Reloading noob question on cartriage sealer.

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12 years 3 months ago #11998 by Moby
Reloading noob question on cartriage sealer. was created by Moby
If there is a primer sealer and the primer is pressed in.

www.hornady.com/store/One-Shot-Primer-Sealer-Kit

Do you seal the bullet end of the cartridge also?
I hate to sound ignorant, but as I'm new to reloading.....well, I am.
So I figured I'd ask.

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12 years 3 months ago #11999 by Redscout02
Replied by Redscout02 on topic Re: Reloading noob question on cartriage sealer.
No sir you don't because the bullet is making a water tigh seal, having said that there may be some that do I never have. As far as the primer seal it because while it is a tigh seal if you are carring it in a pouch on your belt out in the weather or storeing it primer up bullet down, like we all do then it is possable to get moisture into your power which is bad. I am very gald to hear of new reloaders. I had though this was a lost art. good luck

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12 years 3 months ago #12000 by Moby
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Thanks Redscout,
I don't know about "art"
My first few attempts may be more like finger painting but I'm trying to gather everything I could possibly need and then carefully learn each step.

With any luck I won't blow myself up! :laugh:

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12 years 3 months ago - 12 years 3 months ago #12001 by Redscout02
Replied by Redscout02 on topic Re: Reloading noob question on cartriage sealer.
Well there is that!!! Yes indeed you can put your eye out if mess up to bad, but just follow the book and you'll be fine. The more you do it the better you get. I met a guy at the range here a couple weeks ago that learn everything he knew about reloading from youtube, Well ok so I watch him for a while then move away from him down the line. I am not saying bad about youtube it has a place in this world but I don't learning to reload is one of them. It is an art and you can learn it, you just have to want to. Good Luck!!! and remember Keep a log write everything down that you do, so you do the same load again.
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12 years 3 months ago #12002 by Moby
Replied by Moby on topic Re: Reloading noob question on cartriage sealer.
Copy that on the documentation.
I plan on loading the manufacturers recommendations
and taking my time. I've got all the brass I got tumbled and am just waiting on bullets.

I went to the range not long ago and bought some cheap reloaded rounds.
Out of 60 rounds about 8 didn't fire the first time even though the primer had a good dent in it. I assume this is due to cheap primers.

What are the BEST primers that will fire everytime?
Are there other things that can cause this?
I'm reloading Federal brass fired one time.
It's all cleaned and ready.

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12 years 3 months ago #12003 by foxhunter
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I have had good results with CCI, I started with them because they were the most readily available locally and have never had a misfire with them, rifle or pistol.
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12 years 3 months ago #12005 by Redscout02
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Roger on the cci. and yea the thing that cause primers not to fire? Let's see, been sitting around in high humid area, got wet by leaky roof let dry put into reload and sell. They been around along time, like forgot in bottom of the reloading bench box and oh damn I am 10 or 20 short to fill this order, ah heck they'r dry it b ok.

LOL ya see where I am going here Moby, ya did say 'cheap' reloads right. My dad always told me ya pay for what ya get. But het if the bras is good then ya come out ok.

If a shooter tells you he has never got a bad bunch of reloads, then he has been very lucky, heck man I have made loads for myself that didn't shoot.

I have to ask what's you mean they didn't fire the first time?

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12 years 3 months ago #12007 by Moby
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"I have to ask what's you mean they didn't fire the first time?"

When they were run through the weapon "click nothing". I cleared the chamber and fired the next round. When I picked up the 8 that didn't fire (of 60) and reloaded them into a mag they fired the second time through. I looked at each primer and the firing pin had hit hard enough to put a dent in it.

So that's why I was asking about the best primers. I hope to learn to reload well enough that I seldom have a misfire. I figure if mass produced ammo fires just about everytime, I want mine to. I hope to get that good by paying close attention and doing everything as well as can be done. I hope.

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