When I first started reloading, I did everything in a complete batch from one end to the other. That was only one caliber, and rarely more tan 50 at a time. I would clean, decap and size, trim, prime, charge and seat in one session.
Now that I reload for multiple calibers, I find myself going in processes, not batches. That is, I'll decap and size a whole batch, then stop the process. Another time, I'll trim a whole lot of brass. When I get out the hand-primer, I'll prime whatever I plan to load next. Several calibers, or a lot of one, or whatever. I always charge and seat at the same time, and never have more than one kind of powder open on the bench at a time, but I sometimes will do multiple calibers in that session, either using same powder or carefully putting one away before the other comes out.
But its always in processes. All the decapping, all the priming, etc.
I don't remember the last time I did a batch from one end to the other.
So what's your style? If you use a progressive, I assume you prime, charge and seat with one stroke. But do you clean and trim in a separate event? Or go all the way in one session?
Now that I reload for multiple calibers, I find myself going in processes, not batches. That is, I'll decap and size a whole batch, then stop the process. Another time, I'll trim a whole lot of brass. When I get out the hand-primer, I'll prime whatever I plan to load next. Several calibers, or a lot of one, or whatever. I always charge and seat at the same time, and never have more than one kind of powder open on the bench at a time, but I sometimes will do multiple calibers in that session, either using same powder or carefully putting one away before the other comes out.
But its always in processes. All the decapping, all the priming, etc.
I don't remember the last time I did a batch from one end to the other.
So what's your style? If you use a progressive, I assume you prime, charge and seat with one stroke. But do you clean and trim in a separate event? Or go all the way in one session?