RE: Reloading 30-06 shells.
 

ok thanks.

RE: Reloading 30-06 shells.
 

When you throw away an empty brass cartridge case, you are throwing away about 75% of the value of a loaded round of ammo. Reloading a fired cartridge essentially involves four simple things: Removing the spent primer and replacing it with a new one; squeezing down the neck of the fired case so it will hold a new bullet; putting in the new powder charge; putting the new bullet in the case. I started loading with a .30/06 years ago with a simple tool called the Lyman 310. I didn' t have a powder scale, so I cut off a .30/06 case about 2/3 of its length and soldered a little handle onto it made from a coat hanger wire. Using Army surplus .30/' 06 powder (4895), I made my powder measure short so it could not possibly hold a dangerous overload of this powder. I bought 1000 salvaged GI bullets through the NRA. The ammo I made would not win any rifle matches, but it was good enough to permit me to shoot a lot. If you are shooting your reloaded ammo in just one rifle, and using very mild loads, you can shoot indefinitely with the same brass and neck-size only. Once you start reloading for different calibers and different rifles, things get a little more complicated, but by then you will have read several reloading manuals, and will get the additional info you need from them.

RE: Reloading 30-06 shells.
 

Ask a few of your friends or hunters if t hey know anyone wanting to get out of reloading. A deal may come your way. Years ago, I got a complete setup by trading a CB set for the works, press (Bonanza Co-ax), brass (38-357), 38-357 dies scale, books, etc. The local Sheriff' s dept. got me to reload their target anmmo for them, which amounted to over 1000 rds. every 3 months. Got a lot of practice. Moving to Miss. enabled me to use large rifles and I started reloading 35 Rem , 35 Whelen and 30-30. Go to a few gun shows and look around. You might come up an a deal there.
Good luck.

RE: Reloading 30-06 shells.
 

Around 50 yrs ago I started reloading my 30/30 with a lee reloading kit,it came with a dipper for the charge,resizer and bullet seater,used a hammer instead of a press. later I got one in a 30/06,they worked pretty good then and I think they still sell them. And I think I still have the one in 30/30 some where???
If a beginner wanted to try reloading to see if that is what they wanted to do.It would be a cheap way to go.

RE: Reloading 30-06 shells.
 

Midway has that tool it sells for $13.73 Sounds pretty tedious to me though and wonder if he might not be better off going with one of the Lee kits to start cheaply and then invest in a new press later on

RE: Reloading 30-06 shells.
 

how safe are they using a hammer???

RE: Reloading 30-06 shells.
 

You have to have (bare minimum):

1. A press (could be a hand press, or bench-mounted).
2. A set of dies.
3. A powder scale.
4. A powder funnel.
5. A reloading handbook (recommended, but now you can get loading data on-line!!)

RE: Reloading 30-06 shells.
 

don' t forget brass,bullets and powder, oh yeah time

RE: Reloading 30-06 shells.
 

i have looked at them, pretty cheap compaired to the RCBS. i know that the RCBS is higher quality but would the Lee kit get it done for awhile or until i get into reloading

RE: Reloading 30-06 shells.
 

Mrfishy the Lee anniversary kit runs about $70.00 and will do fine to start or how ever long you want to reload . I have used them and they work fine . It is not the same quality as RCBS, but the quality of ammo produced is just as good at 1/3 the cost for equipment.