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    Quote Originally Posted by HoneyBadger View Post
    I don't know about "off and running" but I'm certainly excited to finally start reloading.
    It's really a cool experience, HB. Maybe we can help each other along the way. I only know a little bit at this point.

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    Gives a sh!t; pretends he doesn't HoneyBadger's Avatar
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    Well, I basically know nothing. I really put the idea on hold a while back because I didn't think Mrs HoneyBadger would give me the green light any time soon.
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    Reading shit in a manual or instruction sheet sucks...compared to someone showing you...IMO.

    I think you're really gonna like it, and have some fun with it...I am. Some of it is very tedious and painstaking, and that makes the result that much more satisfying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HoneyBadger View Post
    Well, I basically know nothing. I really put the idea on hold a while back because I didn't think Mrs HoneyBadger would give me the green light any time soon.
    This ^^^. My budget was gone last May. Deal like you got might trigger wife unit to steer some of her budget to reloading. :beer:
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    With 25 grains of powder, you should be getting 280~ish out of a lb of powder.
    Just doing what I can to stay on this side of the dirt.

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    I struggled using a hand primer tool the first time. Flubbed three whole primers and cases to get it right.

    three primers isn't that bad until you realize they can blow up in your face. No big whoop.
    Just doing what I can to stay on this side of the dirt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Otterbatcat View Post
    No hot powder charges here... Speer Manual has max load at 25 gr. and that's what I've loaded everything at. We've shot the 20 initial rounds we loaded, and were happy with everything that happened there...so I loaded a bunch of stuff up the same way.
    What have you chronied that load at?
    Just doing what I can to stay on this side of the dirt.

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    I had to see what was still left in the jug....slightly more than 1000 gr. are still in that container. I under estimated it....dang it.

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    Hey, I'm new at this,....whaddya expect?


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    That doesn't mean that I don't need more though..