Reloading Room Confessions with Gavin from Ultimate Reloader

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[@mab0852]

Man, the gear was no surprise, but he's better stocked and with more variety of components than any reloading store I know about. Drooling at that wall of goodness.

[@darreldodds8824]

you 😊😢67890-

[@chunglow7646]

Eggzackly so grasshopper

[@papaswoodshop4873]

I started watching Gavin about 15 years ago. He is the reason I started reloading. Now I am helping new shooters get into reloading. One of the things I tell all of the new guys is reloading is an addition you will not be able to break, nor will you want to.

[@mikemarriam]

My reloading eye opener was how much my groups improved. I've never shot $50 a box match ammo but my reloads were far better than anything I could afford to buy in the beginning.

[@Justin-rr3bf]

As I’m subscribed to both of you I actually prefer watching you reloading it just seams more personal and in depth instead of scripted to just review products. Both channels are great

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you, I appreciate that.

[@Jay4743]

I'm definitely with you there on the "oh shit moment" when I fired my first reloaded round🤣 That's exactly how I felt lol! Great interview!

[@bandite77]

I remember shooting my own first handloads. 308, high quality bolt action. But man I wasn't confident at all! A little scared and definitely a bit worried! But I didn't die and went on to shoot a decent group. And now years later so far down the rabbit hole... not 'Gavin far down' but... :D

[@RMM--uv7uk]

Been following Gavin for years. He lives in my neck of the woods. Hope you enjoyed our beautiful state of Washington. Shooters paradise around here.

[@prebaned]

Time. Time is the issue. Been real close to where Gavin is now with presses, equipment, components, firearms, tooling, lathes, milling machines, etc.. problem is, so much time spent on loading, testing, research, tweaking, maintaining, etc..no time was left to just grab a rifle or two and go shoot to have fun.

[@rapidrrobert4333]

I'm still using my RCBS Rock Chucker from the 1960s.

[@firstjohn3123]

Back in the mid-late 1990's, I had to come up with a .338 Lapua hunting load with no data available. No reloading manuals except Vihtavuori existed. And certainly not with any regular or semi-custom hunting bullets. I actually nailed it on my 3rd round in the rifle, so at least all the math worked. That "wonder what's going to happen?" moment when you pull the trigger...especially on a (then) commercially new cartridge/rifle that had a reputation (history) for rifle & cartridge failures. Handloading was a necessity, commercial ammunition (even then) was $90/box, and selection was VERY limited. I could never imagine so much reloading stuff...wow.

[@patrickcolahan7499]

I have been watching Gavin for a long time. He does excellent analysis and presents the results in a logical and somewhat scientific manner. Something I really appreciate. First came across him when my buddy bought a commercial sewing machine from him. Thanks for sharing. Maybe we can see Gavin at an F-Class match some day.

[@trevorkolmatycki4042]

Bravo John… that was an excellent interview. Very interesting and entertaining. Your interviewing skills deserve commendation. Gavin is also a great interviewee… like wow… you showered him with a barrage of questions and he answered everything directly with almost no hesitation… even the difficult ones where he could get stuck choosing from a 1000 potential answers. I suspect that Gavin ranks very high in IQ intelligence… he is a very sharp man… but also down to earth and modest. The 99.9th percentile gear freak! The internet is a much more interesting place because of fellas like you and him! 😊👍🏼

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you for the kind words, I'm in Mensa and as you said I suspect Gavin is or could be as well.

[@NightSniper64]

I always tell people: If you're getting into reloading to save money, you don't want to start. Because when you get into it, the "Rabbit hole" is a very deep one. Almost endless.

[@erikmcclure912]

Like your comment, and YES that Rabbit really likes the best Carrots $$$$$$$$$.

[@foonus406]

And here I though I was lucky just to get 6000 primers.. what a stockpile you got there... Everything sitting in that room is making more money in appreciation than anything in the bank getting beaten up by inflation.

