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I started as by being allowed to join a syndicate that had a Wamadet and a set of steel dies for 38spl. I upgraded it to carbide dies and bought a lee progressive. The Wamadet used to get taken to work on the night shifts so that I could decap and prime cases. The Lee was set up in a shed on a farm then a cupboard in my flat. 38spl was joined by 9mm .455 .32acp and .455 automatic. Information was gathered from reloading charts and club members. From a box and the wamadet it expanded to a room full of powders dies cases bullets etc etc. I now load 303 6.5 Swedish mauser 38spl 357 9mm .455 and .455 Auto. I still have a stock of Nobel powders I use for the 357 loads.

I have all ways wanted one of them.

How did I start (last year)....

1) Read lots, scoured every link Google gave me.
2) Watched YouTube videos.
3) Had a class session (not practical) at the F-Class course last Feb at Bisley with Russell Simmonds.
4). Sought the advice as to brass and bullets heads to start with from members of GB F Class team.
5) Heaped in tonnes of common sense (severely underrated it seems nowadays). I.e. Don't go straight to the propellant weight you 'think it should be'.
6). Pull that first trigger carefully . And then check the case very carefully as well as the chronograph.

In summary, I'm self taught as much as you can be with the wealth of the Internet behind you. Just have to be careful of which sources you rely on.

I only make up .308 for 2 rifles I have. Fortunately both seem to have the same OAL but different twists and I use 155.5 in one and 168 Sierra TMK in the other. 3100fps and 2900fps respectively

"bullets heads"?

Couldn't have been much advice then.

Ha! I wondered who would pick me up on that first. I remembered there was another thread on here debating the wording...but sat in a pub I couldn't remember the outcome
:). I'm sure the target 1000yrds away won't care.

If you cannot get the parts of the load named correctly then you will be lucky to get a round assembled that gets to 1000 yrds.

I started as by being allowed to join a syndicate that had a Wamadet and a set of steel dies for 38spl. I upgraded it to carbide dies and bought a lee progressive. The Wamadet used to get taken to work on the night shifts so that I could decap and prime cases. The Lee was set up in a shed on a farm then a cupboard in my flat. 38spl was joined by 9mm .455 .32acp and .455 automatic. Information was gathered from reloading charts and club members. From a box and the wamadet it expanded to a room full of powders dies cases bullets etc etc. I now load 303 6.5 Swedish mauser 38spl 357 9mm .455 and .455 Auto. I still have a stock of Nobel powders I use for the 357 loads.

Do you still use the Wamadet or as it gone the Journey my previous post was edited I guess the moderator thought I was trying to buy it from you. This forum is weird.

Any forum is the sum of its contributing members, think it weird?

Then first look within yourself for the source of the weirdness.

dromia wrote:If you cannot get the parts of the load named correctly then you will be lucky to get a round assembled that gets to 1000 yrds.

Tips, points, heads, projectiles, all terms used by some of the worlds finest long range shooters. They have no problem hitting a 1 moa V bull at 1000yds. It's about time you learnt to be more tolerant of others who are not as pernickety as yourself.