Basic Reloading Setup Or Ppu Ammo

[irishnut 297]

I can get ppu 45gr sp's for £50.30 for 100.

If I buy basic reloading gear and reload I could do 100 reloads for around £36-38. But the gear for the job is a minimum of £100 ( manual, lee classic loader, scales, calipers, case cleaners, trickler etc)

 

The reloading is a great option, but is it the best option. As I'm not interested in buying fancy loading presses etc.

Can I get factory comparable ammo from the lee classic loader?

[let'sshoot 11]

Yes, because you measure the powder so it's grain-accurate therefore the powder in each bullet you make will be consistent. Making your ammo bang accurate

[slipper 116]

Agree I could not believe the difference between factory ammo and homeloads, must admit a lot of trial and error but now I think I have cracked it also the oal of factory bullets varies a bit whereas I can

Get them all pretty close

And shot my first fox the other night with a homeload after a lot of confidence building target shooting lol

[Bootsha 1,306]

where would you look for a basic kit like that irishnut?? thinking of getting a homeloading setup myself tbh. how much are .243 rounds these days? roughly

[irishnut 297]

Try Henry krank on the Internet.

I've got a few bits from there. Service is good and its got everything.

[charlie caller 3,654]

Go with the Lee hand press kit, they are superb, it is all I use for some superbly accurate reloads, one bit of advice, for the sake of a tenner or so, get the Lee factory crimp die, and your loads will be as good as they can be, a fantastic bit of kit.

[slipper 116]

I have the lee hand loader aswell what is the crimp die? Whats the difference between that and the one in the kit?

[Hawkeye. 26]

I bought all my reloading kit at Reloading Solutions , Oxford

[charlie caller 3,654]

I have the lee hand loader aswell what is the crimp die? Whats the difference between that and the one in the kit?

No Slipper the hand PRESS kit as apposed to the Lee hand loader, you screw dies in just like any press, its hand held rather than being on a bench, brilliant, the factory crimp die does what it says on the tin, it applies a factory type crimp to the bullet, it does not need a cannelure on the bullet, and the beauty of these is your seating depth is not so critical, as the crimp applies the same consistent starting pressure to all your rounds, I cant recommend them enough, my reloads were accurate before I got one,but using one tightened them up even more, ragged one hole groups @100 yards, thats in .243, and if you reload a hornet I would now say they are essential to accurate, consistent ammo, along with the Lee universal case flaring die, which applies a gentle flare to the case mouth to help the bullet seat with minimum runout.

Edited December 18, 2013 by charlie caller

[irishnut 297]

And also you don't seem to need to batter the case onto the primer

[charlie caller 3,654]

True, you can prime on the press, which I actually prefer over those auto prime things, it just feels better to me.

[irishnut 297]

Makes sense to buy 100 ppu bullets, use them and start reloading with the once fired brass. As brass is 20p each

[charlie caller 3,654]

It does mate, indeed it does, ppu brass is quite thick, but decent, so you will probably find you could work a load up with say federal brass for instance, and then work the same load up with ppu, and it will be over pressure, but of course you will start low and work up, but nothing wrong with ppu brass at all mate, I would neck size only and if your charges are not too hot you will probably get 8-10 reloads out of a case.

[irishnut 297]

I have read that 22 hornet brass is usually rather thin, and read that ppu brass is usually bit thicker. That was my reason for reloading ppu brass.

Work loads up to what I want with the ppu and do all testing with it.

[hutchey 147]

ok, just a quick query, i have generally been keeping my spent 243 (and 22lr) cases, is there anywhere that takes these?

I havent got loads and loads yet as not had my 243 long but i'm not looking to reload and binning them seems a waste