My loading room staff.

[JeffinNZ]

"Daddy, can we make 'bullets'?"

Abby is nearly 5 and Kiera is nearly 8. Both, under supervision, can easily load 12g on the MEC. It's a beautiful thing. NOTE: The Confederate flay was bought while in TN in 2005. Had to have one for no reason other than 'had to have one'.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/JeffinNZ/Shooting%20stuff/MEC1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/JeffinNZ/Shooting%20stuff/MEC3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/JeffinNZ/Shooting%20stuff/MEC4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/JeffinNZ/Shooting%20stuff/MEC5.jpg

And, yes, those are Coke bottles for shot and powder.

[WILCO]

Staff looks happy Jeff.

[beex215]

nice all around. good idea on the coke bottles

[Mooseman]

Coke Bottles and a Dixie Flag...I am impressed ! Are you part Alaskan ??? lol
Rich

[kbstenberg]

I like the Pin The Tail On The Donkey game on the wall. It adds class.

[Flinchrock]

Those two are gonna be heartbreakers in a few years!!

Great Idea on the coke bottles, but I woulda probably used Mountain Dew bottles.

[Lefty SRH]

My little girl asks me is she can put the wax on the boolits, she likes the lubesizer. She also likes to "push the wax in the case", as she calls it. Basically she seats/crimps all my .38spl loads.

[Olevern]

Quite a crew there, Jeff. You'll get spoiled.

[slim1836]

Very nice, looks like future husbands are going to be blessed to have found ladies with proper upbringings.

Slim

[Jim]

Those two are gonna be heartbreakers in a few years!!

.....

Man, don't you know it!!

[1Shirt]

Nice Jim!
1Shirt!

[theperfessor]

Jeff -

I hate being a scold - but PLEASE get some safety glasses for those two beautiful children to wear. I mean it dude, and if you don't have a pair for yourself then get some and set an example. They will get used to them very quickly if you lovingly insist that wearing safety glasses is the way the big kids do things.

There is nothing more precious than vision.

Please, please, please my friend.

[Trey45]

It's just a matter of time before they run you out of your own reloading room, you know that right!
With the rebel flag and coke bottle hoppers, you've got to be from Southern New Zealand!

[WILCO]

I like the Pin The Tail On The Donkey game on the wall. It adds class.

Yeah, I noticed it earlier too. Good stuff.

[Smitty's Retired]

There ya go, that's the way to bring them up. But I have to agree with theperfesser. Be safe with the little ones. Great looking family.

I taught all three of my daughters how to shoot safely, and gave all the chance to participate and learn reloading. My youngest (now 31 years old) took to it the most. She would invite someone she was dating to go to the range with us. Some would actually go. Must have been a pretty good deterent, because as far as I know, she never had any issues with any guy being crude.

[JeffinNZ]

Jeff -

I hate being a scold - but PLEASE get some safety glasses for those two beautiful children to wear.

Point taken and good advice. I will fix that.


I like the Pin The Tail On The Donkey game on the wall. It adds class.

Do you miss nothing?

[km101]

They are beautiful!! This takes me back to when my girls helped me reload. They are now grown up and have kids of their own. I am about ready to start teaching my grandkids to help. Enjoy them, they grow up so fast.

[iwottopq]

Hello to all.
Very nice. My children dont want to reload or cast but only ... to shoot!!!
Ciao
Nino

[smokeywolf]

flinchrock, "Those two are gonna be heartbreakers in a few years!!"

Yup, Daddy's heart!

Good on you Jeff, for getting them started down the right path.

smokeywolf

[enfield]

I suppose your gonna tell us they know how to fetch you a beer from the fridge when you get thirsty from watching them work !

[Junior1942]

I suppose your gonna tell us they know how to fetch you a beer from the fridge when you get thirsty from watching them work !Well, I've had my laugh for the day! That was funny!!

[blackthorn]

Cute kids!!! Take after thier mother do they?? LOL

[Just Duke]

What's the burn rate of CocaCola? Would Mountain Dew give a higher burn rate? Arizona Ice Tea would surely work for some squib loads. Right?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/JeffinNZ/Shooting%20stuff/MEC1.jpg

[Thumbcocker]

Those girls have cornered the market on cute.

[MT Gianni]

They certainly know the value of a good crimp.

[JeffinNZ]

DUKE: I expect to see you retro fit Coke bottles to Barbie's MECs.

[Buckshot]

.............It's very obvious to me Jeff that you are an exceedingly lucky man. My only child, who is 34 years old (YEESH!) and her husband gifted us with a grand daughter. We knew it before with our own child growing up, but with a grand daughter who is now 2.5 years old, the fact that time ABSOLUTELY FLIES by has hit home HARD. I remember times in the reloading room when Christian (daughter) wanted to spend time 'helping me' reload. A few instances of her jumping the gun and almost cutting a wedge out of my thumb, with her working the handle of the Dillon while I was trying to place a boolit in the case mouth .................had me suggesting that she go help her mom, more often than not :-) I finally got it down to where she'd help sort and box brass from the tumbler, and feed me boolits to lube-size, then place the result into the plastic boxes. She was for sure 'Daddy's girl' and I delighted in that.

I used to be in trouble with mom more often then not for letting her do stuff Donna thought was crazy like letting her drive the Suburban back down the dirt road from where we were shooting, to the house after something when she was 10 :-) But we laugh about it know. Heck, she could reach the peddles so what's the big deal? Mom's just don't understand! Now God and my daughter and son in law have given me a grand daughter, so now I can stay in hot water again and do it right, as a Gran'pa!

..................Buckshot

[dualsport]

Thanks for sharing the pics. It brings back some good memories with my girls. My youngest can now outshoot me with a rifle some of the time. They grow up too fast.

[CLAYPOOL]

My oldest asked'"Dad do you need help loading shells before you go to South Dakota"? One at a time on a RCBS single stage Press...3600 later..Aw dad I need to study tonight..good times

[Just Duke]

DUKE: I expect to see you retro fit Coke bottles to Barbie's MECs.

I just asked her and she wanted to know if Diet Coke would work? She watches her calories. ;)

[JeffinNZ]

I just asked her and she wanted to know if Diet Coke would work? She watches her calories. ;)

Of course but only for reduced loads. ;-)

[blackthorn]

Buckshot---Grandkids are GREAT! My Grandaughter (27 YO) gave me a great grandson last Feb. Am I old yet???

[captain-03]

Those pictures are just precious!!

I do like the flag; of course being from Mississippi.......

[Blacksmith]

Grandkids are much better than kids, you spoil them rotten then send them home. Grandad "Oh you want ice cream for breakfast, that will be fine I'll join you."