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Post by sparkle on Aug 16, 2020 15:37:03 GMT -6
You're one of the youngest one here. A virgin once again, ain't life grand? I LOL'ed so loud it scared my dog!
The older I get, the more I like hanging out with older folks like me -- the ones who actually have the wisdom and life experience to be able to teach something worth learning. It's America's second greatest shame that youngsters no longer find learning important.
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Post by eddien on Aug 28, 2020 12:04:02 GMT -6
Glad I checked in. I was just thinking about reloading today. Price of ammo is through the roof and I still have a lot of empties that need to be refilled. Welcome, Sparkle.
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Post by sparkle on Aug 29, 2020 8:28:05 GMT -6
Glad I checked in. I was just thinking about reloading today. Price of ammo is through the roof and I still have a lot of empties that need to be refilled. Welcome, Sparkle. Thanks for the welcome, eddien. Reloading is a fascinating subject and although, as a new shooter, I am still completely overwhelmed by all the information coming at me, I know I will eventually get comfortable and possibly even competent!
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Post by eddien on Aug 31, 2020 9:59:17 GMT -6
Since we're talking about reloading, I'm new to that, also. So, wouldn't mind some input on brands of kits. Been looking and thinking RCBS looks like they give more for the money. Comments, suggestions, opinions?
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Post by Alpo on Aug 31, 2020 13:17:24 GMT -6
I'm not a big fan of kits. You do get more then what you are paying for, but they sell you stuff you don't need.
They will be happy to sell you $500 worth of stuff for $300. But if you go get the stuff one piece at a time you can probably get by with about $200 worth of stuff. The other $300 worth of stuff (that you only paid $100 for) will seldom if ever get used.
Now that's just my opinion. There are lots of people that think kits are the cat's meow.
My suggestion is to buy a book. Either the Lyman reloading manual or the ABCs of reloading. Read it. Read it again. On the third time through you should probably have an idea of what you really need to reload. then you can make a list of what you need and compare it to what they're trying to sell you in a kit.
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Post by sparkle on Aug 31, 2020 16:11:03 GMT -6
I am meeting a private instructor on Wednesday -- two days -- and he's also a reloader. I'm sure this man is going to get a lot of my money, but it will be money well spent!
I have my copy of ABC's of Reloading but I've been so busy with my business that I've barely had a chance to crack it. What I have read of it is very readable, and I'm glad I have it.
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Post by eddien on Sept 2, 2020 6:09:51 GMT -6
Just remembered, Lyman 49th ed. came with one of my courses.
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Post by sparkle on Sept 2, 2020 7:57:32 GMT -6
Just remembered, Lyman 49th ed. came with one of my courses. I'll have to check it out. It was recommended to me, along with the ABC's of Reloading. Never hurts to have too many books in your reference library.
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Post by sparkle on Sept 4, 2020 15:18:53 GMT -6
Okay, question time.
I just received my first box of .32 brass -- ordered 900 cases from two suppliers. I figure if this reloading thing doesn't pan out, I can use the brass to make a shiny, tinkly wind chime. LOL!
I am on the hunt for primers and of course y'all know what I'm running into. NONE! I'll keep looking. My question is, do primers have a shelf life? I have read that powder definitely does. Also, are there optimal storage conditions for primers?
Interesting experience -- I had my first session with an NRA certified instructor, enjoyed shooting (can't figure out how to upload a picture of my target, the file's too big) and we talked a little about reloading. Before I left the range, he showed me a very graphic example of what goes wrong when a round is improperly reloaded. Gun shattered into several pieces and the barrel SPLIT about two thirds of the way, and brass FUSED to the chamber! SERIOUS respect for the new endeavor upon which I hope to soon embark.
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Post by sparkle on Feb 1, 2023 16:13:22 GMT -6
Here's your fair weather friend, back again.
Hope everyone is hanging in and taking good care of yourselves. I am absolutely penned in in South Dakota, in a TON of snow! I had hoped they'd have saved the really horrible winter until I'd been here a few years and gotten used to the change a bit more gradually.
I have a question. I finally got my hands on some primers and I'm wondering what's the best place to store them? I don't have a reloading bench set up since I still haven't found someone to start teaching me reloading. I read somewhere that a guy advised keeping them in a fireproof safe, which I have, but it's full of metal and cash.
Suggestions?
Please accept my apology for being so absent.
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Post by Alpo on Feb 1, 2023 16:34:17 GMT -6
I just keep them on a shelf.
They are not going to go bad. They are not going to absorb water.
The only reason I can think of for keeping them in a safe, is so someone doesn't steal them - you are well aware of the cost of them now. Maybe someone recommended keeping them in the safe because they have small children around.
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Post by Alpo on Feb 1, 2023 16:34:38 GMT -6
And welcome back. You have been missed.
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Post by jwrauch on Feb 1, 2023 17:44:11 GMT -6
Good to see you back.
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Post by sparkle on Feb 2, 2023 7:05:32 GMT -6
Thanks Alpo and JW!
I never have children in my house so I don't need to worry about that.
Thanks for the reassurance that I'm not going to explode anything by storing my primers.
What changes have gone on in here?
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Post by Alpo on Feb 2, 2023 10:19:24 GMT -6
The main change is that Red has disappeared.
Don't know if the plague got him, or what. Don't know how to contact him to find out.
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