Weekend Challenges for all Members!!

As the forum continues to grow, and gain traction, we need more content every day to keep it rolling.

Here is my weekend challenge to all Premium and Registered Members!!

If you aren't a Premium Member, only Registered, get a Premium Membership this weekend by contacting me here in a PM, or posting in this thread!!

If you are a Premium Member, Make 4 new Posts, and answer at least 4 posts where people have questions this weekend.

I built this place for everyone here, and I know we all want to see it so full of content, that all our questions get answered, and we all have great discussions.

The only way that can happen, is if EVERYONE uses it, and doesn't just sit on the sidelines watching and just reading the forum.

We all needed a place away from Fascist Book, now we have it, so lets make it the 1 and only place every reloader wants to be!!

Wes

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Originally Posted by Wes Sage

As the forum continues to grow, and gain traction, we need more content every day to keep it rolling.

Here is my weekend challenge to all Premium and Registered Members!!

If you aren't a Premium Member, only Registered, get a Premium Membership this weekend by contacting me here in a PM, or posting in this thread!!

If you are a Premium Member, Make 4 new Posts, and answer at least 4 posts where people have questions this weekend.

I built this place for everyone here, and I know we all want to see it so full of content, that all our questions get answered, and we all have great discussions.

The only way that can happen, is if EVERYONE uses it, and doesn't just sit on the sidelines watching and just reading the forum.

We all needed a place away from Fascist Book, now we have it, so lets make it the 1 and only place every reloader wants to be!!

Wes

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I'll do my best to contribute, work has been trying to kill me this month. Schedule is so screwed up...
Thanks for hooking us up with a home here!

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Thank you brother!!

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I'll do my best to contribute, work has been trying to kill me this month. Schedule is so screwed up...
Thanks for hooking us up with a home here!

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Thank you brother!!

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No problemo! [emoji106][emoji846]

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To add to Wes’s request. If the question has been asked before just reply with help for the person asking. They may not have as much experience as you and haven’t had the chance to dig through all the posts.

Don’t be a jerk and tell someone to look it up, don’t be that person.


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This needs a bump, and will count toward some of the upcoming Giveaways!!

Everyone has something to offer or a question they've been wanting to ask. This is the place to share as much information as possible. [emoji106]

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When I got into reloading,I had help from a guy that literally knew everything their was to know about it.
He was a gunsmith AND machinist. He was extremely smart with tons of old world,hands on,expierance.
He was eager to teach and I was eager to learn. The perfect combo.
While I will never learn as much as he had forgotton over the years,I would like to know that I have returned the favor to a fellow reloader,in some small way.
I will teach,advise,and give my opinions,mainly from my expierances. And at my age,I have had quite a few. I will allow others to make an (hopefully) informed decission and will not be overly critical of that decission.
I am here to both teach and learn. --- SAWMAN

Awesome buddy!!
We have everyone form us seasoned reloaders, to people who haven't made a round here on the forum.
Together by asking questions and answering them, we can pass the hobby on to future generations!!

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When I got into reloading,I had help from a guy that literally knew everything their was to know about it.
He was a gunsmith AND machinist. He was extremely smart with tons of old world,hands on,expierance.
He was eager to teach and I was eager to learn. The perfect combo.
While I will never learn as much as he had forgotton over the years,I would like to know that I have returned the favor to a fellow reloader,in some small way.
I will teach,advise,and give my opinions,mainly from my expierances. And at my age,I have had quite a few. I will allow others to make an (hopefully) informed decission and will not be overly critical of that decission.
I am here to both teach and learn. --- SAWMAN

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Originally Posted by SAWMAN

When I got into reloading,I had help from a guy that literally knew everything their was to know about it.
He was a gunsmith AND machinist. He was extremely smart with tons of old world,hands on,expierance.
He was eager to teach and I was eager to learn. The perfect combo.
While I will never learn as much as he had forgotton over the years,I would like to know that I have returned the favor to a fellow reloader,in some small way.
I will teach,advise,and give my opinions,mainly from my expierances. And at my age,I have had quite a few. I will allow others to make an (hopefully) informed decission and will not be overly critical of that decission.
I am here to both teach and learn. --- SAWMAN

