I may have had some interest in reloading since childhood but never pursued it until my fifties.
Dad was a reloader, caster and many other talents were observed over the years.
I must have asked him about getting into the hobby in the 80's.
Still have the book he gave me, Complete Guide To Handloading, circa 1937 that he insisted complete reading before he would show me anything, yet I watched him many times casting bullets, reloading and shooting.
Sadly, Dad passed suddenly before we could bond at the bench.
Fast forward to this millennium a few years before retirement I started.....with my Dad's tools, old dies, a Rockchucker II, scales, bench etc. even an old Pacific press that has been put to use, well, just because.
I have added other useful tools to the addiction also.Dies of coarse, an electronic scale and some other minor things.
Been doing it for about 10 years or so, could tell you if I had kept records back then like I do now!
A picture of said book. In the book, inside cover on left side is a picture of Harry M. Pope talking with the author.