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Cubslover
I just started reloading last night. I bought the lee anniversary kit and the problem i have is when i seat the round i seat it in too far. i dont know when to stop applying pressure to the lever. Can anyone help me out. BTW i'm reloading 45 acp
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  • Cubslover
    Hey guy's, first off I would like to thank everyone for all the advice and comments you have made regarding my questions. I would like to get into reloading and recently saw an item on GB. The # is
    14479963. Is this a good purchase or are there better deals with dies out there. I dont know a damn thing about it so give me everything you've got.

    Thanks

    Larry
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  • richbug
    Don't waste your time on 7.62x39, you cannot possibly come out ahead. Wolf is $70 a case if you watch, and powder alone will cost you that. 40's yes you can save some money, I load them for about $8 a hundred with plated bullets, about $3.50 a hundred with my own cast lead.

    The basic lee kit for $70 is a great place to start.

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  • Hunter375
    quote:Originally posted by richbug
    Don't waste your time on 7.62x39, you cannot possibly come out ahead. Wolf is $70 a case if you watch, and powder alone will cost you that.

    That, and most 7.62x39 is Berdan primed (non-reloadable). Only the premium stuff uses boxer-primed brass cases. If you were shooting it from a bolt gun and using it to hunt, reloading would have it's purpose. But for plinking with an SKS, definately not worth it.

    You can save a bit loading .40, but if that is the only other cartridge you shoot I would just stick with cheap range ammo. WWB is $15/100. You can barely load for that unless you use plated or cast bullets. Once you own a gun that exceeds $0.20/per round to buy factory stuff, then reloading becomes a worth-while investment.

    Save the seals-club a liberal instead.
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  • gotstolefrom
    Yep, FORGET about loading for your SKS....money or accuracy.

    For rounds like 7.62x39 or 9mm luger, there is no monetary draw to reload...even if you do not count your time (nobody does). It is just too easy to find low price ammo for those.

    No mention of it yet on this post, but probably 90% of reloaders do it to find the sweet loads for particular guns. You only begin to 'save' money for the bigger or harder to find rounds anyway. For accuracy, you may find it in 5 to 10 trial loads....quicker if you research it. Have at least two reloading manuals, and read everything you can find, twice. If you read up, you may be able to limit your 'trials' to 2 or 3 powder choices and a few more projectiles.

    I have a few guns that shoot 2 or 3 inch groups with anything off the shelf, but with the 'pet' load that it prefers, I can get a ragged 1.5 inch hole most all the time.
    Read read read, be patient, be consistent, keep good notes.

    Check in on the 'reloader/paintball' forum. Be safe.

    ENJOY

    If we do not hang together,
    We will most certainly hang separately.
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