Family members disapproving of reloading?
09-20-2016, 03:41 PM
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Illinois
Posts: 282
LMAO!!! He sure wouldn't want to shoot any of my .44mag loads then. Mine aint just a "tidbit". My Rugers are some tough pistols and that toughness gets tested with every shot! I take them to the edge and then peek a little bit over 
He would probably be comfortable with my .45lc loads though. They are soft little puppy dog loads
He would probably be comfortable with my .45lc loads though. They are soft little puppy dog loads 
09-25-2016, 07:49 AM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,834
[QUOTE=Ridgerunner56;4273229]I told my wife not long ago,if the house catches on fire RUN.
I know that feeling!!!! I showed one of my buddies on the local fire dept that if they get called to my house and it was anymore than a faulty smoke alarm and could see flames getting it really good, drop a 1-1/2" line thru the wall into my vault. He asked why. I showed him. When he started breathing again, he understood why!!!!
I know that feeling!!!! I showed one of my buddies on the local fire dept that if they get called to my house and it was anymore than a faulty smoke alarm and could see flames getting it really good, drop a 1-1/2" line thru the wall into my vault. He asked why. I showed him. When he started breathing again, he understood why!!!!
09-25-2019, 06:56 AM
#25
Spike
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Posts: 13
Sounds Familiar
Yep,heard it many years ago. Biggest thing was: "YOU ARE GOING TO BLOW THE HOUSE UP!"
What to heck? They didn't care about me getting blown up,just the house!!!!!!!!
It passed,their house is still there [ they have passed on] and i am still doing it .
Its a million times safer than driving down the road to a store!
What to heck? They didn't care about me getting blown up,just the house!!!!!!!!
It passed,their house is still there [ they have passed on] and i am still doing it .
Its a million times safer than driving down the road to a store!
But, her father was an old time plumber and worked with lead a lot. She was worried that I would get into casting my own bullets which could produce an accidental fire or poisoning. I assured her that I had no interest in casting my own bullets. She still did not want me to do any reloading activities in our regular living areas. This limited me to our unheated or cooled garage. I agreed. I already had a light duty workbench in one corner. I thought it might be sufficient.
I was eager to try out the new single stage press and 30-06 dies I had just bought. I bolted down the press to my flimsy workbench and tried to full length resize a once fired 30-06 case. I almost ripped my light duty workbench off the wall. Clearly, I needed a much stronger workbench. I re-cycled the wood from my original workbench. The boards became storage shelves above my new workbench made out of 2 X 4 studs.
Here's a link to a PDF file about my reloading workbench that I posted on another forum. It is mostly a letter I wrote to my sister and her husband about how I became interested in target shooting again in my old age. It contains some photos of my two workbenches. A small portion of my original workbench can be seen when I was restoring my Dad's old deer rifle. The others are of my new workbench just after I completed it and about a year later.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-O...WzebK17b9gqtTb
Stay Safe,
Ron
Last edited by roninwsnc; 09-25-2019 at 11:07 AM. Reason: Minor wording mistake
09-25-2019, 07:50 PM
#26
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 866
09-26-2019, 12:32 PM
#27
Nontypical Buck
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Location: Kansas
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09-28-2019, 08:28 AM
#28
Super Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern California
Posts: 18,382
Yes indeed, my wife never said "YOU ARE GOING TO BLOW THE HOUSE UP!"... LOL !!!
But, her father was an old time plumber and worked with lead a lot. She was worried that I would get into casting my own bullets which could produce an accidental fire or poisoning. I assured her that I had no interest in casting my own bullets. She still did not want me to do any reloading activities in our regular living areas. This limited me to our unheated or cooled garage. I agreed. I already had a light duty workbench in one corner. I thought it might be sufficient.
I was eager to try out the new single stage press and 30-06 dies I had just bought. I bolted down the press to my flimsy workbench and tried to full length resize a once fired 30-06 case. I almost ripped my light duty workbench off the wall. Clearly, I needed a much stronger workbench. I re-cycled the wood from my original workbench. The boards became storage shelves above my new workbench made out of 2 X 4 studs.
Here's a link to a PDF file about my reloading workbench that I posted on another forum. It is mostly a letter I wrote to my sister and her husband about how I became interested in target shooting again in my old age. It contains some photos of my two workbenches. A small portion of my original workbench can be seen when I was restoring my Dad's old deer rifle. The others are of my new workbench just after I completed it and about a year later.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-O...WzebK17b9gqtTb
Stay Safe,
Ron
But, her father was an old time plumber and worked with lead a lot. She was worried that I would get into casting my own bullets which could produce an accidental fire or poisoning. I assured her that I had no interest in casting my own bullets. She still did not want me to do any reloading activities in our regular living areas. This limited me to our unheated or cooled garage. I agreed. I already had a light duty workbench in one corner. I thought it might be sufficient.
I was eager to try out the new single stage press and 30-06 dies I had just bought. I bolted down the press to my flimsy workbench and tried to full length resize a once fired 30-06 case. I almost ripped my light duty workbench off the wall. Clearly, I needed a much stronger workbench. I re-cycled the wood from my original workbench. The boards became storage shelves above my new workbench made out of 2 X 4 studs.
Here's a link to a PDF file about my reloading workbench that I posted on another forum. It is mostly a letter I wrote to my sister and her husband about how I became interested in target shooting again in my old age. It contains some photos of my two workbenches. A small portion of my original workbench can be seen when I was restoring my Dad's old deer rifle. The others are of my new workbench just after I completed it and about a year later.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-O...WzebK17b9gqtTb
Stay Safe,
Ron
I really enjoyed your link about your dad's rifle and your work bench for reloading. That's a lot of great memories you have.
09-28-2019, 08:29 AM
#29
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