My loading stuff.

[Nam Vet]

I shoot just so I can reload. It's a very relaxing hobby. Welcome to our addiction.

[Neon Horse]

Nice setup. I reload in my basement on a table I built on a work table frame. Your setup is much cleaner than mine though! I need to fix that before I can resume reloading.

[Squatch]

Thanks. I've been spending a lot of time down there lately. A little more space would be nice but so far it's working. One issue is the beam scale. I wear progressive lenses in my glasses. So the scale needs to be near eye level when I'm sitting or it's hard to read. So far I've got it sitting on a couple of large chunks of oak. As in 4'x10"x14". One flat one on edge. Just enough room for the scale and the powder trickler. It works well but takes up bench space. I'll probably get around to making a stand of some sort.

I have a decent digital scale and use that as well. But it can make you a little crazy. So precise that the weight changes just because you held your mouth wrong or scratched your eye brows.

Because I'm just getting started and the powder I'm using doesn't meter the best I'm weighing every charge.

[CT_Shooter]

Because I'm just getting started and the powder I'm using doesn't meter the best I'm weighing every charge.

I'm new at this, too. I've been reloading for about two years.

I've found that with my Lee Powder Measure, Hodgdon H110 does not meter well. The powder is so fine and fluid that the measure leaks. When I used it, I had powder granules all over the loading bench that should have been dropped in the case. So, I don't use it for that powder anymore. Instead, I made a dipper from a 9mm brass case that holds exactly the weight I want to use for .357 158 grain JSPs. And, I don't weigh it. It's a consistent and accurate volume; so I just use it.

Alternatively, my powder measure is quite accurate with Hodgdon Universal, which I use for .357 125 grain JSPs. Before each loading session, I dump 10 loads into the pan and weigh it. If ten rounds averages + or - .1 grain, which it always does, I just start reloading. But I do throw those ten charges first and weigh it every time.

I would like to shoot through a chronometer to know precisely the velocity of my reloads when fired from both my pistol and my rifle. As it is, I have to rely on data from Hornady and Hodgdon to let me know what I should approximately expect, and trust it's right.

[Squatch]

I paid less than $100 for my chrono and it had good reviews. I've found the info quite enlightening.

I've posted some of that here on the forum.

[pruger45]

Everything looks to be un-used?

[Squatch]

Lightly used so far. I just got set up over the winter. Been loading as needed since.