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    Not new but starting again....

    Hi Guys
    well I ve come full circle. After owning a 223 for varminting and reloading I swore I wasn't going to do anymore. Sold the 223 and brought a nice little .17HMR and then moved to Central Otago from the BOP and suddenly the 17 didn't have the legs for the long range stuff. Back to a 223 and the boring core that is reloading, frankly I'd rather mastubate with a hand full of sand and 80 grit sandpaper.
    So last time I used a Lee handpress and despite people saying you won't load consistent quality ammo I produced excellent ammo with rabbits shot out to 450mtrs.
    However it was very very slow, 50 rounds took over an hour and it was very tedious.
    This time round I want to reduce the boredom factor while still producing a good batch of ammo. I liked the hand press but it's to slow so do I go single stage, turret etc and while I can buy a shit hot setup I like the idea of getting alot of bang for my buck.
    Ive learned lessons from my first experiences but wonder what your guys thoughts are with a lot of rounds under your belts. What would you do differently , what gear would you get or not get again. Small electronic scales instead of beam scales etc. There must be ways to up the speed while not sacrificing quality.
    Iam not looking at becoming an ammo factory but would like 50 - 100 rds not taking hours and hours.

 

 

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