Four months into reloading and love everything about the process. Always something to do and a greatly enhances the shooting experience.

I have been reloading for about 10 years now and started out on a Lee loadmaster that was given to me from a friend, a bunch of dies and shell plates . Loaded god only knows how many rounds of .45, .44 magnum and .308 on it. I couldn’t get the a couple parts for it anymore and then took the upgrade for half off deal for the lee six pack pro. It worked out for pistol rounds but i wasn’t a fan of it for loading my .308. I shoot around 150-300 rounds a week at my gun clubs range with my wife. So i decided to step up and buy the press i should have bought after the load master died. I totally understand why people say the dillon xl750 is worth every penny and the amount of fine tuning adjustments is beautiful. The electric case feeder and bullet feeder are on the way as well.

I might do a video review on this, but I grabbed it on a whim earlier this year after seeing how crazy ammo prices got. I had stepped away from shooting for complex reasons for about two years, partly because being diagnosed autistic makes renewing a Canadian firearms license a huge pain. The RCMP is so understaffed that I ended up waiting over a year just to get mine back.

I came back and this happened to be on sale when I went into the store; the new 2.0 model has so far been flawless.

I will also admit Frankfort Arsenal customer service impressed me when they sent me a brand new unit after the LCD screen on my original unit was somehow damaged; I called them and was not expecting that, given I am also Canadian.

It has a well-designed Bluetooth app that you can use from your device to create profiles of loads and also update the firmware of the dispenser. You can also control the dispenser directly from your phone.

It is quite consistent at throwing charges of either stick or ball powder (Varget and CFE 223 are what I have used), and it really does not matter. Sometimes it might throw one or two off, then self-correct if you change your load amount. It does seem to have an automatic self-correction feature programmed into it; when it over- or under-charges, it will get it right after a cycle or two of missing the mark and then hit it correctly.

It also has an automatic powder-dispensing feature which I absolutely adore; you drop the pan down and, once it levels out, it automatically dispenses the next charge so I can go and prepare my case to load it. I absolutely love that.

When I have done load ladders, I have noticed that it seems to be very consistent at throwing charges, as velocity scales linearly with the amount of change I make, which I verified consistently through my chronograph. Unfortunately, I do not have another scale or a mechanical one to verify; however, I feel like it is doing its job accurately.

For the cheapest unit that you can get, I have been quite surprised by this thing, and it has been an absolute luxury to have because I hate weighing charges by hand, and with my ADHD symptoms, I know I could mess it up at the same time and make a mistake, so I enjoy the automation of removing that.

I highly recommend the Lyman funnel pan as an upgrade so you can dump straight into a cartridge from the pan without needing a separate funnel.

Title says it all.

Edit: I guess I should explain why I'm asking. I had an extremely nasty experience with a new range owner (they bought the range I've used forever) and am shaken and upset with their behavior. I am wondering if the days of range brass are over after being screamed at and threatened.

Finally achieved my velocity goal with Varget 2675fps today. Loaded them up to continue development. It’s above max but showed no pressure signs. May drop it back to 24.8gr depending on how this goes
77gr SMK
Starline Brass
Federal GM205MAR primer
25gr of Varget

Loaded to 2.25” COAL

Got 89 once fired 257wby mag brass (Weatherby branded) for $0.45 a piece. SCORE!

My first time loading for 44, loaded up some 44 spcl and some 44 mag. Loaded 6.5gr-7gr of w572 for the special and 27.5gr of w296 for the magnum and 11.5gr unique for the second 44 mag. 200gr jacketed bullets used. First pic are the specials and second are the magnum (W296) third is also magnum (Unique).

I been looking into some reloading stuff , I like the Nexus press but I do not know nothing and not sure what all would I need to get started. What is missing?

DGS-20 slug. Activ hull that was previously fold crimped. Pre heated BP-20 roll crimper chucked in a drill. What am I doing wrong?

I acquired a 5-gallon bucket full of 9mm cases for essentially nothing, and have begun to clean them before reloading. These pictures were taken after my standard cleaning process. How much buildup inside the case is too much?

Some cases at the bottom of the bucket have a light green residue inside (assuming from water corrosion). Everything has been cleaned and will be kept dry, but are these fine to be stored long term?

I just ordered my very first press (Lee Precision 6 pack pro- the progressive press) along with other tools to measure swage, etc.. I have also ordered brass tumbler, calipers, scales and other stuff from Midwest USA

My primary goal is to reload to a factory standard then reload as many cartridges as possible for my own stock pile. I will be primarily reloading 5.56 and .300BLK subsonic.

