The amount of equipment needed and the level of tedium you need to be able to endure to reload is astounding. I'm sure you save money in the long run on ammo though. I hope at least.
It also a great skill to learn just incase of a survival scenario where if the U.S crashed or a civil war happened. That's why I learned it but you also save money especially on more expensive ammo
@a.r4889 so from my understanding steel casings are not good or safe to reload, brass can for the most part be reloaded as many times as you want just check for fractures and such on them. As far as high caliber rounds like 50,44 I don't really know if there's a difference
@@a.r4889Usually around half a dozen or so, the case necks start to split eventually then you have to dispose of them. And like the above commenter mentioned, only brass cases can be reloaded.
There is certainly a large initial cost to reloading, especially if you get a high-end press, but there are also lots of affordable options out there that can make it very worthwhile to do. There is also a good amount of time invested into it as well, but if you treat it like a hobby or your meditation time it's honestly a lot of fun and a very calming activity. I mostly reload pistol so there's a bit less time needed for case prep, I can crank out a box of 1000 rounds in about four hours, which is including all the case prep like cleaning, decapping, polishing and resizing. If I got a larger case tumbler I could get that up to 1500 rounds per four hour session. As for cost savings, I'll just lay out a few costs for 9mm; Primers~ $0.10 each Powder~ $40-$45 per lb, you get 1500-1700 rounds per lb (depending on charge weight) of powder, so about $0.02-$0.03 per round Bullets~ anywhere from $0.25-$0.30 per bullet for the high end stuff, down to maybe $0.01-$0.02 per bullet for homemade cast bullets with a powdercoat finish. Brass~ A good reloader never pays for brass, there are tons of people who think reloading is a waste of time and money and leave it laying around on ranges, and they can be reused at least half a dozen times so it's impossible to calculate the cost anyways. I got my progressive reloading press for $380 (Lee Six-pack Pro Six station press) which included the reloading dies. Brass tumbler~ $70-$300, I use a $70 Harbor Freight dual-drum rock tumbler which can process about 700 rounds at a time. There's a few odds and ends on top of everything else which totals to around $200-$300, like calipers, tumbling media, strainers for separating cases from media, a powder scale, and a few containers. All told I can make a 9mm round for as little as $0.14 per round, which is close to three times cheaper than standard FMJ factory ammo, which usually costs $400 or so per 1000 rounds. So once I reload a couple thousand rounds I will have paid off the initial cost, and at that point it starts making me money. It's not something everyone can just jump into and immediately do, there is a huge amount of things to learn before it's safe and cost effective, but if you're willing to put in the time and effort to learn, it becomes very, _very_ rewarding and profitable. I can go out to the range and dump 500 rounds without breaking the bank or feeling like I can't shoot for another month due to budget restrictions, it only costs me $70.
But is it really though? Rhetorical .... it isn't satisfying at all . Dumb is the word you were looking for. This is dumb. I lost brain cells by watching this , ill never get those back.
those filmmakers should be taking notes now. This have so much potential for slick cinematic shots, and its way cooler than just cleaning a off shelf new gun.
Bravo! I usually put an empty case on the scale and zero it. Then use the perfect powder measure to drop the powder and weigh it again. Interesting to see it done the way you do it.
I've been rolling my own for about 30 years now! I use a Lyman T-7 turret press. I load 30-30, .308; 7-mm-08 ( for my wife) 38/.357 ; 45 acp. 45 colt and 40 S&W.
If I could offer a tip, put the cap back on the powder bottle as soon as you're done filling the powder measure hopper. Air and light are enemies of powder. In other words, you don't need to use an open powder bottle as a holder for the funnel. 😂
I will do this for large pistol calibres and rifles of 7.62 and larger once I'm retired but at the moment I value my time too highly for this. Looks nice on camera when you edit out 99% of the work.
I used to think reloading was just about saving on ammunition costs. Then I found out that was only half true. The other half is that the shooter is able to put together very accurate match grade loads of the sort that factory ammo just can't replicate. There is a whole science to this stuff.
i had my phone resting on my table and it actually sounded like something fell on it when you dropped the casings after measuring them at the start lmao
I've got a question. How long is a lifetime of a casing? How many refills are you able to do before it gets to the point of being not safe enough to bother?
