Well I finally did it

[Guest Sec334]

I ordered a press and dies in January. All the goodies came in a couple of weeks except the dies which arrived in May.

Bought the bullets, primers, and gunpowder as I would find them. Read three reloading books, asked a bunch of questions. Then I decided to try reloading some .38 special bullets for my 1894 Marlin rifle. I loaded these bullets a week and a half ago.

This past Saturday, I decided to try out these bullets( 10 of one recipe and 10 of another recipe in the Hornaday Handbook).Needless to say, I was very nervous about firing the first shot. Glad to say, all 20 went bang and I still have my fingers, hands and gun in good shape.

I am now working on another load to see how it shoots in the marlin.

FYI, the press is the Lee Turret. It has done the job I wanted it to do. There are a lot more expensive presses on the market than this, and a lot better presses than this one. But for the money ,to get started into reloading this has worked for me.

Thanks to all, who have taken the time to give information to those of us starting into reloading. I don't post a great deal, but I read this website daily to get some information.

I guess the Addiction Has Begun!!!!!

Rick

[gregintenn]

Don't discount Lee products because of their economical prices. They have some very good engineers on staff who are able to come up with simple solutions to complex problems. I bought one of those Lee Anniversary kits fifteen years ago to use until I could afford something better. Guess what? I haven't replaced it and don't plan to. Last year, my son killed his second deer with a rifle his grandfather built for him and ammunition he loaded himself with my supervision. Now that was cool. I hope you enjoy reloading as much as I do.

[MudBugjr]

Same here. My reloading setup is basic compared to many but works great for me.

[Good_Steward]

Don't discount Lee products because of their economical prices. They have some very good engineers on staff who are able to come up with simple solutions to complex problems. I bought one of those Lee Anniversary kits fifteen years ago to use until I could afford something better. Guess what? I haven't replaced it and don't plan to. Last year, my son killed his second deer with a rifle his grandfather built for him and ammunition he loaded himself with my supervision. Now that was cool. I hope you enjoy reloading as much as I do.

Gotta say that the Lee factory crimp die is the best on the market as far as price / performance ratio.

[Guest Sec334]

After reading my post, it did sound like I was saying Lee products were cheap and I did not mean to imply that at all. It seems like all you hear is dillon, dillon,dillon. I wanted to let folks know that their products work like they were designed for and are priced very good for someone getting into reloading.

On another website, there is a gentleman who has loaded over 600,000 rounds of ammo on his Lee turret press and had only spent $5.00 on a repair part for it in around 30yrs. That got me to looking at the Lee products. Good value for the money.

Rick

[Angus]

Ok, so I am considering reloading as well. My major concern is out of pure ignorance, but how and where do you store your powder? I don't have a garage, or a shed...is it safe in the house? I know it won't ignite on it's own accord, but remember, I know nothing about this topic.

John

[gregintenn]

Ok, so I am considering reloading as well. My major concern is out of pure ignorance, but how and where do you store your powder? I don't have a garage, or a shed...is it safe in the house? I know it won't ignite on it's own accord, but remember, I know nothing about this topic.

John

I wouldn't be concerned about storing powder in my home. It comes in plastic containers with screw on lids. It is flammable, but no more so than a myriad of other things you have in your home. There are 12-15 pounds of various powders in my basement, and I haven't lost any sleep over it. What I would suggest is that you have a room or other area dedicated specifically to reloading.

[MudBugjr]

I keep my powder in my garage never felt weird about it being in my home either. The only place even though its safe I won't put it is in my safe. I've only been reloading for a few months but I love it!

[ftncityfatboy]

it is an addiction. i use a lee single stage press and lee dies. does what i need and provides hours of relaxing enjoyment. no need for more expensive unit right now.

[ukerduker]

Congrats Sec334- Now the addiction begins.