When did you start reloading ?

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1994. The ex wife moved out, Craftsman tools and .45Colt, 44 Spl/Mag and .38 Spl -.357 Mag Lee reloading equipment took her place.

I still have the same tools and still reload on the same equipment. (She remarried 2x after me so I KNOW I got the better deal! ;))

Stay safe.
 
Riomouse911 said:
1994. The ex wife moved out, Craftsman tools and .45Colt, 44 Spl/Mag and .38 Spl -.357 Mag Lee reloading equipment took her place.

I still have the same tools and still reload on the same equipment. (She remarried 2x after me so I KNOW I got the better deal! ;))

Stay safe.
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If the wife was not around, us guys would have out reloading station in the living room!
 
Started in 1962 in Great Falls, MT with a Lyman Jr press and .38 Special dies that I bought from a master gunsmith who operated his shop in downtown GF. Later purchased .218 Bee dies along with a Winchester Model 43 in .218 Bee from him. Don't remember his name or the name of his shop but he was a fine gentleman.
 
Not sure exactly, was around 1965. My uncle had us help load 12 and 20 gauge trap, pheasant and duck loads with a MEC Junior. I still have some paperwork on using ALCAN wads. Shot was selling for $4/bag. It would be 20 years after that when we got around to loading rifle and another 20 to start casting muzzle loading balls and loading pistol.
 
JKP said:
In 1978 I started using a Lee wack a mole for 9mm. In 1984 I bought a used Pro 1000 and have over 60,000 rounds on it.
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I’m starting to collect Lee Loaders! I want one in all my common calibers !

did they ever make a 45-120? that would be amazing
 
I started in the late 1980s / early 90s with the RCBS Rockchucker for 9MM. A little bit later I bought a Hornady ProJector. Hurricane Andrew hit South Fla and I had to pack everything away, moved and never got it set up. Fast forward -- around 2005/6 I pulled everything out, got the presses cleaned up. Got some parts for the ProJector. Got going, loaded a couple hundred rounds and Uncle Sugar sent me off on a couple of trips, so packed up again. In '07, I started again, got married in '08. Another move. Set up again in '09, loaded up a couple hundred -- yep, Uncle Sam's called again! I tell you - this Rich Uncle of Ours! Well, in '10 once I was back, I set up again, started slowly. Got the ProJector going. Loaded a little, but not a lot of time with toddler around.
I had a Lyman All-American Turret that I got from a buddy. I was working with it alright. In early 2012, was thinking of upgrading the ProJector, but it was discontinued. Found a deal on a used LNL AP here on the forum. Bought it, got it going and started getting into the groove!
Well, we all know what the end of 2012 brought us. By September I had pretty much stopped buying factory ammo. And then the Banic hit and it sealed it. Except for rimfire 22 LR and some really smoking deals on a few things here and there, I have not bought much factory ammo at all since Sept 2012. And this is with shooting nearly every week, at least until last year with the Rona issues.
So, from the Rockchucker and 9MM to now set up for more than 30 cartridges, two LNL APs and the RC too! I lent the Lyman to a local guy that wanted to learn. I should ask him if he's used it at all.
It's been a fun ride, even with all the starts/stops.
 
koni said:
Another noob here! Never loaded a round yet, waiting on supply’s to start to show up again. Like a few others I have been piecing together all the tools. (Redding case trimmer should be here tomorrow) doing some reading in the load manuals and here!
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don’t panic and over spend! it will all come back at normal prices... mabey 15% over normal.
 
When I started in 1988, I was instantly hooked, I started loading. 7.62x54, 7.62x39, 220 swift, 9mm, . I had a couple of friends that loaded. I usually buy reloading supplies before I buy the gun. That might be hard nowdays.
brassbullets12 said:
I got that disease in 1988, can't seem to get rid of it! It's got worse every year, just when you think you have whipped,
I get infected with another need!
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Mark_Mark said:
oooh thanks!

I guess a Dillion is the next step to my addiction!

hard truth, what model should I get?
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nowadays. I have every brand but a dillion. I use mostly military brass, so I would rather deal with a crimp , other ways. I bought used dies,and presses in beginning, and new later, but bought a hertzer a few years ago, it's a tank.
 
1969 (by myself). Before that, my dad was there to teach. He died in '68. The first reloading press that was "mine" was (and still is!) an RCBS Jr. It has the 2 digits "69" imprinted on the top machined surface. It came in a reloading kit that my mother bought me, and it cost $37.50. I still use that press for seating rifle bullets. I still have dies and other equipment from back then... a lot of that stuff will last forever. Now I use 2 Redding presses for most things, and a Dillon Square Deal for light pistol stuff. It's not a hobby... it's a lifetime! :)
 
Telum Pisces said:
December 2019 is when I got started. I was gifted a Rock Chucker from a friend that decided not to get into reloading from the 70's that worked like a charm. I was gifted a ton of other stuff from the same era. It was everything I needed to get started to include all the components. They had been shoved aside in a corner of this guys place for decades! When I looked at it all, I knew I could use it. It all worked great. Old beam scale, and even reloading manuals from the 60's and 70's.

But I knew that there were a bunch of the stuff that I could upgrade to newer stuff to make reloading life a little easier. I've slowly upgraded most everything except the press. I'm still going at it on the singe stage rock chucker. It's slow going. But I'm not a competition shooter that needs to have 1000 rounds made up in one sitting. I ended up winning a bunch of stuff from an estate auction as well. And then, I built an 8' long bench and brought it in the house despite my wife not wanting it in the house. But I won that argument to turn one of our kids play rooms into my room. Kids have gotten older now and we didn't need the play room anymore.

I love looking at the old reloading manuals and compare them to the new ones.


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I like your set up, very nice.!
 
I have only been at it for a couple of years now but i find it enjoyable when i have a finished product i made myself and it goes BANG.!! I have a Lee single stage and a Lee Loadmaster. I am always looking for components. I try to get on THR once a day. This is a great place to learn and grow.
 
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