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Free2Reload (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You can shoot for free if you work your buddies a little. Basically, you have them buy the components, you do the labor and keep %25 of the reloads for yourself.
Also, If you shoot any Unique cartridges or premium hunting ammo you can pay your equipment off in no time.
crv423 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Is it even worth it to reload anymore? I mean the cost of materials alone has risen so much, never mind your labor, is it still a good economical choice over mass produced ammo?
Free2Reload (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The Dillon is Great. But, it costs a lot. If all you were going to reload was 2 calibers and a lot of it, I would get a Dillon. If you dabble in multiple cartidges as in rifle and pistol. I would lean toward the Lee Classic Turret. To change calibers on a Dillon is costs about $60+ not including your die set. The Lee Clasic Turret cost about $20. The Dillon will load about 450 an hour. A LCT will load at about 150. Maybe Start with the LCT. When I sold mine I was able to get a good price.
nightbmwryder (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I'd like to congratulate you in these amazing instructional videos! After viewing all your videos I was wondering which reloading press do you recommend? the dillon 550? or the Lee? Thanks.
Humboldt1337 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
These vids are great - thanks so much for explaining the process.
basil1200 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
good video. thanks
Free2Reload (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
3. I resize and de prime on the same press. It is a strong press and I have had no issues. I am making my you tube production backwards. Right now I do not have any brass to show my steps 1-3. Once spring has sprung. It is a trip to the range to find all the brass under the snow cover.
Free2Reload (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
2. The powder drop system uses pre-sized chambers. As a reloaded you can mix and match the powder charge by mixing and matching the different chamber sizes. It is very simplistic in design much like a lot of Lee products. Simple but effective. I think someone over there at Lee has the K.I.S.S syndrome. "Keep it simple stupid". As far as not measuring your loads while in progress, I tend to check about every 30-40 rounds just to make sure that there is nothing going wrong.
Free2Reload (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
1. I believe that the press will resize and seat just as good as a single stage. I load rifle cartridges .243, .270 wsm, .30-06
all on this with sub MOA accuracy. I use the press in a single stage function and weight each powder charge.
Although auto disk powder measure is amazingly consistent, I would weight each charge for your high accuracy loads.
jmathers1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
thanks for the quick response Kris.....1. do you think you can reload for accuracy (not just plinking, I need some accurate varmint rounds!) with this turret press as well as with a single stage? 2. Is the powder drop system easy to calibrate and consistant enough to load for accuracy without stopping to measure the charge all the time? 3. I see you don't use the first die (deprime and resize) on your press, would I need to use it or do you have another faster process? I am new to all this! |
