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Any reloaders here? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by no_pretext@hexbear.net to c/guns@hexbear.net

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I'm considering a small setup for producing match grade 5.56 and maybe 6.5 Grendel, might want to branch out into some "m193 at home" or 124gr training 9mm type recipies if I do end up doing volume. Currently looking at a Lee 6-station progressive, sizing with an RCBS X-die and some kind of minimal trim/ream setup for military brass, or I might just keep it simple with a single stage like a Lee App and swage on the press. Can't find any trim-on-press or swage-on-press that isn't crazy expensive unfortutately. I'd love to hear about some of your setups and if my use case would be better served by either option.

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[–] Carl@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Been doing it since COVID! I've got a "lee classic" turret press that I bought used and in great condition, plus tooling for 9mm, 45ACP, and 30-06. Its all served me quite well for the past fiveish years. When I'm in the habit of reloading -> shooting -> reloading I shoot a lot more even though i probably don't actually save much money lmao.

I bought a big book of reload recipes along with the press. I forget what it's called and I'm not at my house so I can't go look at it. But idk it felt more "right" to have a physical reference as opposed to looking up reloads on the internet.