Considering Reloading.

[anomad]

[Caithford]

I always ask at the range before taking anyone's brass... but if they say they don't want it... it all goes in my bag

I shot less than 50 rds last night at the range. Probably came home with 400 brass. Most of it 9mm, which I don't own. So I'll either trade it for 45 or hold onto it until I do get a 9mm.

[Coedwards5]

It's not a big deal unless I was actually reloading myself. But, when you got garbage tongs grabbing brass near you while your shooting, it tends to try your patience. I think I'll make up some T-shirts for the wife and I that say, "Keep your hands off my Brass!". What do you think? Business venture?

[SideShow Bob]

Forget about your next gun purchase or two if you get a progressive press, the initial cash output to get properly set up will take a good chunk of change.
You will not recoup the cost in savings from reloading for several thousand rounds. But the knowledge and experience gained from reloading is priceless.

[G__Fred]

IT FUN! FUN! FUN!

And once you start there is A LOT more you can do.

I started with a single stage and bought all components. I now have a 5-stage auto progressive & a single stage, and cast / lube ALL my bullets.

Note, I started to re-load to save costs.
I now shoot so I can reload!!

[rondog]

JMO, but I wouldn't consider a progressive press until you're comfortable with reloading and decide that you really plan on shooting a bunch, and that you need the high production capability of a progressive. Or if you just want to build a huge stockpile of ammo. Or if you just gotta have the best. But one is definitely not necessary just for casual reloading.

My Lee turret press will make more ammo than I can shoot up, and since the dies go into an aluminum ring that costs about $10, I have 12-13 sets of dies all setup in rings, and can change calibers in just a few minutes. Takes longer to setup the powder measure than it does to change the dies/shellholder.

And people reload differently. Some take fired brass and just give it a basic cleaning, then run it through the press doing all the steps from depriming, sizing, repriming, filling, seating the bullet, and crimping (if they do that).

Myself, I take all my brass and deprime it first with a universal decapping die, then clean and polish, then reprime them until I have a bucketful. That way, I start loading with brass that's ready to go, all I have to do is size it and fill it up. Just my way of doing it, but the Lee dies have a removable depriming pin, so you can resize brass that already has new primers in them. So when I want to load a certain caliber, I just grab a bucketful of shiny, pre-prepped brass and go to town.

[C.hud]

"Keep your hands off my Brass!". What do you think? Business venture?

I'll take one. Gets pretty annoying especially if they dont listen when you say you want your brass!

[Great-Kazoo]

I always ask at the range before taking anyone's brass... but if they say they don't want it... it all goes in my bag

I shot less than 50 rds last night at the range. Probably came home with 400 brass. Most of it 9mm, which I don't own. So I'll either trade it for 45 or hold onto it until I do get a 9mm.

There is a brass weasal at the range i go to. He sniffs around while you're shooting. To remedy the issue i have some crap brass i piss on and take just to make sure he has some brass for his use. Just being neighborly.

[jerrymrc]

There is a brass weasal at the range i go to. He sniffs around while you're shooting. To remedy the issue i have some crap brass i piss on and take just to make sure he has some brass for his use. Just being neighborly.

Have to say that I have never seen this but then I normally shoot at a range that has little traffic. If someone starting grabbing my brass like that I would have to have a word with him.

[Great-Kazoo]

Have to say that I have never seen this but then I normally shoot at a range that has little traffic. If someone starting grabbing my brass like that I would have to have a word with him.

The guy's a dick and told him so before. Since he insist on scrounging i may as well do my part.
I've already informed him that someone as close as he is to my firearms is considered a thief and will be dealt with accordingly.