My least favorite part is waiting for decent weather to test all those new loads! Rain, rain, go away!
My least favorite part is waiting for decent weather to test all those new loads! Rain, rain, go away!
Using up all the cast lead bullets that I spent the morning making. I am getting more enjoyment from casting lately than shooting. I think the only reasons I have been shooting lately is because I have to have a reason to buy new molds and PC colors.
Retired Redleg
I came into this world kicking and screaming covered in someone else's blood, I don't mind going out the same way.
Disassembly is the walk of shame. Doesn’t happen often but it’s never supposed to happen to me.
I’m presently learning to use FAs new trimming gizmo. That part may be getting better
Stronger, Prouder and Greater!
Finding that I crunched 44-40 brass because the crimp die is set too deep, total brain fart on my part
Pulling bullets suck. I do the math in my head and think, "I'm doing all this work to save a few bucks worth of powder, lead, primers, and brass. I should just pitch it in the garbage can." But I can never bring myself to do it.
But pulling bullets really isn't a part of reloading so . . .
Since the question is least enjoyable - that means I still can enjoy somethin' but just not as much as the other steps. . . I would say picking up spent brass. Shootin's all done, I just looked at my watch and I'm gonna be late for supper, and my 9mm puked empty brass all over the tall weeds. So, like an idiot, I spend way too much time trying to find a few cents worth of brass. The first 80% are found easily, I just don't know why I spend so much time trying to find that last 20%. Probably because I sickly enjoy the challenge. . . but only a little bit.
Last edited by Black Jaque Janaviac; 04-24-2019 at 09:18 AM. Reason: spelling
When all my brass is loaded, and I realize that I have to plan a range trip so I will have more brass to load.
I need to buy more brass.................or maybe shoot more. I dunno.
Life is a series of bullseyes and backstraps - Ted Nugent
Since I'm wearing reading glasses the last few years it's getting easier to weigh out my charges but leaning over like the Hunchback to see the needle on the scales makes me about cross-eyed and kills my neck. I just can't bring myself to buy and trust a set of electronic auto scales.
case prep / trim & chamfer
Cleaning it all up and putting it away when you switch calibers, etc.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |