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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3571 Location: Utah
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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:30 pm Post subject: Teaching them right |
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My boy, doing it old school. I set him up on the kitchen table with my balance beam scale, a cup of powder, funnel and his block of primed cases. I made him weigh each charge by hand using a small spoon. I did let him use my power trickler for the final grains, I'm not completely mean hehe.
I showed him how to zero the scale and how to weigh a couple charges and dump them in the case. After showing him how to charge a couple cases, he did all the rest all by himself. He was really proud at being treated as an adult and getting to reload his own bullets for his own rifle.
I want him to know the basics, and when he has them down pat he can start using my charge thrower and other "items of convienence" when doing larger lots.
It was a pleasant fun sunday afternoon. After that we took the cases down stairs to my reloading room and stuff'd them with 120 Ballistic Tips, .050" off the lands. Cant wait to get his gun out and get it sighted in.
-DallanC
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15704 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6396 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: Teaching them right |
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Awesome mate!
I also thought my daughters on reloading, but I was using a Dillon progressive to do it..
Girls have shorter attention span.. it seems to me... sorry Suz..
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9239 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:18 pm Post subject: Re: Teaching them right |
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great job.I still prefer to weigh my loads even though I have a powder thrower. any thing less than 20 rounds is just relaxing to throw off the side of the old teaspoon and watch the balance beam.
I put the spoon holding hand on the table top and tap my thumb knuckle with the other hand to "trickle" the last bit it was how I was taught and works a treat.
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dhc4ever Super Member
Joined: May 26, 2011 Posts: 2944 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Australia
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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: Teaching them right |
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I still reload in that exact manner, wish I had someone to teach me when I started.
Good stuff Dallan,the basics will never go astray.
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 2965 Location: Maryland
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Vince Site Admin
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Ominivision1 Super Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 6:18 am Post subject: Re: Teaching them right |
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Good job Dallan.
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 5001 Location: NC foothills
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:41 pm Post subject: Re: Teaching them right |
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Good work Dallan! Its always good to see the youngsters learning the right way.
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