RQT-Reloading Quick Tips

We all make the occasional loading mistakes, or have unfired rounds from doing test ladders. Pulling these bullets using a kenetic style puller can damage the rim on brass cases and sometimes break loose the. priming materials in the primer making them unusable. The RCBS Collet puller allows you to effortlessly pull bullets using the leverage of your loading press. Bullets can be removed with little to no marking or damage to the bullets, no spilled powder, no damaged primers and most importantly, no damage to the rim of the case. Cases only need resized for the depth the bullet was seated, then belled and its ready to load again. You can even remove the decapping pin and do all this with the primer and powder still in the case if desired. The collets are caliber specific and sold separately, so you only buy the sizes you need which keeps costs low.

So, a lot of new loaders don't yet know that all manufacturers make small mistakes when making their bullets. Sever mistakes are culled and recycled for safety but minor weight variations, cosmetics blemishes and cannelures rolled in the wrong spot often leave bullets that fall short of the QC standards but are perfectly fine to reload and shoot. These bullets are often sold as factory 2nds or blemished at discounted prices as much as 50% or more off the normal retail price. Many on-line retailers offer these specials. The types, sizes and quantities available are very inconsistent as that depends on the mistake the factories are making but its definitely worth checking occasionally. In this video were going to be looking at the Midway USA sight. I've found they typically will have the largest selections of factory 2nd bullets.

In this episode were going to take a look at making the initial adjustments to a set of .38 S&W reloading dies. We will look at adjusting the full length sizing and depriming die, the powder through/flaring or belling die and we will look at 2 methods of using the bullet seating/crimp die. Check out Lee Precision Dies, and other products from this video with my affiliate links from Midway USA below.... Lee Precision https://alnk.to/9mrSDqq MBC-Missouri Bullet Company Cast Bullets.... https://alnk.to/b7BsrBI Starline Brass https://alnk.to/b7BsrCx Hodgdon Powders https://alnk.to/aWGHsPY

A quick look at using primer flip trays and filling primer drop tubes.

An old TikTok clip from before the banned my account for these types of post.....

Tiktok memories from years gone by... You get better case fill out letting the powder spiral into the funnel...

A quick look at this new powder dispenser and using the RCBS I-phone app to calibrate and dispense the powder.

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As a follow up to the New Brass Prep Video where we belled and primed our brass, this episode looks at selecting a powder charge, measuring the powder, seating and crimping the bullets.