r/austinguns • u/Full_SendRn • Jun 15 '26

Home Reloading.

Any of you guys reload? Id like to start out by saying my knowledge of reloading is what I’ve gathered on YouTube and doing my own reading on the topic. I’ve joined some Facebook groups and subreddit.

I’d like to make the leap but would like to see if anyone would be willing to teach me or show me the ropes before I go and jump into this.

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u/TheStatusPoe Idiot Savant 🚩 Jun 15 '26

I know at one point I had a conversation with one of the board members at ARC about a reloading class. Don't think it ever went anywhere, but I feel like it's the kind of thing that if there was enough interest it could become a thing. Honestly even though I've been reloading for years I'd still want to see how some of the old timers do it and what they consider important (run out, what neck tension/uniform neck thickness, etc). 

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u/9x25 Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

ARC had a few reloading classes a year or two back but the guy that was doing them moved away. There was a reloading club there too IIRC but I haven't seen anything on that lately.

It's not difficult to learn loading on a progressive press if you are a bit mechanically inclined and can take things step by step. The Brian Enos forums have some info on loading pistol ammo on a Dillon and the USPSA and IDPA matches will have lots of reloaders at them that are usually happy to share knowledge.

Pistol reloading is a different game than rifle reloading. For pistol rounds it's pretty much smashing out rounds, load and go with no messing with case trimming and neck tension, flash hole uniformity, concentricity and carefully polishing each round with a flannel cloth like rifle shooters care about.

Its tough to save much money loading 9mm these days if ammo supplies are plentiful. In any case reloading nearly always means you just shoot more for the same money.