I'll ditto, too. All good advice.

I bought a RCBS rig when I was 15 (had a paper route and a disposable income :),
and started reloading several rifle loads in .222, .30-06, 8x57 & .30-.30 and
handgun ammo in .38/.357 (some for me, some for my hunting buds). No one showed
me how to do it... I relied on what you could find to read back in the '70s.
While still a teen, I "tuned" some loads in my .222 that were good for a head
shot on a squirrel out to 150 yards, a 70 grain bullet load in that same .222
that dropped numerous deer and hogs, and even developed a pretty accurate
popgun-sounding squib load for the 8x57 using a "0" buck shot (just for fun). I
used to have a relatively cheap Lee 12 gauge reloader that worked pretty well,
too.

ALL THAT TO SAY, if a teenager (albeit -- with a healthly dose of common sense)
can figure it out, not blow himself up, and actually improve performance over
factory ammo -- a grownup with some life experience under his belt should be
able to do the same thing.

Paul
Tallahassee

--- In The1911Semi-AutomaticPistol@yahoogroups.com, RobertNelson651@... wrote:

> Ditto
> Robert
> P'Hill, CA
>
> In a message dated 4/28/2009 3:12:27 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> jerry_smith@... writes:
>
> If you start with a simple reloading kit, it is really easy. Lee has a
> nice starter package, or if you want to spend a little more to get a
> progressive press, the Dillon Square Deal B is just the right machine. You
will need
> a reloading manual, I recommend the 49th edition of the Lyman Reloading
> Handbook. For a set of scale I like the PACT digital scale, but many other
> will work well.
>
> For powder there are many, I use Winchester 231, but other people use
> Bullseye, Unique, Red Dot, and others. I like CCI primers, but there is a
> shortage of primers in many areas, so buy what you can find, the same is true
> about powder these days. A good piece of advice, most of what I havementioned
> you can get from Midwayusa.com, but powder and primers are classified as
> HazMat and there is a $20 charge for that special shipping. So buy powder
> and primers locally. I recommend Midway because they are a one stop shopping
> place, I have no ties with them except being a customer for many years. I
> have purchased from other place, such as MidSouth. Dillon stuff you can buy
> directly from Dillon and they have a great warranty on their equipment.
>
> I cast my owner bullets, if you want more information, try the
> Handloadersbench.I cast my owner bullets, if you want more info
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Jerry
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