your 1st handload

[bassboss]

My first handload was .223, 55grain hornady softpoints, and 26 grains of CFE 223. I primed 10 cases (used about 15 primers doing so-kept smashing them/putting them in sideways), then charged them (which took probably 10 minutes because the hopper wouldn't throw a consistent charge so I had to use my own powder trickler-a .40 case). I went to seat the bullet (without even adjusting the bullet seater and I screwed the seating die down to where there was a cam action) and I had a vision of a pristine round awaiting me after I pressed the round and lowered the ram......came out with a bullet that was shoved most of the way into the neck and a crushed shoulders on the case. I backed the seating die off and crushed about 4 more shoulders before I figured out I didn't know what the hell I was doing, so I watched some youtube vids and finally figured it I needed to back the die waaayyyy out. Then I pressed 150 rounds, used 200 or so primers doing so before I figured out I had the large primer cup on my primer arm so things weren't lining up. 148 of the rounds actually fired, only two FTFs. Haven't had any issues since then.
Fired some awesome groups with the ammo, and enjoy being out in the shed loading, so I am hooked.

(This was about 3 weeks ago)

[ptroxx]

My first handloads were last week.....
9mm 115 4.0g..... on a lee anv press. I ahve about 200.00 in my gear.
I Have been saving all my brass for the last month or so.
I have over 1500 9mm about 1000 40cal I have both of these guns..
I have been collecting 45 brass at the range have about 400 rounds of that...

Im also going to be doing rifle loads soon....223-308 I dotn have any brass for these but just ordered bullets for the 223(500)

Last week once I got my press and all my other gear. I started loading..
It took me about 3hours to load 100 rounds of 9mm using bullseye pwder with cci primers..

Went to the range the next day, I asked a few of the old timers at the range to look over my loads before I shot.. well I went thru almost all of them in under an hour...
I had 2 primer seating issues.. other wise they hit on paper and I have 10 finger still..

Guns and reloading is all NEW to me, just purchased my first gun dec11 and now I have 7 guns and im also reloading... who would have thunk it.. ....
Glad I meet a bunch of cool people here on CG and they have been helping a bunc along with my other frinds who are gun nutts....LOL All I can say is im going to need a bigger safe ...LOL

[jaymz]

My first handloads? That's easy as it was only last night. 10 rounds of 10mm. 180gr XTP's over 9.5gr of Blue Dot. Won't get to test them until late next week at the earliest.

[17+1]

My first reloads were Spring of 2010. A bit before my 24th birthday, if I remember it right.

I think I loaded some Sierra 69's with ball powder. They didn't shoot that great, but they made me proud, and it was a start.

[Turo]

Yep, I still have the round. I made a few of them just to test and kept one without shooting it. 180gr XTP bullet over 6.5gr of Longshot powder. The rest of them shot well, but were pretty light shots.

[Butthead]

My first rounds were .50 DTC loaded with 220g of H50BMG pushing a 750g A-Max. I recall a bit of sweat on the forehead when pulling the trigger.

[Antihero47]

30-06 49.5gr Varget and 155gr SMK. I started reloading a few years ago, probably about 6 months after buying my first rifle/firearm. Mossberg 100 ATR from Big 5. I was able to get great groups with it. I did take a few minutes to shoot that first round.

[Tanner68]

I poured 90 grains of Goex BP FFG down the barrel, patched a 54 cal round ball and rammed it home. Capped it, aimed, and she went boom. And you can hear the big THWACK against the target carboard.

[kurac]

1992 I think, a hot .357 mag loaded with Blue Dot and probably a 125 JHP, I duct taped the Ruger Black Hawk to an upside down stool and used a sting to pull the trigger from around a corner, no joke

[24Sailor]

I poured 90 grains of Goex BP FFG down the barrel, patched a 54 cal round ball and rammed it home. Capped it, aimed, and she went boom. And you can hear the big THWACK against the target carboard.

Then did you try 120 gr. FFg behind a 430 gr. lubed Maxi-ball fired at a 5" diameter fir tree? THWACK, SNAP Falling tree.

[FX-05 Xiuhcoatl]

1992 I think, a hot .357 mag loaded with Blue Dot and probably a 125 JHP, I duct taped the Ruger Black Hawk to an upside down stool and used a sting to pull the trigger from around a corner, no joke

run, run,