- Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:07 pm
#2868
I get the impression that a few of the regulars here are serious reloaders, so I thought I'd toss this question out there.
Where the heck does one even get started in reloading? Right now it seems so mystical to me…
It's something that intrigues me on many levels. The thing that bothers me most about shooting is the perceived waste: every session is 2 or 3 cardboard boxes, some styrofoam trays and a whole bunch of brass. I have the uncontrollable urge to pick up my brass and take it with me because I think “Man, I paid for that.” I wouldn’t know what to do with it, but the urge is still there... At least I’m “donating” it to the range. I’m a big recycler, and the thought of reloading seems like it would satisfy this deep rooted anxiety I have about the amount of waste I produce at every session. It’s not so much about cost, as I know it would require a significant investment in good equipment and time, but cost savings also intrigues me. It may take a lot of rounds for the equipment to pay for itself, but psychologically it sure would feel good to know I’m theoretically paying less per round...
I’m also highly analytical and detail oriented, almost to OCD status. I understand reloading requires that kind of mindset, so it also appeals to me on that level. (I’m the guy following the recipe on the side of the mac-n-cheese box, measuring everything out – drives my wife insane.)
Any thoughts out there on where to begin? Good books? Any masters want an apprentice?
I got a Dillon “Blue Press” catalog in the mail the other day and My Head ESPLODE! (Quite possibly from the blond kneeling over the Barrett)
Where the heck does one even get started in reloading? Right now it seems so mystical to me…
It's something that intrigues me on many levels. The thing that bothers me most about shooting is the perceived waste: every session is 2 or 3 cardboard boxes, some styrofoam trays and a whole bunch of brass. I have the uncontrollable urge to pick up my brass and take it with me because I think “Man, I paid for that.” I wouldn’t know what to do with it, but the urge is still there... At least I’m “donating” it to the range. I’m a big recycler, and the thought of reloading seems like it would satisfy this deep rooted anxiety I have about the amount of waste I produce at every session. It’s not so much about cost, as I know it would require a significant investment in good equipment and time, but cost savings also intrigues me. It may take a lot of rounds for the equipment to pay for itself, but psychologically it sure would feel good to know I’m theoretically paying less per round...
I’m also highly analytical and detail oriented, almost to OCD status. I understand reloading requires that kind of mindset, so it also appeals to me on that level. (I’m the guy following the recipe on the side of the mac-n-cheese box, measuring everything out – drives my wife insane.)
Any thoughts out there on where to begin? Good books? Any masters want an apprentice?
I got a Dillon “Blue Press” catalog in the mail the other day and My Head ESPLODE! (Quite possibly from the blond kneeling over the Barrett)