How many yrs. of experience is here?

[Jim]

I can't count the times I've seen someone post about how much knowledge and experience there is on this forum. I got to wonderin' the other day how that could be determined. Well, I've come up with another one of my wild, hair-brained ideas.

I'm gonna start by simply posting how many years I've been at this casting and loading stuff. The next guy posts his number of years, adds it to mine and shows the total. The next guy takes the second guy's total, does the same thing and so on. I'd be real curious to see where this goes.

Nothin' wrong with addin' comments, that would only serve to make the thread a bit more interesting in my opinion. Y'all game to try this? Your figure should show years of experience in casting, loading, swaging, etc.. I DID NOT include my years of shooting, just years in casting and loading.

EXAMPLE:

Jim- 30

second poster- 25

30 + 25 = 55

Third poster- 35

55 + 35 = 90

Clear as mud?

Here's my entry- 30 YEARS

[bearcove]

I might be dating myself, but 37 yrs

30+37=67

[500MAG]

28 years.
67+28=95

[Echo]

Castingfor 48 years - but knowing what I'm doing, casting, only 4 - so 67+4=71

Reloading - 48+67=115

[375RUGER]

143+19= 162

OK I think I got it back on track

[Jim]

Careful, guys. Let's keep this simple so it doesn't get confusing and go askew. Looks to me like we're gonna go way past a millenia before this is done.

[waksupi]

We had a thread on this a few years ago, the numbers were getting astronomical, with even a very small percentage of total members adding in the years. I bet it is easily over 100,000 years now.

[Jim]

We had a thread on this a few years ago, the numbers were getting astronomical, with even a very small percentage of total members adding in the years. I bet it is easily over 100,000 years now.

Ric, I wasn't aware of that. Had I known, I would have tried to dig it up and just read it. If you think this is just taking up band width uselessly, by all means, delete it.

[500MAG]

Keep it. Like I said, I was loadin 28 years before I even found this site. Never went to the internet, all by the book. I use to spend all my time loadin, now I spend all my time on this site and don't have time to load.

[ph4570]

162 + 48 = 210

[waksupi]

Ric, I wasn't aware of that. Had I known, I would have tried to dig it up and just read it. If you think this is just taking up band width uselessly, by all means, delete it.

Heck no, Jim, lots of new folks here to add up. I wouldn't even know where to start looking for the other one. I was just mentioning it in passing.

[bob208]

i did it backwards. a friend of mine had a reloading out fit. i did not. but when i bought my first pistol i got a mold for it too. so i cast he reloaded.

i was 21 then am 62 now. that is 41 years.

where has the time gone????

[DCM]

210+41(bob208)=251
+my21=272

[wallenba]

Hmmm...37 loading, only 5 casting. Shooting since....well, I can't remember that far back.

[429421Cowboy]

Started loading all by myself on my own press when i turned 17 so that is just under 3 years So 272+2=274

[runfiverun]

i learned to cast [learned from a neighbor] before i learned [was allowed] to reload.
i could sort/pick-up empty's/shoot,and box ammo, but not load it.

so 38 more.
=312

[dragonrider]

It been about 25 years so 312=25=337

[**oneshot**]

337 + 28 = 365

28 years of reloading, casting for the last 15, shooting for 38yrs, understanding my limitations PRICELESS.

sorry had to throw that in.

[quilbilly]

45 of reloading including 30 of casting here

[stubshaft]

365+45(quilbilly)+47=457