[@ErikCortina]

Heck yeah! 💪

[@2pugman]

Our "hobby" is worse than owning a boat ! $$$$$

[@rethempthoor]

Maestro

[@Soulman6969]

Congratulations Erik!!!!

[@davej8045]

Great video and impressive collection of reloading solutions! It helped me to realize that 30 years of tool and die experience hasn’t made me quite as OCD as my girlfriend makes me feel. Swaging is the most tedious part of my reloading process and I believe that it offers better primer engagement than anything that actually removes material. I had to do a custom grind on an extra support rod to accommodate 6.8 SPC for my RCBS bench swaging tool. I use feeler gauges when switching between different case types and calibers to ensure the correct amount of lead in for the primers that gives me the right “feel” of resistance when priming. I think micrometer bullet seaters and dual ring sizing dies help ensure that everything that is produced far exceeds my skills.

[@rudolphferdinand3634]

RCBS Summit press because of the shot-out 13/14 By Ultimate Reloader reloading presses I purchased the Summit press, and I love it!

[@davidsalsedo6765]

Great interview John, Thank you for the great questions. Gavin can be cagy and hard to pin down on products but you did best bringing his well guarded personal opinion out. Thank you!

[@kevinhart313]

A class act and gentleman really appreciate all you do. When it comes to reloading Gavin is my guy!

[@tomjoseph1444]

Gee, I started with a Lee Loader for 30-06 when I was 12. I still have that loader and although I have had a bunch of presses and gear over the last 50 years, it reminds me to keep it simple.

[@williambrown8683]

Great interview John.....you asked all the right questions. I have been a fan of yours and Gavins for some time. I have learned things from both of you and made decisions to buy equipment based on your videos......Love my Trijacon 10 mile......Thanks

[@FClassJohn]

Awesome, thank you!

[@FSU1HEMI1]

Thank you f-class John for the awesome interview with Gavin toobe Ultimate Reloader he's a big part of why I'm a reloader to this day and I love the reloading videos You guys offer. It's a great pleasure for us the viewer.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you, that's kind you to say and I'm glad the videos help.

[@milo555100]

Excellent as always. Thank you

[@RollinsBrown]

Great interviewing. Great info. Thank you both.

[@larryreinke6136]

Good interview, been watching Gavin for years now.

[@davestein4162]

Great insight and advice!

[@jamesmooney5348]

Awesome guys- Thanks... Love and appreciate what Gavin does, actually. As well as Guy. Keep it up guys.

[@malcomsue]

Great video, enjoyed the comedy and information.

[@johnsimonelli9988]

John, I like your style. That was a great interview. Gavin was so relaxed and handled the questions well. Most enjoyable, Thank you.

[@garyreadler4886]

WOW , what a workshop. I appreciate the interview. I look at mostly equipment you both use and review, then I search out that equipment and purchase if its in my budget. Thanks to both of you for your videos on the tube, its valuable information.

[@Iscariot18]

Absolutely right on load development. It's like after all these years it's still wide open. We don't have a specific process.

[@philgarcia2097]

Love the series and all the toys, way to go

[@xtremearmor]

Excellent Q&A session 👍🏻

[@FClassJohn]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jaymiller393]

Hell yes! Great job John!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@Mooreinlife84]

Nice behind the scenes. I knew Gavin had a lot of reloading and gunsmith equipment but the UR name is fitting. The audio is maxed on this. Be careful on headphones 😂

[@JSomerled]

Great conversation.. love both your channels..

[@FClassJohn]

Thanks so much!

[@kenbell8752]

Wow! Thanks for this great interview John. It was very interesting to see behind the scenes. I do follow Gavin, and I still did not realize he has so much equipment. Amazing!

[@FClassJohn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaeldunn150]

This was AWESOME!!! I love Gavin and his content of his channel.... He helped me when I first thought about starting reloading.....I love his products reviews. And that first bullet you do shoot in your gun is intense. I was nervous pulling that trigger for sure... Thanks for sharing this!!!

