new reloader question

[hairtumor]

after reading 2 reloading manuals, reading all about reloading on calguns and other sights I'm really paranoid about my first reload. All the relaod data (for the powder I'm using) states to only use the EXACT components listed in each recipe. Does that mean only use the listed primer, the listed brand of bullet (I understand the bullet weight is very important), the listed brand of brass or is it OK to use any SPP (not magnum), any bullet of similar construction and equal weight, and any brass brand??????

I have all my components and I plan to start soon.

[mark501w]

You don't have the guns they used either. You can move things around as long as you use a reasonable starting load. If you change any component you are back to reasonable starting load & working back up.

[ditchdigger]

You can use any brass, primer, and bullet of the same weight and construction. There may be some pressure issues at the high end even if you use the same manufacturer components in the reloading manual that you are using. That is why you never start with the maximum load.

[hairtumor]

Thanks, I feel much better now. That makes sense just wanted to hear it for some experienced reloaders.

[Hallx7]

+1 for what the other 2 already stated

[stilly]

after reading 2 reloading manuals, reading all about reloading on calguns and other sights I'm really paranoid about my first reload. All the relaod data (for the powder I'm using) states to only use the EXACT components listed in each recipe. Does that mean only use the listed primer, the listed brand of bullet (I understand the bullet weight is very important), the listed brand of brass or is it OK to use any SPP (not magnum), any bullet of similar construction and equal weight, and any brass brand??????

I have all my components and I plan to start soon.

LOL! You sound like me before I shot my first 9mm round I made, cept I made it with small pistol mag primers and WST powder.

Reloading is not a science at all. It is an art. We do it all by hand and nothing can be duplicated exactly like in a factory so you get as close as you can and stay within the safe limits and you should be fine. And if one of those reloading books was the Book of Lee (BoLee) then by all means, take it with a grain of salt. There are a few rules you should NEVER break, like, NEVER use a heavier bullet then what the load calls for, but it is okay to use a recipe for a heavier load and then use a slightly lighter bullet. (because heavier bullets tend to use less powder and lighter ones use more)

So there ya have it, there is prolly no manual that lists EVERY exact detail of EVERY possible bullet combination so don't sweat it.

[hairtumor]

LOL! You sound like me before I shot my first 9mm round I made, cept I made it with small pistol mag primers and WST powder.

Reloading is not a science at all. It is an art. We do it all by hand and nothing can be duplicated exactly like in a factory so you get as close as you can and stay within the safe limits and you should be fine. And if one of those reloading books was the Book of Lee (BoLee) then by all means, take it with a grain of salt. There are a few rules you should NEVER break, like, NEVER use a heavier bullet then what the load calls for, but it is okay to use a recipe for a heavier load and then use a slightly lighter bullet. (because heavier bullets tend to use less powder and lighter ones use more)

So there ya have it, there is prolly no manual that lists EVERY exact detail of EVERY possible bullet combination so don't sweat it.

Thanks