Fasthenk65 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Strange question, Now and then I buy new factory brass (Geco and S&B) for reloading. A friend says I still should resize them before reloading?? Sound strange to me, since new? Your advice highly appreciated! regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furrly Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 It's recommended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshidaex Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 On the rare occasion I buy new brass, I do it only to verify there’s a firing pin hole.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gunDQ Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I buy new Starline on the reg (supercomp) and I resize it anyways... I’m not taking the resizing die out of the press. New brass resizing is like butter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 4 hours ago, Fasthenk65 said: A friend says I still should resize them before reloading? If you're reloading on a press that has 4+ stations, resizing is done automatically while you're reloading. No extra step. If you're reloading on a single stage, you should buy a press that has 4+ stages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fasthenk65 Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 27 minutes ago, Hi-Power Jack said: If you're reloading on a press that has 4+ stations, resizing is done automatically while you're reloading. No extra step. If you're reloading on a single stage, you should buy a press that has 4+ stages :-) I am reloading the old fashioned way, separate resizing/decapping on tockchucker, hand priming then rest on the hornady LNL. So far I skipped the resizing proces (thus the rockchucker) with new brass but I will integrate it again with new brass. Never a problem though. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrench459 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 It should make for the easiest loading session you've ver had.......or at least it was for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneBray Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 @High Power Jack. Bingo on you comment about press!! Spot on!!!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Resize new brass to make sure that they are round. Deformation happens during transportation and handling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuckinMS Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 You probably understand the "yes" by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Part_time_redneck Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Consistency is your friend. When you start omitting steps and QC that's when that chic Murphy shows up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 19 hours ago, Fasthenk65 said: :-) I am reloading the old fashioned way, separate resizing/decapping on tockchucker, hand priming then rest on the hornady LNL. Are you aiming for 1 - 2" groups at 50 yards ? If you're NOT, you are wasting an awful lot of your time - the LNL will do it ALL in one easy pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuckinMS Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 3 hours ago, Hi-Power Jack said: Are you aiming for 1 - 2" groups at 50 yards ? If you're NOT, you are wasting an awful lot of your time - the LNL will do it ALL in one easy pass My lnl bullets will shoot 2" groups with mixed brass fired dozens of times. Good point Hi-power Jack. Save the rocket science for the rockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olstyn Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 23 hours ago, Fasthenk65 said: :-) I am reloading the old fashioned way, separate resizing/decapping on tockchucker, hand priming then rest on the hornady LNL. So far I skipped the resizing proces (thus the rockchucker) with new brass but I will integrate it again with new brass. Never a problem though. Thanks all. What benefit are you gaining by doing it that way vs just doing it all on the LNL? You're tripling the number of times you have to touch each piece of brass. If there isn't a very noticeable improvement in some metric, you're just being inefficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fasthenk65 Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 1 hour ago, olstyn said: What benefit are you gaining by doing it that way vs just doing it all on the LNL? You're tripling the number of times you have to touch each piece of brass. If there isn't a very noticeable improvement in some metric, you're just being inefficient. Gaining reliability since I shoot a heavy tuned gun primers have to be seated deeply... Furthermore the priming section of my LNL is very vulnerable, was never able to get it working correctly. But I agree, I waste a lot of time.... Dillon 650 with casefeeder and bulletfeeder underway :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olstyn Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 19 minutes ago, Fasthenk65 said: Gaining reliability since I shoot a heavy tuned gun primers have to be seated deeply... Furthermore the priming section of my LNL is very vulnerable, was never able to get it working correctly. But I agree, I waste a lot of time.... Dillon 650 with casefeeder and bulletfeeder underway :-) Yeah, the priming system is definitely the largest weakness of the LNL. Keeping it clean of grime/grains of powder/etc. is very important. Even given that issue, though, I prefer it to hand priming. I can definitely understand where if yours hasn't ever gotten running properly, you'd avoid using it. Hopefully the Dillon works out better for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fasthenk65 Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneBray Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Just neck size it.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdlrodeo Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 On 3/4/2018 at 2:47 PM, Fasthenk65 said: ...Dillon 650 with casefeeder and bulletfeeder underway :-) Now you’re talking. In a prior life I used to reload a lot of .300WinMag and 30-30 for hunting and a bit of .45 Colt for my single action. So when I started reloading for USPSA to get minor PF loads, I did a few thou of 9mm on a single stage press. It was great for load development but man did that take FOREVER! fast forward (pun intended) to a few years ago and a 650 w/casefeeder—Pretty awesome. Last year ingot a Mr. Bullet feeder—wow! I figure I’m reloading for Less than 2/3 the cost of pre-made competition ammo therefore I’ve already paid for my loading equipment. Now I'm making money. Well, that’s what I tell my wife anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fasthenk65 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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