Combined Reloading Experience...

Edward429451 · July 29, 2012, 10:23 PM

I don't think this has been done here before. There is a lot of hand loaders on this forum and is a very good place to come for information. Personally, I have been loading for 42 years now. Wow that makes me feel old.

I wonder if everyone listed what experience they have in years, what the combined loading experience is on this board, in years. Add to it, keep a running tally. See what it is.

I have 42.

**Brian Pfleuger** · July 29, 2012, 10:57 PM

I'm at about.... 2.

oldpapps · July 29, 2012, 11:34 PM

I started when my dad gave me my set up on my 13th birthday. That will be fifty years a go the 4th of next month. Six days and I am old..... retired for eight years and broken.

Enjoy,

OSOK

PS,
Didn't know I was to list the whats and don't remember the whens.
Started with .222 Rem and 303 Brit. Added and dropped - 7.7 Jap, 7.5 Swiss, .30 Carb, 30-30, .38/357, 45-70, 30-40 Krag, .243, 7MM Mauser, 7MM Rem Mag. Dropped the .222 Rem. Added and continue - 9MM, 30.06, .308/7.62, .223/5.56, .32S&W, .38 S&W, 8MM Nambu, .45 ACP, .44 Mag, .40S&W and .300 BlackOut.
Not a shotgun person and don't count black powder. I know I've missed something.

OSOK

PPS,
New I forgot something.
Add .375 H&H Mag. Dabbled with .32Auto, .380Auto, 45 Colt, 6MM Rem, 350 Rem Mag and .458 Win Mag for a short time.

OSOK

Bwbraven · July 29, 2012, 11:36 PM

I have around 2 years

Ethan.G · July 29, 2012, 11:51 PM

at least 4 now, mostly rifle tho

Sport45 · July 30, 2012, 01:35 AM

If I've been loading one cartridge for 15 years and another for 10 does that make 25? If that's the case, put me down for around 80 years.

I think that brings our sum to about 180 years so far.

sigcurious · July 30, 2012, 01:35 AM

I am at T minus 4 days. The package with my equipment should arrive on Thursday!

(took me long enough, darn you life and other impulse buys!)

10-96 · July 30, 2012, 02:03 AM

14 years so far...... I don't know what's wrong with my math, but it looks like about 127 years so far on this thread.

Sport45, I don't think we ought to go into how many years we've been loading each caliber, some of us have loaded a hineyload of different ctg's and trying to put the math to mine alone could quite possibly make my brains esplode.

farmerboy · July 30, 2012, 02:08 AM

About 16 yrs here.

Edward429451 · July 30, 2012, 02:19 AM

I agree with 10-96, this should be a linear calculation with no parallels to be most accurate.

sob (sweet ole bill) · July 30, 2012, 04:02 AM

Been reloading shotgun since '57, pistol since '61, rifle since '63. 12 cal.
Yes,old.
SOB

impalacustom · July 30, 2012, 04:47 AM

Been doing it for 30 years here. Still making mistakes too, lol.

wogpotter · July 30, 2012, 08:37 AM

37 years, & acording to my logs 18,000 rounds in rifle calibers.
Just started pistol a few years back.

David Bachelder · July 30, 2012, 09:12 AM

About eight months.

603Country · July 30, 2012, 09:18 AM

32 years for me.

sundog · July 30, 2012, 09:28 AM

Started casting and hand loading in 1972 - 40 years. And still learning.

I load for at least 10 different hand cartridges (jacketed and cast) and at least 15 different rifle cartridges (jacketed and cast) as well as 16 and 12 guage shotgun (shot, buckshot, and slugs).

spacecoast · July 30, 2012, 09:36 AM

2 years, 8 months and 16,000 rounds for me - all pistol (or pistol caliber rifles)

jimkim · July 30, 2012, 09:43 AM

I'm only going to count 22. Before that I dabbled.

**Mal H** · July 30, 2012, 10:00 AM

Around 44 years for me.

1stmar · July 30, 2012, 10:21 AM

Handgun 18 years, rifle 10

PawPaw · July 30, 2012, 10:36 AM

Thirty-six years by my calculations.

huntinaz · July 30, 2012, 11:04 AM

Been loading seriously, on my own for 4 years now. Estimated the other day I've done ~20K rounds in that time frame. However, I helped my dad load for our hunting rifles throughout my childhood. In high school I loaded all my 243 ammunition which wasn't much, but I knew how to do it at that point. So it's kinda hard to put a real number on it. I wouldn't necessarily credit my childhood years as excellent experience, however I knew the basics of it since I was very young.

