Single press owners how much brass do reload at a time
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voted 50 but sometimes do a 100 - only get out shooting once or twice a month but reload most Sundays - but then that is just powder, seating, crimping. I will prep & prime several hundred cases once they are ready on weeknights so they are ready for for Sundays
Twoboxer
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Mostly 100-200, so I answered 100.
50 or 100
If rifle I do 10-30. I just started doing 9mm and I've had the first inkling that I could use a turret or progressive. Never felt that way before. Well, as it stands I have more time than either supplies or money so I labor on, one cartridge at a time.
If rifle I do 10-30. I just started doing 9mm and I've had the first inkling that I could use a turret or progressive. Never felt that way before. Well, as it stands I have more time than either supplies or money so I labor on, one cartridge at a time.
jag312
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.44 Spl. .44 Russian, .44-40 - 100 at a time.
.45-70 - 20 Black powder for my Trapdoor and 20 Smokeless powder for my Browning 1886.
.45-70 - 20 Black powder for my Trapdoor and 20 Smokeless powder for my Browning 1886.
All or most of a box of 50 for each of the centerfire handguns I take along each week. Sometimes I only take one.
A few times none cause I didn't get around to loading anything.
Center fire rifle(s) I load a box of 20 for the ones I take along. Usually a couple of different ones each week.
The M1 and the 303's I'm still burning up milsurp ammo so they get shot more than the 20rds each when they go along.
If I'd bother to dig my SquareDeal back out again, I could load some 38spcl up in a hurry. But I never seem to get around to it.
Along with the pistol & rifle ammo I load 200rds +/- of 12ga for the skeet range for each week. That's a MEC progressive.
A few times none cause I didn't get around to loading anything.
Center fire rifle(s) I load a box of 20 for the ones I take along. Usually a couple of different ones each week.
The M1 and the 303's I'm still burning up milsurp ammo so they get shot more than the 20rds each when they go along.
If I'd bother to dig my SquareDeal back out again, I could load some 38spcl up in a hurry. But I never seem to get around to it.
Along with the pistol & rifle ammo I load 200rds +/- of 12ga for the skeet range for each week. That's a MEC progressive.
snakeditch
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20 rifle
200 - 500 pistol
snakeditch
200 - 500 pistol
snakeditch
Wow
That's a lot for single press. Not counting case prep how much time do you typically spend at the press to do 500? Do you do it all in one session??
That's a lot for single press. Not counting case prep how much time do you typically spend at the press to do 500? Do you do it all in one session??
I use the single stage for all rifle and for 500 S&W. All other handgun is loaded on a Hornady Projector.
J. R. WEEMS
Member
I voted 500, but this is pistol, on a turret press. Rifle would be about 4 boxes of 20, but I do few of those-- Hoever, this my change. 
Gunsnwater
Member
Good idea is to get bullets seated before you run out of time or concentration. You don't want things getting in or out of a charged case.
20-40 rifle,100-200 pistol.Very tedious work on a single stage and a bit hard on the back.
I'll normally load 50-100 rounds at a session due to limited space and no permanent reloading set up. I bought a Lee handpress and size/flare all my brass with it, and reprime with my RCBS hand primer while sitting in my recliner in front of the TV. Only then do I set up the press and dropper for final loading. Not the best situation, but it is what it is.
ArchAngelCD
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So, you have a full auto rifle in .223? That must have set you back a good buck or two... how long did the paperwork take to come through? You said rifles, what other automatic rifles do you own?Mainly talking about pistol brass and automatic rifles like 223 and nothing extreme accuracy just for planking
forestswin
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Wby
I only load 10 of each combination bullet & powder until I get a real good load then load about 100 at a time for practicing my shooting skills.
I read on some of your other posts, that you're 17and getting into reloading with your Dad. Its great that you're enthused about it and found this forum. I'd suggest you tell everyone that upfront in your posts. You'll get a lot of great insight here. I'd also suggest that you study the reloading manuals as much as you can.
Good luck
I only load 10 of each combination bullet & powder until I get a real good load then load about 100 at a time for practicing my shooting skills.
I read on some of your other posts, that you're 17and getting into reloading with your Dad. Its great that you're enthused about it and found this forum. I'd suggest you tell everyone that upfront in your posts. You'll get a lot of great insight here. I'd also suggest that you study the reloading manuals as much as you can.
Good luck
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Step N. Mud
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I also voted 100 and sometimes more like 200 pistol rounds or maybe 40 to 50 rifle rounds. Like to keep the stockpile growing a bit instead of shrinking and as a result, last evening went to the reloading table to mess around and looked in the ammo cabinet and shook my head at the amount of loaded rounds in a dozen different calibers and thought that might be just about right.
I voted 500, but this is pistol, on a turret press. Rifle would be about 4 boxes of 20, but I do few of those-- Hoever, this my change.
500 an hour on a Turret press????. You must be in a different time warp or zone
LoboGunLeather
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I have always used single stage presses, of which I have two set up on the bench. Most of my reloading is handgun ammunition. I like to set up one press for one operation (sizing, etc), then run 500 rounds through that stage. Then on to the next stage. I seat primers with a handheld priming tool (adjustable and very consistent). Crimping is done as a separate operation, rather than crimping during the bullet seating stage (much more uniform results). I have a dozen loading blocks to use while charging from the powder measure.
Usually work in sessions of about one to two hours at a time over the course of several days. Overall, I average about 4 to 5 hours to load 500 rounds of .38, 9mm, .44, .45, etc.
Rifle ammunition I do the same basic way, but working in 100-round lots. A bit more time consuming because I decap, then resize, then expand (using the Lyman M-dies, very good results), prime, charge, seat and then crimp (if necessary). Other than .30-06 for my M1 rifles (for which I load large lots when I need them) most of my hunting rifles are seldom fired more than 40 or 50 rounds per year, so a 100-round batch keeps them going for a long time.
Nothing against the progressive loading machines (if they'd been around when I started reloading 42 years ago I would probably have scrimped and saved to buy one). This is just the method that I worked out many years ago and never found any strong reason to change.
Usually work in sessions of about one to two hours at a time over the course of several days. Overall, I average about 4 to 5 hours to load 500 rounds of .38, 9mm, .44, .45, etc.
Rifle ammunition I do the same basic way, but working in 100-round lots. A bit more time consuming because I decap, then resize, then expand (using the Lyman M-dies, very good results), prime, charge, seat and then crimp (if necessary). Other than .30-06 for my M1 rifles (for which I load large lots when I need them) most of my hunting rifles are seldom fired more than 40 or 50 rounds per year, so a 100-round batch keeps them going for a long time.
Nothing against the progressive loading machines (if they'd been around when I started reloading 42 years ago I would probably have scrimped and saved to buy one). This is just the method that I worked out many years ago and never found any strong reason to change.
When developing a load; 2 magazines or cylinders full for my handguns. My single shots; 25-30. My 1911s 50-100. My 9mms 100. My M1 100.
