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[Music] NARRATOR: Starline presents: The Brass Facts.
Today, reloading is more popular than ever. But to some, it can seem complex
and intimidating. I'm Hunter Pilant with Starline Brass and
today on The Brass Facts, we're going to go through some of the basic tools you'll
need for reloading. You'll need a press; this one has a priming
arm, dies, a shell holder, powder measure, a powder scale, a reloading manual, and a
good set of calipers. The four components of a cartridge are the
bullets, the brass, the powder and the primers. Some of the more complex tools that you may
upgrade to later on; the trimmer, a lube pad (which these will actually be required for
a lot of rifle cartridges) chamfering tool, cartridge block, and a tumbler.
This is a turret press. It holds the dies that will actually size
the case, decap it, expand the mouth, and seat the bullet crimp.
The press also holds the shell holder, which holds the shell centered and keeps it retained
while you're on the down stroke of the press. This press has a priming arm so it can also
prime while in the station. This is a powder measure.
It meters the powder using volume to weigh on a scale.
You'll also have your calipers for measuring lengths and your seating depths and things
like that. This is the reloading manual.
The reloading manual has all the information you need to know to reload.
It will have the powder weight, the bullet weight, the type of primer you need, and velocities
you can expect. Most manuals also have information on beginning
reloading. You'll need a quality set of dial calipers
to verify overall length when seating bullets. This is a primer tray.
It's used to orient the primers all in the same direction.
This is a tumbler. And, this is the media used inside used to
polish brass. These are the basic tools and equipment you
will need to start reloading. In future episodes of The Brass Facts, we'll
be explaining in detail, how to load specific calibers of ammunition.
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