Gifts to a new reloader

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Last night I boxed up my first press(rock chucker junior) an old rcbs balance beam scale, a powder trickler (no idea what brand) an old lyman case trimmer, set of 243 dies set of 9mm dies. These are going to be my granddaughters first reloading setup. She was doing most of reloading on my equipment till she moved 50 miles away. That got me thinking that old press was my first venture into reloading, I bought it from my Uncle in 1973. Been setting around doing nothing lately so it will have a new home soon.

Edit to add: also 1 pound of varget for the 243, and pound of TG for the 9mm, 1000 small pistol primers, 200 lg rifel primers. 1000 124 coated 9mm bullets, rest of the box of 100gr 243 nbt.
 
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That's going to be a very nice early Christmas present. Including the primers and powder completes the package. LR primers are non-existent in my area. Has been for 3 yrs now. Luckily most of my rifle ammo uses SR which I'm well stocked in. I'm just starting to see LR primers and they are $$$. I've got enough to last me several more years, hopefully they will be available then.
 
Last night I boxed up my first press(rock chucker junior) an old rcbs balance beam scale, a powder trickler (no idea what brand) an old lyman case trimmer, set of 243 dies set of 9mm dies. These are going to be my granddaughters first reloading setup. She was doing most of reloading on my equipment till she moved 50 miles away. That got me thinking that old press was my first venture into reloading, I bought it from my Uncle in 1973. Been setting around doing nothing lately so it will have a new home soon.

Edit to add: also 1 pound of varget for the 243, and pound of TG for the 9mm, 1000 small pistol primers, 200 lg rifel primers. 1000 124 coated 9mm bullets, rest of the box of 100gr 243 nbt.
Very thoughtful of you, gramps.
 
I would have loved to get a gift like that but growing up in NYC no one in my family reloaded or even had a gun.

I had to move to PA where my grandparents lived to learn all of the stuff I now know.

It's great you are passing on the art of reloading on to the young ones. That's the only way to keep it alive...
 
I am the first in my family ( that I know of) that reloads. Maybe generations ago. I am trying to pass on this to my stepson. And nephews. Only one I can see getting in it. The rest just want to shoot guns in Call of Duty. Great Grandpa gift! Never met either of my grandfather's. Only one grandmother. Blessed she is! And Bless you sir!
 
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