Thread: Newbie information

if you use lee lubricant its not a matter of if you will get a stuck case its when........ and that toothpast type crap is one of the only product LEE makes that I dont use and swear by.
find the older nosler manuals....version 1 or 2 are excellent for the how to...as is the nick harvey ones.
when doing a new load I will triple check my intended load...manuals,online database and old paper manuals all get used. the .308 is an easy beast to load for.if you pick middle of road load and it shoots accurately enough...all is good. you can kill stuff,maybe shoot more and will learn a lot about how to make reloads.

one of the point the early manuals make is that there are two main types of reloaders....
guys like me who started loading to save $$$$
pick a run of the mill load and are happy with loads as accurate as off the shelf factory stuff maybe saving a little coin on the way


and then there are the other type who want to create the absolute very best than can make....some like it super hot...some like it super accurate..some like it subsonic..some are anully pedantic about how they go about it and get great results....


if you work it out backwards...eg decide what you NEED and WANT to achieve from reloads and go from there...my advice,start simple,dip your toes so to speak and see how far you want to take it.


for what its worth I lube with vasoline...as older guy showed me some 30 plus years ago.