ROADGUY wrote:Thanks for the heads up the .460 conversion might be a Xmas gift for myself with factory loads. But would like to reload 22/250 & 9mm & .45 auto. Not looking into hot loads & what you describe. will be PM above said & gain some knowledge before I start reloading anything thanks for the bold description.
Seismic Sam wrote:You're welcome, and I'm glad you realize what you're up against with the 460 Rowland. Oldman will teach you very well how to SAFELY handload most calibers, and if you want to load super hot he will give you the boot instantly. The 460 Rowland is one of those calibers where the only two flavors are HOT and INSANELY HOT, so that could be one of the VERY few calibers that he wouldn't help you with.
Sam is totally correct here.
That being said, It's not some super arcane process to reload 460 (actually, its pretty much just load, if you are re-loading used brass you better really know what you are doing or use them in the plinker level loads), it just takes a solid attention to METHODOLOGY and QUALITY CONTROL.
I would say start by doing a lot of .45 acp loading. The 460 round is very geometrically equivalent except for the case length feature. In fact, I have a hornady progressive press dedicated to .45 and .460. I just switch out the dies and powder drop (460 uses same reloading dies plates as .45, just dialed in different, so i bought two sets).
When you are comfortable and KNOWLEDGEABLE about knowing what to look for in a finished round, knowing what components (and brass quality) to start with, how your press functions, what parts of your press can tend to come loose or change as you are reloading, how to check charge weight before and after a session, OAL before and after a session, crimp, chamber checking, etc., you will be ready to slowly work up a load in 460, assuming you already have also learned how to properly chronograph and work up charges.
The good news, is once you have a recipe and a procedure, it's pretty much just churning out rounds and keeping an eye on your quality control. (That is where the most dangerous area exists, when you get complacent and just churn out ammo, you may start skipping steps.) I reload about 5 to 7000 rounds of gamer, fast powder heavy bullet pistol ammo a year, and I chamber check and inspect EVERY SINGLE ONE. This is why my gun runs flawless and I've never had a squib or kaboom or FTF.