This Reloading Is Addictive - Here is my setup 3 weeks in

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This Reloading Is Addictive - Here is my setup 3 weeks in

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Well I first got the bench put together on March the 25th, and this is where I am at now. I truly enjoy reloading ammo more than I like shooting it!
I am searching for deals on dies and stuff and scoring them every once in a while and stocking up on stuff that I can find right now. My local range lets me take as much brass home as I want to. I have been grabbing a shopping bags worth at a time and bringing it home and sorting it and cleaning it. Even for calibers I don't reload yet. Now I just need the primers to come back in stock!


Here is all my supplies
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Here is my reloading bench. Soon to have a Lees Classic Torrent press on it as well. That Lyman Powder measure is really NICE, for $60 on amazon. So much better than the plastic Lees one.
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Here I am a couple of days ago at the beginning of a 1500 round 380 reloading session. I only made if 500 rounds so far LOL.
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Really nice setup! Reloading is 75% of the hobby for me.

What is in the canning jars on the shelf above the tomato sauce? Looks like pork and beans.
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synack2:

I guess I'm an old-timer compared to you, but you've managed to accumulate more "stuff" than I have!

I'm old, but not that long reloading. When Zero got re-elected in 2018, and my supplies of stuff I'd bought to shoot got a little more expensive, I picked up a Dillon 610 (I think that's the number - it's downstairs, and I'm not) along with some powder and primers. I had a small pile of reload-able cases. Cleaned the cases up a bit (bought a case-cleaning machine and a sorter a bit later.)

Well, Zero was all talk and no action, but I did a pile of reloading. The Dillon went on an old desk in my old workshop (hadn't been in there for a long time) next to my basement office. Haven't been there too often in the past year, but that's another story. I need to load up some more 9mm and .45ACP soon, but once I get back on the range....

In any case, it's a hoot, and while a bit of a money pit (I really should get a furnace and some molds for bullets), it's almost saving me money :D .... (Or at least that's what I told my wife.)

Since then, not counting the case polishing hardware, I've found that having enough room or shelf space to store the seldom-used items and still be able to work around the press, or grab one of them. Dillon sells some goodies that can hold a die assembly without disassembly, but you do have to buy the powder and primer handling for one of those. I need to spend for a couple of primer things. I've not invested in the case "handler" - the part that places the fresh case onto the die set - because it's insanely expensive. Someday....

Enjoy!
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Can't find an "Edit" button on here, but I forgot....

Dillon's manual for the XL750's online as a pdf.

Worth a read even if you have no Dillon gear.

https://dilloncdn.com/manuals/dillon-xl ... nglish.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The manual for the press I have is a little vague in spots unless you look at the pictures and fiddle with the parts. I swear that the writer had assembled a dozen of them before writing it.

Again, Enjoy!
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weakhand luke wrote:Really nice setup! Reloading is 75% of the hobby for me.

What is in the canning jars on the shelf above the tomato sauce? Looks like pork and beans.
Just BBQ beans. They are all gone now!
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Nice setup. Did you build the bench or buy and assemble it? Looks nice and sturdy
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true_pair wrote:Nice setup. Did you build the bench or buy and assemble it? Looks nice and sturdy

It was my Father In Laws old bench. I believe it is an old carpenters clamping bench.
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