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Just joined the forum after stumbling onto Marlin 39 community. I've wanted to try reloading for along time but never “pulled the trigger". In reading threads from some noobs I see you all suggest reading some reloading manuals. Is there any DVD's out there to go along with manuals?
I don't shoot often but I'm always buying something to shoot with.
I can see I'm gonna love this forum.
Thanks for having me ..
 
I am fairly new to reloading also, been doing it about a year now. I got the Lyman reloading handbook which has a ton of good info in the front. a section for pistol calibers and a section for rifle calibers. In addition I found a good site with how to videos on setting up your dies in the press. That was at Titanreloading.com and The Lyman manual is available from Midwayusa.com for $20.
 
Another wandering soul teetering on the edge of the abyss.......

Welcome to the forum!!:)
If you do start reloading you will be travelling the High Road, but it's a path of no return. Reloading for me has become the main hobby and shooting is just a necessary activity to test what I have made. Consider yourself warned.;)
 
That Lyman manual is pretty much a necessity for reloading.. Its gets old hearing everyone tell new reloaders to read the reloading books over and over, but it really is the best advice... A lot of things you figure out along the way by just having your hands on it and doing it... Getting started is the hard part, but once you got the equipment there and setup and supplies on hand, you will figure it out... JMO...
 
Another wandering soul teetering on the edge of the abyss.......
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An excellent description. Yep, cause once you fall in you can't get out, but heck, none of us want to either. :)

I, like many here, learned strictly from books, pre internet days, but now there are so many good utube videos etc, and I am sure DVDs, that many folks learn differently than we did back then.

I have never looked into reloading DVDs, but I am sure they are out there. Welcome to THR
 
Heed well the advice to get some reloading manuals and read them! After you have read enough to get at least a basic idea of what reloading requires, then (and only then) it is OK to watch a few videos' on U-tube! The problem with vids is that as a new reloader you cannot, with confidence, tell the good advice from the bad and believe me there is some REALLY BAD advice out there just waiting to bite you. Welcome to the hobby and be safe!
 
Welcome to reloading

Any of the reloading manuals have the information you need. Speer, Sierra, Nosler and Hornady manuals have loading data for their specific bullets and are worth their weight in gold. The first chapters in most manuals contain the basic info you need to get started.

I like this 5 page step-by-step PDF by RCBS, as it gives you a simple quick check through the necessary reloading steps, for to staple together and hang somewhere near your bench. Down load it here:

http://www.rcbs.com/pdf/RCBS_Step-By-Step_Reloading_Guide.pdf

It's strong point is its simplicity to keep the reams of detailed information you will read from overwhelming you. Leave the complicated matters for later, for when you have become experienced and reload simply for a while using starting published loads found in the manuals.
 
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Heed well the advice to get some reloading manuals and read them! After you have read enough to get at least a basic idea of what reloading requires, then (and only then) it is OK to watch a few videos' on U-tube! The problem with vids is that as a new reloader you cannot, with confidence, tell the good advice from the bad and believe me there is some REALLY BAD advice out there just waiting to bite you. Welcome to the hobby and be safe!
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Good advice. And when the .gov or anyone else decides it's time to turn off the lights, your printed manual will still be useable. Electronic gadgets-not so much. (I need a smiley with a tinfoil hat here)
 
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Is there any DVD's out there to go along with manuals?
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Welcome to the forum and reloading!

My Hornady press came with a DVD, other than that I don't know of any. You can find almost anything to do with reloading on You Tube and the manufacturer's websites though.
 
Only problem with you tube is some anyone with a camera can be an "expert". If you go that route stick with the vids made by businesses, if they put out something bad they can be held liable.
 
Jesse makes a great point. In our business, it needs to be confirmed by published data. I wouldn't trust someone else's reloads, why would I trust someone else's video on how to do it? Welcome to the "abyss".
 
I am new to reloading too getting started a couple months ago. I bought the lyman manual first and read it a couple times before anything else. I then studied the different types of presses to decide which type I wanted by looking on line and reading on this forum. I found a like new turret press kit used on craigslist. There is unlimited knowledge on this site, use it. I have learned alot here to have the confidence to jump in. Pay close attention to what you're doing and you will be fine.
 
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I am new to reloading too getting started a couple months ago. I bought the lyman manual first and read it a couple times before anything else. I then studied the different types of presses to decide which type I wanted by looking on line and reading on this forum. I found a like new turret press kit used on craigslist. There is unlimited knowledge on this site, use it. I have learned alot here to have the confidence to jump in. Pay close attention to what you're doing and you will be fine.
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It's too late for you.:uhoh: My condolences to your family. Welcome to the abyss from which there is no turning back. :D
 
Ragweed - yes there are LOTS of DVDs.
Just search the internet for "Reloading DVD".

Plenty of free videos too.
Try www.youtube.com (search reloading)

My favorite manual is Lyman's 49th Reloading Handbook.
After you read it, you'll have a MUCH better idea of what questions to ask.
Welcome to The High Road!

And welcome to the adicct ... oh, I mean hobby!
Ya, that's it hobby. :eek: :D
 
Well I've been shooting 9mm lately. However I would pull out the revolvers if I start reloading. Besides keeping up with the brass is reloading auto more difficult than revolver ammo.
Thanks
 
Reloading

Thanks everyone. Lyman's 49th it is.
By the way I must of made an error when I registered. For some reason I'm not getting emails from THR. I just happened to back track to my post to check on any responses. Any ideas.
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Ragweed
 
Read the books. They are where you will find the data. Use your Google fu or Bing kwon do to find DVDs for sale, and check Youtube, where you will find not only general loading how-to's but also product specific vids from both manufacturers and users. But be warned, some of these youtube vids are presented by Darwin Award nominees. Use caution.
 
Since ive been reloading i enjoy shooting much more...very addictive just make sure to triple check everything in the beginning and take it slow.
 
I agree with Hondo60. Youtube is a good place to see reloading videos. And if you're thinking of purchasing a particular brand/type of equipment, you can usually find a demonstration there as well.
 
If only video's were available when I started reloading. I didn't even know anyone who reloaded to help me, when I started. I had no choice but to read as many books as I could get my hands on, and then proceed with books open after hours of reading. So you and others that are new to this hobby, have an almost endless supply of how to video's on the subject.

But in my honest opinion, there is no substitute for the information contained within the pages of a good instructional book. There is nothing wrong with watching a video to learn certain procedures, but a lot of very important information may not be included in the average "how to" video. Such as the effect of bullet set back, or checking each case for neck tension, double charges, squibs, oal and it's effect on pressures, why and when trimming is necessary, powder burn rates and how they apply to a particular cartridge and bullet weight, how to interpret pressures, and so on. So I strongly recommend using both books and video to gain a clear understanding of this hobby.

GS
 
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