Petrol & Powder
Well-Known Member
I was thinking about the minimal amount of gear that would be needed to reload; 1 type of cartridge with 1 particular load. Not some prepper or survivalist set up (I don't subscribe to that ideology), Just the least amount of gear one could get by with.
The consumables would be powder, primers and maybe bullets (if you didn't cast your own).
So let's say you had a pound of powder that makes X number of your cartridges of choice. You then match the required number of primers and if needed, bullets.
After you have assembled those items, you need some type of press, dies, a fixed powder measure (dipper), maybe a funnel, some way to prime the casing and that's about it.
The obvious choice is a 310 tool but a Lee hand press may be a better option.
If your cartridge was a rimmed, straight walled case like a 32 S&W or 38 Special, it would be fairly easy.
If you added bullet casting to that set up, you would need a mold, a ladle, a small pot, a supply of lead, some way to heat it, some way to lube the bullets and maybe size, the bullets.
Any thoughts?
The consumables would be powder, primers and maybe bullets (if you didn't cast your own).
So let's say you had a pound of powder that makes X number of your cartridges of choice. You then match the required number of primers and if needed, bullets.
After you have assembled those items, you need some type of press, dies, a fixed powder measure (dipper), maybe a funnel, some way to prime the casing and that's about it.
The obvious choice is a 310 tool but a Lee hand press may be a better option.
If your cartridge was a rimmed, straight walled case like a 32 S&W or 38 Special, it would be fairly easy.
If you added bullet casting to that set up, you would need a mold, a ladle, a small pot, a supply of lead, some way to heat it, some way to lube the bullets and maybe size, the bullets.
Any thoughts?