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Reloading
What are the easiest mistakes you learned the most from when reloading?
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<blockquote data-quote="Capt RB" data-source="post: 1547804" data-attributes="member: 85987"><p>I once loaded a bunch of shotshells without turning on the powder dispenser. I've had 2 centerfire misfires. 1 was an upside down primer and 1 the primer didn't work(could have been a used primer idk) I've had 3 3006 rounds from a box not fire. All because my firing pin spring had worn to much in that rifle. </p><p>I was given a Hodgdon manual and read the whole thing. I have since bought and read the #5 Sierra The #6 Nosler and the #9 Hornady. I have shooter's bible for reloading, Gun Digest for reloading and numerous other books about the finer points of reloading for precision shooting. </p><p> Cases you can run whatever for a point blank deer slayer. However to shoot consistently at distance you can get alot more sleep when you buy good brass to start with. </p><p> Let the rifle tell you what it wants not the other way around. Some guns will not shoot fast well. Others will, they decide not you.</p><p>Use good bullets for the task. I grew up using sierra's In the late 80's I discovered how well the ballistic tips killed with standard cartridges. I also learned that @ 300 wby velocity that was not the case.</p><p> I still have my original 502 scale It still calibrates each time I use it 38 years after I brought it home. I still use it to check my electronic powder dispenser. It flagged it last winter when my 10yo chargemaster gave up the ghost. It has since been replaced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Capt RB, post: 1547804, member: 85987"] I once loaded a bunch of shotshells without turning on the powder dispenser. I've had 2 centerfire misfires. 1 was an upside down primer and 1 the primer didn't work(could have been a used primer idk) I've had 3 3006 rounds from a box not fire. All because my firing pin spring had worn to much in that rifle. I was given a Hodgdon manual and read the whole thing. I have since bought and read the #5 Sierra The #6 Nosler and the #9 Hornady. I have shooter's bible for reloading, Gun Digest for reloading and numerous other books about the finer points of reloading for precision shooting. Cases you can run whatever for a point blank deer slayer. However to shoot consistently at distance you can get alot more sleep when you buy good brass to start with. Let the rifle tell you what it wants not the other way around. Some guns will not shoot fast well. Others will, they decide not you. Use good bullets for the task. I grew up using sierra's In the late 80's I discovered how well the ballistic tips killed with standard cartridges. I also learned that @ 300 wby velocity that was not the case. I still have my original 502 scale It still calibrates each time I use it 38 years after I brought it home. I still use it to check my electronic powder dispenser. It flagged it last winter when my 10yo chargemaster gave up the ghost. It has since been replaced. [/QUOTE]
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