? Most hated job in reloading ?

[Hanzy4200]

Luberising. Used to be primer pocket crimp removal until I recently got the RCBS kit from another member.

[Cain]

Easily brass prep followed by dumping my walnut media into the sifter. Duuuuusty.

[dragon813gt]

Easily brass prep followed by dumping my walnut media into the sifter. Duuuuusty.

There’s an easy fix for that. Run it slightly wet by putting in some mineral spirits. It keeps the dust down to practically nothing.

[whisler]

Mineral Spirits or lamp oil will work quite well for dust control.

[flint45]

Brass trimming/ brass prep

[bullshot]

I'm not fond of trimming either.

[abunaitoo]

? Most hated job in reloading ?
Paying for components!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PAndy]

Trimming brass. I have also had some sessions that were a pain because of a combination of neck expander dimensions and flat base cast bullets.

[Jtarm]

It has to be sorting cases after a day at the range. I used to think keeping 38, 357 and 44 mag, 45 Colt seperated was a nightmare untill I added 9X18 to my list.

Doesn’t Dillon sell a separator for that?

[Jtarm]

Trimming, definitely.

For a while it was reloading in general on my Hornady LNL AP. Couldn’t get through 100 rounds without the primer feed clogging. Then discovered it doesn’t play well with Winchester SPPs.

[Walter Laich]

I wet tumble and have switched to SS chips instead of the regular SS media

does a better (quicker) job of cleaning including primer pockets

I get them here: https://www.facebook.com/southernshinemedia/

BTW: I have no interest in business other than being a very happy customer

[444ttd]

trimming and then trimming and..................

[GregLaROCHE]

Cleaning out primer pockets. I clean all my brass by hand.

[fcvan]

Absolutely nothing, I enjoy all parts of this hobby of my past 45 years, passed on to me by my Father. Dad stopped reloading for himself because my brother and I would load all he needed. Last time we reloaded together, the folks were visiting. Mom was in the kitchen making magic, dad was at the press doing some stage in the process, I was on the back porch casting. I went to work and when I returned, Dad had lubed everything and then loaded everything. "Son, I need more, you still have empties."

I will hate it when I know we can't make new reloading memories. Mom and dad are 81, doing fine, but I know I will face that day.

[kreuzlover]

cutting off 30-06 cases with a dremel to make 358 win. there has got to be a better way.

I actually kinda enjoy anealing, guess I took to it like a duck to water!

Have you tried just expanding .308 to .358? Sounds simpler than cutting .30-06.

[fast ronnie]

Trying to justify to the old lady why I just bought another reloading press, when I already have 4...

Smelting wheel weights into ingots

Only 4? How do you survive?

[fast ronnie]

cleaning lube off cases!!!!!

[44Blam]

There’s an easy fix for that. Run it slightly wet by putting in some mineral spirits. It keeps the dust down to practically nothing.

How much do you put in? Maybe just a capful?

[44Blam]

The only part I really don't like about this hobby is pulling boolits. That's the worst.

[tinsnips]

Paying for reloading, the rest I don't mind as it is my main hobby.