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Thank you for passing on your knowledge to us new guys. Some of really appreciate it! [emoji106]

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Originally Posted by SAWMAN

When I got into reloading,I had help from a guy that literally knew everything their was to know about it.
He was a gunsmith AND machinist. He was extremely smart with tons of old world,hands on,expierance.
He was eager to teach and I was eager to learn. The perfect combo.
While I will never learn as much as he had forgotton over the years,I would like to know that I have returned the favor to a fellow reloader,in some small way.
I will teach,advise,and give my opinions,mainly from my expierances. And at my age,I have had quite a few. I will allow others to make an (hopefully) informed decission and will not be overly critical of that decission.
I am here to both teach and learn. --- SAWMAN

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I like your attitude Sawman !! I have been reloading a long time and still learn something new every day Usually it is because I made a mistake lol I was lucky to have an old reloading mentor as a teenager as well. So while I always am willing to teach others I have found I still have more to learn myself !!


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I'm fairly new to reloading. Only a few years under my belt, but ive learned a lot from guys here and I have a friend that taught me years back how to reload. He has been loading for years and a great source. If theres anything I can do to help anyone here...I'd be more than happy to try!

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Welcome aboard, and Thank you!!

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I'm fairly new to reloading. Only a few years under my belt, but ive learned a lot from guys here and I have a friend that taught me years back how to reload. He has been loading for years and a great source. If theres anything I can do to help anyone here...I'd be more than happy to try!

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I'm fairly new to reloading. Only a few years under my belt, but ive learned a lot from guys here and I have a friend that taught me years back how to reload. He has been loading for years and a great source. If theres anything I can do to help anyone here...I'd be more than happy to try!

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Good evening all,just getting into reloading been doing the forum hopping checking things out seem to have found this one to be a better fit for me,It may be young but as forums go its rates up there high,I am a mod at a different hobby oriented forum that started in 2013 took awhile to get rolling but it has been a pleasure,and As far as I have seen this one will grow with leaps and bounds,be ready Mods and Admins raises dont come along as fast as the membership does hehehe,you fellas seem to have a great knowledge base willing to help and advise,A great Kudos to you Wes hope to be able to add to the knowledge base as I learn the reloading curve

Welcome aboard buddy!!
Glad to have you here!!

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Good evening all,just getting into reloading been doing the forum hopping checking things out seem to have found this one to be a better fit for me,It may be young but as forums go its rates up there high,I am a mod at a different hobby oriented forum that started in 2013 took awhile to get rolling but it has been a pleasure,and As far as I have seen this one will grow with leaps and bounds,be ready Mods and Admins raises dont come along as fast as the membership does hehehe,you fellas seem to have a great knowledge base willing to help and advise,A great Kudos to you Wes hope to be able to add to the knowledge base as I learn the reloading curve

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Been sooooo busy the last few weeks,,work/selling boats/working on MIL house/kids cars,,,just not enough time in the day,,,LOL need an 8 day week.

Along about 78'ish I was getting ready to deploy overseas . . . AGAIN. We knew it would be a "on call,sit and wait" type of deploynent. I had been thinking about getting into reloading for the (then) 4 chamberings that I owned in both rifle and pistol.
I bought every loading manual that I could find,including the excellect Lyman learners manual. I had the Speer,Hornady,Sierra,Hodgdon,and several other books not produced by bullet or powder makers.
We were gone longer than we anticipated (11 months) and in that time I damn near wore the books out.
When we got home I had already made some critical decissions about reloading.
I quickly found a mentor that helped me choose my initial equipment. I bought my powders,priners,brass,etc,and jumped right in.
Just a couple years later,I had more equipment than I could move,so I bought a house. Then even more "stuff". At one point I reloaded for over 20 different chamberings,in boith rifle and pistol.
Fast forward . . . now,some years later,I have downsized quite a bit. But for me,reloading is like a hobby. --- SAWMAN

