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Only had my Dillon 550B a few weeks now and if you shoot enough to justify the start up cost, my advice is..................
..................DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so damn happy loading my own rounds now. If i can put a press together, then anybody can. I mean that. Very simple to do and after taking your time seeing how everything works, it is a fantastic feeling. No more having to shoot full factory loads if you just want plinker rds. I'm going by the Lymans 49th edition manual for most effecient loads for what i use and they run great. That part mainly is thanks to my friend who showed me how to do it right, from the start.
Reloading may not be for everybody, especially if you have almost no spare time to devote to doing the reading about reloading beforehand, which is a must. It may or may not be for the person who only shoots occasionally, maybe once a month, or it may. There are so many little things that make a difference, it amazes me and fascinates me at the same time. The money saved is a big bonus too if you shoot alot, like i tend to do. Hopefully primers will get easier to find, but other than that, it's a blast and i love it. It almost feels like a beast within has been unleashed...
Now....when and if you start, listen to the ones who have been doing it a while. They speak truths that one cannot fathom till they are doing it themselves.
Also the answer is yes. Yes i have already made some mistakes and learning from them was important. The ones who said to devote time to loading with no other distractions around you. That means the dog barking, the tv on and people talking to you. It's amazing how fast you can screw something up with just the slightest distraction. Slowly i'm getting to the point where i don't check the primer seating on every single rd every single time i seat it. I still look at them overall when done, but just not everytime i seat one, like i was in the beginning. Checking the powder measure now and then and finding it to be the same as it was 100 rds before the last check (sigh of relief). Pulling the handle and being able to tell that something didn't feel right and stopping, figuring out what it was, fixing it and moving on, confidently.
Thankfully i only am reloading .45ACP but i can now see why some people have so many reloaders for different calibers. It's addicting.
Ok people you can now stop laughing at me, but i feel like a kid in a candy shop
Al
..................DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so damn happy loading my own rounds now. If i can put a press together, then anybody can. I mean that. Very simple to do and after taking your time seeing how everything works, it is a fantastic feeling. No more having to shoot full factory loads if you just want plinker rds. I'm going by the Lymans 49th edition manual for most effecient loads for what i use and they run great. That part mainly is thanks to my friend who showed me how to do it right, from the start.
Reloading may not be for everybody, especially if you have almost no spare time to devote to doing the reading about reloading beforehand, which is a must. It may or may not be for the person who only shoots occasionally, maybe once a month, or it may. There are so many little things that make a difference, it amazes me and fascinates me at the same time. The money saved is a big bonus too if you shoot alot, like i tend to do. Hopefully primers will get easier to find, but other than that, it's a blast and i love it. It almost feels like a beast within has been unleashed...
Now....when and if you start, listen to the ones who have been doing it a while. They speak truths that one cannot fathom till they are doing it themselves.
Also the answer is yes. Yes i have already made some mistakes and learning from them was important. The ones who said to devote time to loading with no other distractions around you. That means the dog barking, the tv on and people talking to you. It's amazing how fast you can screw something up with just the slightest distraction. Slowly i'm getting to the point where i don't check the primer seating on every single rd every single time i seat it. I still look at them overall when done, but just not everytime i seat one, like i was in the beginning. Checking the powder measure now and then and finding it to be the same as it was 100 rds before the last check (sigh of relief). Pulling the handle and being able to tell that something didn't feel right and stopping, figuring out what it was, fixing it and moving on, confidently.
Thankfully i only am reloading .45ACP but i can now see why some people have so many reloaders for different calibers. It's addicting.
Ok people you can now stop laughing at me, but i feel like a kid in a candy shop
Al
and i never even heard of it till i started shooting lead.
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