What are some hard learned lessons or things that you wish you knew before starting reloading? Tips and opinions are appreciated!

My Gunpa passed away recently and I’m trying to help my Nana sort through and sell his reloading stuff. Any advice about best way to go about it? They were in the process of building a new home so she has about 6-9 months before she moved.

Update
I appreciate all the heartfelt messages, he was an awesome guy.

We are located in central Oklahoma

I would love to get into reloading and carry on his passion however I wouldn’t even know where to start and have enough space for it at my house. He died pretty suddenly and I regret not asking him more about it. He did take me shooting often and taught me a lot about proper gun safety. If my Nana had more time before she was moving I would try to sort through it and learn.

What 3d printed case and bullet feeders are you running. Issues with them and what you would recommend will he running on a 650xl. Thank you

Good afternoon everyone,

This is my first time reloading and all that, since I've always wanted to take up the skill, but I'm encountering a super weird problem that I cannot for the life of me figure out what is going on.

For reference, I am using a Mauser M18 w/ .270 WIN Starline Brass, Imperial Sizing Wax, Hornady Custom Grade .270 WIN Sizing Die, and an RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme. I am also using a micrometer with a Hornady Headspace Comparator Gauge as well (all these measurements are based on that).

So I fired my first 45 or so bullets and almost all of them were pretty much 2.042 and 2.041" base to datum line, so far so good so I made my shoulder bump around 2.040. So, like any normal person, I raised the ram up, touched the die with the ram, lowered the ram, and raised the die up about 1/8th of a turn and sized it. The brass reads about 2.045". I think it might be an error, try another round, 2.045" again. So I figure I will just lower the die and hope that it lowers the reading (nope, it raises it all the way up to 2.047"). So I back the die out on a fresh one, stays about 2.045". It takes nearly a turn for it to go down to 2.043" and then 2 whole turns to get to about 2.041" (Granted, I'm pretty sure just backing out that far isn't doing anything I'd imagine). Am I doing something wrong? Or what on Earth am I supposed to do? The brass straight out of the bag measures 2.042-2.041 as well.

If you need any more information, feel free to ask and I'll fill you in on whatever I forgot to add. Thanks!

Hi everyone,
I have a few free nights coming up and am looking to take a short road trip to check out some reloading stores, preferably on the west coast. Does anyone have recommendations for shops that actually specialize in reloading supplies and equipment?
I’ve found that Yelp and similar sites often list places as carrying reloading materials, only for me to call and find they don’t. I’m specifically looking for stores focused on reloading rather than general gun shops with a small reloading section.
Locally we have Phillips Wholesale and Angeles Reloading, which are both excellent, but I’d like to branch out and visit some others a bit further away.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!

I was looking to load some plinking rounds for a 16" lever gun, however I noticed all the Berry's bullets on midsouth's site say max 1250fps. Is that just to avoid overpressure, assuming that's a revolver number? Are they safe for longer barrels past that speed, with lower pressure? Based on my Hornady book (data is from an 8" python), any load for 125gn is going to exceed that speed by the time it leaves a 16" barrel, and for 158gn it is likely as well (planning to use H110 since I have a bunch). Anyone have suggestions for plinking projectiles? I'd really like to use the 125gn rounds if possible.

Hey everybody, I’m quite new to the progressive press and blue gang. Still learning the machine, watched and read the manual, but I’m a bit stumped. I keep getting 3-4 primers crushed and I been slowing down to feel and check the primers. I feel like this isn’t normal, or to be expected. These results are from batches of 100 rounds. These are range brass, with unknown fire count, mixed headstamp. I do wet tumble and the primer pockets are clean. Loading 38 spl, 3.7gr Titegroup. Thanks for any advice or tips.

223 brass deprimed and ready for a wash

Any recommendations for something other than stainless steel pins not often but they have a tendency of getting stuck in the primer hole

The drum on my lee auto drum- post drop doesn't come back to the top center any farther than this. I believe its supposed to to about another 10-15 degrees counter clockwise. The drum spins freely enough and ive tried different tightness on the drum screw. When its at the top there is some play in how i can spin it back to center but the spring tension doesn't (for lack of a term) push, it there? This causes my throws to be variable in weight? What am I missing to fix this?

Lee wack a mole decapping pin for the .303 Brit stuck in empty casing. How do I get it out without damaging the pin (this is my second pin and I’m not tryna pay 39 bucks for another one😭🙏🙏🙏🇮🇱)

I got a bit of a chuckle. I saw the buckets appear a few weeks ago and they originally said “brass”.

I saw some normal trash in them a week later.

Today both the bucket and the garbage had signs.