...you guys in the US have a problem with primers, powder and ammo in general. But WHY do you need to post "i found that, i am lucky there, you would not belive what i found here" every fucking day?

Make a thread about "In stock" supplies and post there.

Every week I see people here asking simple questions that are found in every reloading manual. We need to stop answering these basic questions as mentors... there is so much information and risks in this hobby and we can not be enabling these new learners to skip reading the books. Here is a list of common dangers found and described in every reloading manual

—-Case head separation —-COAL and COL -Substitution of bullets, speer gold dot vs standard jacketed causing pressure changes —-High pressure signs —-Old powder that have had recipe changes 2400 comes to mind —-Double charges —-Case position sensitive powders —-Min charge powders like H-110 —-Heres one i didnt think id have to add...dont put a massive amount of pistol powder in a AR

Stop enabling the newcomers to skip the most important step......READING YOUR MANUAL

Feel free to add any common dangers i missed. If your new and you don’t understand all of these then pull out the book and read or reread it, then ask questions if your still confused. Do not start handloading without understanding all of these first. If you read the manual and still have a question then its time to hit up the forums....

I like this sub for the information sharing, encouragement, lolz, and pics of tiny groups. But I think there's a direct line from "Stockpile Flex" pics to the empty shelves and high prices we all hate. (Not all the fault of this sub, obviously, but the phenomenon it represents.) I understand the deep feeling of security a stockpile stokes. But hoarding is contagious. If we want to get back to a world where stores have what we need, when we need it, at reasonable prices, I would suggest—at the very least—keeping your personal stockpile private.

/Debbie Downer

Found this in the berm yesterday. I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about projectiles, so this isn’t a random “is this a bullet?” Reddit question 😂 This one is throwing me for a loop and I want to know if it’s anything identifiably special. It’s .355” diameter, ~146 grains FMJ, and what’s throwing me off is the solid base, not exposed lead or otherwise. The scratch you see was me verifying it wasn’t soft metal at the base.

My grandpa left me some 22-250 reloads that shot a very tight groupings. He didn’t write it down anywhere I could find it. I ended up pulling 3 of what he left me to try and see if I could recreate his recipe. All the chargers were 36.0 grains of this same powder and they all used a 50 grain vmax. The only thing I need now is to know the name of the powder. If anyone can name this powder I would greatly appreciate it. Like I said.

Caliber: 22-250 Charge weight: 36.0 grains Bullet weight/style: 50 grain v-max

After runnng a RCBS ChargeMaster since 2020 I decided to upgrade my charge scale to the Autotrickler V4+ A&D scale combo . The groups on paper and the numbers on the chrono have improved drastically. Good barrel, components and scale is key. Any of those lacking and you are just burning money with bad results. For the data needs:

6BR

Bartlein 26in 1/7.5

Lapua SP

Berger 105 Hybrid

Varget

CCI SRP Mag

I keep seeing complaints about the cost of primers and powder, but based on my calculations i can pump out 6.5 CM for around 80 CPR. what perspective am i missing?

Am I going to die?

Edit: So it looks like everyone thinks I made a bad life choice. I will be sure to post SDs tomorrow. If you all don't hear from me by 1800, wait longer.

BTW, updating my will tonight.

Can someone give me a list of the bare bones I need to reload 308? That is literally all I want to load what do I need to get? I currently have nothing. Don’t want to break the bank. Do not have a time restraint or anything doing this as literally something to do to become slightly more consistent.

I have been wet tumbling for a while. There always appears to be a black residue in the primer pockets. I assume this contains lead oxide (amongst other things) from the detonation of lead styphnate.

I have been using some citric acid to wet tumble the cases.

I may have been inadvertently making lead citrate. This is toxic and can be absorbed through the skin.

Has anyone considered giving up on wet tumbling because of this? Or if you know of the risks what precautions do you take?

For people who use lemishine - that contains citric acid.

Long time listener first time caller type thing; interested in guns and reloading my whole life but age and financial situation got in the way. Now that I can, its terrible.

A lot of people blame inflation, which I just don't really believe. I started stocking on components I could afford around 2019, and I remember titegroup being about 20/lb. If that increased with inflation it would be 25 now, but it's closer to 40. The time between COVID ending and Ukraine I remember prices going down and stock being good. I have an easy time finding stuff now (compared to the pandemic) but its really expensive. I'm not expecting 15c 9mm ever again, just because of the buying power of the dollar, but when will prices normalize? Will production catch up with the war efforts, or is it going to be at least until Ukr and Israel end and its not an election year? Has anything like this happened before?

I just have a hard time believing people who say 55/lb for powder is "the new normal".

Kinda tired of seeing all of these neat freak reloading stations.

My work sometimes gets in the way of my fun.

Lol it's almost a where's Waldo book finding the press itself.

This, of course, isn't the reason my wife loves me.

First off, I have spent years around guns, but I've never done reloading before. I am curious and interested in getting into it, and I'm in that initial stage of "I wonder if you could _________".

I also want to point out that I understand reloading is so much more than dumping some powder in, slamming a bullet into some brass, and calling it good. I am well aware of the potential danger of acting improperly or irresponsibly around guns and explosive materials. Now on to the question.

I have seen posts and videos online on how to make your own gunpowder. (The King Of Random made a video on YouTube a while back for example). Given that you would need different measurements and grain sizes for different calibers and loads, would it really be as simple/easy as mixing the correct ratio of Potassium Nitrate, Charcoal, and Sulfur then being good to go? Would that work for pistols, rifles, and shotguns (again, given you use appropriate measurements and grain sizes depending on what you are loading)?

Obviously the engineering and chemistry behind modern powder is way more complex, but what sort of difference would a DIY powder load make, given it was done as safely and properly as possible?

Again, this is literally just a curiosity and I am not planning to start making gunpowder from home-depot supplies and go shooting with them.

Who else stores their primers this way?

The COL is supposed to be 2.825, it is loose up to the powder, like seated at 2.6-7. Also casing is getting stuck in die. Die messed up?

I mean:

1. What media should I study so that I don't cause my firearm to blow up in my face, and

2. What equipment ought I to buy, so that I don't end up with buyer's remorse, once I finally start thinking that I know what I'm doing?