Thread: Getting started in reloading

Originally Posted by Steelisreal

@charliehorse - this is a good buy: https://www.gunworks.co.nz/shop/item...e-book-8-50008

As the others have suggested, Youtube can be useful as well. If you're starting out from zero knowledge on reloading, I came across a multi-part series by Randy Newberg where he is coached through starting out with one of the guys from Nosler. It is helpful in that it assumes zero prior knowledge, so helps to answer a lot of the questions that are often assumed knowledge by many of the Youtube crowd.

My two main pieces of advice: 1) Read, read and read some more of the manuals suggested to get a handle on the basic principles (try to avoid getting sidetracked by 'advanced' stuff that doesn't matter to produce safe accurate ammo. 2) Develop some good habits/routines for yourself - always assume you WILL get distracted from what you are doing, so develop systems where it is easy to come back to what you were doing and figure out how far you got - NEVER rely on memory!!!

Have fun and welcome to the interesting world of DIY ammo

To add to this:

(1) take it slow

(2) keep a log book for each caliber with stuff like date , projectile, powder, primer, seating depth, amount loaded, etc.

That way you can retrace your steps so to speak, if need be.