Bearhunter, while I obviously can’t read what you posted I will have to say you need to quit making assumptions based on a persons text. For whatever you posted, as I can only see snippets, your apology is accepted.
It’s going to blow your mind but as bad as my grammar is and how poorly I come across in text I am actually university educated and, you better sit down for this one, I actually won National academic competitions, obviously not in English.
Regarding experience in reloading if elapsed time is what you value for experience I still remember the charge for my .308 pet load from ‘85. If quantity is what you base experience on then when I moved in ‘95 I didn’t have room for my mostly filled 5 gal pail of primers (note I didn’t shoot semi’s either) would it solidify it further to tell you how many times I replaced the barrel on my .338 lapua? To me it means nothing. As you are always learning or at least should be. Yes, I took a decade off from firearm sports and I might have forgot somethings I need to remember I do remember what I haven’t forgot.
As this thread clearly shows people comprehend text differently than others. So sometimes when asking a basic question it isn’t that they are stupid it may be that they don’t comprehend what they read entirely or they are confused because reading from different sources gives what they see as different answers. Plus, as also pointed out in this thread, blindlessly following anything can possibly have bad results. The more you ask, read then compare then come to a decision the safer you will be.
Back on topic: The reason I am returning to reloading is for reduced loads to build my kids confidence. By reloading I can help set situations up they will succeed.
I do enjoy reading others reasons and agree that I enjoy the whole process. With the technology today I could gone with a high end powder thrower and a multi stage press and ‘get er done’ but I went the other way. I will enjoy sitting there for hours on end teaching my daughters.
Have a great day.
SCG
It wasn't your grammar I was commenting on.
That comment was for the another post.
Your grammar is quite good IMHO
Rick, you're taking this as a personal insult, no such diss intended.
I have three trade tickets along with a year of mechanical engineering.
I've looked over large crews of up to 80 people etc.
I personally have relatives, many now long gone, that couldn't read or write their own names and just made a scribble on the invoices, which they couldn't read.
They weren't stupid people.
One was a very good Millwright and took his test verbally, after 25 years in the trade.
Many of the laborers I worked with were illiterate, right up to 2008, when I retired.
People tend to stick around others of their own abilities in society. I'm not saying that's you. However, I've seen a lot of tradesmen that couldn't read a blueprint or work order, but once they knew what was wanted their work was excellent and their supervisors never caught on or didn't choose to bring it up.
