Rifle Ammunition - A Brief How exactly to Guide to Reloading Rifle Ammunition from Nelson's blog

First and foremost, what do you want? An updated reloading book to reference proper powder charge, bullet weight, and bullet seating depth, a media, reloading dies, and a scale. Concentration and attention to detail is another important must have while reloading and is simply as critical as your reloading book.

The 30.06 rifle caliber is one of the very most common and versatile hunting round to reload.

Re-using once fired brass is a cost cutting measure that most reloaders will often do. I suggest cleaning your brass with treated crushed walnut shells to obtain a nice shine. Damaged or questionable cases should should NOT be used and recycling them is an excellent method of recouping a tiny amount of money.

It ought to be noted that there are two types of primer pockets for rifle brass. Berdan primed brass have two small flash holes at the end of the case, whereas Boxer primed brass only has one. To verify whether or not you've Berdan or Boxer, shine a light within the case and see if you will find two flash holes.

Insert the proper shell holder and sizing die. Roll the casings lightly across a lube pad or spray case lube on the cases that the are going to be working on. With the sizing die in the press, run the press one full cycle to size and deprime. Measure the over-all length of the casing with a caliper and trim the cases to the proper length if needed.

Since we're loading for a 30.06, you should use Large Rifle Primers (LRP). Employing a priming tool, insert your brass into the shell holder, press firmly to seat the primer in the pocket  30-30 ammo for sale. Run your finger across underneath of the casing and see if you properly seated primer the primer. Do not force the primer into the pocket since you can accidentally set off the primer and cause injury. The primer must be flush to the case.

Using factory ammunition to compare your reloads, purchase the exact same weight bullets as those you've been using. Cross reference the bullet weight with an appropriate powder to use. Doing this may yield two things; proper powder charge and seating depth. Never exceed the recommended powder charge in your loading manual. The amount of powder will mandate the speed of the bullet and the pressure that the firearm will sustain. Work with a powder measure to have the proper charge and periodically check it with a scale. It is essential to not double charge rifle loads because the results can and will soon be catastrophic. Before seating each bullet, go through the tray of charged casings. The powder level should all be the same. Any missed or double charged casings must be redone.

Install the bullet seating die. Set the bullet into the casing and slowly seat the bullet. Measure the over-all length of your ammunition as you seat the bullet, and reference the load manual for the most or minimum bullet length. Make slow adjustment before desired length is obtained.

Inspect each round for uniformity in over-all length, condition of the casing, and primer seating. Your measurements should not exceed the recommended ratings in your reloading book and have fun with your new ammo.