Gun Owning Smokers

[CptnBlues63]

I was never taught, it would of helped, but I figured it out. I had 3 reloading books before I bought any equipment. I read the front section of the manuals but still didn't start reloading until after I broke my back. Having lots of free time healing up, not working, gave me the jump start to reload. I read everything I could about reloading then everything I could find about handloading match grade ammo for long range target competitions. When I can afford to, I upgrade equipment to speed thing up. The next few things on the list are giraud case trimmer and annealer. Reloading is a whole new hobby, it can take over very quickly.

That's the biggest thing stopping me from getting into it right now

To be brutally honest, I tend to get obsessive about stuff (like cigars) and go a little off the deep end once I get involved. So in truth, I'm pretty sure I can figure everything out on my own with a lot of research and reading online to start with. But if I buy the equipment, sure as hell I'll be buying more, and more and more. I already have enough hobbies that take up my time and wifey likes to hang with me and make me do annoying yard and house stuff which seriously impedes range and hobby time.

Luckily I can smoke a cigar while at the range or out fishing. I won't be doing that while reloading..........LOL

But seriously, if this works out with the guy from the range, I may never buy equipment. As it stands, I have enough .308 brass to make a couple years worth of target/hunting ammo. I have a couple thousand .45 acp's and that would make a full summer's worth of shooting. So, if he's cool with it. I'll buy the supplies and once a year, go to town on his equipment.

We shall see.

My hunting partner keeps talking about getting into reloading and he has the time (he retired last year) and the room (a huge shop with 15' ceilings) whereas I'm short on both.

1984........I was partying hearty and chasing chicks on my Softtail. Between that and work, I had little to no time for much of anything else.........

[Mangyrat]

I am officially back on gun restriction.
I just had to get that marlin 22 mag bolt action rifle I could not pass it up.

Now I defiantly have to wait till she is not mad at me to get my 380 out of layaway.

[CptnBlues63]

I am officially back on gun restriction.
I just had to get at marlin 22 mag bolt action rifle I could not pass it up.

Now I defiantly have to wait till she is not mad at me to get my 380 out of layaway.

You've been a bad boy!

Now go to your room and make 1000 rounds of the caliber of gun you most like to shoot

[Mangyrat]

I am getting good at this ending up in the dog house.

Well I found a way to get back on her good side I volunteered to go pick her mom up in Asheville NC Saturday.
What she don't know is I have to drive right past palmetto state armory I just have to stop in and see if anything wants to follows me home.

I can see it now I will be off gun restriction for a total of 8 hrs that it takes me to drive up and back.
This is not going to end well for me.