Very good day of reloading.

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I had a pleasant surprise when my 6 yr old granddaughter asked if she could help me reload some .357magnums.

I started to say no then thought why not. I know she is only 6 but I was only 12 when my father started teaching me. She did really good, probably better than I did when Dad started teaching me.

We had a very pleasant morning and she, with some help, loaded about 75 rounds of .357mag.

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I look forward to many more reloading sessions with my new student and helper. It was the best way to spend the day I could think of.


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She then wanted to know when she could help me shoot them? That will have to come a little later.
Just wanted to share!
 

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Well I can remember sitting on my pop's knee when I was around 3 or so and he was on long change. When he would reload for his 30-06, and 30 Carbine, I was the brass and primer man.

I was hunting at 6 and loading my own and his ammo at 8 with him sitting there beside me watching everything like a hawk. All we had was an old Wells single stage which I still have, but it loaded and still does, very accurate ammo. Wasn't fast but it was productive time spent together.

Since around 10 or so I have been going at it for just about everything we had then and what I own now. I sure do miss pop though and I think he would have a ball with the casting and the progressive press I have now.

Your on the right track, start them young and get them interested and you will have a pardner for life. Just be sure when you load next time to do up some light weight mouse fart loads for her to try out. With a little help from you she might just surprise you.
 
HHmmmm
train her how to resize/deprime, tell her she has to work on that for the first 6 months until she gets good at it. :evil::D


Automated depriming tool, just supply Ice cream!

Just kidding, that would be mean.

Good to get her interested at a young age.
Future generations need new shooters.
 
It's a great feeling to teach a new generation. I have a 14 year old nephew that was helping me sort and size brass when he was 11. And my daughter was pulling the handle (on an empty press) when she was 1.5 years old, and she sized a few pieces of 9x19 at 2.5 years old. I think by the time she's 12 she'll be teaching me!
 
That is cool. Glad you had a good day with her.

My daughter has taken up the interest in shooting handguns and has also started to learn how to reload with me. She is 28 yrs old. Always good to pass down what we know to the next generation.

We managed to crank out 500 rounds yesterday. 300 9mm, 100 each 38 SP and 357 Mag rounds.
 
Started my kids before they were mine. 5 and 8. They only load with me tanning there and I watch everything. They also wears neoprene gloves.
 
Very Good Sir..!!!

I plan on doing the same thing, but my oldest Grandson is just 3 Yrs old.....
I hope he does better than I did when I was very young, my Dad told me I was (helping?) him do a brake job on a car, he was working and I was dropping the lug nuts down a Crayfish (Crawdad) hole that was so deep he had to get a shovel and dig a few feet down..!!!
I wonder if I got in trouble then???? :eek::)

I enjoy teaching my Grandchildren and so should you.....Great Job!!


TxDon
 
My daughter is 7. She loves to sit at my redding and size/deprime pistol brass. She hasn't gone through the whole process from start to end, but we'll get there. It's time well spent and makes for great memories.
 
Thank you all, in the third picture she said "Grampa, I can see where the bullet ends", she's going to be a good student.

When she gets old enough to start shooting I'll let her start with my .327 FM loaded down to 32 S&W starting loads, It won't take to much to get the bullet out a 3"barrel of my SP101.

I can't wait but she has to learn safety with an empty gun before I hand her a loaded one. (in a few more years)

All in good time.
 
That's really awesome! It's so important that we involve our children in the sports and hobbies that are associated with firearms, rather than alienating them.

All 5 of my boys, my daughter, and my wife would reload with me. Mow I have my grand children involved. The boys and my daughter were capable of loading unassisted on the Mec. 600 Jr. by around 7 or 8 yrs. of age. But I always get them started around age 2 or so, by helping me seat bullets. It doesn't involve anything more than pulling the handle, but it's enough to at least get them interested and involved.

Despite having taught everyone in my family how to reload, they still depend on me to keep them supplied with ammo. I'm still trying to figure this one out, where did I go wrong?

GS
 
Despite having taught everyone in my family how to reload, they still depend on me to keep them supplied with ammo. I'm still trying to figure this one out, where did I go wrong?
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That's funny as hell
Hopefully my granddaughter will have the same good memories I had with my Dad. My son never had the interest in loading, he sure likes shooting mine though. I know exactly what you mean.
 
gamestalker

Despite having taught everyone in my family how to reload, they still depend on me to keep them supplied with ammo. I'm still trying to figure this one out, where did I go wrong?

GS
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I' sure inside your proud of them and are very happy they rely and trust you that much..!!!
( It's a good feeling to be needed even though it keeps you busy....but I'm sure you already know/feel that way.)

Keep up the good work and stay safe.

TxD
 
Great story....I'll bet 'Show & Tell' at school will be interesting. That ought to make the teacher's head spin!!
 
Those are the memories that will be cherished. I look forward to making similar memories with my son at the bench. He is two right now and I look forward to getting him down there with me as often as I can.

Thanks for sharing this with us.
 
Great post and a great subject, tightgroup.

It brought back a lot of great memories. I used to reload shotgun shells with my older brother, who was a great teacher. I was around 11 or 12 at that time, and we always reloaded on Friday evenings, in prep for pheasant hunting on the weekend. He always made me feel good about being his helper. He passed 2 years ago, and I miss him every day.

When I got older, I had 2 daughters of my own, and when the time came, I taught them how to reload shotgun shells. I'd get us some sodas and a big bag of chips, and we would have a great time together, and I think it made them feel important.

I'm now 59 years old, and my daughters are 33 and 29. I have 2 grandsons who live in Texas, and I only see them a couple times a year.

This summer when they come up to stay with Grandpa, we are going to bring out the reloader and have some fun.

Thanks for a great post!! and some great memories.
 
I can see them fine. I didn't see the pic of Tightgroup Tiger though, (***WARNING*** bland, very unoriginal joke ahead) maybe the camera broke during that one?.
 
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