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Along about 78'ish I was getting ready to deploy overseas . . . AGAIN. We knew it would be a "on call,sit and wait" type of deploynent. I had been thinking about getting into reloading for the (then) 4 chamberings that I owned in both rifle and pistol.
I bought every loading manual that I could find,including the excellect Lyman learners manual. I had the Speer,Hornady,Sierra,Hodgdon,and several other books not produced by bullet or powder makers.
We were gone longer than we anticipated (11 months) and in that time I damn near wore the books out.
When we got home I had already made some critical decissions about reloading.
I quickly found a mentor that helped me choose my initial equipment. I bought my powders,priners,brass,etc,and jumped right in.
Just a couple years later,I had more equipment than I could move,so I bought a house. Then even more "stuff". At one point I reloaded for over 20 different chamberings,in boith rifle and pistol.
Fast forward . . . now,some years later,I have downsized quite a bit. But for me,reloading is like a hobby. --- SAWMAN

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I'm with you, I love this hobby/addiction and take great pride in the work I do. It's hard for me to judge what I enjoy more, the hobby itself or helping those who are new to reloading. Either way its a win-win situation. [emoji16]

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I’ve never been in it to save money, always enjoyed the tinkering/hobby aspect of it. I rolled my first round in 1991, and never looked back. I’m currently set up to load for over 40 different calibers. It’s an obsession. I definitely see downsizing in my future, but not yet.


JTD

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Originally Posted by SAWMAN

Along about 78'ish I was getting ready to deploy overseas . . . AGAIN. We knew it would be a "on call,sit and wait" type of deploynent. I had been thinking about getting into reloading for the (then) 4 chamberings that I owned in both rifle and pistol.
I bought every loading manual that I could find,including the excellect Lyman learners manual. I had the Speer,Hornady,Sierra,Hodgdon,and several other books not produced by bullet or powder makers.
We were gone longer than we anticipated (11 months) and in that time I damn near wore the books out.
When we got home I had already made some critical decissions about reloading.
I quickly found a mentor that helped me choose my initial equipment. I bought my powders,priners,brass,etc,and jumped right in.
Just a couple years later,I had more equipment than I could move,so I bought a house. Then even more "stuff". At one point I reloaded for over 20 different chamberings,in boith rifle and pistol.
Fast forward . . . now,some years later,I have downsized quite a bit. But for me,reloading is like a hobby. --- SAWMAN

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Great story, thanks for posting it.
　
I enjoy shooting, the more the better. I never could afford to shoot as much as I want to. So reloading was what I saw as the best way for me to shoot more and save some money. I don’t think I have saved any money, but I have managed to shoot much more than I could have without reloading.
I started backing Mach 1980, no internet then and no nearby mentor. I read all I could find on the subject and jumped right in the deep end. Made mistakes but was always safety minded, thus no damaged firearms or persons. Now reloading has become somewhat of a passion. I enjoy finding that sweet load(s) for each firearm I own. I have started teaching others to reload, in order to skip those mistakes I made. I have been enjoying passing on the lessons learned as well.

Am 62 now, handloading is a relaxing hobby for me, and I enjoy using the ammo I craft for both target practice and hunting.

Early memories of helping Dad & Grandpa handload for their 30-06 and 257 rifles, back when I was a little kid, about 5 years old or so. They'd let me seat the bullets! Good memories.

Have been handloading most of my life. I stick with the basics for the most part, and build ammo that works real well.

Know what? Every now and again I can mess up! Thank goodness for bullet pullers!

It's nice to be here. This is a good forum.

Regards, Guy