It depends on the brass, but for rifleline brass I generally reload the brass 4 times before I melt it down. I've heard that some people reload it up to 7-8 times, but that's really sketchy.
This is the Lee challenger breech lock. I have a video im editing going over my equipment and how to get started on a budget and whether it makes sense to reload based on the cost of ammo in your area.
@@JoelsWorkshop I went with Lee's turret press. I love it. People spend way more but I don't shoot enough to warrant spending that much money and I don't trust the powder feeders and prefer to measure the powder for each round. The only thing I was missing was the trickler.
You can go as deeply down the rabbit hole as you choose. Like brewing, it takes attention to detail first. Start basic and you'll find that before long you're upgrading your equipment and your process, and speeding up production too.
I'm not familiar with bullets, just some oponion Maybe you can apply MMS(Maximum Material Size) to make a gauge jig to make sure all shell size are in spec just putting shells in it, could save a lot of time
Ya that's a thing, its called a chamber gage and you can use it after sizing the brass but most people do it after the cartridge is fully loaded. After you flare the neck you can't use the gage until you crimp the round. Also depends on the caliber, you normally wouldn't be using calipers on every round after you size, especially if it's factory ammo you shot one time. Most people arnt that meticulous and if it fits in the chamber and slides out by itself its good to go. The chamber gage is mostly just to make sure that it goes in and comes out of the chamber so you arnt jamming an incorrectly sized round and getting it stuck in the chamber or even worse, case head separation where the base gets ripped off by the extractor but the rest of the bullet is still stuck. As the saying goes "if it seats it yeets"
Nice video! Made me finally decide to start reloading although I got the Lee value 4 hole autoindexing turret for not much more than a single stage to automate it more.
Great video bud. Love reloading my own ammo. Consistent accurate quality rounds and actually extremely relaxing believe it or not. But you forgot to deprime your cases which is a step you shouldnt miss as its hard to reprime them 😂
The round I think is .30-06 because it got deer icon on it, but my closest bet for the rifle is Winchester 70. Idk I'm not American. Edit: Nevermind, the lenght of the casing is 24 inch, I think it's .308
Thanks for the comment, I am working on another video reloading m1 30 carbine. Life has been busy. I also make and sell tobacco pipes and business has been booming.
Can you do a video like reloading the bullet, and after you've done showing it step by step, proceed to reload it to your m1 grand and then shoot the targets, i find it satisfying watching this video, but it lacks shooting asmr😂😂😂 its up to you, anyway really nice video!
YES, and that is why all the extra precautions are necessary. You can only do this procedure a handful of times before the brass becomes too weak to reuse (and therefore dangerous).
@@JoelsWorkshop No, it really isn't though. The relative effort to bake bread at home is not in the same order of magnitude as the effort to hand reload. I'm not saying the pastime or hobby has no merit - and I know ammo isn't cheap so I get that too - I'm just saying that it drives me nuts to think about how relatively inefficient the process is next to the automated production lines I work around. So it's not a slight, just an observation. I would never have the patience to do this myself.
You really made a video about the process of making a live round, then named the video "life of a bullet" and still didnt put "For what its worth" in as a song? Disgraceful.
I finally understand why switching to your secondary is faster than reloading
Saw the close up on the powder and thought "ah yes, the forbidden sprinkle"
The amount of equipment needed and the level of tedium you need to be able to endure to reload is astounding. I'm sure you save money in the long run on ammo though. I hope at least.
It also a great skill to learn just incase of a survival scenario where if the U.S crashed or a civil war happened. That's why I learned it but you also save money especially on more expensive ammo
@@mist3rasylum397How many times can one casing go through this process before you need to melt it down?
@a.r4889 so from my understanding steel casings are not good or safe to reload, brass can for the most part be reloaded as many times as you want just check for fractures and such on them. As far as high caliber rounds like 50,44 I don't really know if there's a difference
@@a.r4889Usually around half a dozen or so, the case necks start to split eventually then you have to dispose of them. And like the above commenter mentioned, only brass cases can be reloaded.
