When I took a new job back in 1980 I had a boss that shot skeet 1-3 times per week. He got me hooked good. I bought an old used Texan to reload for my 12 gauge.
Fast forward a few years and now I have two Ponsness Warren shotshell reloaders; a single stage 375 and a progressive [my son and a bud joined a youth trap league when he was about 14 and I couldn't keep up if all three of us were shooting].
As for rifle and pistols: I bought a used RCBS Rockchucker back in 1981 and began to load for my old .35 Rem Marlin 336 deer rifle. We'll today the Marlin is gone [good riddance, that thing kicked like a mule on steroids] but the Rockchucker still has a place on my bench, joined by a green electronic scale and powder dispenser. For pistol reloading I purchased a Blue Square Deal B; it just cranks 'em out.
So I've been doing this for a bit over thirty years; gee, how time flies. But I've found that my grandson likes to load [or at least play with the equipment]. As soon as that boy is three, I may have to teach him how to run the press... well, maybe when he's four.
Fast forward a few years and now I have two Ponsness Warren shotshell reloaders; a single stage 375 and a progressive [my son and a bud joined a youth trap league when he was about 14 and I couldn't keep up if all three of us were shooting].
As for rifle and pistols: I bought a used RCBS Rockchucker back in 1981 and began to load for my old .35 Rem Marlin 336 deer rifle. We'll today the Marlin is gone [good riddance, that thing kicked like a mule on steroids] but the Rockchucker still has a place on my bench, joined by a green electronic scale and powder dispenser. For pistol reloading I purchased a Blue Square Deal B; it just cranks 'em out.
So I've been doing this for a bit over thirty years; gee, how time flies. But I've found that my grandson likes to load [or at least play with the equipment]. As soon as that boy is three, I may have to teach him how to run the press... well, maybe when he's four.
