Passing on reloading skills

[victor3ranger]

I have taught several over the years. I met a young woman at the range quite a few years ago who really wanted to learn. She came to my shop and saw that I also had a lathe and mill and wanted to learn how to build her own rifle . She now has her own lathe , loads her own ammo ,shoots ELR with a 33XC she built and has spent seven years going to the NRA school at Trinidad. Some people are just really dedicated and when you are lucky enough to meet one it makes watching them learn a great experience

All I can say is WOW

I would be thrilled to teach reloading to someone.
My SIL has no interest. Kids have no interest. My other daughter's longtime boyfriend no interest and probably thinks I'm nuts, if asked.

Sneak it in on the SIL, tell him you need his help with something and get him to doing one step as you do others

 

[levers4life]

We rented our house to a young Hawaiian couple a few years ago. They have since purchased it from us. His dad bought him his first rifle (from me), a Nikko Sterling Golden Eagle in 7mm Mag. His father is a disabled vet and not able to get out much. I have since taught him how to zero his rifle and the fundamentals of hunting, he will be hunting whitetail on my place this year for the first time ever. We have recently begun learning the basics on the reloading bench as well. He just cooked up his first batch of 38 Special target ammo (under supervision) but it has been too hot to go shoot lately. He's super excited. It's been fun for him and I. His dad is very proud and looking forward to venison. Good stuff.

 

[AGGRO]

I need this! Just got my Dad's equipment and not much of an idea what to do next. Hopefully find someone to give me a rundown as I learn better by observing.

Hopefully someone local but there are tons of good youtube vids for the basics.

 

[Bang4theBuck]

We rented our house to a young Hawaiian couple a few years ago. They have since purchased it from us. His dad bought him his first rifle (from me), a Nikko Sterling Golden Eagle in 7mm Mag. His father is a disabled vet and not able to get out much. I have since taught him how to zero his rifle and the fundamentals of hunting, he will be hunting whitetail on my place this year for the first time ever. We have recently begun learning the basics on the reloading bench as well. He just cooked up his first batch of 38 Special target ammo (under supervision) but it has been too hot to go shoot lately. He's super excited. It's been fun for him and I. His dad is very proud and looking forward to venison. Good stuff.

That's good stuff! He and yiu will both remember this for a lifetome

 

[AGGRO]

Before we can pass on our skills, we'd better pass on the idea....until all the components are spilling off the shelves and onto the store floor! That's all we need right now.....is to entice 7,000,000 new shooters to reload!!!!!! ( excluding immediate family that is)

Our generation is slowly dying off. If people aren't buying, manufacturers have no reason to offer components. Ya need to teach as many as you can otherwise they'll be some lib politician that will come up with a bill it's illegal to make your own ammo and it will pass because not many do it anymore. They already have enough stupid laws trying to make our sport expensive and difficult. Even on this board many are ok with these stupid laws that affect only those of us that try to run straight.

 

[skipglo]

Not looking to start an argument or anything like that, but that seems a little short-sited, to me. The long-term preservation of what we enjoy (shooting and everything that goes with it) relies on more people having the sort of passion for it that most reloaders do. I think more reloaders equals more chance for the sport/hobby to be sustainable in the long haul. I would never discourage, or hide the opportunity from anyone that showed interest. Just my opinion. .

Mine was meant in jest! I should have added a laughie face! Like this one. On the same note when we opened the gunshop 17 months ago I wanted to host a reloading school and had, and still do have great interest in it! Couldn't do it due to No primers, no brass of any consequence, No Powder! CLASS DISMISSED!

 

[AGGRO]

Mine was meant in jest! I should have added a laughie face! Like this one. On the same note when we opened the gunshop 17 months ago I wanted to host a reloading school and had, and still do have great interest in it! Couldn't do it due to No primers, no brass of any consequence, No Powder! CLASS DISMISSED!

Dang, that was bad timing. Hope it's working out now.

 

[Bang4theBuck]

Mine was meant in jest! I should have added a laughie face! Like this one. On the same note when we opened the gunshop 17 months ago I wanted to host a reloading school and had, and still do have great interest in it! Couldn't do it due to No primers, no brass of any consequence, No Powder! CLASS DISMISSED!

That was a crappy time. We definitely forged a few hoarders during that period

 

[Old Rooster]

Mine was meant in jest! I should have added a laughie face! Like this one. On the same note when we opened the gunshop 17 months ago I wanted to host a reloading school and had, and still do have great interest in it! Couldn't do it due to No primers, no brass of any consequence, No Powder! CLASS DISMISSED!

It's the thought that counts buddy!

 

[del2les]

I firmly believe that reloading is a skill that is being lost bit by bit. It's far to easy to just go buy it new rather that attempting it. Some say, "it's the cost of getting started". There's always a cost in anything you do.

But ultimately, the skill is dwindling.

Have any of you mentored anyone? Taught classes? Showed what you know?

I'm talking about "in person" mentoring/teaching only.

Yes, in years past, I taught at our club and several individuals over time. Today, not so much. I am an old bullet swager, and that is a really dying skill and bullet casting is headed similar. To my amazement, I have been able to find wheel weights locally for free again. No one wanted them anymore

As things become more expensive and hard to find, all the old skills and knowledge from a century past are becoming valuable now.

 

[Old Rooster]

I have twin daughters that love to duck hunt. I have 2 mec jr presses. If they wanted to go duck hunting, they had to reload 150 rds., 50 for each of us. We even went as far as building a shot dripper and started making our own bismuth shot.

I wonder how hard it would be to build one of those for Tungsten?Don't know at what temp it melts but I watched a show where folks shot geese at 50-60 yards with #9 Tungsten loads!I was very impressed.

 

[Pointman]

My wife's youngest sister and her youngest daughter came for a visit. She wanted to see the weapons I had, so I showed them. She was fascinated with the 1928 Thompson semi-auto version" and wanted to shoot it. I said no problem; we'll go after you make the ammunition. I showed them the process and watched them for a couple of cycles. They had a great time, and it made an impression since she told her husband, who just bought a new deer rifle, to call me and ask to learn how to make ammunition. I purchased what I thought would be the best possible components, Lapua brass, two types of powder, and a die set. , The whole family, plus the youngest daughter's fiancee, came, and I showed them the process and had him do a few loads. Then the daughter and her intended did some. He used the loads on a hunt and collected a fine doe for meat. I told him he should build a bench in his garage or a spare bedroom. They live in Arizona. Today's forecast is 111. I'm keeping the dies, powder, etc., there and will go and help set up the loading press, etc.

 

[Allen Lone wolf]

Not looking to start an argument or anything like that, but that seems a little short-sited, to me. The long-term preservation of what we enjoy (shooting and everything that goes with it) relies on more people having the sort of passion for it that most reloaders do. I think more reloaders equals more chance for the sport/hobby to be sustainable in the long haul. I would never discourage, or hide the opportunity from anyone that showed interest. Just my opinion. .

I really believe He was just saying it in fun. That happens alot on this forum.

 

[Bang4theBuck]

I really believe He was just saying it in fun. That happens alot on this forum.

Fair enough. His response to my response was genuine.....and I believe his intentions are good.