Coulda, shoulda, woulda.

[Burnt Fingers]

What things do you wish you had done differently?

For me the biggest one was I should have gotten four cavity molds instead of two cavity. I shoot a lot of the NOE ELCO 9mm and only bought a 2c mold.

[earlmck]

Yep -- one and two cavity molds when all these fine folks make those nice 4 and 5 cavity molds. No big thing when I could sit down and cast for hours at a time but now that the old back doesn't like me casting for more than about 45 minutes to an hour -- I sure wish I had nothing but the nice multi-cavity molds.

[RU shooter]

I would have started out buying a lubersizer instead of pan lubing . Yeah i still pan lube my rifle bullets but TL everything else .

[sigep1764]

Would have bought the 550 over the SDB, would have gotten a single stage to go with the progressive, would have gotten a Star instead of the 4500, would have joined this site and learned sooner.

[ShooterAZ]

There's a lot of things we think we could have done different, but sometimes things come full circle. I have a bunch of "High Cap" molds in steel, aluminum, and brass. I can tell you this, on the brass molds I wish I had bought the 2 cavity instead of the 4. Those dudes are crazy heavy! As I have gotten older, I have got wiser, but my wrists and shoulders have not got any stronger. Honestly, I don't mind casting with 2 cavity molds at all. I'm not in a hurry any more either, so I will take quality over quantity any day of the week.

[GhostHawk]

I wish that 20- 40 years ago I had invested a little money in then dirt cheap Milsurp rifles. Mosin's, SKS's, Mausers, M1 carbines all were readily available and reasonable.

Even one a year would have built a nice selection.

Considering that one or two less nights at the local bar would have paid for it easily.

Yeah I regret that one.

I do NOT regret making the move some 3 years back to buy all Lee 6 cavity molds where possible. And I have managed to replace the most often used of my 2 cavity molds. I do regret not jumping on that bandwagon quicker, but at least I got there.

[The Dar]

I wish I would have started casting bullets 30 years ago instead of 2 years ago. I spent a lot of $$$ for cast bullets at gun shows.

[WebMonkey]

I would like to have "figured out" earlier:
What cartridges I actually like to shoot.
What firearms I actually like to shoot.

Some of my "wrong turns" that took a bit to turn around:
Deer rifle
Carry pistol
Small game shotgun

I know I at least have the wisdom of the failures but the cost is remembered as well.

;)

[RED BEAR]

I regret not joining military when i was 18. Was married and making twice what military was paying. But to this day i regret not joining. Had three brothers serving in Vietnam they did there best to talk me out of joining but it was my decision and i regret it.

[flyer1]

Not married my first wife. Should of married my second wife first.

[Dieselhorses]

Not married my first wife. Should of married my second wife first.

Same here but I should have married my 3rd wife first! (I never counted the second one)

[davek8s]

Not married my first wife. Should of married my second wife first.

I wish I had swiped left instead of swiping right on the second ex wife.


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[Tom W.]

I wish I hadn't traded off a LOT of the firearms that I had.......but when something catches my eye.........

But I think I'm almost over it now.....

[Good Cheer]

I wish that I had bought even more of the 3 for $10 molds from Lymans when they sold off their factory seconds.

[lightman]

I wish I had started buying H&G molds sooner. Other than that I have few regrets about my choices in Guns, reloading equipment and the Wife!

[Rcmaveric]

Used slower twist barrels in the 1 in 9 or slower with heavy leaning to 1 in 10 or more. Got a few guns In need of barrels and wallet in need of money to buy them.

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[Kraschenbirn]

Brings to mind a couple rifles...a Win M70 'Featherweight' chambered for .270 WCF and an '03 Springfield with a 'C' stock and NM barrel, put together by a retired Army armorer...that I traded away many, many years ago. :sad:

Bill

[dondiego]

I wish that I would have bought more Colt Pythons, Colt Peacemakers, Winchester rifles, M1 Garand's..............I also wish that I hadn't traded that LC Smith 12 ga. for that Mod. 19 S&W but I was poor at the time and couldn't afford the 19 without parting with the LC. That happened in 1973.

[fredj338]

When I was buying lino for like 50c a pound in the late 80s, I wish I would have bought about 2 tons.

[lar45]

Not married my first wife. Should of married my second wife first.

I hear ya, but the bad experience with the first one helps me appreciate the second one.

[Wolfer]

I wouldn’t know where to start with regrets. However, all the bumps in the road are what made me who I am. Nothing great but I do the best I can with what I got.

[jimb16]

I regret nothing. I view any mistakes as valuable learning experiences! And as for wives, I only married one woman, and I'm still married to her 46 years later. But then her father and uncle were both shooters/reloaders and she was an outdoor girl (and still is). I got a good one on the first try!

[flyer1]

I hear ya, but the bad experience with the first one helps me appreciate the second one.
My wife has a great outlook. She says we would not have gotten along with out us both having been married first. We both have very realistic expectations now. I know I appreciate what and how she takes care of our family and home. She not interested in reloading but likes to shoot. Having grown up in the USSR and its fall, she views shooting as part of being prepared.

[44Blam]

I live in Commiefornia - I wish I would have bought all the guns I was thinking about when I lived in Texas...

[abunaitoo]

I shoulda...... Played in the rain more when I was young.
I woulda ........Grown taller.
I coulda,,,,,,,,,,,Played pro sports.
:bigsmyl2:

[OldBearHair]

1959, Guys at work telling everyone that the Surplus store had a lot of cases of .303 British for $ 9.00 each. Had to pick the best looking ones. ? Cosmoline. Didn't buy a single one!! Money was tight and had bought a model 70 3006 from a feller that needed money to ship out for $100.00 and we were already eating mostly beans. Wife was washing clothes in the bathtub instead of spending money at the laundermat so we could go out and eat a Bbque sandwich down the road a ways.

[robg]

Like to go back and not do some of the stupid things I did and the upset I caused by being selfish and thoughtless.

[Smoke4320]

Shouda not gone to that party in 1976

[Pmg]

I wish I had kept collecting free lead, when I thought I had more then I would ever need.