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Ok, that's it. Once we get the remodeling done on the house, I'm building the workbench as is already planned and looking for some used reloading equipment to get started. I still haven't purchased the 3 rifles I want so I'll be starting on .45 ACP and 9mm. I have been collecting my brass for about 6 months, separating it by caliber and bagging it up into 1000 rd bags just for when I started. I only have about 3k .45 and 2.5k 9mm but that is enough to get started.

Heck, I learned how to rebuild car engines by reading books. I can't imagine this is more complicated. There will be a lot of "tricks" and "hints" to learn that won't be in the books, but I have always been good at learning and retaining from a good manual.

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deepdiver wrote:

Ok, that's it. Once we get the remodeling done on the house, I'm building the workbench as is already planned and looking for some used reloading equipment to get started. I still haven't purchased the 3 rifles I want so I'll be starting on .45 ACP and 9mm. I have been collecting my brass for about 6 months, separating it by caliber and bagging it up into 1000 rd bags just for when I started. I only have about 3k .45 and 2.5k 9mm but that is enough to get started.

Heck, I learned how to rebuild car engines by reading books. I can't imagine this is more complicated. There will be a lot of "tricks" and "hints" to learn that won't be in the books, but I have always been good at learning and retaining from a good manual.

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You don't need a dedicated workbench actually, depending on the press you use. I have a RL550B from Dillon Precision mounted to a stacked pair of pieces of plywood. When I want to make ammo, I just pull it out of the closet and clamp it down onto my desk. Granted, my desk is sturdy as hell.

Based on what you have gathered for brass, I'd suggest that you start with the 9mm first. The thing I found with 9mm is that, at least with Blue Dot powder, it's impossible to get an overpressure condition with the round. If I put in the maximum load, it's actually impossible for me to press the round down far enough in to get under the required Minimum Overall Length for the round. Also, since the max load takes up so much space, it's also impossible to accidentally double load the cartridge without making a huge mess, and you'll see what you did the second you try to set the bullet in place. The same cannot necessarily be said for .45 cartridges.

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