DrMike
Ballistician
- Nov 8, 2006
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In the last two weeks, I've been privileged to introduce three people to handloading. My friend Aime wanted to learn to load for his Tikka 22-250. He bought dies, brass and a selection of bullets. I sat him down at the bench and we began the process. a couple of hours later, he had turned out several sets of test loads to take to the range. Yep, he's hooked.
My associate pastor got into hunting in a big way this fall. He shot his first big game animal--a young moose. I had loaned him my 30-06 and some loads. Apparently he liked what happened.
For Christmas he bought himself a Savage 30-06 and his 11 year old son, Jonah, a 243. Jason approached me two weeks ago to see if I would teach him how to load for his 30-06. He turned out some quality test loads that only lack trigger time at the range.
Nahum is a young man who attends our services with his family. He has a Model 700 chambered in 300 Savage. This past fall we were talking and he said he wanted to use that rifle for taking game. His dad is not in the picture to help him. One other piece of information is that Nahum is native, so he is able to hunt for the family's foods. His sister, Jael, took a deer with the rifle this past year, and now it is Nahum's wish to be able to take game. When I asked him what he wanted to hunt, he didn't hesitate to tell me that he wanted to hunt moose. Nahum lives in a game rich area, abounding in moose, elk, black bear, grizzly, mountain sheep, mountain goats, caribou and mule deer. He is a conscientious lad with a willingness to learn. I had some difficulty in finding dies and brass, but eventually we were able to round up a set of RCBS FL dies and a couple of bags of WW brass. This past Sunday afternoon he and his family came over to the house after church. We sat at the bench (his two younger brothers watching eagerly at every step of the way) and Nahum turned out some fine-looking ammunition. Here he is admiring his first set of loads.
The next stop for Nahum is a trip to the range to chronograph his load and test for accuracy.
It's quite enjoyable to introduce others to the art and craft of handloading.
My associate pastor got into hunting in a big way this fall. He shot his first big game animal--a young moose. I had loaned him my 30-06 and some loads. Apparently he liked what happened.
For Christmas he bought himself a Savage 30-06 and his 11 year old son, Jonah, a 243. Jason approached me two weeks ago to see if I would teach him how to load for his 30-06. He turned out some quality test loads that only lack trigger time at the range.
Nahum is a young man who attends our services with his family. He has a Model 700 chambered in 300 Savage. This past fall we were talking and he said he wanted to use that rifle for taking game. His dad is not in the picture to help him. One other piece of information is that Nahum is native, so he is able to hunt for the family's foods. His sister, Jael, took a deer with the rifle this past year, and now it is Nahum's wish to be able to take game. When I asked him what he wanted to hunt, he didn't hesitate to tell me that he wanted to hunt moose. Nahum lives in a game rich area, abounding in moose, elk, black bear, grizzly, mountain sheep, mountain goats, caribou and mule deer. He is a conscientious lad with a willingness to learn. I had some difficulty in finding dies and brass, but eventually we were able to round up a set of RCBS FL dies and a couple of bags of WW brass. This past Sunday afternoon he and his family came over to the house after church. We sat at the bench (his two younger brothers watching eagerly at every step of the way) and Nahum turned out some fine-looking ammunition. Here he is admiring his first set of loads.
The next stop for Nahum is a trip to the range to chronograph his load and test for accuracy.
It's quite enjoyable to introduce others to the art and craft of handloading.
