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Gewehr98 · August 24, 2007, 02:38 AM

Johnny feels the need to palpitate the thread closure trigger on this one.

Looking at the thread and distilling it to the fundamentals, we're discussing pride of craftsmanship with respect to handloading. Wildalaska may throw in some abstract terms, but I know exactly what he's saying, and I ain't the sharpest tool in the drawer.

I sometimes feel guilty taking my creations to the range and friring them off. One could consider them pieces of art, in a not-so-abstract point of view. Heck, I pamper my brass almost as much as I do the rifle that launches them. I'll have a gallon milk jug of soapy water sitting next to the bench Saturday, along with a decapping die in the hand press to knock the primers out before the brass gets dropped in the suds for the ride home. While I have good reasons to do so, that's got to rank right up there with obsessive behavior, bar none.

And older handloader once told me if my handloads looked good wsith respect to dimensions, numbers, and physical appearance, chances are they would shoot well, too. As much time and effort as I spend crafting my little combinations of brass, lead, and powder, I cannot disagree with what I've since discovered to be a truism.

August 24, 2007, 02:38 AM	#41
Gewehr98 Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2000 Location: Token Creek, WI Posts: 4,067	I guess I don't understand why... Johnny feels the need to palpitate the thread closure trigger on this one. Looking at the thread and distilling it to the fundamentals, we're discussing pride of craftsmanship with respect to handloading. Wildalaska may throw in some abstract terms, but I know exactly what he's saying, and I ain't the sharpest tool in the drawer. I sometimes feel guilty taking my creations to the range and friring them off. One could consider them pieces of art, in a not-so-abstract point of view. Heck, I pamper my brass almost as much as I do the rifle that launches them. I'll have a gallon milk jug of soapy water sitting next to the bench Saturday, along with a decapping die in the hand press to knock the primers out before the brass gets dropped in the suds for the ride home. While I have good reasons to do so, that's got to rank right up there with obsessive behavior, bar none. And older handloader once told me if my handloads looked good wsith respect to dimensions, numbers, and physical appearance, chances are they would shoot well, too. As much time and effort as I spend crafting my little combinations of brass, lead, and powder, I cannot disagree with what I've since discovered to be a truism.