I brought 2 fellow hunters in and allowed them to use my equipment and assisted them in the process, i.e. mentored them. 1 of them went in whole hog and is now an avid reloader. The other was only doing it for a hunt and when he switched rifles and had an ample supply of factory ammo for that rifle, he dropped it. I hope to pass it on to my adult son once he gets done with shcool.
Passing on reloading skills
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My wife and I are in process of taking up Ham. It's fun. It really doesn't cost much at all. Considering.....
I've been a Ham since 1/16/2001. I took all three exams at once (Tech, General, and Extra) and passed 100 on the first two and I missed one on the extra. According to the VE's that administered the exams I was the only person to have ever done that in their time as VE's and I took the very last code test that they were going to give. I studied for those tests a very long time. Every night for a couple of hours after I put my kids to bed (single dad). It paid off but... I had the ticket, but I didn't have all of the knowledge that I would have gained if I had gone step by step. It worked out. I've restored a couple of tube rigs and even a couple of old HW8's (including mine).
I stuck with CW thanks to a Ham up in Minnesota. He set up a sked with me 3 nights a week. At one time I could copy 25 WPM, no paper and send about the same. I set a key on the console of my pickup and made some JA contacts plus plenty of US contacts. I sent my location as mile marker xxx westbound on IH10. I was texting and driving before texting and driving was... well... it's never been cool so idk what to call it.
I can be found on 6m on FT8 most of the time. Sometimes I'll check into the Slow Code net (good way to learn CW or hone your skills a little. POTA seems like it would be fun (Parks On The Air). Or SOTA but I might be too far down the road to be scurrying around mountain tops with Ham gear.
Original call was AD5BS (should have kept that one. Best last two letters for a Ham op ever), then WM5LL (never liked that call), then, because it's a short CW call, NE5U which is where I am today. I'm on QRZ.com.
Looking forward to seeing you on the bands. 73
I stuck with CW thanks to a Ham up in Minnesota. He set up a sked with me 3 nights a week. At one time I could copy 25 WPM, no paper and send about the same. I set a key on the console of my pickup and made some JA contacts plus plenty of US contacts. I sent my location as mile marker xxx westbound on IH10. I was texting and driving before texting and driving was... well... it's never been cool so idk what to call it.
I can be found on 6m on FT8 most of the time. Sometimes I'll check into the Slow Code net (good way to learn CW or hone your skills a little. POTA seems like it would be fun (Parks On The Air). Or SOTA but I might be too far down the road to be scurrying around mountain tops with Ham gear.
Original call was AD5BS (should have kept that one. Best last two letters for a Ham op ever), then WM5LL (never liked that call), then, because it's a short CW call, NE5U which is where I am today. I'm on QRZ.com.
Looking forward to seeing you on the bands. 73
My dad started his military career as a morse/semaphore operator in the Navy in WWII. Boy the tails he told me.....
I am teaching my 2 kids. I taught myself when I was about 12 or 13 when my dad bought his friends reloading gear after he decided to get out of the hobby. I read the manuals and just started loading. Over the years I picked up alot from friends and online as online became a thing. When I started it was all manuals and learning from others who reloaded.
I am no master, but I do ok and am teaching my 2 kids. Who knows if they will stick with it, but at least they will learn.
I am no master, but I do ok and am teaching my 2 kids. Who knows if they will stick with it, but at least they will learn.
Excellent!
Wow! 14 pages of reflection is impressive. Getting more people interested would serve us all. I'm a bit pessimistic as the message is not getting to younger generations in an appealing manner. Those of us that are longer in the tooth just are not the the type of influencers that capture the attention of potential younger candidates for hand loading. We sometimes spend too much time making it seem very difficult and expensive to reload. Once someone cranks out their first few rounds and gets the satisfaction and the sense of pride in this endeavor, they will likely be hooked. Introducing highly complex and expensive procedures in the early stages is a deal killer for many.
You have to be somewhat careful who you approach with the offer. I've found that the only folks that will be receptive and stick with it tend to be focused and detail oriented.
What if the range Nazis wouldn't allow you to collect brass on the ground other than your own~???????I never get to really go much to a official civilian range but if that's me seeing all that going on I would be like a kid in a candy store picking up all that spent brass
Besides, what am I going to do with empty .22 LR, .45 ACP, .30-06, .30-30 or many other calibers that I don't shoot~?
I'm 83 years old and don't driving an hour to shoot in an environment that is so objectionable. If it was a private club I could overlook the driving~!
Mike Matteson
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It was long after that. In my middle 20's.
victor3ranger
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You trade or sell the brass to other reloaders for the brass you need.
There is going to be a new state Range open soon
Get that 1st $500 a month government job, that included a 2-door sports car. Whenever it quit raining, take off the doors. When the Sun was out, put the top down. If the weather got too hot, fold the windshield down on the hood. The ol M151A2, always a good day riding in a Jeep! Weather was never a problem.
Heres my perspective from the other side, so to speak.
My dad used to reload, mainly for hunting and the challenge/tinkering, when i was a kid, too little to understand what was going on. After a few moves the reloading stuff just stayed in the box and i haven't seen it since, thus i knew nothing about reloading and didnt care too. Now that im 28 and moved several states away from my dad and got a 300wm and realized that i can make more accurate ammunition with a heavier bullet than offered factory and thus began my journey to reloading. A guy from a facebook reloading group was kind enough to send me an older press and some other tools Free of Charge. (big THANK YOU to that guy)
Few days ago I pulled the trigger on my first reloaded ammunition, its been a long journey of gather tools, Components (over-paying for some of them) **cough** primers **cough**. and lots of time spent watching educational videos and reading so many reloading guides and recommendations and sorting where to start with brass and whatnot. The feeling of firing my handloaded ammunition was really rewarding and i cant wait to develop loads for rifles for years to come.
So as someone very new to reloading, Thank you to those willing to teach us kids we appreciate it more than you know. for me it was terrifying to sort out where to start and what does what. Now who's got the hookup on where to find primers???? or powder????? or 215 bergers????
My dad used to reload, mainly for hunting and the challenge/tinkering, when i was a kid, too little to understand what was going on. After a few moves the reloading stuff just stayed in the box and i haven't seen it since, thus i knew nothing about reloading and didnt care too. Now that im 28 and moved several states away from my dad and got a 300wm and realized that i can make more accurate ammunition with a heavier bullet than offered factory and thus began my journey to reloading. A guy from a facebook reloading group was kind enough to send me an older press and some other tools Free of Charge. (big THANK YOU to that guy)
Few days ago I pulled the trigger on my first reloaded ammunition, its been a long journey of gather tools, Components (over-paying for some of them) **cough** primers **cough**. and lots of time spent watching educational videos and reading so many reloading guides and recommendations and sorting where to start with brass and whatnot. The feeling of firing my handloaded ammunition was really rewarding and i cant wait to develop loads for rifles for years to come.
So as someone very new to reloading, Thank you to those willing to teach us kids we appreciate it more than you know. for me it was terrifying to sort out where to start and what does what. Now who's got the hookup on where to find primers???? or powder????? or 215 bergers????
