Nushif
Member
I was reloading again today and would consider myself a very, very average shooter when it comes to consumption, personally. So this is where my sudden insight comes from.
I've been reading around this section for a while now and I find the results people get with these very precise measurements and their technical expertise on the press itself quite simply amazing.
But I find myself utterly un- ... I don't know. Let me explain. When someone shows me a true race gun and points out how tight it is, the .0137 pound trigger that corresponds with the minimum pull of their third join on the left pinkie and the scope that has a focus point set to exactly their shooting glasses adjust sight point, etc I simply look at it, say "Cool." and walk off.
Not because I don't find it nice, but because I don't get it. Maybe it's my mediocre shooting skill or my objective when ti comes to shooting, or my approach o shooting, but I don't envision myself ever becoming such a precision shooter that these things matter. I simply have no interest in what a gun like that is made for.
the same goes for my press. I have a Lee press. It is a turret press ... it can be a progressive, but I took that part out at assembly ... it throws powder into the brass cases I clean in my vibratory tumbler whose brand I don't even know and I found I use the same .46 volume of powder whether I buy HS-6 or Bullseye. I pour powder in the top, insert a 115 grain 9mm bullet and uh ... yeah. That's about it. No clue how many rounds I've reloaded, but it's been a bunch(tm).
What I'm getting at is this:
I consider myself the average consumer, right? So why are we sitting here advising noobs on which press to buy based on the "tightness of the fit" of the press or whether they can load target ammunition out to 1 bazillion yards and whether when the plunger thingie comes up the friction meter tops out at no more than .57854 newtons.
Much like most modern firearms, modern bullet presses work in most hands. Until someone really reaches a level where they can truly appreciate the difference in a Model 80 or Model 70 1911 ... I think a Springfield will suffice, no?
I've found in my brief forays into teaching a lot of my own knowledge has to be tempered with what the user needs. Little Timmy in middle school doesn't need to know the denaturing process of proteins in the heating of organic matter. He needs to know that a fever burns viruses, but can burn you out, too.
Just a thought. I know there's a vast repertoire of knowledge here, but I think for true beginners advice, two things should rule the field:
Try it out.
Get an entry level <gun, press or gadget here>.
Your thoughts?
I've been reading around this section for a while now and I find the results people get with these very precise measurements and their technical expertise on the press itself quite simply amazing.
But I find myself utterly un- ... I don't know. Let me explain. When someone shows me a true race gun and points out how tight it is, the .0137 pound trigger that corresponds with the minimum pull of their third join on the left pinkie and the scope that has a focus point set to exactly their shooting glasses adjust sight point, etc I simply look at it, say "Cool." and walk off.
Not because I don't find it nice, but because I don't get it. Maybe it's my mediocre shooting skill or my objective when ti comes to shooting, or my approach o shooting, but I don't envision myself ever becoming such a precision shooter that these things matter. I simply have no interest in what a gun like that is made for.
the same goes for my press. I have a Lee press. It is a turret press ... it can be a progressive, but I took that part out at assembly ... it throws powder into the brass cases I clean in my vibratory tumbler whose brand I don't even know and I found I use the same .46 volume of powder whether I buy HS-6 or Bullseye. I pour powder in the top, insert a 115 grain 9mm bullet and uh ... yeah. That's about it. No clue how many rounds I've reloaded, but it's been a bunch(tm).
What I'm getting at is this:
I consider myself the average consumer, right? So why are we sitting here advising noobs on which press to buy based on the "tightness of the fit" of the press or whether they can load target ammunition out to 1 bazillion yards and whether when the plunger thingie comes up the friction meter tops out at no more than .57854 newtons.
Much like most modern firearms, modern bullet presses work in most hands. Until someone really reaches a level where they can truly appreciate the difference in a Model 80 or Model 70 1911 ... I think a Springfield will suffice, no?
I've found in my brief forays into teaching a lot of my own knowledge has to be tempered with what the user needs. Little Timmy in middle school doesn't need to know the denaturing process of proteins in the heating of organic matter. He needs to know that a fever burns viruses, but can burn you out, too.
Just a thought. I know there's a vast repertoire of knowledge here, but I think for true beginners advice, two things should rule the field:
Try it out.
Get an entry level <gun, press or gadget here>.
Your thoughts?