Order of Reloading operations

[Ironworker]

Empty brass, #1 I anneal,#2 lube and FL size,#3 Toss in tumbler/vibrator, #4 Trim if needed, #5 Clean primer pocket and Chamfer necks, #6 Prime and charge, and #7 Seat the bullet. What's the order of operations for you all out there?

 

[newbieshooter]

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Review my reloading steps please

Hello, can you guys and gals review my reloading steps and make recommendations on things that may need to be changed? Brass is once fired 6.5 CM Hornady, will be loading it with H4350, 210M primers and 140 gr ELD-M. 1. Decap 2. SS Tumbler 3. Uniform Pockets 4. Bushing Neck Size or Bushing...

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Is this the correct steps of accurate reloading?

So I am going from novice reloading, to try to be a little more advanced. Bought some equipment this week. And I am adding some steps to the process and am confusing myself a little at this point. So I am trying to get the steps in order, and want to be corrected if I am wrong or one of the...

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Reloading order

If you were going to make a list in order of the process you use to reload what would it look like? So far mine is pretty basic due to the lack of tools and knowledge (working on changing both), but I’d like to add in a few steps like annealing, uniformity primer pocket/flash hole, maybe neck...

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[Kracken McGraw]

Vibrator, deprime, uniform or clean primer pockets, dip necks in dry moly then wipe off out side, hand lube, fl size, trim, chamfer and scotch-brite pad, prime, brush necks, charge, seat bullet.

 

[DShortt]

'Popping popcorn'.

Thus begins yet another 14 page thread with no perfect answer.

 

[358WCF]

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Come on guys, I had to write something down to see if I could remember it in my head instead of just going to the bench and doing it out of repetition.

 

[MrK.]

Shoot, tumble, lube, size, tumble, anneal, trim, load, shoot…

 

[Fast14riot]

Well, I will say that I no longer tumble or clean primer pockets.

 

[Evan]

Shoot, lube and size, wipe off with alcohol, measure and trim if needed, prime, powder, seat and repeat.

 

[Chris kloster]

Load shoot

 

[Hengehold]

When I shoot LR matches my brass never touches the ground so here are my steps when loading for competition. Steps are the same with new Lapua brass and fired brass:

-lube
-FL size
-wipe off lube
-OAL trim if needed
-primer
-powder
-seat bullet

 

[TTE]

shoot
dry tumble
wipe down with visual check of cases before annealing
de-prime
resize (check 1st case measurement with comparator, then random check others)
measure (OAL)
henderson if needed
brush inside of necks
clean primer pockets
prime and put in loading block primer side up
charge with powder, moving case to 2nd loading block
seat bullets - measuring CBTO
repeat

 

[Chiquita]

Empty brass, #1 I anneal,#2 lube and FL size,#3 Toss in tumbler/vibrator, #4 Trim if needed, #5 Clean primer pocket and Chamfer necks, #6 Prime and charge, and #7 Seat the bullet. What's the order of operations for you all out there?

My routine as well, except now I tumble once in a while.

 

[ISS]

I start with 500 new cases. Prep them, primer them, dump powder in, seat the bullet. Once I have fired all 500 (a couple years with 3-4 Rockchuck rifles in rotation) then I do all the stuff you guys do that coming winter. Using just 50-100 cases eats up too much time in hunting season/weather.

 

[Mark611]

New Brass, I anneal first, run them through a Sheridan slotted case gage to make sure there in spec, then run the through a neck expander mandrel, check flash holes to make sure their uniform, then trim if needed, chamfer and deburr the necks, check the runout, prime them dump powder charge seat bullet, check runout again, shoot! fired brass I de prime, wet tumble, anneal, lube, body size, Case gage, neck size, trim, chamfer, deburr, check runout, prime, dump powder, seat bullet! shoot!!!

 

[PopCharlie]

Lather, rinse, repeat.....
but seriously..
tumble - dry corn cob media
de-cap clean primer pockets
anneal
lube
full length size
mandrel for neck size
check trim length and chamfer (if necessary)
rinse in acetone to remove lube
lube necks with Neo-Lube #2
prime
charge
seat bullets

 

[Fuj]

Loading process, step one....grab a cold one and watch the annealer
run. The rest is most of the above with some differences in sequence,
additions, and omissions. Don't forget the primer sort. Yeah, that's the
anal part, prior to priming, if your competing......

 

[Stormbringer]

Shoot, Wipe necks with cloth, full length size with lube, wipe off excess lube, chamfer, deburr, clean primer pockets, (all on RCBS case prep center), clean in vibrating unit with walnut shell media, inspect cases, remove any stuck material in primer pockets, prime with hand primer, dispense powder a little low and trickle up (every load), seat bullet.

Check bullet runout and concentricity of loaded ammo.

 

[Nvcnvc]

Well, I will say that I no longer tumble or clean primer pockets.

Same here. Just wipe off with towel wetted with 99% alcohol, anneal, lube, wipe off lube, trim if needed, brush necks, prime and powder and bullet.