There is certainly a large initial cost to reloading, especially if you get a high-end press, but there are also lots of affordable options out there that can make it very worthwhile to do. There is also a good amount of time invested into it as well, but if you treat it like a hobby or your meditation time it's honestly a lot of fun and a very calming activity. I mostly reload pistol so there's a bit less time needed for case prep, I can crank out a box of 1000 rounds in about four hours, which is including all the case prep like cleaning, decapping, polishing and resizing. If I got a larger case tumbler I could get that up to 1500 rounds per four hour session. As for cost savings, I'll just lay out a few costs for 9mm;
Primers~ $0.10 each
Powder~ $40-$45 per lb, you get 1500-1700 rounds per lb (depending on charge weight) of powder, so about $0.02-$0.03 per round
Bullets~ anywhere from $0.25-$0.30 per bullet for the high end stuff, down to maybe $0.01-$0.02 per bullet for homemade cast bullets with a powdercoat finish.
Brass~ A good reloader never pays for brass, there are tons of people who think reloading is a waste of time and money and leave it laying around on ranges, and they can be reused at least half a dozen times so it's impossible to calculate the cost anyways.
I got my progressive reloading press for $380 (Lee Six-pack Pro Six station press) which included the reloading dies.
Brass tumbler~ $70-$300, I use a $70 Harbor Freight dual-drum rock tumbler which can process about 700 rounds at a time.
There's a few odds and ends on top of everything else which totals to around $200-$300, like calipers, tumbling media, strainers for separating cases from media, a powder scale, and a few containers.
All told I can make a 9mm round for as little as $0.14 per round, which is close to three times cheaper than standard FMJ factory ammo, which usually costs $400 or so per 1000 rounds. So once I reload a couple thousand rounds I will have paid off the initial cost, and at that point it starts making me money. It's not something everyone can just jump into and immediately do, there is a huge amount of things to learn before it's safe and cost effective, but if you're willing to put in the time and effort to learn, it becomes very, _very_ rewarding and profitable. I can go out to the range and dump 500 rounds without breaking the bank or feeling like I can't shoot for another month due to budget restrictions, it only costs me $70.
Reloading is therapy for me. Some people drink, do drugs or take antidepressants. Me, i sit at the bench, crank up the tunes and churn out rounds.
Wow! So many gears, so many steps. What a calm atmosphere
Thank you for making a longer video 🙏
My pleasure!
This is great, I think I could watch an hour of just this
But is it really though?
Rhetorical .... it isn't satisfying at all . Dumb is the word you were looking for. This is dumb. I lost brain cells by watching this , ill never get those back.
This is so satisfying idk why
those filmmakers should be taking notes now. This have so much potential for slick cinematic shots, and its way cooler than just cleaning a off shelf new gun.
Thank you for the long version and the details, sir. 👍
I can trust this guy making my bullets
Bravo!
I usually put an empty case on the scale and zero it. Then use the perfect powder measure to drop the powder and weigh it again. Interesting to see it done the way you do it.
I zero the scale for my measure pan. My powder measure is pretty accurate so now I check with the scale on every 5th round.
I've been rolling my own for about 30 years now!
I use a Lyman T-7 turret press.
I load 30-30, .308; 7-mm-08 ( for my wife)
38/.357 ; 45 acp. 45 colt and 40 S&W.
The life of a “cartridge.”
Or I guess a casing would fit the best.
Don't mistake vernacular for precise terminology
That's some honest work right there.
This is so satisfying asmr...
If I could offer a tip, put the cap back on the powder bottle as soon as you're done filling the powder measure hopper. Air and light are enemies of powder. In other words, you don't need to use an open powder bottle as a holder for the funnel. 😂
Thanks for the tip!
2:54 forbidden chocolate sprinkles
Taking notes so I can be useful during a zombie apocalypse
I will do this for large pistol calibres and rifles of 7.62 and larger once I'm retired but at the moment I value my time too highly for this. Looks nice on camera when you edit out 99% of the work.
It’s not a job. It’s not work if you enjoy it.
