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Thread: Looking for a Reloading Coach around Pullman, WA?

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    I'd use the 231 personally. If you're going to be attentive, you should have no issues. However, using unique won't make up for unsafe practices. Fact is, you're in control, not the powder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bazoo View Post
    I'd use the 231 personally. If you're going to be attentive, you should have no issues. However, using unique won't make up for unsafe practices. Fact is, you're in control, not the powder.
    Thank you for the tip! I'm just glad I've got any powder in the first place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VariableRecall View Post
    Thank you for the tip! I'm just glad I've got any powder in the first place.
    I swear I saw Unique and 231 at Tri-state last week... They are still getting in powder pretty regularly.

    As for shooting ranges...

    I'm blessed in that I can go to my dad's house in the country North of Potlatch and shoot up to 100 yards from an indoor bench. You can also drive into Idaho and head into the woods via Potlatch and shoot all you want in the woods.

    However, I found a gravel pit a couple of miles outside of Palouse that I've shot at a few times to check a new pistol out.

    If you drive the 14 miles to Palouse, then take the road to Colfax (SR 272), the gravel pit is a couple of miles out of town on the right. The larger pit is posted and gated, but the smaller one is not and I always make sure to police the area and leave it as pristine or better than I found it. Never had an issue.

    I've attached a satellite image and the gravel pit is marked with a white marker on the image.

    Let me know if you want to meet up for an impromptu range session and I can escort you to the pit.

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    I'm on the wet side too, glad it looks like you are finding help

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    Don't be afraid to use any powder for which you have appropriate data. There are good, better, and best, but if you have data what you have will work. Given limited powder availability, and I'm assuming limited funds as well, use what you have. If you have the funds be sure to stock up when you can.
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    Start with jacketed bullets first! Glue a wire around a used shell and measure the weight of powder YOU need (book load) in the case. You can fill the case with melted wax or grind down the top to get a good fixed measure. Or you could get one of the electronic trickler powder dispensers. Hand held press will work but you might need 3 hands. Or a simple single stage press bolted to a board when is then C clamped to a table. Hornady hand primer will last forever.
    Then you will load your own, go to the range and hold the gun at a distance looking away from the gun, pull the trigger - bang. You have all body parts intact and feel confident you did good.
    Now you are 'hooked'. after a few more down range, read about casting, you'll test new powders, a melter pot, lots a neat stuff to spend $$ on. Sucker!
    Now for serious, you need to experience the task of loading and success before putting a lot of funds into it. If you like to reload, then investigate the better tools for it. There is lots of 'stuff' out there to buy that you may or may not need and some of it really is junk. In the current 'election' year you might get a few bargains but everythng is quite pricey now.
    Whatever!

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    Quote Originally Posted by popper View Post
    Start with jacketed bullets first! Glue a wire around a used shell and measure the weight of powder YOU need (book load) in the case. You can fill the case with melted wax or grind down the top to get a good fixed measure. Or you could get one of the electronic trickler powder dispensers. Hand held press will work but you might need 3 hands. Or a simple single stage press bolted to a board when is then C clamped to a table. Hornady hand primer will last forever.
    Then you will load your own, go to the range and hold the gun at a distance looking away from the gun, pull the trigger - bang. You have all body parts intact and feel confident you did good.
    Now you are 'hooked'. after a few more down range, read about casting, you'll test new powders, a melter pot, lots a neat stuff to spend $$ on. Sucker!
    Now for serious, you need to experience the task of loading and success before putting a lot of funds into it. If you like to reload, then investigate the better tools for it. There is lots of 'stuff' out there to buy that you may or may not need and some of it really is junk. In the current 'election' year you might get a few bargains but everythng is quite pricey now.
    The exact point of all this is to find someone with equipment that I may get in the future to figure out what would work best for me, as well as starting everything out under a little more than zero supervision from an experienced person.

    Turns out IdahoMule lives only an easy drive away, and I'll be certain to figure out a time to meet and try some equipment out!

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    Here are the images from the gravel pit I occasionally use outside of Palouse...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Idaho45guy View Post
    Here are the images from the gravel pit I occasionally use outside of Palouse...

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    Thank you very much for the pictures! That narrows down my search a great deal!

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    When I first saw the thread title.....I read “couch”! I thought to myself......”Now here’s a man that likes to be comfortable when he’s reloading”! memtb

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    Quote Originally Posted by memtb View Post
    When I first saw the thread title.....I read “couch”! I thought to myself......”Now here’s a man that likes to be comfortable when he’s reloading”! memtb
    Given my rather small apartment space, I've been using my computer chair as a comfortable seat for reloading work. Kind of weird to use a hand press standing up.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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