Reloading Pedigrees?

[Jayhawker]

Most of have had people who have been influential in lives to start reloading. Mine happened to be my father for shotshell reloading and my father-in-law for metallic reloading. Who influenced you into reloading?

[Bush Pilot]

I think Koski inspires me the most, I look at him and tell myself I don't want to be like that. So, it would have to be him, thanks Steve :cheers2:

[cohutt]

Ben Franklin, mostly

http://www.hsonlinesuccesssecrets.com/images/100bill.jpg

[Bush Pilot]

In my case it's a lack of dead presidents.

[MakeMineaP99]

cohutt is the man who berm mines, do you think he has a lot of dead presidents?

[MakeMineaP99]

A wise old man in Upstate NY taught me to reload.

[Bush Pilot]

cohutt is the man who berm mines, do you think he has a lot of dead presidents?

He must, I'm not the one that gave a 550 away.

[cohutt]

cohutt is the man who berm mines, do you think he has a lot of dead presidents?

i lost them all in the revolution and now all I have is this stinkin 3 peso note,

http://www.thejatinthehat.com/blog/uploaded_images/3peso-778019.jpg

[cohutt]

He must, I'm not the one that gave a 550 away.

i tied do gib id to him bud he dave me mo money

[GLOCKENNBOOMER]

My uncle. He is the ultimate CRB. He has loaded thousands upon thousands upon thousands on a single stage. When I was a kid I used to spend a lotta time out in his shop with him, loading or casting, listening to shortwave radios or scanners......After I got my first gun a H&R 12 ga , he had me reload a ammo can full of shells on his lee shotshell loader that he then gave to me. Told me to always save my brass. Warned me about alot of the things that back then sounded crazy ,but are happening right now. He's the one that took me hunting ,fishing and to the movies. I still remember the first time I saw Raiders, the first 3 StarWars, Conan,RedDawn, Last Starfighter, and they were all with him.............things were simpler then and I would give anything for those days now.

[AlPackin]

i tied do gib id to him bud he dave me mo money

hey, sounds kinda like a Rasta Mon I knew one time

[Pitmaster]

I still remember the first time I saw Raiders, the first 3 StarWars, Conan,RedDawn, Last Starfighter, and they were all with him.............things were simpler then and I would give anything for those days now.

I was an adult in those days.

I learned about reloading from the internet but became interested a few months ago after noticing the change in price of WWB at Wal-Mart when it went from $13-$15.

Now I'm searching the papers, craigslist, and garage sales for "stuff".

[cohutt]

hey, sounds kinda like a Rasta Mon I knew one time

was an out of body experience by pitmaster's new avatar

[CaptToyota]

A wise old man in Upstate NY taught me to reload.

I had to teach myself with stuff bought in upstate Ny, like The Buffalo Gun Center, Johnsons Country Store :cheers2:

[Glooooock]

A childhood friend in the 60s , his brother & dad would load shotgun rounds . They tested the rounds out the back door toward the flood control channel. I was 12 and amazed .

[MakeMineaP99]

Capt, You're bringing back memories. I did tell you I went to high school with Katie Johnson, daugther of the owner, right?

[CaptToyota]

I was an adult in those days.
Now I'm searching the papers, craigslist, and garage sales for "stuff".

HEHEHE, scored a SDB 2 week ago for a really nice price...


Dan, dont remember if you said it or not, old age here... though when I used to frequent after the fire at Lockport store, there was 2 girl that worked cashier, 1 had curly sandy hair, and other was a youngster named Karen i think, they took and left a note on my window, asking if I wanted to take the younger girl out.. come to find out she still in high school, i was like 28-29.. How about John Runk, heavy set fella that had all kinds of Army stories, or Hap, the Mr Green Jeans kinda fella ?

[Steve Koski]

I think Koski inspires me the most, I look at him and tell myself I don't want to be like that. So, it would have to be him, thanks Steve :cheers2:
I don't think that post was appropriate in the least. I'll allow 24 hours for a full retraction and appology.

[Steve Koski]

A feller in Orem UT that was on my crew at the steel mill taught me to reload. Dave (Can't remember his last name). He even had me casting bullets with him once. That taught me a valuable lesson about bullet casting vs. my time.

Now that I think about it Dave talked me out of buying some boatanchor Ruger in .40 and buying a G23 as my first auto. Man, I owe that guy a lot!

[MakeMineaP99]

We always "owe" a lot to those who came before us, I only hope I can pay it forward, those are some big shoes to fill.

