Reloading 9mm with a lee classic "hammer & mallet" style
Posted: 06 Jan 2019 05:20
hello everyone, i have a 9mm beretta and i got a 9mm reloading kit. i also picked up 1000 winchester small pistol primers. its one of these hammer/ whack style kits, so i need to go find a good small craft style rubber mallet from a hardware store
its occured to me i have little to no idea really what im doing. my goal was to buy a lead melting pot and a 9mm lead cast off ebay and just use random lead i have laying around, mostly fishing weight stuff and probably pick up a fishing sinker mold cast aswell. people told me thats probably not a good idea because of the "alloy" and i need to be concerned about the bullet material...? i dont know. i figure as long as i know the weight and the size it would be alright if it chambers right?
anyhow. i have the money for a cast and the lead melter but i mean...i really just dont want to make this a waste of money. like i got the loader but im having trouble finding gunpowder on the list that came with my kit for specific loads.
basically im to the point i think im going to buy in bulk a bunch of premade copper jacketed bullets (starting to defeat the saving money purpose which was the point to begin with)
now i dont mind this at all, but.
the kind of gunpowder im finding locally here is CFE ? copper fouling eraser for handguns / pistols. theres a local academy that has it and a couple of other big box stores i think i can get 1 pound of it,
im also not sure what i should do when it comes to useing the bullet seater tool or how i should adjust it to the right setting.
i just want to go about doing this all safe and in a economical manner, i already have the cheap hammer style tooling to reload and i have managed to atleast right now put new live primers in some old spent casings..
if anyone could help me out id really appreciate it. im going to spend more money as i go but i just want to get started out with this cheap 9mm reloading kit i already have. i just dont know what i will do if i get some 9mm compatible pistol powder and buy a bunch of bulk like 1000 count i think it was .356? bullets.
i have the little yellow .5 scoop that came with the kit, a cheap harbor freight digital caliper and a digital scale that also weighs down to grains.
ive never reloaded ammo before and i would really really like to buy a lead cast for 9mm and the lee melting pot if i can be sure it will work safe and properly and i can find a good combination for this.
but as it sits i kind of feel like i wasted money i could have just spent all this money right now and bought a bulk amount of 500-1000 rounds of ready to go live ammo for my handgun.
its occured to me i have little to no idea really what im doing. my goal was to buy a lead melting pot and a 9mm lead cast off ebay and just use random lead i have laying around, mostly fishing weight stuff and probably pick up a fishing sinker mold cast aswell. people told me thats probably not a good idea because of the "alloy" and i need to be concerned about the bullet material...? i dont know. i figure as long as i know the weight and the size it would be alright if it chambers right?
anyhow. i have the money for a cast and the lead melter but i mean...i really just dont want to make this a waste of money. like i got the loader but im having trouble finding gunpowder on the list that came with my kit for specific loads.
basically im to the point i think im going to buy in bulk a bunch of premade copper jacketed bullets (starting to defeat the saving money purpose which was the point to begin with)
now i dont mind this at all, but.
the kind of gunpowder im finding locally here is CFE ? copper fouling eraser for handguns / pistols. theres a local academy that has it and a couple of other big box stores i think i can get 1 pound of it,
im also not sure what i should do when it comes to useing the bullet seater tool or how i should adjust it to the right setting.
i just want to go about doing this all safe and in a economical manner, i already have the cheap hammer style tooling to reload and i have managed to atleast right now put new live primers in some old spent casings..
if anyone could help me out id really appreciate it. im going to spend more money as i go but i just want to get started out with this cheap 9mm reloading kit i already have. i just dont know what i will do if i get some 9mm compatible pistol powder and buy a bunch of bulk like 1000 count i think it was .356? bullets.
i have the little yellow .5 scoop that came with the kit, a cheap harbor freight digital caliper and a digital scale that also weighs down to grains.
ive never reloaded ammo before and i would really really like to buy a lead cast for 9mm and the lee melting pot if i can be sure it will work safe and properly and i can find a good combination for this.
but as it sits i kind of feel like i wasted money i could have just spent all this money right now and bought a bulk amount of 500-1000 rounds of ready to go live ammo for my handgun.