Who has been reloading for the longest time?

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04 May 2013, 09:47

craigster

1965 with a Lee Loader in 32 Spl for an 1894 Winchester rifle made in 1908. Still have and use both.

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04 May 2013, 14:18

Don Edwards

Somewhere around 1957 or 58...but I wasn't on my own..just helping Dad on his Lyman/Ideal "Ezy-Loader" equipment. (Yes: I still have it all.)

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04 May 2013, 18:08

MickinColo

74 or 75 on a couple of friends setup and about 2 more years before I had enough equipment to do it all on my own.

04 May 2013, 19:58

phurley5

I started in 1974 with a lot of advice from old buddies all shooters and reloaders. I load for 6 grandsons, a son and grandaughter as well as myself. None of those mentioned have ever shot a factory round. Good shooting.

04 May 2013, 20:19

dpcd

1959; helped my Grandfather load 38 specials on an old Star press; he was a game warden and he used to have his friends over for target practice. We used full wadcutters and Bullseye. Started loading for my own guns in 68 with a Lee Loader for my 30-30.

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04 May 2013, 22:30

PaulS

I started reloading in 1968, and I have some of my first records. I have eight 2"3 ring binders full of every powder and bullet I have ever loaded - even when the difference was just a change in primer make.
There were a lot more poor loads than good ones but there are some good ones in there too.

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05 May 2013, 00:44

Savage_99

1953

Lyman Ezy Loader. I still have it on the bench.

Use RCBS's presses now.

Got my first deer that year with my own handload.

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05 May 2013, 00:47

SR4759

Elapsed time is different from volume reloaded, greatest variety of rounds reloaded, largest variety of loads tried and tested, number of rifles loaded for, spectrum of bullets, types of firearms and various experments tried.

For example. If you have loaded one million rounds of 38 special target loads over the last 60 years you may not know too much. Some people set up one load in a progressive and pull the handle on the same old load for decades. That is about as interesting as 60 years of skeet loads...

05 May 2013, 02:01

Kabluewy

1970 for the first deer rifle I owned, a 243. About two years later for the 30-30 in the Rem 748.

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05 May 2013, 04:35

Ed Scarboro

I think it was 1970 with a 22-250. We would trade drinks and sandwiches for M60 blanks (I think) when the army trained on manuvers. I sawed the long nose off those with a hacksaw, dumped the powder and sized them down to 22-250 brass. A friend helped me get the form dies and inside neck reamer. That was a lot of work but I had more time than money then.

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05 May 2013, 05:50

p dog shooter

Started helping Dad around 61 62 loading on my own around 68. Lyman 310 tool was a great step up to get a single stage press.

05 May 2013, 06:06

graybird

I started loading in 2000 with my major professor at Oklahoma State Univ. in his garage for an upcoming elk hunting to Colorado.

I didn't start on my own until we moved to Colorado in 2007. I still have that 300 WM and it'll be headed to Africa with me again next year on it's third trip to the Dark Continent with some hand loaded Barnes TSX bullets.

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05 May 2013, 07:58

Snellstrom

Ted I think you are jerkin my bobber.

I started in 1975, I was 14 then and I just turned 52 last month. My parents bought an RCBS starter set for me and my younger brothers, dad didn't reload but got us everything we needed and a Sierra loading manual. I read everything carefully and we started cranking out the bullets. We started with 30/30, 30/06, 22/250, .284.
That was probably the best gift I could have ever recieved, start of a life long addiction I mean hobby.

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05 May 2013, 15:05

Gerry

1978 w/a Lee Reloader Special - 38 Spl's, tried to hide under the bench while pulling the Trigger with my first reload, thought it was all some kinda Black Magic but was happily surpised when they all went into the black.

Never looked back since that day.

'cept for shotgun shells have shot 3 animals in my lifetime with factory rifle/pistol ammo.

05 May 2013, 17:21

Rockdoc

1980 with a Rockchucker combo. For my first handgun, S&W Mod 28 357mag Highway Patrolman. I really liked that gun.

Few oldtimers here

Would like to know what it was like to be taught by Joyce Hornady!

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05 May 2013, 17:30

Rae59

1980 for me.
The wife and I had been married about 2 years. Got married when we were 19.
Wife figured reloading would be a good way to keep me at home and out of the beer joints.
She gave me a RCBS JR. reloading kit.
Still have (and enjoy) that same Jr. reloading press and same wife.
Never saw any reason to switch to another of either one. (No need for anything bigger or faster....press or women)

Started reloading for my favorite 270 Win. and 222 Rem.

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05 May 2013, 17:39

Saeed

1976 with a Lee Loader.

Loaded for one caliber, 222 Remington.
It was the only center fire rifle I had.

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05 May 2013, 21:23

tom holland

I started 1965 after got out of the service. I'm sure had I not enlisted 1960 I would have done it earlier.

05 May 2013, 23:52

Kevin Rohrer

quote:
1957-taught by Joyce Hornady in his office.

Now that is a story I'd like to hear. What press did you learn on?

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06 May 2013, 00:28

bartsche

1957**8x57** For a G43.Holly Wood Senior press( still in use) Lach Miller die set, Redding scale and powder measure. Speer #1 and Lyman whatever manuals. The powder measure's drum finally wore out and I'm getting close.

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06 May 2013, 00:52

JBoutfishn

1958 using RCBS press and Redding scale with oil damper. Started loading for a M70 feather weight 30-06. That rifle was purchased from Hi Green's Sports Den next to LAX, both are now long gone.

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06 May 2013, 03:25

Russ nFC

1959 casting bullets and reloading on a Lyman tong tool for a single shot .32 Winc Special converted from a Martini .310. Still have the Lyman tool (unused for years), but no longer have the Martini. Now load for about 50 different cartridges on an old RCBS Rockchucker.

06 May 2013, 07:52

Rapidrob

1963. LEE-Loader 8x57 Mauser.Winchester brass,Remington bullet 150 grain round nose,Remington primer,45 grains of IMR-4064,
2,490 fps. Still remember.