[saunderscc]

Shovel66 talked me into reloading. Probably wouldn't have started without his influence. Always good to have someone that is learning with you so you can bounce ideas of each other. That and not wanting to pay for WWB anymore.

[VN350X10]

Bill Ruger was my inspiration to take up reloading.

That damn SBH was expensive to feed factory ammo to when I was making $2.50/hr !
I mean, $12.00/box of 50 was outrageous !

uncle albert

[MakeMineaP99]

$2.50 for a skilled trade? Uncle Albert is a very seasoned weldor.

[VN350X10]

That was before I started going blind....er....welding full time. Note the price quoted for the .44 mag, there was no WWB back then, it was all top shelf ammo.

uncle albert

ps.
started welding @ 2.75/hr !

[Steve Koski]

My first "real" job was at McD's for $3.25/hr. Minimum at the time.

[ede]

i started welding for 3.50 an hour plus 15 cents shift pay. as for reloading i had no one to teach me other than magazines back in the early 70s. i started loading .243 ammo when i was 14 on equipment from herters.

[Rollis]

When I first started to drive truck and I received a pay check for over $500.00 I was amazed that people could make such money, so I ran out and bought a Black Hawk in .357 and, I quickly became appalled paying $8.50 a box for R&D remanufactured. I started reloading shortly there after, and I just read everything I could get my hands on, and only had one or two oppsies.

[Glooooock]

$1.00 an hour as a bicycle mech. 1974 after school . Gas was cheaper back then .:driving:

[ISUSteve]

4.75/hr as a Carney

[GLOCKENNBOOMER]

My first "real" job was at McD's for $3.25/hr. Minimum at the time.

Mine too, $4.25/hr.

[cohutt]

2.50/hr in '75 summer job, working on a crew that painted crosswalks, turn arrows and stop lines for the city here. I was excited, iirc minimum wage was 2.35 then

[ustate]

I pretty much taught myself to reload by reading books, watching videos and talking with co-workers that reloaded.

My first job was as a paperboy for the Detroit News back in the early/mid 80s, first actual job was working for the city at the ice skating rink. Don't remember how much it paid but it wasn't much.

[jawjaboy]

My first real job was pickin cotton, penny a pound, 1954. Honest.

Forgot to add, taught myself to reload. Still learning errytime I sit down to da press.

[AlPackin]

mine was picking strawberries, probably 1957 or 58. We got 8 cents a qt if I recall. Didn't reload till last fall however :)

[RustyFN]

I was making $2 an hour as a gas pump tech in 1975.
Rusty

[Bush Pilot]

I don't think that post was appropriate in the least. I'll allow 24 hours for a full retraction and appology.

F you, feel better now?

[MakeMineaP99]

You all are making me feel very young.

[Bush Pilot]

My first real job was pickin cotton, penny a pound, 1954. Honest.

Forgot to add, taught myself to reload. Still learning errytime I sit down to da press.

Is you kin of Slick?

[yammerschooner]

Shotgun- My father and I reloaded for wednesday night skeet shoots at the local gun club.
Metallic- no guidance, just started buying stuff and reading. Didn't know anyone who did it before I caught the sickness.


Casting was a carryover from becoming fascinated with molten lead while pouring decoy weights each season. Before Steve showed up at GTR I didn't know of anyone who did it locally.

[Bush Pilot]

4.75/hr as a Carney

Cool, do you have any secrets to beat them at the midway games?

[yammerschooner]

My first "real" job was at McD's for $3.25/hr. Minimum at the time.

I came in a dime ahead of you.

I quit about a month later to throw hay for 3.85/hr and my meals.

[GLOCKENNBOOMER]

I also have to admit that it was the crew over at GTR that got me to be seriously thinking about reloading. To actually put my own setup together and start. I've always saved my brass and have plenty of ammo tucked away. You all know who you are, so I'm not going to name any names. I started on GT and then just sorted to gravitate toward GTR and found that was where I was spending most of my time at. I got to see the people and how they interacted with each other. The Christmas Exchange, giveaways, contests, fundraisers.........I signed up for the Xmas exchange and BUSH PILOT sent me a new set of .45acp carbide dies. Imagine this guy who I've never even met before sending me something!!Since the time I first started hanging around you guys I've gone from a shooter that will eventually get into reloading "someday", to a guy that has a Dillon 550 , stocking up on wheelweights, scrounging every piece of brass I find , and reading every reloading manual I could get my hands on. I think of you guys like another family..............I'm not crying, I promise.

