reloading question

[glockwitknocks]

can i just fill the brass with powder without using a dipper or measuring it with scale?

[glockwitknocks]

???

[Paratus et Vigilans]

How long have you had this deathwish?

[.22guy]

Buy a Lee Dipper set. It's like 7 or 8 bucks.

[TonyM]

I hope this is a joke.





Really.




Before you even think about reloading, get a few books on the subject. There's no reason to hurt yourself, or anyone near you because you don't understand something.

[6079Winston]

I hate to say anything negative, but no. It would also be a good idea to stay well below maximum loads until you have been reloading for a while.

[kurac]

You probably should stay away from reloading, its not for everyone.

[6079Winston]

I have actually heard of people doing this with certain handgun cartridges, and may have seen it in action at the range. After watching a guy shoot a Ruger Redhawk which seemed to kick like hell, I noticed him open the cylinder, place the ejector rod in contact with the bench and lean into it to eject the empties. Advantage Ruger?

[glockwitknocks]

Buy a Lee Dipper set. It's like 7 or 8 bucks.

if i buy that dipper do i still need a measuring scale to measure the powder ?

[grammaton76]

This is going to be a hard pill to swallow - but if you're asking this question, it's time to re-evaluate whether or not you SHOULD reload. One of my range buddies... well, shouldn't. He doesn't have the patience for it, but he recognizes it, and he's keeping all his fingers. If you have neither the patience to weigh your charges, nor the money and inclination to buy and carefully calibrate a progressive or auto-measuring machine, then you should abandon reloading right now. You can't buy replacement fingers. Well, at least not ones that work anyway.

I strongly recommend reading on www.brianenos.com (including the forums) for some good solid reloading guidelines, and doing some Google searches for "kaboom" to see what happens when you fail to take the time to measure.

[ar15robert]

definitely need a scale every powder weighs out different or has a different power vs another one.

Can be done with only a scale and something to use to pour into the cartridge might be slow but at least you will be around to do it a second time.

[ibanezfoo]

can i just fill the brass with powder without using a dipper or measuring it with scale?

At least once. And when your gun blows up in your face and removes body parts or embeds steel into your head you will know your answer. You can purchase scales and dippers for a lot less cash than your average funeral.

-Bryan

[scrat]

Very bad question. The first thing i am going to recomend is not to reload until you start to read some reloading books to gain the knowlege that is needed. When you get reloading books. You are not just getting books that will teach you how to reload your getting books that will give you the knowledge to keep you out of trouble. When ever i talk to someone that does not know anything about reloading i always get that same question"have you made any hot loads. you know by adding more powder". These questions just show the ignorance of the person. if i wanted a hot load why dont i just seat the bullet in too far to increase case pressure. then we can take your gun. mount it on a vice an pull the trigger. or yep maybe we should just fill the case up with black powder and barely seat a bullet. Ok then you cn shoot this from your gun and have some one call me up the next day to tell me what happened. Cause im not even going to be around.

Do us all a favor get some books read them and learn the dos and donts first

[eguns-com]

if i buy that dipper do i still need a measuring scale to measure the powder ?

Skip the dipper set and get the scale. The Dillon Beam Scale at $49.95 is the best deal out there for good quality beam scales. It is the same scale as the RCBS 505 at about $20 less. The 505 body looks different but both are made by OHaus, both use the same beam, and both are triple poise (3 adjustments) magnetically dampened scales.

Chad

[JMB1911]

I use Lee Pro Auto Disk Powder Measure and just use the appropriate disk that corresponds to the amount of charge I want to use. It's been accurate for me so far. I use a cheap Frankford Arsenal digital reloading scale to randomly check to see that the powder measure is still putting in the same amount of powder in the case.