Steve Redgewell: My family was poor when I was a child and yet I fell in love with shooting Rifles. I taught myself to "re-load" Rifle cartridges starting when I was 12 years old (1959)! My mentor was a fellow at the local sport shop in Renton, Washington (Stan Hickoks then he moved to Seattle Sporting Goods). He gave me a set of "hand dies" (Lee IIRC) in caliber 30/06 which was the only centerfire Rifle in my family at the time. I do remember my first pound of surplus powder cost me 99 cents! Anyway handloading was even cheaper back then than the very affordable prices (compared to today!) of factory ammo. Started out with and stayed with Nosler Partitions in that family 30/06. "Handloading" has been a very rewarding, relaxing and at times necessary "hobby" for me. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
