mp43sniper
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I've recently started reloading and have lots to learn, but basically started for the sole purpose of being able to make ammo (blank and live) for my own and several friend's MP44's. 3 of us reenact with them and blank prices are going through the roof. I can follow the machineguns around and pick up .30-06 and 8mm in piles of nice clean brass, and a friend already had RCBS dies and wasn't using them. He gave them to me!! I have the rock chucker master reloading kit on the way and also bought the really inexpensive Lee Reloader press for depriming.
I plan on reloading a bunch of .30-06 for my Garand and .30 for my M1 carbine on the single stage rock chucker over the next couple months to learn the process before getting into caliber conversion operations and will follow that up after a while with the move to progressive or turret presses.
My biggest question for anyone that loads MP44 ammo is: does anyone prepare their cases and then use a progressive press for loading? If so please explain your setup. The 3 of us will use approximately 600 blanks every other month and I would like to build up a nice amount of live ammo as well. I really like the Lee Loadmaster but is that going to work for me?
Thanks,
Craig
I plan on reloading a bunch of .30-06 for my Garand and .30 for my M1 carbine on the single stage rock chucker over the next couple months to learn the process before getting into caliber conversion operations and will follow that up after a while with the move to progressive or turret presses.
My biggest question for anyone that loads MP44 ammo is: does anyone prepare their cases and then use a progressive press for loading? If so please explain your setup. The 3 of us will use approximately 600 blanks every other month and I would like to build up a nice amount of live ammo as well. I really like the Lee Loadmaster but is that going to work for me?
Thanks,
Craig