easiest caliber to reload.
 

I am going to get a highpower rifle for hunting ky. My plan is spend a week down there during gun season during the 2010 season.

I plan on reloading proplery going to get the stuff this spring or summer when i buy the rifle. I was wondering what calibers are easier or harder for a newbi to reload. I had someone tell me some of the differnt calibers can be hard to reload

Generally, bigger means harder. Belted cartridges are usually worse than others to size. Throwing powder and seating bullets is easy all the way around.

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How you figure? Can't wait until the answer. Bigz, do you reload?

Belted cases are not hard to reload in a bolt action. I neck size only, my cases are on the 8th reloading and have never needed a FL sizing.

Generally, sharper shouldered cases will be a bit easier because the cases will stretch less and therefore need to be trimmed to length less often. So a 308 should need trimming less often than a 243.

Honestly there's not a huge difference in reloading most common cartridges that you'd find in an off-the-shelf gun. The key is to understand basic reloading principles and not get yourself in trouble.

ok, I got one that is difficult to reload. Rest are the exact same unless your dealing with a wildcat or trying turn necks or something. The 357sig. I hate this round. Hard to get good neck tension. In fact, you have to go thru hoops to do it. Any rifle caliber that has a short neck, might introduce issues also. Never had problems myself with rounds like 300win mag with short necks, but some do I suppose.

I reckon I dun figgered that thar frum doin me sum reeeeelowdin.

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Yeah. Proper sizing die set-up is paramount. If you want REAL case life, go AI.

In hopes of not sounding stupied what do you mean If you want real case like go AI Whats AI :pcwhack:

When I used to reload, 357 magnum, and 45 long were the easyest for me.
I allways uased a friends set up or my fathers set up.
I need to get my own set up, maybe after Christmas.
I loaded some 30-30 in gunsmithing school, that were pretty easy too.
And 12 gage shells, it was easy too.
And 357 magnum, that was easy too.
Useing the schools reloaders.
What Ever You Do, Make Sure To Follow The Book To All the way.
Don't change any thing from what the reloading book says.