Westicle,
I do not feel your friend was a fool or an idiot. We was misled by someone who thought he was an authority. Sorry some have decided to go that way.
I was taught reloading by an old timer who had about 50 years of press time under his belt. Everytime I asked about a load, he would turn around a pull down a manual. This use to make me think the old guy's memory was going until one day I went into a very repected gunshop in town. I asked the clerk, who was also the owner, what load he recommended for a particular rifle/bullet combination. To my surprise, he turned around and pulled out a manual from behind the counter.
The best words of advice I learned about reloading have been:
"Remember nothing, except where to look it up".
Those pictures made me want to go hug my Garand and M1A.
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Joe Portale
Tucson, Arizona Territory
"Even now in heaven there are angles carrying savage weapons".
- St Paul
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