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These are the techniques and equipment that I use to produce reloaded cartridges for bolt and semi-automatic rifles. Other techniques and equipment may be: better/worse, cheaper/costlier, safer/more dangerous or whatever. Read this stuff and use it or not, at your own risk!

Reference Material - These are the source of loading Data - You shouldn't trust ME!

~~~~~~P.O. Ackley - THE GUY!!!!

Dies - Generic Set-Up

~~~~~~More Dies -Lee, Redding, Lyman, Forster/Bonanza - Lots of Photos

Presses - Manual, Single Stage Only !

Components - Bullets - Primers - Powders

1. - Case Selection and Preparation - Clean and Polish

~~~~~~Boxer and Berdan Photos - You Gota Know What They Are

2. - Resizing - Generic Set-Up

~~~~~~Measuring CASE HEADSPACE! - That's Right, Cases Headspace as Well !

~~~~~~Rimmed and Belted Cases - Some Special Set-up Required

~~~~~~Wilson Adjustable Case Gage - Manufacturers Instructions

~~~~~~P O Ackley On Dies and Resizing - This Info Is NOT To Be Found in most Manuals

3. - Case Work - Primer Pockets, Flash Holes, Mouth Chamfering

~~~~~~Removing the Military Primer Pocket Crimp

4. - Case Trimming - They Grow, Just Like the Grass !

~~~~~~Some More Trimming - It just won't stop

5. - Priming the Cases - Where the Fire Comes From

~~~~~~Using the Primer Trays - Flipping Them Over

6. - Dispensing Powder - Scale and Trickler - Slow and Accurate

~~~~~~Powder Measure - Pretty Fast!

~~~~~~RCBS/Pact Electronic Dispenser and Scale - Pretty Expensive!

~~~~~~Dippers, and other Measures - Tried and True

7. - Bullet Seating - Generic Set-Up

~~~~~~RCBS Competition Seating Die - For Those Loooong shots

~~~~~~UnSeating or Pulling the Bullet - Undo Those Mistakes.

8. - Storage and Labeling - Keeping Track of your Work

9. - Working Up Loads

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