Howdy,
Well, I am finally going to start reloading...I think. I have some questions as I really don't want to blow myself up. I have been reading the Lyman 48th addition and in the intro section, they recommend a beginning reloader follow the reloading manual like a cookbook and don't substitute brass, bullets or primers from what they have developed the load with.
My question is this...what if you find a load in the manual you want to use but the primer, brass or bullet is NOT the exact same? Do you just forget about that particular load or can you safely substitute other primers, another brass maker or a different bullet as long as the bullet is of the same grains?
I am really stumped here and while I don't want to sound like an idiot, I want to be safe and not blow a rifle apart in my face. I am by nature a stickler for detail, after all as a Pharmacist you have to be or someone might get killed, so I want to start by following a manual 'recipe' until I fully understand what I am doing.
Please advise me as to what type of leeway one might have as to the things that can and can't not be changed for a particular load.
TIA
Well, I am finally going to start reloading...I think. I have some questions as I really don't want to blow myself up. I have been reading the Lyman 48th addition and in the intro section, they recommend a beginning reloader follow the reloading manual like a cookbook and don't substitute brass, bullets or primers from what they have developed the load with.
My question is this...what if you find a load in the manual you want to use but the primer, brass or bullet is NOT the exact same? Do you just forget about that particular load or can you safely substitute other primers, another brass maker or a different bullet as long as the bullet is of the same grains?
I am really stumped here and while I don't want to sound like an idiot, I want to be safe and not blow a rifle apart in my face. I am by nature a stickler for detail, after all as a Pharmacist you have to be or someone might get killed, so I want to start by following a manual 'recipe' until I fully understand what I am doing.
Please advise me as to what type of leeway one might have as to the things that can and can't not be changed for a particular load.
TIA