Posted: 7/18/2013 3:57:19 PM EDT
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Just wondering if anyone from down South has any tips, tricks they want to share when it comes to handloading. Also do you know of local gun shops who carry primers, powders, bullets, brass, etc? Going into reloading and im trying to keep things local as much as i can otherwise my business goes online.
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Buy in bulk   Save some on the Haz-Mat fees.
http://imageshack.us/a/img189/1269/img1070kj.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img3/438/dillon001.jpg This is the idea but i can definitely say for a fact i will not be ordering that much at a time LOL, you my friend have several thousands of dollars on those photos, something i yet cant do, at least not that much!! |
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That Skill saw is about 34 years old. I used to have another one older than that. Gave it to my brother, I think he still has it. Quoted:
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Hell , I'd be happy with the worm gear. 
I believe OP also has a hungry FA or two if I'm not mistaken.  That Skill saw is about 34 years old. I used to have another one older than that. Gave it to my brother, I think he still has it. Gotcha RR , hence my comment , as a trim man I ran super sawcats back in the day (early -mid 80's ) , started my framing career mid-70's , in the pre-compressor era . My first miter box was a Stanley (manual) w/ backsaw. 
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That saw has cut more steel than wood.
Sorry for the hijack OP. Here's a little some thing to make up for it. You may or may not know this by now. Keep your component's in the correct ratios and in this order. This is not to say you should ever pass up a really good deal when you find one. Primer s powder projectiles brass You should always have more of the 1st 3 things than you have brass. If you have more brass than the 1st 3 things sell or trade the brass to buy the other 3. If you can wait another 6 months to buy more then do so. Prices should come down some what as supply catchs up to demand. When that happens buy as much as you can afford. Its a good investment! 
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Our reloading forum also has a wealth of tips for a new reloader. And a thread showing deals on supplies, so you can aspire to have 75k primers in stock
He speaks wisely. You should always have more of the 1st 3 things than you have brass. If you have more brass than the 1st 3 things sell or trade the brass to buy the other 3. If you can wait another 6 months to buy more then do so. Prices should come down some what as supply catchs up to demand. When that happens buy as much as you can afford. Its a good investment! |
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Write down and document the contents of every load. Make sure your 'batches' are labelled, don't mix brass, etc.
Always take your time. I always stick a post it note with powder type to the side of my powder dispenser. As soon as my batch is loaded, powder is emptied back into the proper container and dispenser is cycled a few times to clear any powder out of it. Keeps mix-ups and powder mistakes from happening. In addition to my beam scale and electric scale,I bought a cheap digital scale off eBay. My first 'correct' loaded cartridge becomes my 'control' round. I use this cartridge to set tare weight on the scale and I weigh each complete round as it comes off my press. If there's more then a grain or two of variance I know something might be off--usually a powder charge error. You can never be too anal about reloading! Also, when I lived in Florida, humidity was a problem. Keep powder and primers separate, in cool dry place. Empty primer feed/loading tubes when done, primer compound can absorb moisture and swell up, clogging or getting stuck in tubes. I left a couple dozen primers in the feed tube of my dillon 550 when I lived in Florida, they swelled up and were stuck tight, ended up soaking the whole tube in solvent to kill the primers so I could drive them out with a brass rod. |
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That saw has cut more steel than wood. Sorry for the hijack OP. Here's a little some thing to make up for it. You may or may not know this by now. Keep your component's in the correct ratios and in this order. This is not to say you should ever pass up a really good deal when you find one. Primer s powder projectiles brass You should always have more of the 1st 3 things than you have brass. If you have more brass than the 1st 3 things sell or trade the brass to buy the other 3. If you can wait another 6 months to buy more then do so. Prices should come down some what as supply catchs up to demand. When that happens buy as much as you can afford. Its a good investment! No problem RR, thanks for the tip, did not know this. Im actually in the process of acquiring all the equipment and tools i need so yeah not in a hurry, definitely dont mind waiting a bit to get some good prices. |