How did you start reloading?

Pinecone · Jan 3, 2016

How did you get started?

frogman68 · Jan 3, 2016

Class taught by Jaybeez .

Rocky BearDog · Jan 3, 2016

Taught by Dad. I was about 5 when I started helping. I'll be 54 this Thursday! Dad's still at it too - he's a reloading guru at 72.

Pinecone · Jan 3, 2016

Oh, I never said, I am self taught. Books and magazines in the pre-computer days.

Pinecone · Jan 3, 2016

frogman68 said:
Class taught by Jaybeez .

Forgot the Class room

SKIP · Jan 3, 2016

I started with the Lee Loader for 223. I still have it.

Mike3888 · Jan 3, 2016

Watched my dad and uncle in the late 70s early 80s. Started on my own in the early 90s and been at it ever since.

Uncle Duke · Jan 3, 2016

I am self taught. There was a gun writer years ago named Dean Grennell, who at the time had a writing style that I enjoyed reading. When I saw his name on the second edition of The ABC's of Reloading on a table in a shop, I bought the book. Then a Speer manual and more books. I was hooked and I've enjoyed reloading ever since.

BigT5g · Jan 3, 2016

Mostly self taught with a little help from a couple range buddies.

Bootknife · Jan 3, 2016

I think Uncle Duke and I are Brothers from a Different Mother or Parallel Universes ! I also have a DG article or two around here someplace. Mine is about the Same Story. My Herter's Turret Press was Mounted on and Old Metal Type Writer Table that had Casters on it. I had the Scale, also a Herter's Oil Bath Dampen on a shelf above because it was so sensitive to Vibrations . Pay attention to Details and SAFETY RULES !

outrider58 · Jan 3, 2016

1,2, and 4. I took Topher's NRA reloading beginner's class.

Uncle Duke · Jan 3, 2016

Bootknife said:
I think Uncle Duke and I are Brothers from a Different Mother or Parallel Universes ! I also have a DG article or two around here someplace. Mine is about the Same Story. My Herter's Turret Press was Mounted on and Old Metal Type Writer Table that had Casters on it. I had the Scale, also a Herter's Oil Bath Dampen on a shelf above because it was so sensitive to Vibrations . Pay attention to Details and SAFETY RULES !

Sir, if you can, please consider getting us a picture of your Herter's equipment!

And yeah, I can picture that metal typewriter table! Thinking you may have just sent a young buck or two scrambling to the almighty Google gods to see what a typewriter looks like!

Not sure whether to laugh or cry at the Google thought! Think I'll go with laugh!

Grins Bootknife!

Magnumite · Jan 3, 2016

Started with reading, two Lee Loaders (the use a hammer type, 50 rounds a hour!). Speer and Hornady were my first manuals. Pamphlets from Hercules, Hohgdon and Winchester graced my bench as well. I remember reading Bob Milek, PO Ackley, Mike Venturino, John Taffin and others whose names evade me right now.

Bootknife · Jan 3, 2016

UD it is all Antique Stuff Now ! I still use the Herter's Drum style Powder Measure Set up for .45 ACP as it was a Pain to reset Diff/Powders/Charges etc I have several other PM that are Only Old and they are easier to Reset. I have a New (15) Powder scale as well, but still throw the 20th Pan in the Oil Dampened Herter's Scale for QC. the 10th pan of powder lands on the Modern Scale as it Settles Faster than that Antique Herter's Scale! I know what You mean With the L/C thing. I generally take 2-3 Fingers of Evan Williams "1783" Bourbon over Ice X2 when I get like that. But Never do the EW when Loading or Shooting!

bigshow · Jan 3, 2016

Taught by my father in-law. He is still reloading at 80! AWESOME....

Trekker · Jan 3, 2016

Father started me (age 5~8) with sorting range brass, expanded my job to include de-priming, and eventually promoted me to charging and seating.

molonlabe · Jan 3, 2016

Self taught in the early 80's. Took the NRA instructors course in 2010 to teach and certify someone who helped me after ICU (cutting my lawn a big deal). I aced the course. He got a certificate, and is happily producing rounds. It was one on one 8 hours just for rifle.

Jaybeez · Jan 3, 2016

A hands on demonstration by Drmsparks and Lambo, lots of reading manuals and forums, and few videos.

Cochise · Jan 3, 2016

started in the 80's with a Lee Turret press and a set of Lyman & Speer manuals. Quickly realized that I like reloading and hate Lee presses.
Have played with pretty much everything from a 310 tong tool to PW.
Currently on the bench is a Dillon 550, an old Lyman All American Turret, and a bunch of MEC reloaders for 10 12 & 16 gauge.
Started casting when I bought a Winchester 1895 in 405, back then you couldn't buy bullets or get data so I now have Lyman manuals back to #30 in 1931 and a complete set of Speers including the 2 Wildcat manuals, knowledge is power.

rseymorejr · Jan 3, 2016

SKIP said:
I started with the Lee Loader for 223. I still have it.

I got the same set for Christmas when I was 16 so I could reload 30-30.

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