I'd like to know if you have any reloading tips that you've discovered that makes the chore just a little easier. One that I have is I keep a roll of athletic tape on the bench with me. When I load and box up some rounds I put the info on the tape and tape it to the top of the box. I do this because the little stick on ones that come with the bullets don't work. The other that I've come up with is to keep an artist brush next to my powder measure. When I need to clean out one powder I use the brush to sweep the last grains of powder into the "hole" thing and drop them out. Hey by the way what is that little hole thing really called anyway?

Number 1 tip is to do only one thing at a time.

Never have more than one type of powder out at a time and visually inspect your loads to make sure powder is about the same in each.

Only one brand, caliber and weight bullet out at a time.

Always double check your measurements....case length, oal, etc.

Every time..let me repeat that...every time you change the brand of case, the lot of powder, the type of primer, new batch of bullets, etc, drop down a bit with your powder charge just to make sure things are OK.

Final tip! All the careful loading in the world won't make a difference if your scope mounts etc are tight and if your rifle isn't bedded properly.

Take good notes. Being carefull can't hurt either.

When I started out, I encountered one problem 2-3 times that made me want to make a sign to hang over the bench....

"Prime Before Charging."



Eventually it sank in, and I stopped having loading trays with a big mess in the bottom.

Rick.

1. Deburr flasholes
2. Uniform primer pockets

Muzzle: Gummed address lables are cheaper and more satisfactory than athletic tape. You can get them nearly anywhere, and the smallest quantity you can buy will last you the rest of your reloading life.

When working up a new load, I use those gel-markers to color code the primers to each load. the gel markers are similar the magic markers, but the ink is thicker and more fluorescent.

I found this out the hard way after dumping my carefuly arranged, .5 grain incremented, groups of five round, forty shells on the ground. Had to pull all the bullets a start all over.

-Steve

When using a inertia bullet puller (looks like a hammer) instead of using the supplied collet to hold the case, try using a normal press shell holder for that caliber. It works with my puller, and it saves me the aggravation with those stupid collets.