Part 1: Reloading 30-06 With Lee Classic Loader

[mohawksniper79]

What works best in your 30-06 powder,granes,bullet,case?

[deathifacation]

When you were fixing the neck, or whatever at 7:14, do you need lube?

[godmod2k5]

the bullet reminds me so of my 6,5 x 57R :)

[erickitt]

I got a set of calipers just like that at Harbor Freight for $15 if you have one close.

[roady42]

These are a great idea, I got one with a 45 I just bought.

We shot 40 rounds today. I need to shop for bullets and powder now.

Give some thought to how many rounds you will fire in a year before you buy all the things you need to reload, you don't want to spend $150 and only load about 20 rounds per year.

[etsmall12]

I just ordered the same kit for 308 and 223, Thanks for reminding me I forgot to order a caliper haha I also recommend getting a hand priming tool if you plan to do more than a box of ammo at a time.

[iraqvetrecon]

If you're reloading for accuracy, get a single stage press, complete each step to each round before moving to the next step (reduces screw ups)

If your reloading bulk hunting rounds or plinking rounds, get a progressive press kit.

I have both, but single stage presses give me more confidence in my shot because I know the rounds are the same.

[PROxFIGHTER13]

dont mess your wood up guys haha but thanks for helping

[Merkurio24]

@boxingmaniac72 thanks for the advice.

[Merkurio24]

Yes, I figured that. I went out and bought new brass and everything is fine now.

[Merkurio24]

I have cleaned my riffle and still won't feed the reloaded rounds. I measured the casings and found that about 1/4" from the rim is over the specified size. By the way, I use a full length sizer.

[stingisoyou]

@Merkurio24 Your brass is bulged. Either it was too hot of a load or your Sizing die isn't properly set.

[Merkurio24]

I started reloading for 30-06 with the lee 50th aniversary reloading press kit. I'm having a hard time getting the rounds to feed in my Remington 700! I've measured the casings and even trimmed some that were too long and I'm still unable to feed the rounds in my rifle. Any suggestions?

[eventer289]

@Merkurio24 Is your chamber clean? I've seen people with gummed up chambers have trouble loading rounds. After a round is fired off, the pressure and the heat push the brass to expand and mold to the walls of your chamber. Therefore, a reloaded round that has only been neck-sized will have a wider body than before, which will lead to accuracy when the rounds were from your particular gun. So, see if a good cleaning and de-gunking of your chamber helps feeding at all.

[boxingmaniac72]

@Merkurio24 make sure you chamfer your case mouth cause sometimes if they're not when you seat the bullet it will be to tight of a fit which pushes down on your case neck and deforms it a little tiny bit and thats all t takes

[nudgek]

@Merkurio24, personally I think its bc its a Remington, i had a mate, that had a Remington 700, with the same problem, try speak to other ppl with the same gun and see if they have the same problem, Good luck, and happy shooting :D

[stereonut001]

Would it be safe to use swaged or lead bullets that have a gas check, and a reduced powder charge to shoot on the cheap? I have seen someone use cast bullets for old surplus rifles (Nagant, Enfield, AK variants, etc). I just want to be safe, but if it is dangerous to shoot non jacketed rounds from a rifle, I won't even attempt it. Thanks for the video.

[007bondspy]

Is this a good caliber for killing black people ?

[caleb5665]

how much did the lee loader cost

[BXAssasinatorXS]

Why would you reload if it costs $.50 per round? You can get factory made for less than that.

[noontimewhale]

@BXAssasinatorXS not true. recently bought .30-06 rounds at the lowest cost i could find which was about $0.85-$0.90 per round. you can maybe find cheaper rounds through the CMP but they say 5-15% of those rounds are corroded.

[chesterbloom]

@BXAssasinatorXS I can get a $25 box of average ammo down to a $7 box of higher than highest quality ammo. No factory ammo can match the quality that you can get from hand loading

[triggersafe]

@chesterbloom absolutely true.ive shot commercial ammo for eons but the price has become so prohibitive specially those "match" grade ammo.now i reload my .308 win ammo with 168 gr BTHP hornady match with 44 gr of imr 4320 and what do you know....almost in the same hole at 100 yds.shooting a qtr is now so routine its become boring.

[triggersafe]

@BXAssasinatorXS sure but you cant get "match" ammo for the same price.

[jabames]

it cost me about close to 300 bucks to get all of the essential reloading stuff, I bought this set, but naysayers say its bad so i bought a lee hand press n it works great, they wont let me use this kit :(

[jabames]

cool man i just ordered these for my '06 and 30-30

[BrutexxForce]

Awsome video, but how much does everything cost? I mean total with the powder and bullets and stuff? to get started. How much does it cost you to make a bullet per bullet after the initial cost? i'm just getting started and i got a 30-06 but didn't realize how expensive the bullets are.

[eventer289]

@BrutexxForce It probably cost me around $130 to startup. I believe I figured my price per round to be about $0.50 depending on the bullets used.

[eventer289]

@BrutexxForce @BrutexxForce It probably cost me around $130 to startup. I believe I figured my price per round to be about $0.50 depending on the bullets used.

[xskullkingx09]

@eventer289 Where did you get that die set?

[Kelem1]

Good video thanks, I thought they didn't recomend crimpimg unless there was a groove for the bullet,?

[eventer289]

@Kelem1 True, I was just showing how to do it for those who have grooved bullets.

[Kelem1]

@eventer289

Okay got it now

[eventer289]

@Matunaagah

Yes, you need the calipers. You have to remember, when reloading you are dealing with hundredths and thousandths of an inch, so you must use a caliper to measure correctly. An inaccurately measured overall case length can lead to a bad ending.

