Just for snickers and grins

[jimbo1096]

Started in 1974, with 357 and 44mag. Learned from a friend that had been reloading and wanted a partner in crime, lol. Got into 12 gauge for dove and quail hunting, then started collecting wheel weights and casting my own bullets within a year.. I've scaled back and only load a couple times a year now and still have a footlocker of ammo to shoot before I'm gone.
I guess that would be reloading about 48 years

 

[brutus]

Bought a Rockchucker press in 1976 to reload for my .357mag. Sold it to get a Dillon 550 press when I shot with my son. He would come home from school and load 100 rounds for his .357 and switch dies and reload 100 rounds for my .45ACP so when I got home from work we would go shoot IDPA at the gun club. Bought another RCBS press for my wife to reload for her .38special as she prefers a single stage press for simplicity.

 

[buckaroo]

What a wonderful story ! Great memories for your son no doubt.
"the family that reloads together stays together"

 

[jack black]

I am new to reloading started in 1960.

 

[Hylander]

42 years
Started at age 19

 

[sc1911cwp]

About 20 Years ago. I started with a Dillon 550B that was sold to me as a result of a Divorce.

 

[leemar28]

41 years of handloading for me

 

[Danjet500]

Started in 1977. Loaded a lot of .222 Remington back then along with .25-06, .44 magnum, .243, .22-250, .220 Swift and a few others. Sold a lot of those guns now just reload .223, .44 and .45ACP.

 

[The Happy Kaboomer]

48 years. Started with 9mm in 1972.

 

[daveag.]

44 years for me. .357 and .270 W. Lee Load All. A little case lube and a wooden mallet. Slow,,, but, I killed deer with these loads.

 

[2Late45]

46yrs here. Where did the time go ???

 

[The Preacher]

About 43 here. Started out loading 20 gauge shotgun shells on my friend's Dad's MEC Jr. press for rabbit hunts under the beagles. When his dad got an RCBS Jr press to load his 270 Winchester it was a natural progression for me to start loading on his press for my 300 Savage. Got an RCBS Rockchucker press of my own for Christmas shortly thereafter and the rest is history as they say.

The Preacher

 

[crstrode]

Let's all chime in with how many years of reloading experience we claim.
I'm in for 54 years.

My my my, what a big wiener!

 

[nvbirdman]

Fifty one for me.

 

[WV460hunter]

I didn't really give a real answer in my original post cause I had to think about it ,but I am rather confinement in saying 20 yrs. I shot my first buck with a 44 mag in fall of 2005 and I started reloading rifle shells 30-06 a few yrs. Earlier around circa 2003.

 

[loaded round]

Reloading since 1963, the year I bought my first pistols from the Army PX in Ca. while stationed at Two Rock Ranch station Petaluma Ca. Capapable of loading for 19 different calibers these days.

 

[loaded round]

A knowledgeable neighbor taught me to reload in 1963, the year I got out of the army. Would you believe it was on a Hollywood Turret Press? How many of those are still around? Damn thing weighed about 60-70 pounds!

 

[GasGuzzler]

Unsure exactly. Probably 12 so here's a rare vote by a newbie.

 

[The Happy Kaboomer]

51 years........Started casting and loading at the same time. Was 18.