Ghost In The Fog
Member
Hello everyone!
What a great site this is. I have learned so much and confirmed many of my internet related searches and proved others completely bogus.
I have been lurking and learning for a while and have just officially joined the group and I am now making my final decision/purchases.
I am brand new to reloading. And by brand new, I mean zero hands on experience. I am fairly handy and love to tinker and I understand the process and responsibility of reloading. On a handy/tinker scale, I am a solid 7.
After months of research I have decided on a Lee Classic turret kit. I am nowhere near even considering the possibility of a progressive, even though they can be run as a single stage. I want 4 dies because I will be loading mixed brass and want the crimping die The Lee Pro 1000 which is in my price range only has the three dies and according to the Lee website I should use the forth for mixed brass.
I don't know anyone personally who reloads 9mm. People I have talked to at my local range look down their nose at me and say 9 is too cheap to buy, why would I want to reload that? LOL.
I have found a meetup group that is more than an hour away in Colorado Springs and I will be attending the next meeting on Saturday to try and learn from them. It's really the only place I have found so far that I can talk to real people. The local reload supply stores all push for Dillon and I know they make a great product but I am not to the point I can spend two or three times as much to get started and from what I am learning, it will do the same thing. My local Cabelas is absolutely useless as far as advice and in stock availability goes.
The bellow is taken from right here in your "Library of Reloading Wisdom" and is exactly the info I am looking for.
15. Powder -Again, start with the "Ole standby" for your cartridge (if one exists)
What I need the most help with is powder. I am so lost and I am looking for a good starting point.
To start with, I will be loading 1,00 Barrys 115 Gr. round nose 9mm and I shoot a Glock 19 and 34- both bone stock guns.
I shoot IDPA at my local range once to twice a month and usually shoot once or twice in between. About 300 to 400 rounds a month total. I am not looking for high end crazy high performance. I am looking for a good, reliable powder that will feed through the Lee Auto Disk Powder Measure that comes with the Classic kit. I have been saving my brass from the ammo I have been purchasing from Freedom Munitions- it was once fired before I got it and also from the IDPA shoots when people don't want their brass.
I have one other concern that I hope you can address for me. What is the real likelihood of a primer mishap? Is it something to be overly concerned with if I follow all directions and safety precautions? I know utmost attention to detail is necessary, but does this happen anyway?
Sorry this is so long and took so long to get to the point, but I need help! LOL.
Thank you in advance for any help.
Brad
What a great site this is. I have learned so much and confirmed many of my internet related searches and proved others completely bogus.
I have been lurking and learning for a while and have just officially joined the group and I am now making my final decision/purchases.
I am brand new to reloading. And by brand new, I mean zero hands on experience. I am fairly handy and love to tinker and I understand the process and responsibility of reloading. On a handy/tinker scale, I am a solid 7.
After months of research I have decided on a Lee Classic turret kit. I am nowhere near even considering the possibility of a progressive, even though they can be run as a single stage. I want 4 dies because I will be loading mixed brass and want the crimping die The Lee Pro 1000 which is in my price range only has the three dies and according to the Lee website I should use the forth for mixed brass.
I don't know anyone personally who reloads 9mm. People I have talked to at my local range look down their nose at me and say 9 is too cheap to buy, why would I want to reload that? LOL.
I have found a meetup group that is more than an hour away in Colorado Springs and I will be attending the next meeting on Saturday to try and learn from them. It's really the only place I have found so far that I can talk to real people. The local reload supply stores all push for Dillon and I know they make a great product but I am not to the point I can spend two or three times as much to get started and from what I am learning, it will do the same thing. My local Cabelas is absolutely useless as far as advice and in stock availability goes.
The bellow is taken from right here in your "Library of Reloading Wisdom" and is exactly the info I am looking for.
15. Powder -Again, start with the "Ole standby" for your cartridge (if one exists)
What I need the most help with is powder. I am so lost and I am looking for a good starting point.
To start with, I will be loading 1,00 Barrys 115 Gr. round nose 9mm and I shoot a Glock 19 and 34- both bone stock guns.
I shoot IDPA at my local range once to twice a month and usually shoot once or twice in between. About 300 to 400 rounds a month total. I am not looking for high end crazy high performance. I am looking for a good, reliable powder that will feed through the Lee Auto Disk Powder Measure that comes with the Classic kit. I have been saving my brass from the ammo I have been purchasing from Freedom Munitions- it was once fired before I got it and also from the IDPA shoots when people don't want their brass.
I have one other concern that I hope you can address for me. What is the real likelihood of a primer mishap? Is it something to be overly concerned with if I follow all directions and safety precautions? I know utmost attention to detail is necessary, but does this happen anyway?
Sorry this is so long and took so long to get to the point, but I need help! LOL.
Thank you in advance for any help.
Brad