Pointman91
Will work for gun food
My story starts in 1993. Fresh out of the military and low on funds it occurred to me that if I wanted to be able to shoot my one and only handgun, a S&W 1006 10mm ,I was going to have to learn to load my own ammo.
Luckily at the time we had a local department store with a good sporting goods department that sold reloading gear and components. I bought a Lee anniversary kit, set of dies , Rucker brand 180 gr. lead bullets, powder & primers.
Also bought s Speer reloading manual. Young people today have no clue what a blessing the internet is, instant access to knowledge about any subject. I had that one book.
The first problem encountered was the cheesy scale included with the kit, it was pretty much worthless. The guy at the store recommended a RCBS scale (still use it) and was able to get going.
I still remember firing that first round off at my mothers friends house not knowing what was going to happen but it went off without a hitch and life was good.
Anyone remember the primer famine in the mid nineties ? Stopped everyday after work to buy my 200 primers ( daily limit per customer) that sucked.
Next came .38 &.357 when I picked up a Smith model 19 at a flea market , then 9mm for a FEG Hi Power clone acquired from a coworker. Then others, eventually wanting more volume ( or less work really) a Dillon 550B was the next big jump .
Of the original equipment bought, the powder measure, manual and hand priming tool are about all that remain. That first press eventually broke, probably could have been repaired but was a good excuse to upgrade to a Rock Chucker that's still in service.
What's your story?
Luckily at the time we had a local department store with a good sporting goods department that sold reloading gear and components. I bought a Lee anniversary kit, set of dies , Rucker brand 180 gr. lead bullets, powder & primers.
Also bought s Speer reloading manual. Young people today have no clue what a blessing the internet is, instant access to knowledge about any subject. I had that one book.
The first problem encountered was the cheesy scale included with the kit, it was pretty much worthless. The guy at the store recommended a RCBS scale (still use it) and was able to get going.
I still remember firing that first round off at my mothers friends house not knowing what was going to happen but it went off without a hitch and life was good.
Anyone remember the primer famine in the mid nineties ? Stopped everyday after work to buy my 200 primers ( daily limit per customer) that sucked.
Next came .38 &.357 when I picked up a Smith model 19 at a flea market , then 9mm for a FEG Hi Power clone acquired from a coworker. Then others, eventually wanting more volume ( or less work really) a Dillon 550B was the next big jump .
Of the original equipment bought, the powder measure, manual and hand priming tool are about all that remain. That first press eventually broke, probably could have been repaired but was a good excuse to upgrade to a Rock Chucker that's still in service.
What's your story?