[@FClassJohn]

Glad you enjoyed it. It was awesome spending time with him.

[@jerryw6699]

I'm 58, and a 3rd generation reloader and I don't think I have that much stuff. But I've got a load of neat old equipment, does Gavin do any bullet casting,, I've always been fond of that. And all the other stuff too.

[@cw5865]

Great interview...

[@Dayattherange]

Great interview John -- Thanks

[@FClassJohn]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rob1135]

John, you just reinforced why Gavin truly is the ultimate reloader. And possibly why there is a supply chain issue when trying to buy issue reloading components or equipment … he has it all in his fortress.😂😂

[@JSomerled]

😆

[@joec7275]

Mak 90 was one of my firsts also, and I bought it while going to Universal Technical Institute in Phoenix Arizona back in 93. Kinda wish I still had it.

[@todhendricks5003]

Great interview John. Damn Gavin, that’s a lot of hardware, impressive!!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed it. More to come.

[@knallis.hjemmelading]

Great video, I follow Gavin for years now he's getting better and better and he's strength is good camera quality and he knows what he's talking about and ofcourse all the research that he does so I do understand that company like Dillon-Hornady-Lyman-Redding-Forester-Lee,and all the rest will send him gears to try out "I hope that he get them after" 🇺🇸🇳🇴👍

[@bennyboy6367]

I've watched Ultimate Reloader for a long time. Gavin has impressed me in many ways. Recently I searched for a decapping die and found F-Class John, and was impressed with him as well. If I'm searching for something, and either of these guys have a video on the subject, then I'm watching.

[@FClassJohn]

That's very kind of you to say.

[@russhayes4882]

Great stuff !

[@dargie12317]

You actually have a reloading Museum Gavin ❤😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kcstott]

Building your own rifle and making the ammo then going out and shooting a single hole five shot group is a very satisfying accomplishment.

[@davidblaauw1806]

Great video’s John, you’re a true gentleman!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you kindly

[@scottnj2503]

John great question and interview of a very public personality in shooting. That said, my friends tease me about being a gear nut. In comparison I'm not in the same universe as Gavin. WoW!

[@manuelsuda]

Great interview

[@mikethebike67]

Great interview.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@esromvre]

One of the best ones John.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@Johnsormani]

Gavin did choose his yt channel name well back then: he is THE ultimate reloaded. I thought I had a surplus of reloading presses ( 8 ), but I rest my case after seeing this 😀. His channel is one of the best on gear. No BS and such a professional presentation !

[@gusloader123]

He did have what I consider the best all-around Press ---> The excellent "Forster/Bonanza Co-ax" press. Easy access, smooth operation and the dies slide in without a bunch of adjustments and fiddle-faddle. And, it has the handle where it belongs: Top / Center instead of being a knee-knocker model. I did not see it or hear it mentioned but I would have thought a guy who is into reloading and making guns and ammo would have had a "C-H / 4-D Champion" Heavy Duty O-Press in the shop instead of the plastic/pot metal Lee models. That C-H/4-D Champion has lots of serious torque and besides reloading ammo, it can also swage bullets and form cases. Surprised he did not have a "Ponsness-Warren" press. They seem to be quality hardware. Maybe it was missed in the video 🤔?

[@DeadBoyJJ]

Milled mak-90s are some of the best AK rifles ever produced. It's basically just a neutered Polytech Legend. It was built in Factory 386 on the same tooling. I've never seen a Factory 386 gun that wasn't great.

[@usmc249]

It’s nice to see the mess behind the camera and that my reloading bench is no different than his room except the quantity. I had an early 2000s .44 Taurus that broke also.

