Another Newbie - The Firearms Forum

Airborne1101 · 04-23-2009, 10:19 AM

Hello Everyone. I am new to reloading and have been doing homework for several months. I have studied here extensively as well as reading several books watching DVDs, Etc. I have gathered all of my equipment and supplies and am about to embark on the great journey. Wish me luck and please be patient, I'm sure I will have lots of questions.

gdmoody · 04-23-2009, 11:03 AM

Airborne, welcome to the forum. I am sure that you will love the time you spend reloading. You will find that you will go buy another gun in a different caliber just so you can reload for it. Good luck and we will be patient, there seems to be a great bunch of folks lurking around in here.

Airborne1101 · 04-23-2009, 12:36 PM

Thanks, I am currently set up to handle 9mm, .40 s&w, & .45 acp in pistol and .270 & 30-06 in rifle. Got my eye on something light and fast. Possibly 22-250 or 25-06. Sometimes I get amazed at how some of the standard cartridges of today were at one time "wildcat" cartridges developed by reloaders that didn't like what was available. This is truly an inventive endeavor. My hat is off to you seasoned reloaders.

WomenofCaliber · 04-23-2009, 12:46 PM

Hello and welcome to the forum! Glad to have you!

RustyFN · 04-23-2009, 01:38 PM

Welcome Airborne. Sorry but you don't get off that easy. We need to know what equipment you bought.

Any question you have ask, most people are very happy to help.
Rusty

pkcgbifaid · 04-24-2009, 07:38 AM

First of all, welcome to the forum.

Since you are wanting to decide between 22-250 and 25-06, let me say I LOVE my 25-06! I built it for prairie dogs and shoot an 85 grain ballistic tip that is great for fighting the wind at ranges the 22-250 has trouble with. But you still get the "red mist"!

AL MOUNT · 04-24-2009, 07:48 AM

Welcome to the forum Airborne..... are you/were you ?

TranterUK · 04-24-2009, 07:53 AM

Welcome from this side of the pond, take the reloading slowly, one step at a time and it will be great fun.

olmossbak · 04-24-2009, 11:47 AM

Welcome Airborne,

I have been reloading for about 25 years now and started just as you have. I still read a great deal and constantly remind myself to be deliberate even when doing something I have done hundreds of time.

I reload for about a dozen different calibers and still use my original RCBS single press. I have moved to an electronic dispensing scale mostly for my eyesight.

Good luck and enjoy.

04-23-2009, 10:19 AM	#1
Airborne1101 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 15	Another Newbie Hello Everyone. I am new to reloading and have been doing homework for several months. I have studied here extensively as well as reading several books watching DVDs, Etc. I have gathered all of my equipment and supplies and am about to embark on the great journey. Wish me luck and please be patient, I'm sure I will have lots of questions. -->

04-23-2009, 11:03 AM	#2
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,343	Re: Another Newbie Airborne, welcome to the forum. I am sure that you will love the time you spend reloading. You will find that you will go buy another gun in a different caliber just so you can reload for it. Good luck and we will be patient, there seems to be a great bunch of folks lurking around in here. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

04-23-2009, 12:36 PM	#3
Airborne1101 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 15	Re: Another Newbie Thanks, I am currently set up to handle 9mm, .40 s&w, & .45 acp in pistol and .270 & 30-06 in rifle. Got my eye on something light and fast. Possibly 22-250 or 25-06. Sometimes I get amazed at how some of the standard cartridges of today were at one time "wildcat" cartridges developed by reloaders that didn't like what was available. This is truly an inventive endeavor. My hat is off to you seasoned reloaders.

04-23-2009, 12:46 PM	#4
WomenofCaliber V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 104	Re: Another Newbie Hello and welcome to the forum! Glad to have you! __________________ Check out today's Blog Post: Why I DON'T Recommend a Stun Gun for Self-Defense http://www.womenofcaliber.wordpress.com

04-23-2009, 01:38 PM	#5
RustyFN Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Virginia Posts: 592	Re: Another Newbie Welcome Airborne. Sorry but you don't get off that easy. We need to know what equipment you bought. Any question you have ask, most people are very happy to help. Rusty

04-24-2009, 07:38 AM	#6
pkcgbifaid V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charleston, WV Contributor Posts: 490	Re: Another Newbie First of all, welcome to the forum. Since you are wanting to decide between 22-250 and 25-06, let me say I LOVE my 25-06! I built it for prairie dogs and shoot an 85 grain ballistic tip that is great for fighting the wind at ranges the 22-250 has trouble with. But you still get the "red mist"! __________________ "...As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body, and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks." Thomas Jefferson

04-24-2009, 07:48 AM	#7
AL MOUNT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cleaning my Thompson in The Foothills of the Ozark Mountains Posts: 3,108	Re: Another Newbie Welcome to the forum Airborne..... are you/were you ? __________________ 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division Vietnam 67-68

04-24-2009, 07:53 AM	#8
TranterUK Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 5,103	Re: Another Newbie Welcome from this side of the pond, take the reloading slowly, one step at a time and it will be great fun. __________________ DVC - Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas - Accuracy, Power, Speed. The light at the end of the recession tunnel IS a train coming the other way! Last edited by TranterUK; 04-24-2009 at 07:55 AM..

04-24-2009, 11:47 AM	#9
olmossbak V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NE Tenn Posts: 212	Re: Another Newbie Welcome Airborne, I have been reloading for about 25 years now and started just as you have. I still read a great deal and constantly remind myself to be deliberate even when doing something I have done hundreds of time. I reload for about a dozen different calibers and still use my original RCBS single press. I have moved to an electronic dispensing scale mostly for my eyesight. Good luck and enjoy.