reloading
I came into possession of a Pacific DL 150 reloader, but it came with no manual, so I have no Idea what order the shot shell must go thru in order to be reloaded, can someone with the same model or the knowledge help me.
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loading data for .308 caliber ftx bullets 0 -
You may want to drop down a few forums, and ask over on comp. shooting and reloading forum. FWIW- thee is a lot of good USED gear out there for sale. 0 -
Dillon all the way. I made the mistake of buying a Lee single stage press for a little less than I could have bought a Dillon Square B progressive. I love my Lee press, it is just so slow and I don't really reload for the accuracy, but to build my quantity. I do reload a little 44mag for hunting.
Definitely ask on the Reloading forum. You'll get more luck there.0 -
Single stage for low volume pistol and accurate rifle, progressive for high volume pistol and plinking rifle. High volume pistol would be in the 500+ rounds of a single caliber each week.
Personaly I like the RCBS Rockchucker press (single stage) and if I was starting over again I'd begin with the Rockchucker kit and accessory pack. Everything you need, except for dies, caliper, primers, bullets and powder. RCBS & Dillon set the standard for warrenty and customer service.
Even if/after you move up to a progressive, you will still be (or should be) using the SS for load development, and rifle loading. The "non-press" components of the kit will still be used with the progressive. Buy quality once, it's less expensive than buying cheep and replacing it with quality later.0 -
I have an old lyman Spartan.I bought it new back in the late 60's or early 70's.I've only loaded for my 3006, until today.I loaded up some .40 caliber for my semi auto pistal.What a learning experience.I used one shell as adummy.I sized it , flared it, seated a bullet ,and crimped it.It took me over two hours to do fortynine shells.I can reload fifty rifle shells in less then half that time.I got to get a better system going for reloading pistal shells.It was fun though.[:)][:)][:)] 0 -
Have 3 different presses, lyman,rcbs and Lee. its all in what you want to do is how much you spend. If you shoot nothing but long guns, go lee or rcbs. if hand guns, lee pro progressive or dillon . depending on your cash ,I have a bunch of used stuff I bought last yr and still sorting out what all I have 
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I will follow up on my last post.
I bought a Lee Anniversary Kit in March. My first experience. I have since loaded over 1000rds of 40, 357/38, 44mag, mainly 40. My press can turn out about 100rds/hour. That is depriming/sizing, flaring, priming, charging, loading, and crimping; from start to finish. The kit has everything you need, minus the dies, to start loading.
In my honest opinion, Lee's carbide pistol dies are the best around. Spend the extra 5-8 bucks and by the carbide dies.
As Tailgunner put it....A single stage will give you better accuracy but sacrifice the potential volume. Just the opposite for a progressive press- much higher volume but accuracy will suffer.
I said earlier that I made a mistake by buying a single stage instead of a progressive as my first press. I got to thinking about that statement and decided that I'm glad that I bought a single stage for my first. Much easier to learn the different steps, dies, what small changes do, and it is much harder to put together one of the dreaded "double-charged" rounds. The higher concentration that the single stage requires gives you good reloading habits and helps you learn the basics of bench loading.
As I mentioned above, I, too, am a noobie to reloading. I will stress that you buy as much reloading literature as possible. I recommend the Speer Manual, The ABC's of Reloading (goes into the science behind the process), and the Hodgdon manual. Read them cover to cover, especially the ABC's of Reloading. Also log on to the main powder manufacturer's websites and request their load manuals. They will have all the info needed for nearly any load.
Here are some excellent websites....
www.Alliantpowder.com
www.hodgdon.com
www.accuratepowder.com
http://www.winchester.com/products/catalog/components/components.aspx
http://www.handloads.com/
http://www.reloadbench.com/main.html
Best of luck.0
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