pinshooter
08-08-2009, 10:16 PM
Even though I’ve been around since the old shooters.com days, I’ve only posted a few times & mainly lurk & pick up knowledge. But I just had to share what happened today with people who could appreciate it.
I needed some plumbing work done (replacing a water heater & bladder tank and re-doing the plumbing to the tank) and my stepson hooked me up with one of his friend's dad who has 40+ years of experience and had just taken a pay cut at work & needed side jobs. He came over Thursday night and when we went in the basement he saw my bench and asked if I reload. We got talking about shooting (he shoots a revolver & a muzzleloader) and I tried to get him interested in trying the PPC league that our club runs in the winter.
When I told him I cast my own boolits he asked where I get my lead & said he had a lot of lead left over from the old days and did I want it.:-) I told him it was probably too soft for my uses but offered to get him started casting round balls & boolits for the muzzleloader. He asked what material I cast with & I told him WW+2% tin from garage sale pewter or solder.
When he arrived this morning he handed me a 5 lb. roll of 50-50 and said if it was something I could use he had 9 more rolls that I could have for free as he didn’t use it any more. :-) :)
Later on we were talking and he mentioned that his father in law owned a gas station many years ago and had 4 or 5 buckets of wheel weights that he would be glad to get rid of.:-):):)
So, at the end of the day, I may have some free WW & tin, a new friend to shoot with, and possibly a new boolit caster. (And his price for the job was great too.)
Life is good. :drinks:
Pinshooter
I needed some plumbing work done (replacing a water heater & bladder tank and re-doing the plumbing to the tank) and my stepson hooked me up with one of his friend's dad who has 40+ years of experience and had just taken a pay cut at work & needed side jobs. He came over Thursday night and when we went in the basement he saw my bench and asked if I reload. We got talking about shooting (he shoots a revolver & a muzzleloader) and I tried to get him interested in trying the PPC league that our club runs in the winter.
When I told him I cast my own boolits he asked where I get my lead & said he had a lot of lead left over from the old days and did I want it.:-) I told him it was probably too soft for my uses but offered to get him started casting round balls & boolits for the muzzleloader. He asked what material I cast with & I told him WW+2% tin from garage sale pewter or solder.
When he arrived this morning he handed me a 5 lb. roll of 50-50 and said if it was something I could use he had 9 more rolls that I could have for free as he didn’t use it any more. :-) :)
Later on we were talking and he mentioned that his father in law owned a gas station many years ago and had 4 or 5 buckets of wheel weights that he would be glad to get rid of.:-):):)
So, at the end of the day, I may have some free WW & tin, a new friend to shoot with, and possibly a new boolit caster. (And his price for the job was great too.)
Life is good. :drinks:
Pinshooter