Introduction To Reloading

[Elliott]

When I looked into reloading for the first time I was overwhelmed by the minefield of information.

Once I got my head around the basics and gathered all the necessary equipment I had every intention to do a video series demonstrating how I reload, aimed at beginners. I finally got around to that this week and here it is:

*caveat: if it's not what you do then that's fine. This is a clip demonstrating my method which I find pretty simple and has proven successful for me*

1.Resizing and Cleaning
2 Trimming, Chamfering and Deburring
3.Priming, Charging and Seating

[ZaksGod]

watched clip 2 and i never put the case against the thread on the tumbler(too scared to scratch my brass).just use a tooth pick to clear the media.only have hand tools to trim,de burr but very similar apart from that.would be very usefull to any newbie reloader

[tacfoley]

When I looked into reloading for the first time I was overwhelmed by the minefield of information....etc

Excellent video - please tell me about the little ultrasound cleaner.
tac

[Elliott]

Excellent video - please tell me about the little ultrasound cleaner.
tac

Thanks Tac. It's just a cheapy from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00...TzL&ref=plSrch

[Elliott]

watched clip 2 and i never put the case against the thread on the tumbler(too scared to scratch my brass).just use a tooth pick to clear the media.only have hand tools to trim,de burr but very similar apart from that.would be very usefull to any newbie reloader

Cheers ZaksGod. Hopefully some will find it useful. I've cobbled most of my bits together over time and refined things along the way

[Treebone]

Great vids Elliot i watched them yesterday all i can say is go easy on the lube mate, you might get a build up in the die which will produce hydraulic dents in your brass, i lubricate every 5th case when full length resizing but use dry powdered lube for neck sizing.

TB.

[jackal1]

Excellent video - please tell me about the little ultrasound cleaner.
tac

They have these at maplins i bought one from there.

[Elliott]

Great vids Elliot i watched them yesterday all i can say is go easy on the lube mate, you might get a build up TB.

Christ, you sound like the wife

[Zetter]

Thanks Tac. It's just a cheapy from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00...TzL&ref=plSrch

Do these do an ok job Elliott as I bunged one on my Christmas list as I am planning to kick off reloading soon and they seem a hell of a lot cheaper that tumblers.

[223AI]

Do these do an ok job Elliott as I bunged one on my Christmas list as I am planning to kick off reloading soon and they seem a hell of a lot cheaper that tumblers.

They do with the added benefit of cleaning the inside of the brass and the primer pockets which dry tumbling won't do. They'll get it clean what they don't do is get the brass really shiny, I've found dry tumbling best for this so mine either get wet tumbled or US cleaned depending on caliber then if I want them really shiny polished up in dry media. No massive benefit in shiny brass though, just looks nice!!

[Elliott]

Do these do an ok job Elliott as I bunged one on my Christmas list as I am planning to kick off reloading soon and they seem a hell of a lot cheaper that tumblers.

Yeah if you limit amount of of brass to one layer in the tray and run a cycle with the same solution I use you'll be fine.

Dry tumbling after only dries the cases and gives them a final buff. If you use too much acid your cases can turn a salmon pink colour which the dry tumbler can also remove

[tacfoley]

They have these at maplins i bought one from there.

Is that a real store or is it the fictitious TV holiday camp?

tac

[Zetter]

Yeah if you limit amount of of brass to one layer in the tray and run a cycle with the same solution I use you'll be fine.

Dry tumbling after only dries the cases and gives them a final buff. If you use too much acid your cases can turn a salmon pink colour which the dry tumbler can also remove

Cheers for the info and Boydy47 this is staying on the list then

[jackal1]

Is that a real store or is it the fictitious TV holiday camp?

tac

I thought Maplins where a countrywide outlet, obviously not in Hicksville though eh!

[Daryll]

I thought Maplins where a countrywide outlet, obviously not in Hicksville though eh!

Theres one in Peterborough Tac.. not too far from you...

:-)