[knoxdeer]

Excellent job giving clear instructions on reloading basics. Just started reloading with Lee Classic and am having a blast.

[annasajerk]

does anybody know if they make this for 7.62x39?

[LittleMaggot50]

Yeah just buy a 7.62x39 die set

[Jrhoney]

Thank you for this video. A friend and I are looking to get into reloading 30.06 and .308 Win and we were a little lost as to what equipment we needed. This method would probably work best for us (very economical!)

[wvuphil]

If you are reloading for a semi-auto, do you have to use a full length die set and crimp the bullet, or can you use this loader and just size the neck and then crimp the bullet at the end? just wondering because I want to get an easy to use set up, either this or the hand press by Lee.

[eventer289]

I believe it is typically recommended to use a full length resizing die for semi-autos. I am really only a novice at reloading, but I think it has something to do with the tolerances of the round sliding in to the chamber on a semi-auto. In other words, you need a little bit of "wiggle" room to ensure the gun goes into battery with the speed that a SA does. I wouldn't recommend this for shooting SA. You'll be spending an hour to load what you shoot in a minute with a semi-auto.

[wvuphil]

thanks, i was going to use this for reloading for my Browning Bar LongTrac 30-06 and just wanted to get tighter groups at the shooting range. I guess I will get the lee hand reloader and full length dies. Thanks!!!

[RemMan700]

@wvuphil You may need to get a small base full length sizing die for your BAR. The small base dies size the case just a hair smaller then regular FL dies. I know a lot of BAR's do require them.

[SPCkeith]

@wvuphil small base dies are what you need. and for god sakes get a dedicated press I'm going to do a video soon when i get my own reloading stuff right now im using my dads/ grandfathers.I personally wouldn't use the hand press unless i didn't have a place to mount a press or didn't didn't have the money. but you can get a lee challenger kit (what I am going to buy) for 110 bucks or just the press for like $52

[crazyboy123252]

about how many bullets would a pound of that powder make?

[crazyboy123252]

so is it the springfield reloading i no these r dumb quistings but o well i dont want to mess it up lol

[MrXbox12345]

How much does a 30-06 bullet cost when you mak them like 60-80 cents ea or so? cool video 5/5

[eventer289]

Yeah, that's about right depending on what you pay for components.

[asbestosboy]

The quality/price is much more favorable than commercial ammo.

[megadeth22885]

just get lees pocket cleaning tool for like $2 on midway... i ordered that, a case trimmer, calipers, and a balance scale with my classic kit

[megadeth22885]

i wish they made ballistic tips in .311 or .312

[gard751]

Great vid. One word of advice though: measure your case after you resize because the case length may change after the resizing process. Otherwise well done.

[Lexesbenz]

You desperately need a lee hand loader, it will make your loading go 20X faster. That looks like a lot of excessive work.

[eventer289]

Oh, believe me, it is. But on a college student budget it's the best I can do for now lol. Unfortunately I only shot about 30 rounds all summer out of my 30-06, so for the time being, it'll do.

[HamChu0000]

Nothing like deforming your brass primer pocket with a steel knife... so much for safety... see: blown primer

[eventer289]

Yeah, a dull 440A knife is gonna deform the hell out of it.

[ThomasCrown79]

What brand and model is the scale you are using? I've noticed digital scales are not cheap - how much did yours cost? Thanks...

[dudley2112]

primer pocket brushes cost like 5 bucks and make it soooo much easier

[ccsniper]

how would this work for a romanian psl?

[eventer289]

I'm not familiar with that gun. If it's an autoloader I can't say I'd recommend this method.

[Beaglone]

I use a small flat blade screwdriver that just fits into the primer pocket to clean the residue out. Much more effective than using a knife...

[RORYzRIGHT]

never mind you just did sorry i was typing while you were talking. thanks for the info LOL --->next time ill watch the hole video before i comment thnx again.

[RORYzRIGHT]

we have a 30-06 round with a neon green tip can you tell me what kind it is? thanks for your time.

[coldpak82]

Can you get primers right now for the 30-06?

[eventer289]

They are a bit hard to find, but any Large Rifle primer will do,as long as it's not a magnum primer.

[jubbles2343]

im surprised 30-06 is so popular in america when from what i know .308 is almost identically capable but much cheaper, am i right in saying theis?

[godzilla74114]

.30-06 has been around since WW1, it was in our 1903 Springfield Rifle. its hung around since then, you can get a .30-06 rifle cheaper than you can a .308 rifle.

[bcboy787]

if you're going to shoot a 150 grain bullet, you might as well go with a 308. if anything more than that, a 30-06 is whatcha want.

[plasticspine]

thank you so much for this vid!

[eventer289]

No problem!

[paintball8345]

Sweet vid man. I also shoot .30-06 and just bought a lee 50th anniversary kit. Just waiting for my dies to ship in now.

I'm curious: What kind of rifle do you shoot with, and what bullet/powder combination has worked the best with you?

[Demaiter]

Yea I asked on a forum, they said it is very minimal.

If the cases are at the trim to length, you don't need to worry about them going over the max length unless your going for bench rest type accuracy.

[eventer289]

You'd be making another step for yourself if you measured it after neck sizing because you'd have to remove the case and reinsert it again to prime. The case isn't going to lengthen by any significant amount, so I wouldn't worry.

Thanks for the compliment on the video!

[Demaiter]

You measured the overall brass lenght before you necked sized - are you supposed to do it before or after? I'd assume after but I'm not sure.

Thanks for your video though, I was going to make one in about a month as a detailed one was lacking. Yours is by far the best.

[shaunpisk]

Always good after. Lube, deprime, size, measure case length, trim, chamfer and debur, ream primer pocket, uniform flash hole, clean brass, primer, powder, bullett, measure over all length.