25 with a 6 month old son. been shooting since i can remember, loading and casting my own since 15
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25 with a 6 month old son. been shooting since i can remember, loading and casting my own since 15
I'll be 48 in January, been reloading for 25 years. Only been casting for 2 1/2 years and wish I had started long before. Have about 40 molds now, 2 more on the way from this sight. Need to quit looking at selling section and the noe molds on hand. Because I just can't seem to quit buying them. Have 1 son he is 20 out on his own for about 2 years now. He loves too shoot and hunt, but other things seem to be getting in his way at the moment ( female persuasion). Hopefully he will out grow it lol.
Guess I'll chime in. I turned 54 in Feb. Been reloading and casting for about 4 or 5 years. I did some shotshell reloading when I was 12 or 13. Been hunting since I turned 12 (state minimum) but I've "gone hunting" with my Pa since I was 6 (was my job to carry the squirrels).
I have three sons, ages 28, 29 & 30. Only the oldest is interested in guns and hunting. He and I hunted together since he was about 14. Has a CCL now. I gave him a bunch of reloading stuff and casting mold for his 45 ACP last Christmas when he was home (on leave from USAF-11 years in).:drinks:
I have a 3 year old granddaughter who loves to sit and "read" my hunting and guns magazines with me. She has to show me when the new ones come in the mail. She can name most of the North American big game animals when she sees them in the mags. I told her mother that here is going to be my hunting partner. Mother didn't like that too much. She's one of those BHL's (Bleeding Heart Liberals). I have pictures of her helping Grampa at the reloading bench. I'm not going to give up on her. She's going to be my hunting buddy!:twisted:
Bill:guntootsmiley:
This past Valentine's Day I turned into an official old timer. I hit 65 and now have my Medicare card. I think the first weapon I ever fired(outside of my Grandpaw's 12 gauge at 12 years old) was my tour of duty in the Army. They didn't have M16's, at least we never saw any at that point, but I carried that 8-9 pound M14. Started reloading at 23 and casting at about 26. I have no family but my soon to be 7 year old Corgi and if that little fellow had fingers I'm sure he'd love to go to the range with me.
My ex-wife was horrified of guns or anything related. She once told me she was afraid they'd "shoot off" on their own. Amazing the stuff some people put in others heads. I never convinced her they were safe and she wouldn't even touch them. I've never trusted anyone who didn't like guns and dogs.:)
well im 24, and im going to medical school right now, but i have been reloading since i was 21 and shooting since i can remember i got my first marlin 60 when i was 8 (earliest dad could give me one) and im up to 5 model 60s now ive been casting for a little over a year and im still not good at it right now but i love it when i have time between 21 credits of med school 3/4 of the year
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Will be 75 this August, 1st cast in 1970/73 , then stopped for 40 yrs & have restarted in 2010. Just got my 1st Brass mold Fm Mihec & having a ball...Russ.
61 in November and reloading / casting well over half that time.
64 in November. Just starting out in reloading/casting. This is truly a fantastic hobby.
67 in May. I started reloading at the age of 20 and got out of it when we started a family. Started reloading 10 years ago and just started casting.
32, can't have kids. But really enjoy have the nieces and nephews over to shoot. Also all my adopted nieces and nephews (all my friends kids). All my n/p in W.V. learned how to shoot the cricket .22 using cb caps. the first kills where the thousands of chipmunks that raid our deer feeders. When they first started I told them I would give them a NICKLE for every munk they shoot. Boy did I put my foot in mouth!! Two days of chipmunk slaughter between 6 feeder sights I was pulling more than Nickels out of my pockets. Hillfolk kids can really shoot!!! They didn't want the money they wanted more ammo!! So more ammo and some candy/slimjims they where off for round two a couple weeks later.
Too old, started casting in the early 1970's, '71 I think. To feed my addiction to IPSC (45apc), PPC (38 spec) and hunting (44 mag, 444 marlin, 270 win and .54 round balls). Now mostly I cast to shoot white rocks and sheep turds (30-30 & 30-06). My 3 boys shoot and hunt. My 3 girls all have S&W 38 spec. revolvers (from dad) all have shot since they were little.
I'm 44 and still new to casting compared to most here.
Back in may some of the guys from a local shooting forum held an all day bullet casting workshop at a local club.
They covered everything from smelting through lubing and sizing.
The turnout was excellent, 40-50 people came, quite a few young guys. I'd say interested has been rising for the last few years and casting is making a comeback.
68 Back into casting for 5 years after a long layoff for work.
I've been shredding AARP cards for 18 months now and have been loading almost 30 years, casting for two. I see a good spread of ages at the public range I frequent but know very few reloaders, let alone casters, outside of forums.
28. 1yo daughter.. I started casting with my dad when i was old enough to understand the silver stream will hurt you! Probably started reloading at about 8-10 with supervision then by the time i was 12ish i was going solo. Dad had this old as dirt Star loader for 45acp = ) i loved that machine. but someone thought they wanted more than us and stole it out of his truck
About to turn 34 with a 9year old son, 6 year old daughter, 5 year old son, and a 1 year daughter. Starting casting round balls for my .50 cal muzzleloader when I was 15 or so. Started casting for pistol about 3 years ago.All my kids like to help reload. Especially my 6 year old girl. She will sit there and load cases in my Hornady LNL all evening long. And every time I'm cleaning guns she walks in the room and asks what that good smell is.
43 here with a 16 yo daughter that enjoys shooting as much as I do. I have been reloading for years but just started casting my own boolits this summer
51 here. Started reloading in 1986 at 26 years of age, and then casting in 1989 so I could afford to shoot more, practice more, and compete more. Wow, I hadn't realized how many years I've been doing this...
51 here. Reloading for 23 years, and casting for just a few. I'm still learning every day and am just beginning to get into shotgun casting and loading. I'll be after the black powder next.
I'll be 22 a few times over come October :)