So I finally got a friend into seeing the upside of reloading. We analyzed his needs and his inclinations, to determine that a Lee Pro 6000 was the way to go. ..with the addition of the Lee Inline Bullet Feeder and the RCBS Powder Cop
For those so inclined, save your suggestions that he should start with a single stage press. For his needs, he'd soon grow bored with the process of loading on a single stage and likely give up on reloading. He isn't interested in Reloading as a hobby, but is rather a shooter who sees the need to reload to maintain his hobby. I started reloading with a progressive press (Hornady LNL) without more than the common issues and will be on hand to mentor him as he learns the process
Before the the introduction of the Pro 6k, a Dillon would have been the obvious choice as that segment of the market is what they have targeted. Please, no "blue" suggestions from Kool-Aid drinkers. The Pro 6K buries the Square Deal in capability (at a lower price point) and buries the 650/750 in value while offering the same, or additional, levels of capability.
Now to the question at hand:
He initially was interested in loading 9mm because he doesn't want to jump through the hoops to buy ammo locally...so no need to bring up the cost factor of 9mm. I was going to start him out with an easy to manage powder like Alliant BE-86 or Winchester 244; which I already have on hand and can easily give him to "prime the pump"...he's looking to load something close to his carry ammo, 124gr Golddot, for practice
During his introduction to the process on my equipment, he mentioned that he was also interested in reloading 10mm for his Glock. I don't reload 10mm and haven't the foggiest of what he needs except a 180-200gr bullet and LPPs
Does BE-86 work well in 10mm as an introduction or should I have him start looking for a more optimized 10mm powder?
His outdoor carry ammo for his 10mm is Buffalo Bore 180gr JHP at 1350fps
For those so inclined, save your suggestions that he should start with a single stage press. For his needs, he'd soon grow bored with the process of loading on a single stage and likely give up on reloading. He isn't interested in Reloading as a hobby, but is rather a shooter who sees the need to reload to maintain his hobby. I started reloading with a progressive press (Hornady LNL) without more than the common issues and will be on hand to mentor him as he learns the process
Before the the introduction of the Pro 6k, a Dillon would have been the obvious choice as that segment of the market is what they have targeted. Please, no "blue" suggestions from Kool-Aid drinkers. The Pro 6K buries the Square Deal in capability (at a lower price point) and buries the 650/750 in value while offering the same, or additional, levels of capability.
Now to the question at hand:
He initially was interested in loading 9mm because he doesn't want to jump through the hoops to buy ammo locally...so no need to bring up the cost factor of 9mm. I was going to start him out with an easy to manage powder like Alliant BE-86 or Winchester 244; which I already have on hand and can easily give him to "prime the pump"...he's looking to load something close to his carry ammo, 124gr Golddot, for practice
During his introduction to the process on my equipment, he mentioned that he was also interested in reloading 10mm for his Glock. I don't reload 10mm and haven't the foggiest of what he needs except a 180-200gr bullet and LPPs
Does BE-86 work well in 10mm as an introduction or should I have him start looking for a more optimized 10mm powder?
His outdoor carry ammo for his 10mm is Buffalo Bore 180gr JHP at 1350fps
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