Recent content by HiPhi

Thanks for the tip!

I was going to go with a Lee Classic Turret, and take out the indexing so that I can run it single stage for now.

You guys have all been really friendly and helpful so far. Thanks!

Thanks again everyone. I think I'm going to give it a go, and see how I like it. I've been reading a bit, and will continue to do so. I'm sure you'll see some questions from me here on the forum soon enough.

Thanks guys! I normally shoot a few hundred a month, but have gone through 1000 in a weekend a couple times recently. And I like to keep a good stock of ammo loaded and on hand at all times. I'm in Royal Oak (Metro Detroit) MI.

I think I need to order one of these: Ammo press

"Helps." Yeah, that's it .... :) I think I'm going to order a Lee Classic Cast Press, and move up to something bigger later.

Thanks everyone. Seems like getting started with commercial brass might be easier, and then transition into prepping my own rifle cases.

Thanks for the advice everyone, and for answering my questions without attitude ... I'm leaning towards taking the plunge into reloading. Can anyone point me to a good guide for prepping brass? A step-by-step that would help me figure out what gear is needed and such?

D'oh! I need to learn to read better. Thanks.

Thanks! Are those approximate times for 100 cases or so?

Thanks everyone for the input. Is case prep something I could be doing in front of the TV some evening, or is it a more focused activity?

"When I go fishing I don't figure in how much time it took to catch the fish to see how much money that fish cost me compared to buying it in the store." Fair enough! :) How about a rough guess on "the main processing. (sizing, decaping, trim, clean pockets, chamfer/debur)"?

Thanks guys - very good point about not rushing for safety reasons. I'm definitely feeling drawn to reloading - it looks like an interesting add-on to my shooting hobby. I'm just have not gotten any idea on how long it takes to prep cases. Would prepping 100 cases an hour be reasonable...

I guess that's my question - how long would it take to prep the brass myself? I want to work out a savings per hour. If I can save 10 cents a round, but I can only get 100 rounds ready in a hour start to finish, then that's $10 an hour. Not a great rate for my free time really.