So, all in all ~ 18-20 years.

But only 4 years of serious reloading at a much higher volume and precision. I've learned more in the last 4 years than I did for the first 15. My dad loads strictly for economy. Minute of 6 inch diameter rock at 150 yards is about all he strives for and usually gets that with his first load for any given rifle. Say what you will about that, the man fills his tags and I ate a lot of deer and elk growing up.

So, average that as you see fit. I'd say at least 5-6 years. I didn't load much if at all in my undergraduate years, but it's not like you forget how to do it.

BigJimP · July 30, 2012, 03:18 PM

I think we're at about 468 yrs...

so I'll add my 52 yrs to it ....so new total is about 520 yrs...

g.willikers · July 30, 2012, 03:29 PM

When I started, I opened doors for young ladies.
Now, they open them for me.

math teacher · July 30, 2012, 03:31 PM

42 years for me.

July 29, 2012, 10:23 PM	#1
Edward429451 Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,457	Combined Reloading Experience... I don't think this has been done here before. There is a lot of hand loaders on this forum and is a very good place to come for information. Personally, I have been loading for 42 years now. Wow that makes me feel old. I wonder if everyone listed what experience they have in years, what the combined loading experience is on this board, in years. Add to it, keep a running tally. See what it is. I have 42. __________________ "Always place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark" Lazarus Long "Understand that the enemy is not the enemy in his own eyes ;this may offer you an opportunity to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate, and quickly." Lazarus Long

July 29, 2012, 10:57 PM	#2
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,515	I'm at about.... 2. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. -C.S. Lewis He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

July 29, 2012, 11:34 PM	#3
oldpapps Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 2011 Location: Middle America Posts: 297	I started when my dad gave me my set up on my 13th birthday. That will be fifty years a go the 4th of next month. Six days and I am old..... retired for eight years and broken. Enjoy, OSOK PS, Didn't know I was to list the whats and don't remember the whens. Started with .222 Rem and 303 Brit. Added and dropped - 7.7 Jap, 7.5 Swiss, .30 Carb, 30-30, .38/357, 45-70, 30-40 Krag, .243, 7MM Mauser, 7MM Rem Mag. Dropped the .222 Rem. Added and continue - 9MM, 30.06, .308/7.62, .223/5.56, .32S&W, .38 S&W, 8MM Nambu, .45 ACP, .44 Mag, .40S&W and .300 BlackOut. Not a shotgun person and don't count black powder. I know I've missed something. OSOK PPS, New I forgot something. Add .375 H&H Mag. Dabbled with .32Auto, .380Auto, 45 Colt, 6MM Rem, 350 Rem Mag and .458 Win Mag for a short time. OSOK Last edited by oldpapps; July 30, 2012 at 01:05 PM. Reason: Added data.

July 30, 2012, 01:35 AM	#6
Sport45 Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 1999 Location: Too close to Houston Posts: 3,957	If I've been loading one cartridge for 15 years and another for 10 does that make 25? If that's the case, put me down for around 80 years. I think that brings our sum to about 180 years so far. __________________ Proud member of the NRA and Texas State Rifle Association. Registered and active voter.

July 30, 2012, 02:03 AM	#8
10-96 Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: Tx Panhandle Territory Posts: 2,863	14 years so far...... I don't know what's wrong with my math, but it looks like about 127 years so far on this thread. Sport45, I don't think we ought to go into how many years we've been loading each caliber, some of us have loaded a hineyload of different ctg's and trying to put the math to mine alone could quite possibly make my brains esplode. __________________ Rednecks... Keeping the woods critter-free since March 2, 1836. (TX Independence Day) I'm going to use the words "clip" and "Long Colt" every chance I get. It grinds my gears to see new members attacked when we all know dang good and well what's being refered to.

July 29, 2012, 11:36 PM	#4
Bwbraven Member Join Date: August 23, 2011 Posts: 42	I have around 2 years

July 29, 2012, 11:51 PM	#5
Ethan.G Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2012 Posts: 127	at least 4 now, mostly rifle tho

July 30, 2012, 01:35 AM	#7
sigcurious Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2011 Posts: 1,640	I am at T minus 4 days. The package with my equipment should arrive on Thursday! (took me long enough, darn you life and other impulse buys!)

July 30, 2012, 02:08 AM	#9
farmerboy Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 1,343	About 16 yrs here.

