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Reloading
Have you taught anyone to reload ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Possum Cop" data-source="post: 1836591" data-attributes="member: 108622"><p>I started letting my kids help when they where around 6. They would pick up brass and trash. They would "weigh" the powder. (I would make sure it was right on the powder scale and get them to check it for me.) They loved cleaning and sizing the brass of our .45-70. I guess they liked the .45-70 because the brass was so big. I was very deliberate and careful when explaining to them what they were doing. I would show them and then let them do the task while watching them like a hawk.</p><p></p><p>They would get bored of their games and ask me if we could go shoot or load some ammo. I would stop what I was doing and pull our loading gear out. All three still enjoy it today.</p><p></p><p>My son started loading for his own .30-06 when he was 11, of course I had a careful watch over him. We would weigh three times and check again before dumping the powder in the case. We worked up "his" loads and put his gun together the way that he liked it. I bought him a Remington 700 .30-06 when he was 11 years old and put a Leupold Boone & Crockett BDC scope on it. We worked it out to 400 yards. He would destroy 1 gallon jugs full of Koolaide water a half dozen at a time at varying distances. That was 10 years ago and he still shoots the same rifle and the same loads today.</p><p></p><p>My youngest two are daughters (16 & 11) and they love "to cook their own bullets" LOL their words. They "cook" their own .223 and .308 ammo. They are both very proficient from point blank to 400 yards with their AR 15s and their .308 bolt guns. They never cease to amaze me at the drive and their willingness to learn.</p><p></p><p>I say teach them, watch them very closely and share our passion for loading and shooting. They are our future.!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Possum Cop, post: 1836591, member: 108622"] I started letting my kids help when they where around 6. They would pick up brass and trash. They would “weigh” the powder. (I would make sure it was right on the powder scale and get them to check it for me.) They loved cleaning and sizing the brass of our .45-70. I guess they liked the .45-70 because the brass was so big. I was very deliberate and careful when explaining to them what they were doing. I would show them and then let them do the task while watching them like a hawk. They would get bored of their games and ask me if we could go shoot or load some ammo. I would stop what I was doing and pull our loading gear out. All three still enjoy it today. My son started loading for his own .30-06 when he was 11, of course I had a careful watch over him. We would weigh three times and check again before dumping the powder in the case. We worked up “his” loads and put his gun together the way that he liked it. I bought him a Remington 700 .30-06 when he was 11 years old and put a Leupold Boone & Crockett BDC scope on it. We worked it out to 400 yards. He would destroy 1 gallon jugs full of Koolaide water a half dozen at a time at varying distances. That was 10 years ago and he still shoots the same rifle and the same loads today. My youngest two are daughters (16 & 11) and they love “to cook their own bullets” LOL their words. They “cook” their own .223 and .308 ammo. They are both very proficient from point blank to 400 yards with their AR 15s and their .308 bolt guns. They never cease to amaze me at the drive and their willingness to learn. I say teach them, watch them very closely and share our passion for loading and shooting. They are our future.! [/QUOTE]
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