[@richardphelan8414]

A kid in a candy store ,Couldn't possibly be happier , For a re-loader it's a dream room pitch a cott and leave me to it definitely a dream shop

[@theLTrain700E]

I have the first round I loaded framed above my bench. Primer, powder charge, date, etc... I'm keeping that forever

[@1clnsdime1]

That little lee app snagging setup is by far the best I have used and fast.

[@airborne350g]

Great interview. Between your, Gavin, and Erik y’all have spent quite a bit of my money. 🤣

[@CRBW]

Great to see your room behind the wall! Would love to see you review one of our Rem/Age pre-fits someday.

[@jordanlesamiz4599]

Agreed, mine shoots “lights out”!!

[@BamaDad]

Great Video John! I really enjoy the collaboration videos!

[@FClassJohn]

More to come!

[@payres48]

Hi from Australia. Gavin's place in insane! All I have is a Hornady Classic Single stage press and one set of Hornady dies in .223. And I certainly don't have the stock of primers, powders and projectiles he keeps. Primers and powders are hard to find anyway, projectiles not so bad. I would love to spend a day at Gavin's place.

[@Bashe1965]

I've been reloading for over 30 years now, mostly single stage but I do have an old RCBS Green Machine progressive in 38/357 which I enjoy using. Every time I go to RCBS in Oroville CA to get a replacement part or something I tell them I have an old Green Machine they are always curious if I like the press and can make it operate reliably...haha The process of reloading is relaxing to me something I enjoy.

[@FClassJohn]

I've always been fascinated by the GREEN MACHINE because that's how most commercial loaders actual work. But for some reason everyone make personal loaders in a round design. But it's good to hear yours works because I know that was a frustrating machine for most people.

[@johnaustin6673]

thank you... I have four summit presses going

[@yukon4545]

Well done fellas!

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@jamesmooney5348]

Impressive buildings.

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

I love watching Gavintoobe. Man he’s building some awesome PRS/Tactical precision type rifles these days.

[@TheREALLibertyOrDeath]

He could do well building custom rifles for people

[@hbudsmalley6317]

Ah yes, I agree with Gavin about his preferred shooting pastime, hunting rock chucks. Personally I seek exceptional accuracy from a pair of 223s and a 25-06 and reload about 3000 rounds a year to that end. I even have a part time job so that I can afford components in this crazy upside down world of supply chain economics.

[@BG-gr7fh]

I'm learning that OCD is actually a good thing

[@ElfstersRiflesandReloading]

Very cool! Jelly!

[@dougputhoff3215]

Loved this

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

[@totalcardetailing2022]

Have a question. I have a 30-30 bolt action rifle Remington Have you ever worked up a load for a regular.308 bullets something like a Hornady sst, eld-X or and other brand? Just asking.

[@repairfreak]

Great video, I’m currently getting ready to reload for the first time. I’m thrilled to get started as I FINALLY was able to purchase WLR primers after waiting about 1-1/2 years after buying my press. My press is a Redding T7 Turret Press with primer tube attachment. My reloads are going to be .243 Win. for a new Win mod 70. I have a standard Redding Deluxe 2 die set. Also have a Lee universal decap die. My goal is to shoot up my factory ammo and reload the brass to be as accurate or better than stock. I hope to be able to achieve at least 1 MOA at 100 yards with at least 3 shot groups or better. I have a Nikon 1” tube scope with 40mm objective with power at up to 12x. I was going to load Hornady V-Max 87 grain with either Win760 powder or IMR4895. However Hornady only lists Win760 powder for the V-Max 87 grain. However Speer sells a 85 grain 6mm Spitzer BTSP bullet that is similar to the 87 grain V-Max that lists load data using IMR4895 powder. Question: would I be alright using the 85 Speer data for the V-Max 87 grain with IMR4895, or should I just use the WIN 760 type ball powder that has a direct reference to the Hornady V-Max 87 grain bullets I already have. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. 😎👍

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you and congrats on getting started. I can't speak directly to what you're trying to load but in general I would tell you to stay as close to the recipes in the books as possible when your'e getting started and gradually you will learn how those can apply to other bullets, powder and brass.

