duck911
Member
Well, I'm finally going to begin reloading. I have my Lee Classic Cast on order and I am picking up the rest of my components soon!
My question is, how does one go about starting to reload with regards to brass?
I shoot:
.204
.223
.243
.270
and eventually, .300 Win Mag.
I have ZERO empty, factory brass and only a limited supply of boxed factory ammo. I will probably start reloading with the .204 and .223 first. (I already have an acceptable factory hunting load for the .270, the .243 is not yet scoped, and I don't own the .300 Win Mag Encore barrel just yet!)
I am not a high volume shooter, instead I am looking for accuracy, consistancy, and flexibility out of my loads.
How do I begin? Do I buy 100 once-fired cases of each? Do I buy 20 brand new of each until I find brass my gun likes?
Eventually, I want to have a perfected load for each caliber that I can duplicate anytime, and I would like to have 500-1000 rounds of each on-hand.
I think that mixing brass would be detrimental to quality control, and having to weight and separate brass into different lots seems like it'd be tough to catalog. Is a large amount of just ONE type of brass the good way to start?
Thanks,
--Duck911
My question is, how does one go about starting to reload with regards to brass?
I shoot:
.204
.223
.243
.270
and eventually, .300 Win Mag.
I have ZERO empty, factory brass and only a limited supply of boxed factory ammo. I will probably start reloading with the .204 and .223 first. (I already have an acceptable factory hunting load for the .270, the .243 is not yet scoped, and I don't own the .300 Win Mag Encore barrel just yet!)
I am not a high volume shooter, instead I am looking for accuracy, consistancy, and flexibility out of my loads.
How do I begin? Do I buy 100 once-fired cases of each? Do I buy 20 brand new of each until I find brass my gun likes?
Eventually, I want to have a perfected load for each caliber that I can duplicate anytime, and I would like to have 500-1000 rounds of each on-hand.
I think that mixing brass would be detrimental to quality control, and having to weight and separate brass into different lots seems like it'd be tough to catalog. Is a large amount of just ONE type of brass the good way to start?
Thanks,
--Duck911