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robinsre · 09-01-2007, 09:33 PM

Made my first hand-loads today.

Finally got my reloading station set up, and with the help of a friend made 21 of the following

5.1 gr Hodgdon universal powder
Hornady 230gr FMJ-RN .45 Caliber ecapsulated bullets
Various reused brass cases
Federal Large Pistol Primers

What fun!

I can tell already this is going to be a time/money consuming hobby in and of itself.

I already decided I need a digital scale, any reccomendations?

RobFMJ · 09-02-2007, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by robinsre

I can tell already this is going to be a time/money consuming hobby in and of itself.

Oh yeah, you wont actually save any money, because you'll shoot twice as much... we just let yall find that out on your own

Enjoy!

ichy_trigger · 09-02-2007, 06:52 AM

I used a beam scale for 14 years and my wife bought me a Dillon digital this past May for my birthday and I LOVE it!

rgeliske · 09-02-2007, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robinsre

Made my first hand-loads today.

Finally got my reloading station set up, and with the help of a friend made 21 of the following

5.1 gr Hodgdon universal powder
Hornady 230gr FMJ-RN .45 Caliber ecapsulated bullets
Various reused brass cases
Federal Large Pistol Primers

What fun!

I can tell already this is going to be a time/money consuming hobby in and of itself.

I already decided I need a digital scale, any reccomendations?

Dillon, you will not regret it. The digital is so much faster and more accurate than the beam scale you almost want to measure every round.

xd4zero · 09-02-2007, 06:26 PM

Congratulations, you are now officially hooked.

09-01-2007, 09:33 PM	#1
robinsre XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,089	First Handloads Ever! Made my first hand-loads today. Finally got my reloading station set up, and with the help of a friend made 21 of the following 5.1 gr Hodgdon universal powder Hornady 230gr FMJ-RN .45 Caliber ecapsulated bullets Various reused brass cases Federal Large Pistol Primers What fun! I can tell already this is going to be a time/money consuming hobby in and of itself. I already decided I need a digital scale, any reccomendations? __________________ Zeroth law of thermodynamics : If you have 1 six pack of beer and your neighbor brings 4 beers over, you will each end up drinking only 5 beers. First law of thermodynamics : There's no such thing as a free beer. Second law of thermodynamics : Even if there was such thing as a free beer, you couldn't drink it all anyway. Third law of thermodynamics : As it gets colder, less people will want you to share your beer.

09-02-2007, 06:52 AM	#3
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 8,316	I used a beam scale for 14 years and my wife bought me a Dillon digital this past May for my birthday and I LOVE it! __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

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09-02-2007, 06:26 PM	#5
xd4zero XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Nevada Posts: 167	Congratulations, you are now officially hooked.