After about 28 or so years of shooting I have finally decided to try handloading. With the price of ammo these days and a strong desire to shoot more often, it seems a natural decision.
I bought a Lee Loader Classic in .38 Special. I am extremely anxious about buying some huge, expensive reloading outfit only to find that I won't be able to figure it out. I have almost no mechanical ability at all. My best guess is that most people who handload are from the skilled trades; auto mechanics, machinists and technicians of various kinds. All my training is in History and the Social Sciences. I can't work on my car and I can't do home improvement projects. Probably a lack of what the psychometricians call visio-spatial intelligence.
The instructions that come with the Lee Classic Loader are as clear as mud. There is no complete step-by-step guidance, just an assumption that the reader will "get it." I am not angry at Lee, the description probably works well for their traditional clientele from the skilled trades, engineers ect.
Is there some better description out there about how to use this tool? Or am I stuck? Its not a big deal because I bought the thing for 13 bucks. Another impression I have from hanging around the range is that most people get started in reloading by someone else that helps them step-by-step. Problem is, I don't know anyone that does it. Can I pay a gunsmith or local gun repairman to teach me? Opinions?
I bought a Lee Loader Classic in .38 Special. I am extremely anxious about buying some huge, expensive reloading outfit only to find that I won't be able to figure it out. I have almost no mechanical ability at all. My best guess is that most people who handload are from the skilled trades; auto mechanics, machinists and technicians of various kinds. All my training is in History and the Social Sciences. I can't work on my car and I can't do home improvement projects. Probably a lack of what the psychometricians call visio-spatial intelligence.
The instructions that come with the Lee Classic Loader are as clear as mud. There is no complete step-by-step guidance, just an assumption that the reader will "get it." I am not angry at Lee, the description probably works well for their traditional clientele from the skilled trades, engineers ect.
Is there some better description out there about how to use this tool? Or am I stuck? Its not a big deal because I bought the thing for 13 bucks. Another impression I have from hanging around the range is that most people get started in reloading by someone else that helps them step-by-step. Problem is, I don't know anyone that does it. Can I pay a gunsmith or local gun repairman to teach me? Opinions?