New to the sport of shooting (last shot a rifle some 30 years ago ) & would like everyones advice re: "reloading" should I concentrate purely on re-learning to shoot with my new rifle (weatherby .308 sub moa with tasco 4-16x scope) on factory ammo, or should I be learning the skill of reloading as well. Would it be to much to try and learn the skills of both at the same time. If doing both ok what/where is the best way to learn about reloading. should have put this in general sorry chaps.
I would do both at the same time! I did the same just recently and you need to understand reloading and ballistics to understand how the bullet arrives at the target accurately.
Its easy enough to teach yourself how to do it providing you have access to good info. Check out this website http://www.6mmbr.com/index.html and have a look at the 308W cartridge section. Then read the other articles about case preparation etc. Its all great info and its free to read and print off copies to use later.
Lastly I would say that if you are unsure about how to do something use the forum on this website and the 6mmbr website to get advice. You can always get some hands on assistance from club members but be discriminating in who you ask for help.
Hello Pommy,
Well I feel that is a difficult question. Look at it this way,reloading can be a complex activity, but can help to get more accurate ammunition, however it is fairly simple to reload to the standard of most factory ammunition. If you are going to shoot on NRAA ranges, and shoot F/class standard, a basic recipe, out of the ADI manual, should be all you need for a while. Untill you get familiar with range shooting, probably you may be better to use factory ammunition, keep your fired cases untill you get some reloading gear. If you can do it, I would hold off rushing into buying re-loading gear. Try and cultivate some club members, and see what they do, probably some of them will help you, and show you what they do. Unfortunatly experience is neccessary with re-loading, and some people never learn. For example in our small club, which has members shooting military service rifle, full bore/f/class, and Match rifle, we have some who can mix it with some of the best around, or nearly, certainly no ammo problems, yet one or two are not with it. Always trouble, and always can be tracked back to faulty re-loading. But no matter how we try, it never seems to get through to them, that they are at fault.
So as a previous contributer said, be carefull. No matter what you do, you cannot condense years of experience, into weeks.
I hope I have not confused you, nor frightened you off, it is great to have a newcomber to the sport.
Mike.
Do both at the same time. With a basic set up you can produce ammunition far more consistent in nature, potentially more accurate and cheaper than factory rounds- I include the NRAA 150gr match rounds in that. All in all makes your shooting cheaper and in the end will help you extract the best accuracy from your rifle...where the rounds go on the target are up to you then. As with most things in life you can also make reloading incredibly intricate and somewhat pricey with a separate tool for every process imaginable but you will get great results with a 308 with very basic tools. Plenty of information re reloading on the web. Work out what you want to do with your rifle ie target shooting or hunting or both. Research appropriate components (your rifle will quite possibly shoot match grade projectiles most accurately but they are generally not appropriate for hunting) and tools and go for it. It isn't rocket science and so long as you stick to some very basic safety rules you'll have no worries.
Thanx for all the info guys it has helped grately I'm going to see if one of the guys will allow me to watch and learn and then go from there I think it is the idea of consistancy that got me. again thanks
If you're shooting at Ripley, Jim Rush will be only too pleased to talk you through what he does & why (& sell you about every loading enhancement known to man).
Yeh I was up there on saturday and he was one of the guys I met will have a chat with him next time I see him cheers for the info and I would like to say to all thanks for the great welcome
pommy
you find that you willobtain immense satisifaction from reloading your own rounds knowing that you can tailor your loads for wha you are shooting.
I find the reloading just as satisifying as the shooting
I use a Lee 3 hole turret press and dies
) & would like everyones advice re: "reloading" should I concentrate purely on re-learning to shoot with my new rifle (weatherby .308 sub moa with tasco 4-16x scope) on factory ammo, or should I be learning the skill of reloading as well. Would it be to much to try and learn the skills of both at the same time. 
If doing both ok what/where is the best way to learn about reloading. should have put this in general sorry chaps.
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