Reloading DOH! Today...

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I had a few hours to spare this afternoon and I decided to load up the 100 brand spankin’ new nickel plated Starline .454 cases I have sitting in a MTM cartridge box.

I have plenty of H110...bullets, primers...all set! :thumbup:

I set the sizing and belling dies in my single stage and all went swimmingly...:)

Then I grabbed the last 100-box of Win Small Rifle primers... and it’s short 25! :cuss: I don’t recall ever using any since it’s only .454 I load for that uses them, and I’m very good about adding a “-5” or “-20” on the box if I do use 5 or 20 primers out of a box rather than all 100. I think it was shorted at the retailer. :fire:

Then, to top it off, the label says the Sierra JHP bullets I have max at 1,400 FPS for revolvers. No probs! I have a box of XTP-MAG I bought a year ago. But upon closer inspection they’re only XTP with a max of 1,500 FPS for revolvers!

DOH! :confused:

So much for free time... now I’m hoping my LGS has .452 XTP-MAG bullets (or something similar) and Small Rifle primers in stock tomorrow or I’m ordering online and waiting another couple weeks to get some time to load them... o_O

Stay safe
 
I mark my powder cans with the date that I purchased them and I put an "O" for open on the caps of any that I have used. I have a stack of opened primer boxes on my shelf that I keep separate from the unopened ones. I try to load in lots of 100 but it seems like I always end up with an odd primer!
 
Riomouse911 said:
I’m very good about adding a “-5” or “-20” on the box if I do use 5 or 20 primers out of a box rather than all 100
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Me too, same with a box of bullets etc. 500-25=75-20=55-5=50..... Primers? I write how many are left on the outside of the little sleeve of 100.

But hey, we all mess up now and then.

But I can assure you I do not get down to 100 of any primer I use. I like to keep the bottom number at 3K for primers. Maybe rethink your inventory numbers. :)
 
:) Ya, the SR primers are strictly for the .454 and I haven’t loaded any for it in ages because I had no brass to use. I never opened the sliding tray cover or I woulda nipped this in the bud right then.

If the store has some I’m getting at least 500. LR, SP, LP? Those I was smart enough to have stocked up on several thousand of :thumbup:.

Stay safe!
 
Hi...
I try to keep a large inventory of primers, gun powder, brass and bullets on hand.
Brass is generally never an issue after 35-40 years of reloading.
I buy primers by the multiple thousands and have stockpiled my most used powders in 8lb containers. I have enough 1lb containers on hand that I may never use the 8lbers, but my son will inherit them in that event.
Bullets(commercially cast lead)are generally bought locally in lots of 500. Plated bullets are bought online in quantities of 1000. Jacketed bullets are generally bought locally and are almost always Hornady HP/XTPs for my revolvers. Since I mostly shoot cast lead, jacketed bullets are usually only loaded for loads intended for hunting. I usually only load a few hundred at a time for those, since they don't get used very quickly.
Just a quick glance in the reloading room tells me that I probably need to order some plated bullets for .45ACP and 10mm. Only have a couple thousand left. Wouldn't hurt to get some more cast lead for my general purpose loads for the revolvers as well. Not much more than a few thousand left.
Hundreds of jacketed bullets on hand in various handgun calibers.
Rifle bullets need to be re-stocked. Very limited quantities on hand.
Probably start acquiring those after I tabulate the damage that this week's gun auctions do to the bank account.
Nobody ever saved any money reloading. No way to dispute that as an axiom.
 
Well the LGS had two 50-count boxes of Honady XTP-Mag 300 grainers and I grabbed 500 CCI SR magnum primers so I’m back in business. :thumbup:

I have thousands of primers, bullets, coffee cans full of empty cases and several thousand rounds already loaded up for my usuals... it was this one outlier that left me hangin’ :)... and taught me to check... and check again... my supply stash BEFORE I get the dies set and presses ready to operate. :thumbup:

Stay safe!
 
Coffe cans. I have a loading room full. I’d hate to think of all I threw away. Kept a few here and there for nuts and bolts. Now got a loading room full of them on shelves with brass I’ve cleaned and trimmed and ready to go. He is right about the cost but you are going to get to shoot a lot more. Always a new gadget to but and another powder to try out. Got to love it. Start casting on the cheap side like I did and you’ll own more new toys than you ever dreamed of.
 
Sometimes you sit down with the best plan and it all goes sideways. Weird how that happens. I try to laugh it off (not always successfully) and realize it’s best to just go do something else.
 
Walkalong said:
Me too, same with a box of bullets etc. 500-25=75-20=55-5=50..... Primers? I write how many are left on the outside of the little sleeve of 100.

But hey, we all mess up now and then.

But I can assure you I do not get down to 100 of any primer I use. I like to keep the bottom number at 3K for primers. Maybe rethink your inventory numbers. :)
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I usually keep track of everything but I don't mark my smaller primer boxes when there are less than 100. I do mark the 1000 count primer boxes with a 9 or 8 or whatever is left when I pull a 100 count sleeve out. I date the primers and powder when I buy more but its been a good while since I bought anything except for a few pounds of Enduron powder and some W244 & W572.

I do write the number of bullets left in a box whenever load less than a full box and I have a file in my phone with how many primers and pounds of powder I have left. I even have separate pages for rifle and handgun powders.
 
Eugen said:
As a novice reloader, that is exactly the advice I did not want to hear from a long-time reloader. :eek:
But, it may just be true. ;)
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Don't sorry too much because there is a second part to that statement.
It should be:
"No one ever saves any money reloading, you just shoot more for the money you spend."
Back in the day I would have $20 to spend on ammo so I could buy a box of .357 Magnum or 2 goes it .38 Special. When I started reloading I was able to load all 3 boxes and more for the same $20. Instead of shooting 100 rounds that day I could shoot 200/250 rounds. Even though the magnums cost much more than the specials back then they cost no more to load than the specials.
 
I had one today. Bent the decapping rod on my 6BRA die. Of course I don’t have a spare. A problem I’ll remedy when I order a replacement on Monday

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I had it screwed down just a tad too long
 
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