Reloading kit for my Grandson

Brad

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Great job Ben.
I learned many years ago from KHornet. Learned much in a the first few years and it gave me a strong foundation.

This is how we keep the shooting sports alive.

If you need any tools for Trevor I bet the members here would help
 

Ben

Moderator
Staff member
Thanks Brad.
We are both fine right now.
But, thanks for your offer.

Ben
 
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Ben

Moderator
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Thanks Bill.
Trevor and I are going to be certain that we can walk well before we give any thoughts at all to running.
One step at a time now.............

Ben
 

CZ93X62

Official forum enigma
In answer to Ben's question about "Who carries on the tradition?" when we are gone.......I would say Trevor will.
 
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KeithB

Resident Half Fast Machinist
Ben, looks like a good kit. Didn't see a spare pair of safety glasses in there. I see Trevor wear glasses when shooting and I'm sure you insist on him wearing them doing other things, we keep a few pair of spare safety glasses around for guests and such, Never hurts to have an extra pair available. Sorry, I'm very hesitant to offer this type of advice to other people but I know you believe in safety.
 

462

California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Keith,
Thanks for the reminder. Two of my three uncles lost an eye due to work related accidents. One was wearing safety glasses, unfortunately they were not the wrap-around type.
 

Wasalmonslayer

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Good job Ben!
I also am starting out my son reloading
He has been my dedicated decaping and bullet sizing just push thru for now man for over a year.
As they say start at the bottom and work up!
My son is quite advanced for his age as well!
In second grade his school testing put him at 10th grade in reading, writing, math.
He loves a challenge and bores with most stuff but he loves shooting and reloading with passion.....
So next generation here we come ;)
 

KeithB

Resident Half Fast Machinist
Safety glasses and other PPE is just a fact of life in an industrial world, might as well get used to it. It really is better to not go blind or deaf from shooting and reloading...
 

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
I don’t load or cast without glasses. Or run the lathe or mill. Heck, I won’t prime brass without glasses.

I have a feeling that Ben has safety in the forefront.
 

Ian

Notorious member
I don't even handle primers without safety glasses. When I first started out on my own at 14 with no supervision, I put on my Dad's face shield that we wore when using the hand-crank grinder and smashed a primer on an anvil just to get a feel for how much power it had. Dang near deafened me! I received the sought-after education right quickly and have always treated them as the little pineapple grenades that they are ever since. I stayed up nights reading my Speer #11 manual and still can quoute chapter and verse from the instructional parts (you know, the first five chapters that actually explain handloading and safety procedures very clearly, but most people nowdays seem to skip.) I think my native caution with all things 'splody progressed from very early and very good firearms respect and safe handling instruction from my father. Understanding and above all Respect of Dangerous Things capable of maiming and killing in an instant is paramount to safe interaction with them.
 

462

California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Air Force jets stole a great deal of my hearing due to a lack of hearing protection.
 

CZ93X62

Official forum enigma
<-----Hearing loss here too. As I get older, I find that a lot of things I hear aren't worth the effort of paying attention to, so aging does have an up-side from time to time.
 
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Pistolero

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LOL! Ian. I was priming brass about 35+ years ago and my wife wanted to help.
She was holding the Lee priming tool at max arms length and cringing every time
she seated a primer. I said, "They really aren't that big a deal, here let me show you"
I grabbed my Colt Gold Cup and put a primed case in the chamber and pointed it
across the basement away from us and pulled the trigger. YIKES! That was LOUD.
She looked at me doubtfully ("that was dumb", look) and said, "Well, it makes my ears ring." I admitted
that it was a lot louder than I expected, but said that pointing the case mouth it away from herself (and she
was wearing shooting glasses, at my original insistence) was, obviously, a great idea, but that
it was pretty difficult set one off unless you hit it with a firing pin. I have yet to EVER set off
a primer while seating it, including a couple which got sideways and crunched into place before
I knew what had happened.
Primers are reasonable safe, but eye protection is mandatory.

Bill
 
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RBHarter

West Central AR
I popped a shot shell primer seating it once ...... Made a procedure change ........ thankfully it wasn't on a primer feed press but the old Pacific 155 .

Always be safe .
It costs me about $10/yr extra to have safety frames and lenses for the every day glasses . Well spent I think .
Forgetting hear gear gets a reminder in about .007 seconds after the trigger breaks that stays with you for hours sometimes days or weeks from the range .
 

Ian

Notorious member
I haven't ever accidentally set of a primer either, and I've mostly used Lee equipment and committed the sin of running soft Federals through the autofeeds tens of thousands of times without issue...even when seating a few sideways or upside-down. I've also de-capped a number of live ones without issue, though fully prepared for the worst. That's the thing, always be prepared for the worst that can happen, and don't ham-hand things.

My arms started getting shorter after about 42, so I invested in a couple of Uvex safety glasses that had reading magnifiers built in, in my diopter. I believe stick-on magnifiers are available these days, too. I keep one pair on the shelf over the lathe and one pair in the reloading room.