@@JoelsWorkshop get this man on a factory assembly line ASAP
I used to think reloading was just about saving on ammunition costs. Then I found out that was only half true. The other half is that the shooter is able to put together very accurate match grade loads of the sort that factory ammo just can't replicate. There is a whole science to this stuff.
i had my phone resting on my table and it actually sounded like something fell on it when you dropped the casings after measuring them at the start lmao
Reloading is a great hobby. Very Zen.
I've got a question. How long is a lifetime of a casing? How many refills are you able to do before it gets to the point of being not safe enough to bother?
It depends on the brass, but for rifleline brass I generally reload the brass 4 times before I melt it down.
I've heard that some people reload it up to 7-8 times, but that's really sketchy.
What reloading press do you use? I’ve been interested in reloading my own bullets for awhile now
This is the Lee challenger breech lock. I have a video im editing going over my equipment and how to get started on a budget and whether it makes sense to reload based on the cost of ammo in your area.
@@JoelsWorkshop I went with Lee's turret press. I love it. People spend way more but I don't shoot enough to warrant spending that much money and I don't trust the powder feeders and prefer to measure the powder for each round.
The only thing I was missing was the trickler.
@@philg3914 exactly. You gotta reload in the budget that makes sense. I don’t compete and just want to shoot more for cheap so Lee stuff is great.
This actually seems like a fun hobby
It’s super fun! So relaxing!
Tarkov in VR has so much potential
You can go as deeply down the rabbit hole as you choose. Like brewing, it takes attention to detail first. Start basic and you'll find that before long you're upgrading your equipment and your process, and speeding up production too.
I take it that different types of ammo require different methods/means of reloading them?
Different dies, powder, projectiles, primers. Yes lots of differences.
So satisfying to watch !!!
I'm not familiar with bullets, just some oponion
Maybe you can apply MMS(Maximum Material Size) to make a gauge jig to make sure all shell size are in spec just putting shells in it, could save a lot of time
Ya that's a thing, its called a chamber gage and you can use it after sizing the brass but most people do it after the cartridge is fully loaded. After you flare the neck you can't use the gage until you crimp the round.
Also depends on the caliber, you normally wouldn't be using calipers on every round after you size, especially if it's factory ammo you shot one time.
Most people arnt that meticulous and if it fits in the chamber and slides out by itself its good to go. The chamber gage is mostly just to make sure that it goes in and comes out of the chamber so you arnt jamming an incorrectly sized round and getting it stuck in the chamber or even worse, case head separation where the base gets ripped off by the extractor but the rest of the bullet is still stuck.
As the saying goes "if it seats it yeets"
Sir 1000 rounds after 1 year
This is good for the soul
Nice video! Made me finally decide to start reloading although I got the Lee value 4 hole autoindexing turret for not much more than a single stage to automate it more.
Great video bud. Love reloading my own ammo. Consistent accurate quality rounds and actually extremely relaxing believe it or not. But you forgot to deprime your cases which is a step you shouldnt miss as its hard to reprime them 😂
Thanks! It’s hard to show every step in a short.
How much does a commercial bullet like this cost and how much does it cost to fabricate one bullet?
very satisfying
Submachine gun owners on the prospects of making your own ammo:
"Yeah....we don't do that here"
Hey I’m very ignorant about guns but trying to learn more, what rifle were you using in this video and what caliber is it in?
The round I think is .30-06 because it got deer icon on it, but my closest bet for the rifle is Winchester 70.
Idk I'm not American.
Edit: Nevermind, the lenght of the casing is 24 inch, I think it's .308
@@mousesunsetIt's 30-06. You can see the box and 30-06 overall case length is 2.494 inches
@@MalleusSemperVictor ah, sorry. I only take a look of 30-06 and .308 length comparison on google images, and mistook the 30-06 as the 308
A certain Buffalo Springfield song was missing for the 100% accurate description.
Thank you for the video. Interesting stuff.
Makes me sad some of the cartridges I shoot will need to be loaded soon. So expensive 😂
2:55 the forbidden sprinkles
The time alone makes it more expensive
Use rainbow sprinkles as powder for infinite velocity
What caliber is that? I'm not very experienced, but it looks lie 30-06
Please make more videos like this!
