9mm in 1989 with a Lee hand press. I was so stupid I used the Lla included in the kit on jackets bullets.
9mm in 1989 with a Lee hand press. I was so stupid I used the Lla included in the kit on jackets bullets.
12 ga. Federal paper hulls with fiber wads and #9 shot on a MEC super 600, 1969.
.243 in about 2009, When I bought my first ammo for it (2 boxes) I thought the prices were too high so bought all the stuff to reload at home. The first test I had a string on the trigger and pulled it from about 10 feet back. Shot my first deer that year with that gun it felt so cool that I made my own ammo to take the deer. Still feel pretty proud whenever I hunt knowing I made the ammo.
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Don't even remember. Dad had me pulling on a press handle by the time I was 3 years old.
First boolits I cast were 454190.
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1963, 38Spl, Lee Whack-A-Mole
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.44mag 1982, quickly followed by .30-06 and .45 acp. Then the sickness took hold.
45 ACP on a Lee Classic Cast still have the press .
C&B revolvers, flintlock and percussion rifles (does that count?). The first centerfire brass I loaded was 50-70 Gov't.
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38-55 Winchester with Lyman's 375249 and 3031 powder. Boolits cast from lead melted over a fireplace, unsized, and loaded with a Lyman 310 tool. True story. Year was 1957 or '58.
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I honestly didn't expect to see this much variety, especially some of the more obscure calibers, but it sure is neat!
.44 Magnum. I bought the press and supplies the same day I purchased the revolver. Really glad I did too!
I started with a 22-250 in a Remington 788 in the late 70's. Still in high school. Used a Lee wack o' mole.
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300 rum 2005 their about couldn't see 50$ for a box of 20 been saving money ever since I took the candy
.38 Spl in 1981 or 2
I started in 1972 with the 6mm Rem. for a Remington 788. Press was a RCBS Jr. Still have both of them.
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30-30 with a lee reloader back in 1964
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |