Thread: Light Primer Strikes

Greetings to you both @Moa Hunter and @Micky Duck,
Thank you both for your kind words and advice. I suspect that you both handload out of neccesity and for you the handloading is the prelude to the main event. I also suspect that I am a lot closer to the crematorium than either of you. For me "hunting" is limited in duration and my main event is the handloading. Having retired some years ago I have now settled into the endless rabbit warren that is handloading. In my long departed youth I reloaded .303 cartridges and encountered endless problems with neck cracking and incipient head separations. I solved this by buying a .308 and neck sizing to extend case life. Handloading kept me supplied with ammo for hunting and low level target shooting. Later as funds allowed more rifles appeared in the safe and some new kit appeared on my loading bench. In early 1980 I discovered Handloader Magazine, subscribed and still do. This has changed my life. Since retirement more time and adequate funds have allowed me to experiment with the handloading rather more. I still tend toward low tech solutions and don't have much of the kit that some handloaders regard as essential. Difficult cartridges interest me such as tha 6.5x55, .303 Brit and .30-40 Krag. For these there is varaible data and some research is needed for decent results. For me handloading has become the main event. I realise that some of my methods are way over the top to some and stone age to others and all are free to pick the eyes out of my how I do things or ignore them altogether. I am not much of a target shooter but am hoping to do some more medium range bench rest target shooting later in the year. I participate in target shooting rather than compete. Lastly the Sendero seems quite happy in my safe but if it does get itchy feet you will be the first to know.
Regards Grandpamac.