[Shovel66]

Shovel66 talked me into reloading. Probably wouldn't have started without his influence. Always good to have someone that is learning with you so you can bounce ideas of each other. That and not wanting to pay for WWB anymore.

Let the truth be known. I may have talked saunderscc into realoading, but he made his first rounds before I did. I was a talker and a reseacher for a while before I dove in head first and bought my equipment from Freak. I certainly learned from him as I started.
Shovel

[ISUSteve]

Cool, do you have any secrets to beat them at the midway games?

Well, not really a carney, but it was a local amusement park. Ours weren't rigged, just really really hard. I got really good at them, but I also didn't have to pay $2 everytime.

Ring toss onto a bottle - pure luck, although more people win right when it starts raining

Knock bottles off a table - Just a soild hit, not necessarly hard, right in the center. I've had a 2 year old win before.

Ball in a milk bottle - back spin and toss it high so that it comes almost straight down into the hole. The backspin will stop it from overshooting the hole and because it is going almost striaght down, when it hits the rim, it should bounce back up and into the hole.

Thats really about it, the others are luck.

[Oreo]

I got into reloading because of none other then some of you old-timers here. I started asking questions in GTR before GP existed. You guys were very helpfull in getting me off on the right foot. So, when the writing was on the wall I cut the cord to GTR & followed you here boldly.

[callahan318]

It was my adopted uncle Jerry that got me into it. Of course we are good friends, and shooting is great, but he really got me into reloading. Just started out on his old Rock Chucker and fell in love with the process of cranking out my own rounds. Being my own ammo factory while sticking it to the man on ammo costs is a near heavenly experience.

Let me tell you, RCBS does not make reloading products like they did 25+ years ago, and neither do many others.

Dillon, maybe?

[Warhorse]

The price of ammo drove me into checking out reloading. Like Oreo, I too started asking questions and reading about reloading on GTR, it was very informative and fun. You guys gave me a lot of advice, and helped me in the direction of my first press, (LCT from Kempf's).
I am pleased to say that not only do I enjoy saving money on my ammo these days, reloading is turning into a very enjoyable hobby, that just ties the whole pastime of shooting and gun ownership together.

[Steve Koski]

Cool, do you have any secrets to beat them at the midway games?

What, does your GF want another oversized Barney stuffed with sawdust?

[chewy]

Back in the mid 90's after I got my first handgun, a cheap Spanich S&W 10 copy, I just couldn't think of thrownin' brass arway. I told myself "Ya never know. Maybe I can use em' again someday." Afetr getting a coffee can full, and a Taurus 9mm with even more brass, I started lookin' into it. I couldn't afford it for some time, till like 1997 or so, cuz i meager college budget wouldn't allow it. In sum, I got into it by meself. Lots of reading, dreamin', then shootin.'

[Bush Pilot]

What, does your GF want another oversized Barney stuffed with sawdust?

No, your wife called and wanted to know how to beat the iron claw machine so she could get you something as nice as you got her last Christmas.

[UtahIrishman]

The good folks at GTR steered me down the path of reloading, and with Koski's help I'm set up good.

[Bush Pilot]

The good folks at GTR steered me down the path of reloading, and with Koski's help I'm set up good.

You're kidding, right?

[VN350X10]

GAWD.......

If Koski set him up......

DOOMED, we're all DOOMED !

uncle albert

[UtahIrishman]

Notice how eloquent and elegant my prose was. It's all because of Koski. Doomed? How? The hacksaw is for the stubborn ones right? At least that's what I was told.:ow:

[Bush Pilot]

Did you notice your liquor cabinet empty and your brass gone when he FINALLY left? I can ony imagine Koski stopping by would be the visit from hell. Can you say hell on this forum?, damn, I hope so.

[UtahIrishman]

brass? what brass? I'm supposed to have brass?

[ks kurmudgeon]

Been reloading since the '70's.Wanted to be fully involved in the hobby of shooting. No one person really got me started. had a lot of different people help me get started.

[GLOCKENNBOOMER]

The good folks at GTR steered me down the path of reloading, and with Koski's help I'm set up good.

You haven't started loading your cases with used primers and ball chain yet, have you?

[UtahIrishman]

I seem to recall seeing some light jewelry chain around here...hmmm.

[PCFlorida]

Got started reloading in the early to mid 80's. Somehow got a Blue Press in the mail, had been shooting centerfire handguns for a couple years and had a bucket full of 9mm's, 38/357's and .45's.

I figured if the beautiful woman on the cover could run that SDB, so could I :)