[@repairfreak]

@@FClassJohn I understand, play it safe. I wouldn’t want to assume the responsibility either. I’ll use the Win 760 ball powder as directly referenced in the Hornady manual for its bullet. Thanks for your quick reply, I respect your advice sir. 😎👍

[@wardo17]

It's good you admit you have an addiction!!🤣🤣

[@nutsmcflurry3737]

Gavin, do you not like the Dillon Super Swage 600? While not the fastest process, I’ve turned a lot of 556, 308 and 45Acp into smooth running brass in a 550B. Including some foreign/offshore brass.

[@skdesertfun1]

I hate brass prep too, for swage I use the lee app, for the money and time best for me

[@KingLoopie1]

Great video with Gavin, John! As a reloader with more gear than sense, I really feel much better about myself when I see how much stuff Gavin has... 🤔 Just kidding... At least his is a business write off. Seriously now, I obsess about powder charges down to the granule trickled in and seating depth when I don't have the time or shooting skills to match that... But I suppose that's one less thing to worry about when I do get out. BTW, Brass prep sucks. I really like my cheap Lyman prep center! 👍

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@aberhan]

Off topic but I have a question. I have some Federal 223 Remington brass which had the primers crimped in place. I resized and extracted the spent primers but can’t install new primers. Is there a remedy for this malady? A tool perhaps? Or should I just discard this brass? Not new to reloading but this situation is new to me. All advice appreciated.

[@barrycolla2506]

To me...this looks like the ultimate mancave👍😉

[@rethempthoor]

I like You both. Great stuff

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you kindly!

[@WvMnts]

A nice side to see besides Gavin’s serious side with content

[@tonyzhu403]

I don't think Gavin has talked about the Lee APP. That seems to be a quick way to swage primer pockets. The Hornady AP method seems good as well.

[@terrybeams6602]

Javin, what are your thought on roll sizing 9mm?

[@rustysranch2049]

Nice one Mr F-Class, I have picked up heaps from you two "influencers" Keep up the good work!

[@FClassJohn]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@rustysranch2049]

@@FClassJohn Oh and the concreter... he's the other channel I frequent...

[@tonydevich7937]

Hello to both

[@FClassJohn]

Hello!

[@tonydevich7937]

Gavin has a pretty cool set up!

[@EDX2308]

Note that the Area 419 Zero press and the Forster Co-Ax are NOT hanging up there and are in use. That should tell you something. I have those two presses and there's nothing we can't reload.

[@gusloader123]

I reaalllly like my Forster Co-Ax press. Excellent. Gave away a cheapo plastic & pot-metal Lee model 3 decades ago. Ugh!

[@swamper2fly]

I like the idea of load development but where are you all buying primers. Great interview John.

[@FClassJohn]

Thank you.

[@ElmoColt45]

Gavin, it's time for a yard sale!

[@calebmartinez3805]

Man!!!! Am speechless if no body have the equipment he will.. ( a reloading candy’s store)

[@jimmydoyebi5885]

I see all those presses that you have, but I don't a Redding 700 Ultramag Single Stage Press.

[@mohawkdriver4155]

My dude!

[@daryllinkugel3804]

I remember the first time I went into a candy store when I was a small child. What a collection of reloading equipment.

[@Gareth96v1]

LOL.. got a divorce in '95 and immediately bought a .44 Mag Desert Eagle and started reloading for it.. My first reloads as well.

[@TheGoatMumbler]

And you should see the machine shop side!

[@FClassJohn]

That video is coming next week!

[@DadWil]

Hope to see some video if you and EC get Gavin out to shoot... Totally Awesome

[@charlesmoeller5051]

As they walk around we get a tour of the floor?

[@Lucysdad66]

Now i finally found out where all the bullets have gone..