Corner Pocket
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About the middle of January, this year, I decided to try out a range that I'd never been to. (Turned out that I really liked it, but it's about 40 miles from me.) As it happened, I was shooting close to a fellow who has been reloading for more than 20 years. We struck up a conversation about guns and stuff. (He had several with him that he let me handle, and I shot a couple of them.)
It's no secret that ammo costs a lot of bread these days, and reloading had been something that I had pondered on, though I knew absolutely nothing about it. He offered to let me come by and see how he reloaded his ammo. That turned into me going over there three or four times, and using his press (with me providing my own components), I cranked out several hundred rounds.
Not long after that, I ran into another like-minded reloader at the range just a few miles from me. He also offered to tutor me, and I subsequently made a few visits to his house...
<fast forward> I've since purchased a single stage setup and have loaded just over 3, 300 rounds. </fast forward> For me, this is one of the most fascinating things I've ever done. Heck, it's almost as much fun for me to load 'em as it is to shoot 'em. This just goes to show you that you never know what kind of fun and excitement you might run into when you're out there at the range.
I'm indebted to these two gentlemen and I hope to someday be able to help someone get started in something that is really rewarding. My sincere thanks goes not only to them, but to you on this board who are quick to reply with helpful insights and valuable suggestions. What a great place this is! Pardon me while I finish loading this 100 rounds that I'm about to go shoot in a few minutes.
Corner Pocket
It's no secret that ammo costs a lot of bread these days, and reloading had been something that I had pondered on, though I knew absolutely nothing about it. He offered to let me come by and see how he reloaded his ammo. That turned into me going over there three or four times, and using his press (with me providing my own components), I cranked out several hundred rounds.
Not long after that, I ran into another like-minded reloader at the range just a few miles from me. He also offered to tutor me, and I subsequently made a few visits to his house...
<fast forward> I've since purchased a single stage setup and have loaded just over 3, 300 rounds. </fast forward> For me, this is one of the most fascinating things I've ever done. Heck, it's almost as much fun for me to load 'em as it is to shoot 'em. This just goes to show you that you never know what kind of fun and excitement you might run into when you're out there at the range.
I'm indebted to these two gentlemen and I hope to someday be able to help someone get started in something that is really rewarding. My sincere thanks goes not only to them, but to you on this board who are quick to reply with helpful insights and valuable suggestions. What a great place this is! Pardon me while I finish loading this 100 rounds that I'm about to go shoot in a few minutes.
Corner Pocket