lol....... there are some videos somewhere. I will try to locate and get one or two uploaded.
Dallas area Grendel Reloaders
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Hi there -
I want to share my experience with you as I am fairly new to reloading in general (haven't reloaded for Grendel yet).
There are quite a number of reloading videos out there and I have found these to be very helpful.
Sinclair Reloading Videos - 8 Part Series
Part 1: Introduction to Reloading
Part 2: Introduction to Reloading Safety.
Part 3: Introduction to the Components of a Metallic Cartridge
Part 4: The Firing Sequence
Part 5: Tools for Reloading
Part 6, Part 1: Loading a Bottle Neck Cartridge
Part 6, Part 2: Loading a Bottle Neck Cartridge
Part 7 - Part 7: Loading Straight Wall Cartridges
Part 8: Reloading Series Conclusion
Now I do not mean to discourage you in any way but I can tell you that I sat in with a buddy who reloads 5 or 6 times and I didn't really absorb the full scope of the project and when I did my first reloading alone I goofed up a few rounds pretty good. So sitting in with someone once or twice really isn't going to be enough but I do understand your motive and it is a good one.
Also you mentioned being impatient, well that violates one of the major written rules of reloading and so my best advice is this:
Watch the videos above a few times
Don't buy everything from the online retailer ($$$) but instead look to some forums, classified sections, for good deals.
Start your reloading with an easy caliber, maybe a straight wall pistol caliber so that you learn the mechanics of reloading.
Lastly go out and buy a reloading manual and read it like a book, the preface and opening chapters are usually loaded with good tips and definitions of parts and methods.
Goodluck to you, traveling around the metroplex is such a pain in the rear that it is going to be real hard to get someone to help right away. Plus gas cost etc doesn't help.
BB
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Some good info there Benny. Thanks for posting the links to the videos. Looks like I will have a busy night tonight in front of the computer. Just to clarify on a statement that I did make earlier, the impatient part is in the terms of getting started in purchasing of equipment, getting setup and seeing the process first hand. When it comes to actually performing the work, by all means, there will be nothing done in a hurry in that aspect. I am very fond of having all of my digits on my hands and my handsome facial features. So I do intend on being very cautious with this new venture getting into reloading.
Thanks again for the info.
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Unfortunately, I don't do the rocket thing anymore but, for the big boys, you will have to go to Amarillo, west of Abiline or Black Rock Nevada. There are launches that are held at the old airport in Hearne,tx and down by Waco in Asa. That was always the issue with the big projects, you had to travel to get outside of regular flight paths of airplanes. Even at that, the FAA waivers would send out NOTAMS and redirect flight paths or give us windows to specified altitudes.
In Amarillo, we could fly to 50K ft. Black Rock lets us fly to 100K ft and I believe out in west texas, they can get the 50K ft waiver as well. Most other launch sites get restricted to 25K or smaller based on the size of the recovery area.
I can get launch infor for you if you really want to go check out one with some bigger projects. Most fields will support up to "M" motor impulse. Those are usually in the 4" diameter motor class.
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Originally posted by mwilkins View PostYea, I progressed beyond the G motors by a few alphabet letters. Most of my stuff was experimental with full fabrication from airframes, fins, motor development all they way through telemetry items. We were punching some pretty good holes in the sky. Here is my last project with fully automated launch pad I built.
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