Thanks for the comment, I am working on another video reloading m1 30 carbine. Life has been busy. I also make and sell tobacco pipes and business has been booming.
@@JoelsWorkshop that's good to hear! Business is boomin indeed
You’re pretty new to reloading. You’ll learn in the future that a lot your process can be modified to save time.
Can you do a video like reloading the bullet, and after you've done showing it step by step, proceed to reload it to your m1 grand and then shoot the targets, i find it satisfying watching this video, but it lacks shooting asmr😂😂😂 its up to you, anyway really nice video!
Yup I can do that. I’ll have that in a future video.
@@JoelsWorkshop alrighty! looking forward for it! 😁
Freedom ASMR
What is ASMR?
Where can I find the case trimmer you are using?
It was a good ASMR 😌
Very good
Thank you
seriously asking, when seating bullets can it accidentally explode because of pressure or too much powder?
thanks before.
YES, and that is why all the extra precautions are necessary. You can only do this procedure a handful of times before the brass becomes too weak to reuse (and therefore dangerous).
As someone who dabbles in industrial processes this drives me nuts. This is why factories exist.
It’s a hobby... That’s like saying people baking bread drives you nuts because a factory can make bread.
@@JoelsWorkshop No, it really isn't though. The relative effort to bake bread at home is not in the same order of magnitude as the effort to hand reload. I'm not saying the pastime or hobby has no merit - and I know ammo isn't cheap so I get that too - I'm just saying that it drives me nuts to think about how relatively inefficient the process is next to the automated production lines I work around. So it's not a slight, just an observation. I would never have the patience to do this myself.
Aint nobody got time to be doing ALLAT 😂
Time is important.
this is kinda interesting
Should be titled life of the cartridge
Do you make your own powder
No, I don’t think that is possible, although I bet people have tried.
What did the brass measure after trimming it?
In or out of specs?
Yes that is correct.
American content
Real true
Im here in middle of europe legally reloading my own ammo too🫡
Knowing how unlucky I am, I rather just buy new or professionally reloaded ones 😂
What is the name of that gun ? Remington 700 ?
It is a Husqvarna 1640.
@@JoelsWorkshopthanks man
5.5.6 ou 7,M ?
And thats why I buy new ammo
One short 🤔
Wanted to see who would notice. Good job.
@@JoelsWorkshop 🤣 crush a case?
@@kiachris76712 exactly.
@DoItYourselfOutdoors been there. 😐
You kinda measure with calipers wrong. You should have put the tips/rigged part of the each nib of calipers to measure correctly.
shells 9 months later 🫄
A Boolot's Life
Why walnut shells?
why not
Walnut polishes and cleans the brass in the agitator, and because brass is a soft metal walnut won't mar or pit the surface.
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30-06?
Yessir!
Lmao me shooting 200-300ammo.....no way i realod all of them:):)
Also how much cost all tools?
Life of boolet
Buy link plz
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No swaging?
30.06???
Yessir!
@@JoelsWorkshop I can tell from the Digital Caliper..
You really made a video about the process of making a live round, then named the video "life of a bullet" and still didnt put "For what its worth" in as a song?
Disgraceful.
Perfeito 👌
Ништяк.
Muốn mua 200 viên hạt nộ
Remember,
Sacre ble
Когда Вы повторно используете гильзы Вы вносите вклад в экологию 👍
I wonder which one of these would take somebodys life.
None of them, they are used to shoot paper. Bullets are not sentient or mystical, the fact that you think like that says a lot about you.
Good show, clean those primer pockets!
So much work for a f* bullet.
The 'merican pastime.
I’m not American. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it….
@@JoelsWorkshop you can only dislike after watching, genius!
@@XB10001And you call cartridges bullets.
Exagero da porra
Is this what being gay is ?
Says the dude with a fucking Nyancat profile pic. Jokes write themselves lmao
Is this comment what being stupid and immature sounds like?
No, but I'm sure most of your hobbies can explain what is.
Cool story bro. Now explain to me why I should care.
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