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What situation was your break through moment in reloading?
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<blockquote data-quote="crkckr" data-source="post: 1662772" data-attributes="member: 78056"><p>I started reloading when I got my first revolver at age 19, a S&W Model 19, which I used to start shooting "combat." Not matches and timed by hand with a stop watch but it sure was fun! It took exactly 1 evening of shooting to realize I couldn't afford to buy ammo at the rate I was shooting the stuff up! I purchased a Lee "basher" kit, some lead bullets and a pound of powder and started loading .38's (and a few .357's) as fast as I could pound them out. No scale, no real tools & just following the directions in the kit. The next addition was an M1 Carbine. Between the .38/357 and M1, I loaded over 10,000 rounds with those two Lee kits in the first year! I bought a scale pretty quickly, too. The Carbine was a lot more problematic than the pistol rounds. Anyway I looked at it, I was shooting the ammo up a whole lot faster than I was loading it! Then I got a 1911 and was forced to get a press, an RCBS Jr. That thing was in constant use as I progressed to .44 Mag, .308 and more. I learned as I went along, reading and asking questions of friends and mentors. Today, nearly 50 years later, I reload .380, 9mm, .38/357, .45 Auto, .44 Mag., .223, .22 CheetaH, .243, .270, .30-30, .308, and .338 WM for myself, plus .222, .222 RM, 32-20, .32 Auto, .45 Colt, 45-70 and .300 RUM for friends. I actually enjoy reloading and due to owning a commercial operation for a while, I've loaded well over 1 million rounds, for which I pulled the handle on every round. It's been a great ride and I'm still learning new stuff all the time! Next up will probably be a 10mm.</p><p>Cheers,</p><p>crkckr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crkckr, post: 1662772, member: 78056"] I started reloading when I got my first revolver at age 19, a S&W Model 19, which I used to start shooting "combat." Not matches and timed by hand with a stop watch but it sure was fun! It took exactly 1 evening of shooting to realize I couldn't afford to buy ammo at the rate I was shooting the stuff up! I purchased a Lee "basher" kit, some lead bullets and a pound of powder and started loading .38's (and a few .357's) as fast as I could pound them out. No scale, no real tools & just following the directions in the kit. The next addition was an M1 Carbine. Between the .38/357 and M1, I loaded over 10,000 rounds with those two Lee kits in the first year! I bought a scale pretty quickly, too. The Carbine was a lot more problematic than the pistol rounds. Anyway I looked at it, I was shooting the ammo up a whole lot faster than I was loading it! Then I got a 1911 and was forced to get a press, an RCBS Jr. That thing was in constant use as I progressed to .44 Mag, .308 and more. I learned as I went along, reading and asking questions of friends and mentors. Today, nearly 50 years later, I reload .380, 9mm, .38/357, .45 Auto, .44 Mag., .223, .22 CheetaH, .243, .270, .30-30, .308, and .338 WM for myself, plus .222, .222 RM, 32-20, .32 Auto, .45 Colt, 45-70 and .300 RUM for friends. I actually enjoy reloading and due to owning a commercial operation for a while, I've loaded well over 1 million rounds, for which I pulled the handle on every round. It's been a great ride and I'm still learning new stuff all the time! Next up will probably be a 10mm. Cheers, crkckr [/QUOTE]
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