Sorta peaceful, what we do....

[Bugkiller99]

Was out in the garage sizing and priming some brass, eventually going to work up some loads. Had to wait until evening, as it is hotter than well you know.

Just beginning to reload, and I am beginning to discover some of the "other" enjoyable parts of reloading. Not just the actual product, but the process, and its quietness and solitude. Better half understands the need for no distractions, so I am left alone (or maybe its because it is hotter then h*** Took a moment between calibers to enjoy the peacefulness....crickets, train off in the distance.....

Think I'm gonna like this

 

[fyimo]

I find reloading and fly tying to be very similar because they both are relaxing and bring pride when you use the finish product.

 

[Nevada Ed]

Got to love it............
I do ammo, flys and also Salmon spinners...............

and they all work !!

Now if I could just learn home made bread and biscuits.

When a youngster I listened to the train and crickets in the summer when we went and visited friends up in Red Bluff, California. It gets warm up there too.

 

[snubbyfan]

That's how I feel about leatherwork, it's relaxing and rewarding. Now that the music festival's done, I can start getting caught up. I've got clients for a pair of moccasins and a sling for a Hawkin flintlock rifle I'm working on right now.

 

[rwsmith]

Zen and the art of reloading

Time for a Haiku.....

I work the handle
Aware of all around me
Feel the new cartridge

 

[RussellD]

Reloading allows me to relax and focus on something I enjoy. The pride of the finished product far exceeds the cost savings.

 

[BobR1]

You can still expand into Casting your own bullets. That should be as enjoyable as reloading.
I have a brand new custom made 375 grain WFP Gas Check mold for my 480 Ruger I need to break in, and get to making bullets to practice with. We are down to 92 days left till Deer Season.

Bob

 

[MichiganScott]

The last thing you want when reloading is to feel rushed or distracted.

The quietness and solitude is the reason I've never bought a progressive press, even though I sometimes need to load several thousand rounds to last a summer. That and it gives me something to do during our nine month long winter.

 

[hotrod150]

I wish I could make my own smokeless powder! This supply shortage is ticking me off!

 

[Bugkiller99]

You can still expand into Casting your own bullets. That should be as enjoyable as reloading.

I'm considering that also. Visited a friend who casts and he let me cast a few hundred rounds. I never noticed he had walked away until I was done.

 

[Waywatcher]

Time for a Haiku.....

I work the handle
Aware of all around me
Feel the new cartridge

My turn;

Ram goes up and down
A spent cartridge is renewed
Time flows reloading

 

[SMSgt]

Poetry, a hard way to say something simple.

It's too hot here in S. FL even in the evening so I bought a Lee hand press and prep all my handgun cases in my Laziboy.

 

[gregintenn]

I've always enjoyed the process of making something I can use.

 

[tlay]

I just happened to come from my reloading. I was working on some military 7.62 x 51 (308), and I agree about what you are saying. I close my reloading room door, turn on some 60s rock, and work on some loads forgetting about the hassles of the day. This is my stress relief.

 

[smokindog]

The Wheels on the Bus!!!!

The cases in the press go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The cases in the press go round and round
Reloading is fun.

(Point forefinger down and swirl in circular motion)

​

The handle on the press goes up and down
up and down, up and down
The handle on the press goes up and down
Reloading is fun.

(Extend arm and move up and down)​

The primers in the case go pop, pop pop.
pop, pop pop; pop, pop pop
The primers in the case go pop, pop pop.
Reloading is fun.

(Pop hand on/off open mouth to make pop)​

The powder in the press goes "Drop, drop, drop,
Drop, drop, drop, Drop, drop, drop,"
The powder in the press goes "Drop, drop, drop"
Reloading is fun.

(Raise hands and wiggle fingers as you lower them)​

The bullets on the case goes "Seat, seat, seat,
Seat, seat, seat, Seat, seat, seat"
The bullets on the case goes "Seat, seat, seat"
Reloading is fun.

(Pretend to push the bullet into the case with the palm of one hand over the other)​

The ammo in the gun goes "Bang, bang, bang,
Bang, bang, bang, Bang, bang, bang"
The ammo in the gun goes "Bang, bang, bang"
Reloading is fun.

(Pretend to shoot your favorite gun!)​

 

[tlay]

Next you will be singing a song I heard back in the 60s,
They are coming to take me away haha, to the funny farm.

 

[mikld]

And to think, some reload to "save money"...

 

[blujax01]

"There was a young man from Kent..."

Oops, wrong poem.

 

[Bkreutz]

Next you will be singing a song I heard back in the 60s,
They are coming to take me away haha, to the funny farm.

Where life is beautiful all day long and we'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats.

 

[stu1ritter]

I like clean white coats. I wear mine while I peacefully reload.
Stu
:~)