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<blockquote data-quote="memtb" data-source="post: 2850690" data-attributes="member: 75451"><p>Same here but a little more than 40 years ago….about 55 years ago!</p><p></p><p> I was always a gun and hunting nut …..and around age 6 or 7 watched my uncle and a few of his cousins reloading 30-06 rounds for a Wyoming hunting trip. I was amazed, totally infatuated…and hooked! By the time I was 13 or 14, I was reading every hunting/shooting magazine that I could get my hands on. </p><p></p><p> My Dad shot very little, hunted very little and, to my knowledge had zero interest in hand loading…..but, he didn't do anything to dampen my dreams.</p><p></p><p> So at 14, with some saved money from lawn mowing, picking up pecans, doing a little haying, and working Saturday's working at a local mercantile/grocery store……I bought my first centerfire rifle (Winchester Model 88 in .308 Win.) through the store at a good discount.</p><p></p><p> I quickly realized that I couldn't afford to shoot my new rifle with store bought ammunition …..so by age 15 I bought a Lee Loader. At 16 I bought my first centerfire handgun (S&W Model 28) and a Lee Loader. Then I quickly learned that what took me most of Saturday to load could be shot in an hour or so….plus jacketed bullets were expensive! So at around 17 or 18, I started casting bullets for the 38/.357 and within a few years for the .308 Win.</p><p></p><p> Thus began my journey down the rabbit hole! memtb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="memtb, post: 2850690, member: 75451"] Same here but a little more than 40 years ago….about 55 years ago! I was always a gun and hunting nut …..and around age 6 or 7 watched my uncle and a few of his cousins reloading 30-06 rounds for a Wyoming hunting trip. I was amazed, totally infatuated…and hooked! By the time I was 13 or 14, I was reading every hunting/shooting magazine that I could get my hands on. My Dad shot very little, hunted very little and, to my knowledge had zero interest in hand loading…..but, he didn’t do anything to dampen my dreams. So at 14, with some saved money from lawn mowing, picking up pecans, doing a little haying, and working Saturday’s working at a local mercantile/grocery store……I bought my first centerfire rifle (Winchester Model 88 in .308 Win.) through the store at a good discount. I quickly realized that I couldn’t afford to shoot my new rifle with store bought ammunition …..so by age 15 I bought a Lee Loader. At 16 I bought my first centerfire handgun (S&W Model 28) and a Lee Loader. Then I quickly learned that what took me most of Saturday to load could be shot in an hour or so….plus jacketed bullets were expensive! So at around 17 or 18, I started casting bullets for the 38/.357 and within a few years for the .308 Win. Thus began my journey down the rabbit hole! memtb [/QUOTE]
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