[mrerick]

Seek out and take a NRA Metallic Cartridge Reloading course... You'll be thankful you did.

 

[mrerick]

Thanks for all the info and I did get signed up for the Metallic Cartridge Reloading class.

The course material was prepared by a group that consisted of experts from a number of reloading component and equipment manufacturers. It goes into more of the theory and safety information than any other resource I know.

In the classes that I teach, we run a lab in the afternoon where we actually load some rounds, and then take them out to the club range to chronograph them. This helps introduce you to how a press feels when it's working properly, and how to sense when things go wrong.

I'm very conservative in my approach to reloading. After the class, you'll know why...

BTW, get a copy of George Nonte's book on "Modern Handloading". He goes into theory and will help you develop a perspective on the craft. It's an older book and I found a used copy.

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