Originally Posted by
fatelk
I've been ignorant before. I've even snapped at folks trying to set me right, but after more than one or two join in to tell me I'm wrong, I usually step back and rethink to see if I just might be mistaken.
I felt a bit sorry for the guy at first, knowing how foolish he was going to feel. When he started fighting everyone who tried (even quite nicely and with great patience) to help him, I realized what kind of guy he is. I have known people like that. I have relatives like that.
As to casting myths, I have a friend who still refuses to even consider using cast bullets. To him they are all garbage and will always lead your barrel. Seems he and a buddy once bought some no-name bulk lead 9mm slugs 20 years ago and loaded then up. They spent the whole afternoon scraping lead out of their barrels.
Heck, I've got nearly 25 years of reloading experience, even casting for about 20, but there's a whole world I didn't know about lead bullets and all their nuances until I got serious about the subject (and joined this forum). I appreciated the patience of a lot of you guys when I first got here. With all my years of experience, I had no idea just how much I didn't know!