Greetings from Vancouver, WA

WAReloader · Nov 17, 2014

I enjoy reloading on my Dillon 550B and Hornady Lock n Load and trusty old Herters single stage presses. Registered a little over a year ago with NW Firearms and am glad to finally have completed the account set up!

Paul

Qjay · Nov 18, 2014

Welcome! Always glad to see more Vancouver folks here!

WAReloader · Nov 18, 2014

Qjay said:
Welcome! Always glad to see more Vancouver folks here!

Thanks!

rutilate · Nov 18, 2014

Welcome! I too am near Vancouver-in Washougal. For what calibers do you reload? I typically do the basics (9,45,223) and am going to start on 30-06 for a Garand when the chronograph shows up.

WAReloader · Nov 18, 2014

rutilate said:
Welcome! I too am near Vancouver-in Washougal. For what calibers do you reload? I typically do the basics (9,45,223) and am going to start on 30-06 for a Garand when the chronograph shows up.

I load .45ACP, 9mm Lug., .44 mag., .357 mag, .38 spl, 40 S&W, .380ACP, .243 Win., .223, 30-06, .338 Win. mag, 300 Win. mag., 45-70 Govt, .22-250, .204 Ruger, .308 Win., 7mm mag and 30-30 Win.

I enjoy shooting 50 BMG as well, but have not tooled up to load yet...fortunately my father loads 50 BMG along with several more calibers than I am currently set up for. I am tooled for .45 Colt, but don't have anything to shoot it with unless I take a trip to Idaho to break rocks with my father.

You'll like having the chronograph; it sure helps when developing loads with surplus drop down powder as well as refining your existing recipes!

Paul

AMT · Nov 18, 2014

Welcome!

WAReloader · Nov 18, 2014

AMT said:
Welcome!

Thanks!

Trailboss · Nov 18, 2014

Another member from the Couve. I do a bit of personal reloading also. Currently for:
223 Rem
30-30
30-06
32 Win
380 ACP
38/357
375 H&H
38-55 Win
40 S&W
44 Mag
45 ACP
480 Ruger

tb

AMT · Nov 18, 2014

Ya'll wouldn't be interested in helping a newbie get started would ya? I'm hoping Santa is good to me this year. I've been hinting for a Dillon 550 or 560. We'll see. I want to get into it because I shoot odd rounds and NEED to reload. If willing, please pm me. Many thanks!

rutilate · Nov 18, 2014

I would be happy to show you how to get started. I have both a 550 and 650. Joe13 was also interested.

rutilate · Nov 18, 2014

WAReloader said:
I load .45ACP, 9mm Lug., .44 mag., .357 mag, .38 spl, 40 S&W, .380ACP, .243 Win., .223, 30-06, .338 Win. mag, 300 Win. mag., 45-70 Govt, .22-250, .204 Ruger, .308 Win., 7mm mag and 30-30 Win.

Trailboss said:
Another member from the Couve. I do a bit of personal reloading also. Currently for:
223 Rem
30-30
30-06
32 Win
380 ACP
38/357
375 H&H
38-55 Win
40 S&W
44 Mag
45 ACP
480 Ruger

tb

Very nice! I swore when I started I was going to minimize calibers primarily to avoid having lots of different powders on hand or tons of bullets. But I've recently added .380 and am looking to try to reload 7.62x54R. These dang guns keep multiplying!

WAReloader · Nov 18, 2014

AMT said:
Ya'll wouldn't be interested in helping a newbie get started would ya? I'm hoping Santa is good to me this year. I've been hinting for a Dillon 550 or 560. We'll see. I want to get into it because I shoot odd rounds and NEED to reload. If willing, please pm me. Many thanks!

Happy to share some notes with you. Reloading is really the only way to go if you are shooting any volume at all, particularly if you shoot odd calibers...too expensive to buy off the shelf, plus accuracy of factory ammo doesn't even come close to hand loads with respect to tightening your groups up!