Order of Reloading operations

[powderbrake]

Here are my steps, with some notes and the equipment that I use for more accurate rifle loads. Plinking rifle and all handgun ammo is done on a Dillon after cleaning cases.

1 clean cases (vibratory tumbler with some dillon polish., medium corn cob, keeps all dirt out of dies)
2 anneal ( Annie induction with manual load, auto process timing and drop)
3 Lube (Imperial case wax)
4 Size, and deprime (Rockchucker, Redding bushing die, gets cob out of flash hole)
5 Trim and chamfer ( Giraud )
6 remove case lube (with t shirt and alcohol)
7 Clean primer pockets ( motorized Hornady primer pocket cleaner}
8 Lube inside neck ( neck brush dipped in graphite)
9 Mandrel size inside neck ( 21 Century die and mandrel)
10 install primer (RCBS automated priming tool)
11 Lube neck ( dip in Sinclair beads with graphite)
12 Throw powder ( Fx120i + V3 Auto Throw and Auto trickler)
13 Seat bullet ( LE Wilson Micrometer seat die and Sinclair seating press.)

 

[Leo_B]

Swap in new primer, toss in some powder, cram in bullet, pinch and shoot?

 

[wkdickinson]

Anneal, lube (Imperial sizing wax and neck lube), FL size and decap, mandrel, tumbel to remove lube, trim & chamfer if required (seldom required), prime, charge and seat bullet.

 

[bozo699]

Swap in new primer, toss in some powder, cram in bullet, pinch and shoot?

This checks out!………
Wayne

 

[Doom]

Just my opinion but I think the order is pretty much obvious BUT if annealing is to be done it is probably best that it be done before cleaning or at least cleaned afterward. This is going to provide the best consistency of the neck when loading.

 

[Ironworker]

Here are my steps, with some notes and the equipment that I use for more accurate rifle loads. Plinking rifle and all handgun ammo is done on a Dillon after cleaning cases.

1 clean cases (vibratory tumbler with some dillon polish., medium corn cob, keeps all dirt out of dies)
2 anneal ( Annie induction with manual load, auto process timing and drop)
3 Lube (Imperial case wax)
4 Size, and deprime (Rockchucker, Redding bushing die, gets cob out of flash hole)
5 Trim and chamfer ( Giraud )
6 remove case lube (with t shirt and alcohol)
7 Clean primer pockets ( motorized Hornady primer pocket cleaner}
8 Lube inside neck ( neck brush dipped in graphite)
9 Mandrel size inside neck ( 21 Century die and mandrel)
10 install primer (RCBS automated priming tool)
11 Lube neck ( dip in Sinclair beads with graphite)
12 Throw powder ( Fx120i + V3 Auto Throw and Auto trickler)
13 Seat bullet ( LE Wilson Micrometer seat die and Sinclair seating press.)

Aren't you aware that a worldwide shortage of T-Shirts is in effect? LOL

 

[kelbro]

Just my opinion but I think the order is pretty much obvious BUT if annealing is to be done it is probably best that it be done before cleaning or at least cleaned afterward. This is going to provide the best consistency of the neck when loading.

I get more consistent seating force when I anneal clean necks. Often just a stiff black brush in and out. Before I modified my sequence, the carbon on the necks would cake on pretty hard when annealing.

 

[powderbrake]

Aren't you aware that a worldwide shortage of T-Shirts is in effect? LOL

Yes I am aware, I have them ALL.

 

[MClark]

I hunted with a guy who had a Lee hand tool a box in truck. A medicine bottle had some powder with bullets dropped in. Primers in a tiny glass container.
30-30. Only had 4 rounds total. He would reload any round he fired that evening, put back in magazine.
Texas, he would get a deer or three each year.