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Old 02-02-2006 | 07:20 AM
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bigcountry
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First of all I would like to say thanks for the nice forum. I haven't been into reading these types of forums until recently when I decided that it was time to stop wasting money on Ammo and start reloading for myself.

I am quite a newb (or maybe a neophyte? in your terms) to reloading. But, hey, if you need any help with hacking Dish Network, then I am your man. After some, actually a lot of reading here and a few other places, I want to make sure that I am on the right track.

I plan on reloading rounds for a few different types of ammunition for just myself as well as help out the father-in-law with some of his. I will be primarily working with 7mm Remington Mags for myself and a little 243, 270, and some 30-06 thrown in there. Right now though, just getting all of the info I can on the 7mm.

Reading here I see that RL22 is the best powder to use. Of course, that is and everything else reloaded related is just an opinion, but most have agreed upon that. I plan on using some Nosler BT's as well assomecheap Remington Core Lokt. Both in the 150 gr. department. The Remington's for just BS shooting and the BT's for more accurate shots. I am not into big game hunting. Prairie Dogs and Coyotes are on my ticket, but my girlfriend wants to go hunting with her friend and dad as well as her own dad, so there will be some actual use for the loads.

I have two 7mm Mags. One a Weatherby Vanguard and the other is a Savage 110. Both shoot very well with factory ammo, the Savage being the better of the two....and that is just for now. I have ran more through the Savage than the Weatherby, but for some reason, it seems that whenever I try to zero in the Weatherby, I encounter 15 mph gusts of wind at the range.. I know, poor me.

Anywho..Just wanting to make sure that I am on the right track. Still looking for a reloader. RCBS seems to be good, but Lee is cheap. "Always get what you pay for!" I know...I know. But they can't be all that bad, right? I am also seeing more and more that I will need to get a OAL gauge. Direct me please to a place that I can get one. I swear I saw one at the RCBS site, but can't find it again. I do already have a Tumbler, bullets, primers, and a Die Set on order. Going to use the once fire casings that I saved from before. I guess for now, I can look at my shinny brass until I figure out exactly what I want to do.
You really need a decent set of calibers. And scales. From the sounds of it, maybe the Lee is the ticket for you. I hate the customer service. You just never know where it will lead you. I know it turned into a monster for me. Some, its rare, load just to replace thier factory ammo. Alot of guys start on the lee gear and slowly change over to RCBS or dillion even.

I got away with not using a OAL guage (measures at the ogive) for years. Its a nice to have thing.Other things to me that are impossible to do without is a powder trickler. Some guys use little film canisters. With the 7mm rem mag, it takes a fair amount of stick powder and you can't always throw it great.
 
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