I confirmed that I’d be using regular small pistol primers, and decided to use Winchester Small Pistol since they seem to work great with a variety of loads.
40 S&W ACCURATE 5 LOAD DATA MANUAL
First steps were to open the Hornady load data manual, and the Speer reloading manual to check what would be suggested for 40 S&W at various bullet weights. I started by reading up on reloading data. I always like to sort that out carefully before setting up the press. Once that task was complete, it was time to start thinking about what components to use. The entire de-bulging process was pretty quick, and mindless once you get into the rhythm. It holds quite a few cases and works great, allowing you to load it to “full” capacity: GRX case hopper crammed to capacity – Image copyright 2012 Ultimate Reloader The bottle/hopper accessory is a must-have in my opinion. It was pretty easy to get the case back out, and I was off and running again. I only had one hiccup, which was a case that I put in upside-down. With the handy case holder cup and some practice, this process went pretty fast. This lube actually worked well, without excessive friction/force when running the brass through the GRX die. Initially, I had used Imperial Case Sizing Wax to run brass through the Redding GRX die, but for the bulk “de-bulging” operation I opted for the less messy and easier to apply Hornady One-Shot lube.
I started with about 500 pieces of mixed brass and nickel casings: Mixed 40 S&W brass ready to “de-bulge” – Image copyright 2012 Ultimate Reloader Following the cleaning of my 40 S&W brass, it was time to run all of the brass through the Redding GRX die. Well, it’s getting close to time to actually start loading 40 S&W! I’ve been working on getting ready for a while now (See 40 S&W brass considerations post and Redding GRX Die setup/operation post).
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