Thread: The Four Stages of Handloading Competence

This thread seems totally correct to reloaders that are still alive to grin about it . :-) i started off with a 30/30 that i couldnt seem to hit much with but learnt the basics of reloading from a mentor that used to cook his sausages over a pot belly with his rotweiller drooling into the fry pan while they cooked. i remember that as much as the lessons in consistancy. Next was a 223 that of course i tried to get 22 250 speeds out of. Needless to say; all the primers fell out of the pockets after firing and usually only when i tried to chamber the 2nd round to get the stag.. i learnt the hard way; if you want bigger cartidge performance ; buy the bloody thing & load it reasonable . About 8 calibres Later; i got sick of all the tedious steps & semi gave up on it but then a son coming into shooting age revived the interest & the passion . Like every keen reloader now i think: ive got some well stocked cupboards of componants & keep thinking of 2-3 years time with the way these governments want to tighten up & ban all legal firearms & ammo from Law abiding citizens .