July 30, 2012, 02:19 AM	#10
Edward429451 Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,457	I agree with 10-96, this should be a linear calculation with no parallels to be most accurate. __________________ "Always place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark" Lazarus Long "Understand that the enemy is not the enemy in his own eyes ;this may offer you an opportunity to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate, and quickly." Lazarus Long

July 30, 2012, 04:02 AM	#11
sob (sweet ole bill) Member Join Date: October 13, 2008 Location: coastal North Carolina Posts: 65	Years Been reloading shotgun since '57, pistol since '61, rifle since '63. 12 cal. Yes,old. SOB

July 30, 2012, 04:47 AM	#12
impalacustom Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2009 Posts: 469	Been doing it for 30 years here. Still making mistakes too, lol.

July 30, 2012, 08:37 AM	#13
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 2,063	37 years, & acording to my logs 18,000 rounds in rifle calibers. Just started pistol a few years back. __________________ Allan Quartermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

July 30, 2012, 09:12 AM	#14
David Bachelder Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2011 Location: Trinity, Texas Posts: 409	About eight months. __________________ David Bachelder Rookie reloader, but learning fast Trinity, Texas I load, 9mm Luger, .40, 38 S&W, .38 Special, .357, .45ACP, .45 Colt, .243 and 30-06

July 30, 2012, 09:18 AM	#15
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 1,709	32 years for me.

July 30, 2012, 09:28 AM	#16
sundog Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 1999 Location: Green Country, OK Posts: 715	Started casting and hand loading in 1972 - 40 years. And still learning. I load for at least 10 different hand cartridges (jacketed and cast) and at least 15 different rifle cartridges (jacketed and cast) as well as 16 and 12 guage shotgun (shot, buckshot, and slugs). __________________ safety first

July 30, 2012, 09:36 AM	#17
spacecoast Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Sunshine and Keystone States Posts: 3,405	2 years, 8 months and 16,000 rounds for me - all pistol (or pistol caliber rifles) __________________ My guns include S&W and Colt revolvers, Colt and Ruger pistols, Remington 870 shotgun, Henry and Marlin .22LR rifles, Hi-Point 9mm carbine and Lancaster Arms AK. I reload handgun rounds with a Lee hand press, over 18K rounds since Nov. 2009 with nary a squib nor kaboom.

July 30, 2012, 09:43 AM	#18
jimkim Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2008 Location: middle GA Posts: 319	I'm only going to count 22. Before that I dabbled. __________________ Jan. 4, 2007 gasoline $2.10 gal....HMMM?

July 30, 2012, 10:00 AM	#19
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern VA Posts: 14,083	Around 44 years for me.

July 30, 2012, 10:21 AM	#20
1stmar Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 447	Handgun 18 years, rifle 10

July 30, 2012, 10:36 AM	#21
PawPaw Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2010 Location: Central Louisiana Posts: 2,634	Thirty-six years by my calculations. __________________ Dennis Dezendorf http://pawpawshouse.blogspot.com

July 30, 2012, 11:04 AM	#22
huntinaz Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2010 Location: az Posts: 862	Been loading seriously, on my own for 4 years now. Estimated the other day I've done ~20K rounds in that time frame. However, I helped my dad load for our hunting rifles throughout my childhood. In high school I loaded all my 243 ammunition which wasn't much, but I knew how to do it at that point. So it's kinda hard to put a real number on it. I wouldn't necessarily credit my childhood years as excellent experience, however I knew the basics of it since I was very young. So, all in all ~ 18-20 years. But only 4 years of serious reloading at a much higher volume and precision. I've learned more in the last 4 years than I did for the first 15. My dad loads strictly for economy. Minute of 6 inch diameter rock at 150 yards is about all he strives for and usually gets that with his first load for any given rifle. Say what you will about that, the man fills his tags and I ate a lot of deer and elk growing up. So, average that as you see fit. I'd say at least 5-6 years. I didn't load much if at all in my undergraduate years, but it's not like you forget how to do it. __________________ Wanted: 50 Beowulf Brass, .500 cal bullets "Once you quit hearing sir and ma'am, the rest is soon to follow." - Cormack McCarthy "I'm just an average Joe, although I did score 4 touchdowns in one game..."-Al Bundy

July 30, 2012, 03:18 PM	#23
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 9,963	I think we're at about 468 yrs... so I'll add my 52 yrs to it ....so new total is about 520 yrs...

July 30, 2012, 03:29 PM	#24
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 2,544	When I started, I opened doors for young ladies. Now, they open them for me. __________________ Lock the doors, they're coming in the windows.

July 30, 2012, 03:31 PM	#25
math teacher Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2012 Posts: 241	42 years for me.