I hate reloading.

[cpt-vera]

Just so everyone knows like
well to be precise case preparation, it does my head in,

[gav243]

hi i hate the prep to but love the rest but a good bullet is part of the prep

[fireman-andy]

case prep can be very tedious , I try to split reloading into prep sessions and reloading sessions. I can prep about 50 cases in an hour and the same to reload on a different night
I use an ultrasonic bath for cleaning which has saved me time with the wire wool and the primer pocket cleaning.
lube and size , cordless drill to trim to length/deburr and chuck them in the bath white vinegar /warm water solution for about 4 mins , rinse then bicarb /warm water 4mins(to neutralise acid in vinegar) and finally a soapy warm water solution to finish. air dry overnight and they are ready to load
but it is the worst part of reloading

Andy

[cpt-vera]

just been doing some more, kills my hands
got some S&B brass in 9mm and bloody primer holes are very tight, so tight that when I try to
uniform them on my trim mate case prep centre it stops the thing rotating, shan't be bying
S&B brass again

[6.5x55]

S&B brass IS cack. Even Prvi brass is in a whole different league to it .

[bruno527]

Do it in stages, it takes the 'chore' out of it ..i decap em by the 100's, clean em in the ultra sonic , whilst de prime/de-capping.

deburr & size..a few days later..then pop in primers ..hey presto......100's done...easy work..



sort of

[cpt-vera]

Yeah I know what your saying but I'd rather go at it and get it done
I must get my Lee pro 1000 set up for it

[Keef]

I reload .357 mag for the under lever and revolver. 180 gr truncated with 5.6gr of Vit N340 for the rifle, 158 truncated with 4.6gr of Vit for the revolver.

I've found the easiest way is to split the chore in two as well.

Tumble, decap, size, primer pocket and fit primer are done in one session by my son.

I do the other session of powder and bullet seating the next day. Saturday took me two hours to do 200 rounds of second session and that included a break.

[Linegeist]

................... and that included a break.

Break?? Wossat then?

[cpt-vera]

................... and that included a break.

Break?? Wossat then?

sumfing on cars init

[Keef]

Break?? Wossat then?

In my case it's the very long periods between work!

[weebeestie]

Over the last week I'v prepped over 250 Hornet cases and my wee arthritic fingers were killing me.
I bought a battery drill at the weekend and have done 100 22.250 cases tonight with no problems.
out of all the reloading kit have bought and all the fancy expensive stuff I,m tempted to buy I will never be without a battery drill or similar again.

[Beer Hunter]

I use an Forster trimmer and it makes the whole process effortless - trimming, outside neck turning, inside neck reaming, primer pocket uniforming, inside and outside deburring, it does it all
I can do standard prep in 100 cases in under an hour with no stress on the fingers.

Kev.

[flintlok]

I use an Forster trimmer and it makes the whole process effortless - trimming, outside neck turning, inside neck reaming, primer pocket uniforming, inside and outside deburring, it does it all
I can do standard prep in 100 cases in under an hour with no stress on the fingers.

Kev.

I second the vote for Foster all around. I have the case trimmer set up on my drill press. I also enjoy a cool Foster's 16 ouncer aka the "oil can" when I'm finished loading and I decide to get loaded. You just can't go wrong with Foster's.