OCD is a very strong trait in a reloader.
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Thank you very much for all the thoughtful replies. I just received the Second Edition Modern Reloading from a recommendation and will be diving into it after Easter.
Initially I was looking at this to be an option to churn out lots of training ammo in 9mm and 5.56 but I think after listening to everyone a progressive will be an upgrade in the future. I do like the idea of testing my specific loads to see what my rifles like. That being said it seems the single stage is probably the more prudent first step and will last for precision reloading when I do dive into progressive for volume.
Re personality, I do have a touch of OCD and am very detailed oriented. I also do not touch alcohol or other mind altering substances.
Thank you everyone I have spoke to a couple members in PMs and will follow up once I have time to get through a couple manuals and develop a "buy list" hopefully by that point the world will have calmed down a bit.
Thank you very much for all the thoughtful replies. I just received the Second Edition Modern Reloading from a recommendation and will be diving into it after Easter.
Initially I was looking at this to be an option to churn out lots of training ammo in 9mm and 5.56 but I think after listening to everyone a progressive will be an upgrade in the future. I do like the idea of testing my specific loads to see what my rifles like. That being said it seems the single stage is probably the more prudent first step and will last for precision reloading when I do dive into progressive for volume.
Re personality, I do have a touch of OCD and am very detailed oriented. I also do not touch alcohol or other mind altering substances.
Thank you everyone I have spoke to a couple members in PMs and will follow up once I have time to get through a couple manuals and develop a "buy list" hopefully by that point the world will have calmed down a bit.
I think the most important thing for a new reloader to consider is personality.....
Be real honest with yourself:
-Are you a careful person?
-Do you follow instructions well-color inside the lines?
-Are you detail oriented?
-Do you take pride in doing things better than others?
*Reloading data is not a "close-enough" thing. They create max and min loads for a reason-and there are not buffers.*
I am thinking of a couple of friends who have been curious about reloading. One in particular is someone who I think would get into trouble. He is always in a rush. Always jumping to conclusions (tries to finish sentences for others.) He is easily frustrated, and did I mention-impatient? (Honestly, I think he has some kind of ADHD.)
Someone like that really should avoid the hobby. He's a wonderful person-one of my very favorite people on Earth.... BUT he would be a horrible reloader.
He also likes to drink. Like all day when he's off.
Drinking and reloading is a horrible idea. I never, ever touch a drop when I am near my equipment.
All that being said.... If you have the right kind of personality, reloading is a great way to learn way more than you thought you could about how guns work, and how to make much better ammo than a factory can. It's also a fabulous way to produce ammo that a particular gun loves. Once you find the right load for a high powered rifle, you will see accuracy really improve remarkably.
Reloading is a great way to clear your mind as well. I think that's my favorite thing about it. You tend to forget all your concerns and worries when you are focused on just one thing at a time-and doing it right.
It's also cool to be able to churn out unobtainable ammo during a crisis. Like now.
But be brutally honest.... Are you the right kind of person? Will you thoroughly read and truly understand two or three complete reloading manuals first? If so, welcome to the hobby!