter ganache cookie recipe for folks at work.

Thanks for popping in

>I've also read conflicting information such as only needing to thoroughly clean ammunition if picked up out at the range or field. When shooting your own reloaded ammunition, no cleaning is necessary other than the primer pocket?

ALL you have to do is wipe off the case exterior, as far as cleaning goes, so you don't damage the sizing die. Range brass requires that you also look inside the case to be sure it is free of mud clods, insect nests, rocks, etc.
Primer pockets are NOT that important. I like to clean out any white powder in the pocket, but don't care about the black soot.
People LIKE shiny clean brass. It doesn't shoot any better.

noylj
I could care less how shiny my brass is .
Primer pockets and flash holes are always cleaned .
Probably about 80% of my reloads use magnum primers - they burn a little long and hotter . Less unburnt powder .
As for the cases , all are checked for splits , cracks , bludges , bent bases and dings .

That makes sense as to why some clean their brass in a bucket of water and soap. I may just do that to begin with!

my gun shoots better with shiny brass...plus not only does the shiny brass make me look like a pimp at the range if the sun catches it just right it blinds the guy next to me which improves my odds of winning the match.

Flash hiders are already restricted; they'll start banning brass because it's "too shiny" in the near future

[NYT]

my gun shoots better with shiny brass...plus not only does the shiny brass make me look like a pimp at the range if the sun catches it just right it blinds the guy next to me which improves my odds of winning the match.

lol, this is sig worthy.

[Kwikvette]

lol, this is sig worthy.

I was thinking the same thing

Thought it was near impossible to replace my current one....

[stand125]

Since you are probably going to get the best of the best and money is not an issue I will suggest something in all seriousness. Order a $30 LEE CLASSIC LOADER in 223 and use it for your bolt gun before buying your press and dies. Reloading on the classic loader is easily as fast as a single stage and it really is a great way to learn basic reloading. I use mine still for recapping brass while watching TV and have one in my bug out bag with 350 bullets, lb of h355 and 500 primers.

[Kwikvette]

Real quick;

Here's a shot of some brass that I've shot next to some unfired rounds.

Its safe to say that I can just deprime, resize, trim, remove burrs, etc. without having to tumble?



This brass has been fired by me and was picked up immediately after being shot.

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[JDay]

Real quick;

Here's a shot of some brass that I've shot next to some unfired rounds.

Its safe to say that I can just deprime, resize, trim, remove burrs, etc. without having to tumble?



This brass has been fired by me and was picked up immediately after being shot.

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I'd tumble it.

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[stilly]

Shot at an indoor range?

Yeah, for ladders for sure- looks gtg.

No harm in tumbling, but lately my ladders are looking dirty as sin.

[tonyjr]

Yup , the inside of case is not important as long as out side is pretty .