http://www.youtube.c...bed/96LEyXdVrps

Man and I spent all that moeny on my Dillon 650...

Stay tuned for next weeks episode, how to build a hardware store .45

 

HAHAHA..

followed by the following weeks episode, Walgreens Hand Surgery.

 

Seriously though, list me some downside to this other then labor intensive and seating depth issues.

The guy was so confident when he made this video i had to post it!

Seriously though, list me some downside to this other then labor intensive and seating depth issues.

 

Partially sized case (the barrel is not a good sizer, remember it is supposed to be quite a bit larger then the case anyway), no crimp so you can end up with bullet setback, specially in a over sized case as per the first problem.

Let's see - a Lee hand press is $36 bucks, likewise dies are another $36, and all the issues mentioned above go away.

 

By the time he reloads one case, I could reload a few muzzleloaders...

 

If the argument is that you want to reload with "everyday components on hand" then the argument is moot because you still have to source primers and powder. Further, he doesn't show you how he casts the lead bullets or lubes them or resizes them either.

 

If it's merely an exercise in "can you do it" then I suppose the answer is yes.

Forget hand press and dies, if you really want to stay minimalistic, Lee makes their Lee Loader which is basically a kit of bits that does pretty much what his nuts and bolts do, except it is designed per caliber and to be compact and reliable. Also requires a mallet I suppose, although I suspect a rock would as well.

Seriously though, list me some downside to this other then labor intensive and seating depth issues.

 

The brass is not sized AT ALL. The fired brass expands to the maximum size of the chamber. Sticking the brass back in the chamber does not resize it. Try this take a FMJ bullet and try to set it in a fired but unsized brass case it wll slide all the way in with little or no resistance.

 

Crimp? What crimp? Chance of getting a setback are huge with this method.

 

Hammering to set a Primer? No chance of something bad happening there.

 

Hammering a bolt to seat the round will deform the lead bullet possibly leading to feeding issues.

 

Repeatability / Consistency is non existant from round to round.

Thanks... that is what i wanted to know.