Had some help tonight and last at the reloading bench. She decided she wanted to cast her own bullets and powder coat them. Then this afternoon she decided to reload them with just a little bit of help. I think she’s also planning a hog hunt sometime soon. Lol.
Not too bad for her first time by herself. They looked a little better before her second coat of powder coat but she was running the show
Cool. Congrats on getting her started young.
Does she spill much powder doing that sideways?
some of yours and her best times will be in the reloading room.
45/70?
Congrats on having a great co-reloader.
She’s a better powder coater than me!
I still remember the amazement in a friends voice some years ago when he told me that my daughter, who came to his house to babysit, saw him in his reloading room and said "Oh, looks like you are sizing 429421's." She was asked how she knew that and she said "I size those for my daddy! "
It's all chicken, even the beak!
Those are good times and memories.
Sweet time for you guys .
Yes 45/70 with a Lee 405 rn/fp. Loaded with Unique
Good job. We need more young folks doing stuff like this. My grandkids jump at the chance to help in the loading room. Keep it up.
All good, but I would not encourge her casting or being around that part of the process....semi-dangerous for a kid (more so than adults) plus lead related health issues for children, use caution. I would have liked if my kids (now even as young adults) showed as much interest.
Take a kid to the range, you'll both be glad you did.
IMO it'd depend on HER maturity level; Some kids can handle casting at age 9-10 (I was handling the family's reloading then.) Some can't handle reloading at age 50+. If they have impulse control problems that could be bad. For me it's sort of a meditation to reload, pretty relaxing and then you get to go shoot the results
My kids learned on the RockChucker when they were just 'spuds' back in 75...now the grandkids learn on a turret...
Precious memories!
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Had a long dry spell there, something like 30+ years, so my kids missed a bunch of that. Getting back into it now, and hoping I can interest the couple of kids that still live nearby. Not much hope of grandkids, so far. I'm an adult with Attention Deficit Disorder, but there are things people like me can focus on just fine. Reloading is one of those things for me. Though 30 more years of maturity and learning coping mechanisms might just help a bit.Originally Posted by Mr_Sheesh
IMO it'd depend on HER maturity level; Some kids can handle casting at age 9-10 (I was handling the family's reloading then.) Some can't handle reloading at age 50+. If they have impulse control problems that could be bad. For me it's sort of a meditation to reload, pretty relaxing and then you get to go shoot the results
Very nice job.Had some help tonight and last at the reloading bench. She decided she wanted to cast her own bullets and powder coat them. Then this afternoon she decided to reload them with just a little bit of help. I think she’s also planning a hog hunt sometime soon. Lol.
Not too bad for her first time by herself. They looked a little better before her second coat of powder coat but she was running the show
LOL.
Over 40 years ago, I had two precious little girls helping me in the loading room. Great memories.
Warmest regards,
Ray
Last 3 deer I killed was with that bullet and Unique.
You can miss fast & you can miss a lot, but only hits count.
Well done!
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