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Steve's
Rifle Cartridge Reloading
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
LETS LOAD!!
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