oldbear1950
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Do Ya'll remember the first caliber and gun you reloaded for?
For me was 1976, I was stationed at the COAST GUARD base in Kodiak, AK, and purchased a Marlin 1895 45-70, used of course.
Did not want to run into a brown bear. I shoot left handed, none of the two gun shops carried any left handed gun, much less one capable of handling a brown bear.
But no one carried 45-70 ammo up there either. So I went looking for a used reloading press, (after talking with my brother, who had been reloading since he was about 15) was a used RCBS rock chucker, single stage press, RCBS DIES, bullets, primers, and 3031 powder. That was the only powder I could get that was listed in my speer nbr 9 manual, and could find locally.
I have been loading ever since
For me was 1976, I was stationed at the COAST GUARD base in Kodiak, AK, and purchased a Marlin 1895 45-70, used of course.
Did not want to run into a brown bear. I shoot left handed, none of the two gun shops carried any left handed gun, much less one capable of handling a brown bear.
But no one carried 45-70 ammo up there either. So I went looking for a used reloading press, (after talking with my brother, who had been reloading since he was about 15) was a used RCBS rock chucker, single stage press, RCBS DIES, bullets, primers, and 3031 powder. That was the only powder I could get that was listed in my speer nbr 9 manual, and could find locally.
I have been loading ever since