Single press owners how much brass do reload at a time

[dswancutt]

200 since I have 4 50 round cartridge trays.

 

[papajohn428]

I load in batches of 300, and have been known to do 1500 in a day, but that's the exception, not the rule. I can do about 300 an hour starting with primed/prepped brass, but rifle cases naturally take longer.

 

[Wee Hooker]

Opps, voted 50 before I read your restriction to pistol and semi auto rifle.

To be honest, I only use the single stage press for feeding bolt action rifles and occasional load development work. For all handgun and auto feeders, it's just entirely two slow a process for me.
I use a turret for those needs.

 

[Wby30378]

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?

No sorry on that I ment semiauto that would suck to reload for on a single stage press because I would have an itchy trigger finger if it was full auto

 

[Wby30378]

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

Thanks I will remember to do that and I do read the two manuals that we have like bibles and I am very open to any insight. we are just about set up on the main stuff needed but just waiting on the tumbler so I can start

 

[H Richard]

I load 50 round batch's but them may do 4 or 5 batch's one right after another.

 

[05CarbonDRZ]

I do 500 at a time for all of my pistol calibers except for 500mag.I do one step at a time to all the cases.

 

[hangnoose]

reloading

case prep is 90% of the work. cleaning/tumbling, cutting to length if needed, uniforming flash holes (I do it on pistol rounds too), cleaning primer pockets and the inside of the brass also, chamfering the case mouths, sizing, belling. I do this to ALL my brass then lube it with one shot, until I am ready to take the final steps of adding the primer, powder and bullet, the easy part.

 

[moxie]

.38, .357, .44, 100 at a time.

9mm, .45acp, 500-1000

.223, 100-200

 

[KLYDE]

I'll normally completely prepare the brass over a number of sittings. Tumble, remove and clean making sure flash hole is not blocked, Trim if needed, and bell the pistol brass. Do this at night while watching the boob tube.

Come loading time it is 100% concentration. No distractions. Prime complete batch, then load one soldier at a time. Drop charge, weigh, charge case and seat bullet. Once all cases are assembled I will then go back and crimp, either taper or roll, the entire batch.

Slow as molasses. Once loading starts takes a couple of hours for 50. Sometimes do 100. Call me a kook. Done it this way for 30 plus years. Never had an issue. Not changing now.

 

[Skunkhome]

On pistol I usually size all I have empty. Then prime in batches of 100-500. Charging and seating bullets usually in lots of 50-100.

 

[Goldstar225]

I voted 100 but typically load 200 handgun rounds at a time. I do my brass in batches. After cleaning I'll size/de-cap about 500 then some time later I'll flair the case mouth. When I'm ready I'll prime and load about 200.

For rifle I'll do 100 round batches (if I can find bullets)

 

[yeti]

50 or 100 based upon time available. Never more than that in one session.

 

[geddylee10002000]

I voted for 500. Single stage batch processing is what I use. I have 10 loading blocks for charging the powder if need be. Pretty time consuming. Then several years ago I joined a nice shooting club and began shooting more. A forum friend asked me, "do you shoot to reload or do you reload to shoot". Then I bought my Dillon 550. I am set up on the Dillon for 38 special, 357 mag, 9mm, & 45 acp. I don'
t own a semi rifle but that might change in the near future. So I will have to get that into the Dillon. The rest of the stuff I shoot will be handled by my Rockchucker batch processed in smaller quantities. I probably will say the heck with that when I am setting there wishing I was shooting instead of reloading and get the dies & shell plates for the Dillon.

 

[stavman11]

It does kinda Vary


All on 3 lee pro 1000 presses.. 9mm... .357.... .223

Ill do about 50ish .223 in a sitting of 15 minutes or so
Then maybe do 100-130 9mm with Full Progressive and Bullet feeder in about 20-25minutes maybe less.. never really timed it
then maybe pop out a few .357 Mag loads... 20 or so

I try and shoot 2x a week.... and shoot about the following each trip
9mm.... 100
.357... 24-30
.223... 100-160
.22......150-400

Reloading is a lot of fun... specialy testing new STUFFS....


Like Others, I will prep my Brass in stages and Groups
Clean handgun... then de-prime to Bullet in one sitting
.223 in Multiple groups...Clean.... De-prime and size.... Clean again... Trim if Needed... debur and chamfer if needed... Then Load

 

[GP100man]

I prep a lot more than I load ,but I only drop powder & boolits on 50 at a time , take a break & do it again.

I have loaded 1K like this on a cold Satuday

& I keep my brass sized & trimmed , ready for primer/powder/projectile.

 

[gregintenn]

I marked 100, but I don't normally do them in batches. I keep my high volume brass in coffee cans (i.e. 9mm, 45acp, 30 carbine, 223.) In the winter, when the weather is bad, I'll prep cases when I'm bored, and store the primed cases together. When all my brass of a certain caliber is prepped, I'll load until I get tired, put everything up, and quit for the time being. This might be at 50 or 300 rounds depending on my mood.

For high power rifle rounds, I'll usually load 20 at a time. For revolver rounds, usually either 50 or 100 at a time. These are stored in ammo boxes.

For load development, I'll usually load 5 at a time.

 

[Elliott41]

I usually shoot 100 rounds per weekly range session and reload them with a Lee single-stage press and two Frankford Arsenal loading blocks. My all-time high was 661 rounds reloaded one Sunday. My usual routine is to tumble all the brass while I'm cleaning my weapon, immediately after returning from the range. Then when time permits I'll reload.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I really can't answer this question as asked. I rarely load rifle ammo all in one session. I tumble the brass and store it in a plastic coffee can with a top. Then I'll process the brass, resize, trim and chanfer, clean the primer pockets. I then store it again until I need that caliber. The next step is fairly quick, hand prime, charge powder, seat bullet.

I usually load rifle ammo in 3 or 4 steps but very rarely all in 1 session.

 

[Malpasowildlifer]

I still relatively new to it and I prep all the handgun brass I have when I get ready for that caliber.

Man, I really need to focus on getting a Dillon 1050. How much time I will save!