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Old 03-12-2017, 09:08 PM
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Default Most of us use....

The most powders that you will need will be three. A fast burning, medium burning and for top magnum loads, a slow burning powder.

If you know that you are going to concentrate on target or max loads you can drop one on either end and use two.

You can get by with two if you don't want to load the most magnum magnums because some medium powders can be loaded up pretty warm.

If you aren't going to shoot slow moving target loads, you can drop the fast powder.

I'd say that you at least need two powders and will never really need more than three.

Some faster target powders can actually be loaded to warm ranges, but beware. Many of these powders requre only a tiny amount of powder and it's easy to double charge a case, which will blow up a gun. Bulkier powders that fill the case more are desirable for beginners until you develop your reloading as to eliminate, as much as possible, the chance of an overcharge.

Some means of monitoring powder fill is needed.

For those of us that charge powders away from the press we look down the cases with a flashlight when finished charging to check the powder levels.

Anyone starting reloading needs to read at least one how to section of a good reloading manual that will tell you what to avoid, differences in types of cartridges, and safety tips.

PS. If you want you can prime off press also with a hand primer. Of course its' less handling if you can do all of the operations on the press, but some of us have reasons to vary.
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