I must be doing something wrong.
First, I start out with dirty, primed cases.
I then tumble them.
Then, with my dies set up for the type of bullet that I am going to load, with OAL determined, I run it through my Lee Classic Turret press, with preset charge drops, seat the bullet, then go to the Range and shoot.
My dies? I like Redding the best, but have many Lee dies, and have had NO problems with them. I use Redding and RCBS on my Dad's old Lyman All American turret press, and also my RCBS 6 hole turret press. The Lee on my Lee Classic turret press.
Man--it has seemed so simple for the past 40 years.
I have to rethink my technique
Sorry for the sarcasm, but this thread has gotten WAY too complicated.
With a new calibre, new dies, and finding a safe load, it will take me some period of time for the set up.
Going to the Range, and then testing different loads, and using an accuracy graph takes time. but its a lot of fun.
However, I try to keep it simple.
I have a crap load of guns, and I reload special for each firearm. They all take different reloads to achieve greatest accuracy. Again--lots of fun.
I sure don't over think myself into a petrified state.
Reloading isn't and shouldn't be "Rocket Science".
Eric