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badkarmamib
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I would have ponied up the extra cash for a turret vs. a single stage to start with.
...I would have made better ammunition in the past.
- Some of the brass I loaded in the 1970s would go into the recycling bucket today.
- I would have saved for a little longer and gotten a Rock Chucker press to begin with instead of a Reloader Special.
- I would have bought a powder measure, balance, and case trimmer a lot sooner than I did.
- I would have been more methodical in my reloading process.
- I would have ordered more components in bulk from sellers in The Shotgun News rather than paying for small units at Gibson's or Al's Lock & Key (although I am indebted to Al's as they were a great source of information about reloading for a couple of guys who learned everything we knew from an outdated copy of the Speer manual in the public library).
ColtPythonElite
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I would have bought a progressive a lot sooner.
Zaydok Allen
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I would have started reloading a lot sooner to begin with.
Armored farmer
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I would have kept my old single stage shotgun press in addition to the progressive, so i could load some special hunting loads without completely cleaning out my progressive loader.
.308 Norma
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I would have never told my wife I was building myself a reloading bench that would double as her sewing bench. She griped at me for 10 years even though she still benefits from my handloading addiction. I finally had to buy her a real sewing bench of her own for heck sakes!
FROGO207
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I would not change a thing!
Learning by doing over the years has been an adventure that kept me interested no matter what else life dealt me. I am good with all this and want to learn something new every day if I can. Keeps me young and sharp.
Learning by doing over the years has been an adventure that kept me interested no matter what else life dealt me. I am good with all this and want to learn something new every day if I can. Keeps me young and sharp.I wouldn't have started reloading as I would have probably saved money just buying ammo, wouldn't have a whole room dedicated to reloading with piles of components laying around, save a lot of obsessing over every little thing and I would have a lot more free time in my life. But alas here I am loading for 20 calibers with no thought or desire to purchase factory ammo.
I would have gotten a LCT sooner. Used a Rock Chucker for over 20 years. Recently purchased a LCT. I still use the Rock Chucker for all my rifle loading. Another thing I would have done is cast my own bullets. I just started casting a year ago. There's a lot of satisfaction in casting your own bullet, loading it into a case and seeing the results on target.
Armored farmer
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I would have gone ahead and bought a lead shot dribbler
This is a really good post!! If your going to reload buy the good stuff first and it will last. But on the same note if your not sure start out very small........ but that will lead to wanting more and better stuff!!!! i guess we are all doomed when we start!
FROGO207
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To me the only way things go is higher cost over time and bumps in availability. Buy what you can and as much as you can afford of things like primers and propellant (to a lesser degree) so that you will never want for them.
dwhite
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I would never have lost my original reloading log. Lost a lot of good information.
All the Best,
D. White
All the Best,
D. White
thomas15
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I would have gone directly from a single stage to a progressive, skipping the turret.
Toprudder
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One part of this addiction is that I really like working up new loads, trying new bullets or powders (primarily pistol). With that in mind, I would have bought a Chargemaster early on. I've kicked myself for not buying one sooner.
My first press was a Dillon 550, and I don't regret that at all. But for working on rifle loads, I would have skipped buying the Lee Challenger press, or the RCBS Summit press, and would have bought the LCT instead.
I am sure there are other things I could think of, but these are the first things to come to mind.
My first press was a Dillon 550, and I don't regret that at all. But for working on rifle loads, I would have skipped buying the Lee Challenger press, or the RCBS Summit press, and would have bought the LCT instead.
I am sure there are other things I could think of, but these are the first things to come to mind.
Demi-human
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Had I known how fun shooting and handloading are, I would have traded my Ex for firearms long before I did.
Besides that, I haven't been doing it long enough to look back. Maybe to the side a little, or under the bench.
I definitely look to the future. I envision many years of fun with my children. I'd better get to buying more components!
Besides that, I haven't been doing it long enough to look back. Maybe to the side a little, or under the bench.
I definitely look to the future. I envision many years of fun with my children. I'd better get to buying more components!
fotheringill
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I would have taken up archery instead.
Me too!! I enjoy it and figured i would shoot a lot more. When i started it was with a set of dies i purchased on clearance, barrowed Lee C press, cheap scale and dippers cause i wanted to see if i could make a more accurate woodchuck round and it exploded into a better press, scale, powder thrower, more calibers/dies, funnels, multiple powders, bullets, primers, tools. What was supposed to be $100 in the hole to find a more accurate bullet turned into a $800 mess. I don't enjoy it as much as i did when i first started but the little cost savings i get and the waaaay better accuracy is worth it.
Then you really would be broke!
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