Most of you are mixing factual information with stupid people. When I started reloading, I got a reliable book and did some reading. The worst case described in the previous post shows a person that no amount of coaching or knowledge will help. It did not take me long to figure out there is a whole lot of rumor involved when you get a couple guys talking about reloading. If you can not read and comprehend, you should not be reloading. Reloading has caused way more problems than it ever solved. I can not even guess how many guns I worked on that were having problems that were directly related to reloading. The story usually starts with "My neighbor told me...".