When I decided to start handloading I picked up the manual "The ABC's of modern reloading by Richard Lee.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/da...c0af156c7be10ef55951d51471d5dd.jpg?1679530563 I think I can hit a target but I need to get new bullets as the ones here are having a hard time getting to the x ring, I think they are afraid of it.
Before handloading I spent a few years in the Service (Army 12B4) Worked in Central America and Germany. Most of the time dealing with explosives and destruction of ammo and explosives. Note those are my young and foolish days when jumping out of perfectly good helicopters and repelling off cliffs was considered fun!
I hear you brother.
Around here, you're not old, unless you're a tree!Welcome from a fellow who also lives in Bloomington but not from Bloomington.
If you have a tough time finding like minded people around here, I am available at times for a cup of coffee or a beer and to talk firearms and/or reloading. Though I don't load rifle...
I'm older than some here, younger than others. Probably in the oldest 20% would be my guess.
If you figure out the cost per round in ammo and if you go for 5 days shooting plus travel, figure now days a dollar per mile to $1.50 per mile so $3000. Figure your going to need 500 rounds of ammo per day, food, drinks, fuel and lodging. I have had a few hunt quit early as not enough ammo so a 5 day hunt should have 3000 round of ammo.
That’s pretty good towns.
Old days of shooting I would include the cost of a new barrel for one gun at least. Reloading/Handloading will reduce your cost per round on the bigger stuff but even on the little .223 you can get your cost down to .40 cents per round by buying right. The 6's are a bit more in the .50 to .80 per round, not counting brass. As for dog towns we would never shoot more than one day at them and we started our shooting at 350 yards out to 800 yards to keep them unaware of us shooting at them. If you got close they would hide and few would show themselves. So the farther away they were more shooting for you, which added to more accurate rifles and ammo.
I hear you brother.
I spent a few years wearing a tree suit but most of my time was "swinging with the wing".
I was G.S.E. (ground support equipment) for a squadron of F4J Phantoms based out of "Beautiful Beaufort down by the sea".
I played around with a lot of fun stuff, like bombs and missiles, liquid oxygen and nitrogen...but I will leave E.O.D. to the bonafide crazies!
Thank you for your service
