I finally understand why switching to your secondary is faster than reloading

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.

@mist3rasylum397

11 ай бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

​@@mist3rasylum397How many times can one casing go through this process before you need to melt it down?

@mist3rasylum397

11 ай бұрын

@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

@TheExplosiveGuy

11 ай бұрын

​​@@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.

@TheExplosiveGuy

11 ай бұрын

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.

Saw the close up on the powder and thought "ah yes, the forbidden sprinkle"

Wow! So many gears, so many steps. What a calm atmosphere

The life of a “cartridge.”

@veikkakarvonen831

4 ай бұрын

Or I guess a casing would fit the best.

@UnknownGamer40464

2 ай бұрын

Don't mistake vernacular for precise terminology

Thank you for making a longer video 🙏

@JoelsWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

This is great, I think I could watch an hour of just this

@acidangel111

3 ай бұрын

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

Thank you for the long version and the details, sir. 👍

I can trust this guy making my bullets

That's some honest work right there.

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.

This is so satisfying asmr...

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.

@JoelsWorkshop

11 ай бұрын

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.

So satisfying to watch !!!

Reloading is a great hobby. Very Zen.

2:54 forbidden chocolate sprinkles

This is good for the soul

This actually seems like a fun hobby

@JoelsWorkshop

10 күн бұрын

It’s super fun! So relaxing!

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.

Thank you for the video. Interesting stuff.

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?

@poiu18894012

11 ай бұрын

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.

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.

Tarkov in VR has so much potential

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.

very satisfying

What reloading press do you use? I’ve been interested in reloading my own bullets for awhile now

@JoelsWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

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.

@philg3914

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@JoelsWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

Very good Thank you

It was a good ASMR 😌

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

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.

@JoelsWorkshop

8 ай бұрын

It’s not a job. It’s not work if you enjoy it.

@trevormcgady6012

Ай бұрын

​@@JoelsWorkshop get this man on a factory assembly line ASAP

I take it that different types of ammo require different methods/means of reloading them?

@JoelsWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

Different dies, powder, projectiles, primers. Yes lots of differences.

2:55 the forbidden sprinkles

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 😂

@JoelsWorkshop

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! It’s hard to show every step in a short.

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. 😂

@JoelsWorkshop

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Submachine gun owners on the prospects of making your own ammo: "Yeah....we don't do that here"

How much does a commercial bullet like this cost and how much does it cost to fabricate one bullet?

Which is cheaper buy new one or recycle with all equipment included?

Should be titled life of the cartridge

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?

@mousesunset

Жыл бұрын

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

@MalleusSemperVictor

Жыл бұрын

​@@mousesunsetIt's 30-06. You can see the box and 30-06 overall case length is 2.494 inches

@mousesunset

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Where can I find the case trimmer you are using?

Makes me sad some of the cartridges I shoot will need to be loaded soon. So expensive 😂

Knowing how unlucky I am, I rather just buy new or professionally reloaded ones 😂

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A certain Buffalo Springfield song was missing for the 100% accurate description.

As someone who dabbles in industrial processes this drives me nuts. This is why factories exist.

@JoelsWorkshop

4 ай бұрын

It’s a hobby... That’s like saying people baking bread drives you nuts because a factory can make bread.

@lashlarue7924

4 ай бұрын

@@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.

And thats why I buy new ammo

Please make more videos like this!

@JoelsWorkshop

11 ай бұрын

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.

@Ethan_is_me

11 ай бұрын

@@JoelsWorkshop that's good to hear! Business is boomin indeed

Perfeito 👌

A Boolot's Life

What caliber is that? I'm not very experienced, but it looks lie 30-06

Freedom ASMR

@jeffdahlgren9816

3 ай бұрын

What is ASMR?

5.5.6 ou 7,M ?

Life of boolet

seriously asking, when seating bullets can it accidentally explode because of pressure or too much powder? thanks before.

@lashlarue7924

4 ай бұрын

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).

What did the brass measure after trimming it? In or out of specs?

@JoelsWorkshop

8 ай бұрын

Yes that is correct.

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!

@JoelsWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

Yup I can do that. I’ll have that in a future video.

@TheKamenr

Жыл бұрын

@@JoelsWorkshop alrighty! looking forward for it! 😁

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You’re pretty new to reloading. You’ll learn in the future that a lot your process can be modified to save time.

Buy link plz

Aint nobody got time to be doing ALLAT 😂

Do you make your own powder

@JoelsWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

No, I don’t think that is possible, although I bet people have tried.

American content

Lmao me shooting 200-300ammo.....no way i realod all of them:):) Also how much cost all tools?

What is the name of that gun ? Remington 700 ?

@JoelsWorkshop

5 ай бұрын

It is a Husqvarna 1640.

@imtemplar1940

5 ай бұрын

​@@JoelsWorkshopthanks man

30-06?

@JoelsWorkshop

4 ай бұрын

Yessir!

Why walnut shells?

@notacep

Жыл бұрын

why not

@kylesanders8276

Жыл бұрын

Walnut polishes and cleans the brass in the agitator, and because brass is a soft metal walnut won't mar or pit the surface.

You kinda measure with calipers wrong. You should have put the tips/rigged part of the each nib of calipers to measure correctly.

Remember,

No swaging?

Sacre ble

30.06???

@JoelsWorkshop

4 ай бұрын

Yessir!

@benjybronk7718

4 ай бұрын

@@JoelsWorkshop I can tell from the Digital Caliper..

One short 🤔

@JoelsWorkshop

10 ай бұрын

Wanted to see who would notice. Good job.

@kiachris76712

10 ай бұрын

@@JoelsWorkshop 🤣 crush a case?

@JoelsWorkshop

10 ай бұрын

@@kiachris76712 exactly.

@kiachris76712

10 ай бұрын

@DoItYourselfOutdoors been there. 😐

Good show, clean those primer pockets!

Kids in Usa packing school supplies: 🤠🎒🚸🏫🧑‍🏫⚰️🦅🇺🇲

@logicplague2077

11 ай бұрын

If only things like this were taught in schools, kids would understand and have a lot more respect for firearms. Basic firearm safety should be required.

Когда Вы повторно используете гильзы Вы вносите вклад в экологию 👍

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.

So much work for a f* bullet. The 'merican pastime.

@JoelsWorkshop

8 ай бұрын

I’m not American. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it….

@XB10001

8 ай бұрын

@@JoelsWorkshop you can only dislike after watching, genius!

@veikkakarvonen831

4 ай бұрын

​@@XB10001And you call cartridges bullets.

Pas besoin de sertissage.

I wonder which one of these would take somebodys life.

@JoelsWorkshop

3 ай бұрын

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.

Exagero da porra

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Is this what being gay is ?

@DigitalApex

Жыл бұрын

Says the dude with a fucking Nyancat profile pic. Jokes write themselves lmao

@EternalLight111

11 ай бұрын

Is this comment what being stupid and immature sounds like?

@ClipDog

10 ай бұрын

No, but I'm sure most of your hobbies can explain what is.

Cool story bro. Now explain to me why I should care.