Thread: First crack at reloading

Originally Posted by muka88

Ill have a try on the weekend.
Just brought lee quick trim.
Need it eventually in any case i suppose.

How meny times approx can you reload brass with a warmish load?

Warmish is a very subjective term. Do you mean at or close to max ?

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

Warmish is a very subjective term. Do you mean at or close to max ?

i am half a grain of ADI book max and i think that hopefully i am coming up to the second accuracy node( groups getting better again)
no signs of pressure.
i was thinking the book max would be a bit conservative , lawyers and all that
i did start at the starting load "safety first", also being supervised by someone with experience in these things

Originally Posted by muka88

i am half a grain of ADI book max and i think that hopefully i am coming up to the second accuracy node( groups getting better again)
no signs of pressure.
i was thinking the book max would be a bit conservative , lawyers and all that
i did start at the starting load "safety first", also being supervised by someone with experience in these things

I'd start looking hard at your cases after 3-4 reloads.

Somebody who's pushed theirs hard better chime in here, I've always stayed at the start load or near the middle.

Originally Posted by muka88

i am half a grain of ADI book max and i think that hopefully i am coming up to the second accuracy node( groups getting better again)
no signs of pressure.
i was thinking the book max would be a bit conservative , lawyers and all that
i did start at the starting load "safety first", also being supervised by someone with experience in these things

Reloading manuals are pretty conservative compared to 40-50 years ago. Over time I have gradually bought most of the manuals out there and cross reference data. Some manuals have a max that is a minimum load in another book. But as the reloading mantra goes, start low and work your way up. Also at some point if you reload enough, a chronograph is worthwhile to provide another data point. Traditional "pressure signs" are not always accurate.