Brought one out of retirement.

[WestKentucky]

Back in 1999 my dad taught me to reload on a lee classic loader set for .256 Winchester magnum. It was the only thing he reloaded for at the time, but he grew up with a lee shotgun loader and a classic loader for .45acp for his 50s vintage Colt 1911. After teaching me to reload and letting me reload about 400 rounds he gave up the practice...until tonight. He sat down at my reloading bench pulled out a check, signed it and started making a list of things he wants. Turns out I have been squirreling away stuff for him for over a year. He left my house with a lee challenger press, 45acp dies, 38/357 dies and bullets, a cheapo lee scale, a set of lee dippers, a copy of Lyman 47, and a lee ram prime. His list dwindled down to .45 bullets, .256 dies, and primers. He said he has a few primers at home from the 70s or 80s and most of a can of 2400. I'm waiting to see where in the house he sets it up.

 

[Havok7416]

That's funny. Did he leave you with anything at all?

 

[WestKentucky]

I'm still fully stocked. The agreement is I use the check to pay myself back for buying what's left on his list, a Missouri bullet order for 25-20 bullets and .430 bullets for my .44.

 

[Havok7416]

Ah, well that makes more sense.

 

[witchhunter]

You done good, my boys come over and load up on my stash! Nah, they are good kids, I just seem to have what they need.....

 

[TenDriver]

God willing my son will come raid my stash in a few years before we hit the range together.

 

[WestKentucky]

It's kinda funny, growing up I picked my hobbies, tools, etc from him. Now he sees me doing stuff on my own and he wants in on it. Gives us more to do together which is great, but it's wierd seeing this shift. He now plays disc golf, watches Vikings, despises that bow tie branded iron horse, and has gone back into the gun cabinet for the oldies. It's not that he wants to spend more time with me, he does this stuff on his own and tells me about it a couple weeks later. Next time I see him he may be riding motorcycles, fishing more than most sane people, and drinking ski like a fish drinks water. I'm happy he is branching back out and enjoying life again rather than work and sleep.

 

[gamestalker]

7 or 8 years ago one of my Son's bought all his stuff, knows how to do it proficiently, but he always dumps his reloading needs on me. I often come home to find a bunch of components with a note on my bench describing the specifics of the load he needs. But I really don't care, just having a common bond and close connection with my Boy's is nothing short of a blessing.

It's good to hear of others who have a lasting and close relationship with their parents or children, and one that's structured around such a wonderful hobby as reloading.

GS

 

[wally247]

My dad had no interest in reloading until yesterday. He knew I was working with an older guy who was getting out of reloading and offered to buy all of it for me to set up and use at my house. I picked it up last night and he called and said that he would like to come over and see how it all works.

Until now he just bought supplies and I loaded them for him, keeping a small portion for my use.

Production will surely increase now though, going from a rock chucker to a dillon!

 

[KansasSasquatch]

I wish my dad could reload. He's shown some interest in it but due to health reasons he's normally too heavily medicated to keep his head clear enough to do it. As it is he already has to skip a dose of meds to be able to drive, shoot, or hunt. So he just buys the guns he wants, I work up loads specifically for them, and he tells me when he gets low, then pays for components when I bring him ammo.