We are wizards!

Kayser · September 10, 2011, 10:50 PM

On the way back from the range today, my buddies and I got to talking about reloading. As the discussion went on, it suddenly struck me - we are all wizards!

Consider. We all have a dark lair of some description

We have a formidable set of arcane devices and frimframs

We have spellbooks

We have our spell reagents

Sometimes we conjure horrible abominations by accident

But usually we create something of beauty

It all makes sense!

Jim243 · September 10, 2011, 11:17 PM

I think Wizards are suppost to do it with a magic wand or some kind of spoken spell. I don't think reloading presses would qualify us for that status.

Jim

m&p45acp10+1 · September 10, 2011, 11:33 PM

I am refered to more of as a mad scientist, than a wizzard.

hooligan1 · September 11, 2011, 08:59 AM

My you don't want to know what my wife calls us!!!heheheh

TX Hunter · September 11, 2011, 12:05 PM

You picked a good Powder anyway, IMR 4895 is a good chioce.

CWKahrFan · September 11, 2011, 12:16 PM

I hear you...

Jim243 · September 11, 2011, 12:33 PM

Quote:

I am refered to more of as a mad scientist, than a wizzard

Now that I can relate to. Now where did I put that cauldron.

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Double, Double, Toil and Trouble.

Jim

mikld · September 11, 2011, 12:34 PM

And of course the incantations, "2.7 gr. Bullseye, 2.7 gr. Bullseye..."

armoredman · September 11, 2011, 12:50 PM

I do have a cauldron that is full of molten metal...my lead pot.

Jim243 · September 11, 2011, 12:55 PM

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I do have a cauldron that is full of molten metal...my lead pot.

You are truly a Wizard then.

Jim

CWKahrFan · September 11, 2011, 12:58 PM

Yep... Turning lead into gold... That's the main thing.
I even use a preparation called "Universal Powder"...

Magnum Wheel Man · September 13, 2011, 10:08 AM

I think of it more like "rocket science"

serf 'rett · September 13, 2011, 11:12 AM

I consider reloading to be more along the lines of alchemy. The alchemist was often working on changing base metals to gold or to discover the elixir of perpetual youth. His processes were focused on changing one thing into another; especially, the seemingly miraculous power or process of changing a thing into something better (tighter groups, less or more bang, flash, roar, etcetera).

Edward429451 · September 13, 2011, 01:46 PM

I suppose it is the simplest form of rocketry, so it is Rocket Science.

Poodleshooter · September 13, 2011, 02:10 PM

Yeah, we're alchemists alright. We turn gold into loud noises and holes in paper.

Midway,Powder Valley and Wideners took all of my gold.

abber · September 13, 2011, 02:25 PM

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Yeah, we're alchemists alright. We turn gold into loud noises and holes in paper.

And canned goods scattered all over the countryside....

**Unclenick** · September 13, 2011, 03:14 PM

I think it depends on how smart you are in your approach to loading. The word "wizard" comes from the same root as "wise", so a wise-ard, as it were, would have to apply wisdom. The magic wands are mainly in the children's stories, though we handloaders do seem to have ones that often come with magazines.

I've been called something close to a wise-ard before, except the last two letters were different and both the same.

hulley · September 13, 2011, 04:35 PM

That was awesome! I like it, I ok with that!

September 10, 2011, 10:50 PM	#1
Kayser Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Illinois :( Posts: 550	We are wizards! On the way back from the range today, my buddies and I got to talking about reloading. As the discussion went on, it suddenly struck me - we are all wizards! Consider. We all have a dark lair of some description We have a formidable set of arcane devices and frimframs We have spellbooks We have our spell reagents Sometimes we conjure horrible abominations by accident But usually we create something of beauty It all makes sense!

September 10, 2011, 11:33 PM	#3
m&p45acp10+1 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,946	I am refered to more of as a mad scientist, than a wizzard. __________________ No matter how many times you do it and nothing happens it only takes something going wrong one time to kill you.

September 11, 2011, 08:59 AM	#4
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,619	My you don't want to know what my wife calls us!!!heheheh __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry. Last edited by hooligan1; September 11, 2011 at 04:06 PM.

September 11, 2011, 12:58 PM	#11
CWKahrFan Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2010 Posts: 2,016	Yep... Turning lead into gold... That's the main thing. I even use a preparation called "Universal Powder"... Last edited by CWKahrFan; September 11, 2011 at 01:03 PM.

September 13, 2011, 11:12 AM	#13
serf 'rett Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2009 Location: Stuttgart, AR Posts: 1,569	Alchemist I consider reloading to be more along the lines of alchemy. The alchemist was often working on changing base metals to gold or to discover the elixir of perpetual youth. His processes were focused on changing one thing into another; especially, the seemingly miraculous power or process of changing a thing into something better (tighter groups, less or more bang, flash, roar, etcetera).

September 10, 2011, 11:17 PM	#2
Jim243 Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2009 Location: Just off Route 66 Posts: 5,067	I think Wizards are suppost to do it with a magic wand or some kind of spoken spell. I don't think reloading presses would qualify us for that status. Jim

September 11, 2011, 12:05 PM	#5
TX Hunter Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2010 Location: East Texas USA Posts: 1,805	You picked a good Powder anyway, IMR 4895 is a good chioce.

September 11, 2011, 12:16 PM	#6
CWKahrFan Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2010 Posts: 2,016	I hear you...

September 11, 2011, 12:34 PM	#8
mikld Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2009 Location: Southern Oregon! Posts: 2,891	And of course the incantations, "2.7 gr. Bullseye, 2.7 gr. Bullseye..."

September 11, 2011, 12:50 PM	#9
armoredman Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,480	I do have a cauldron that is full of molten metal...my lead pot.

September 13, 2011, 10:08 AM	#12
Magnum Wheel Man Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2006 Location: Southern Minnesota Posts: 9,333	I think of it more like "rocket science"

September 13, 2011, 01:46 PM	#14
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	I suppose it is the simplest form of rocketry, so it is Rocket Science.

September 13, 2011, 02:10 PM	#15
Poodleshooter Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2000 Location: Floating down the James River in VA Posts: 2,599	Yeah, we're alchemists alright. We turn gold into loud noises and holes in paper. Midway,Powder Valley and Wideners took all of my gold.

September 13, 2011, 03:14 PM	#17
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,733	I think it depends on how smart you are in your approach to loading. The word "wizard" comes from the same root as "wise", so a wise-ard, as it were, would have to apply wisdom. The magic wands are mainly in the children's stories, though we handloaders do seem to have ones that often come with magazines. I've been called something close to a wise-ard before, except the last two letters were different and both the same. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

September 13, 2011, 04:35 PM	#18
hulley Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2008 Location: Hoschton, Ga. Posts: 726	That was awesome! I like it, I ok with that!