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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ Didn't realize I had so many empty hulls |
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Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:25 pm
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Joined: 25 Feb 2006
Posts: 102
Location: Boulder City, NV
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O.K., so I went a little bit overboard. Started reloading about a week and a half ago, getting ready for dove season. My nephew is going along (his first shoot ever) so I thought I'd load a little extra to account for his expected inability to hit the little zig-zaggin' sonofaguns. Finally took the time to count the amount of shells I'd loaded, in four gauges, and found I'd cranked out almost 2000 rounds -- for a five-day hunt.
Uh, that's 200 rounds for each of us per day. Even as bad as I shoot, and I expect he'll shoot, I think that'll be enough for us to bag our ten bird limits. Is it just me, or do some of you also find reloading to be therapy? |
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Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:30 pm
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Joined: 28 Dec 2005
Posts: 2016
Location: Glendale, AZ
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Brother-I am most certainly NOT suggesting a specific diagnosis but you might check for the nearest obsessive-compulsive reloader's disorder support group
"Hi, I'm Haiwee and I reloaded 583 16g shells last night"
"Welcome Haiwee" |
_________________ Drew Hause
http://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home |
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Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:29 pm
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Joined: 23 Nov 2005
Posts: 435
Location: Illinois (in the burbs of St. Louis)
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Haiwee:
I've been known to reload a couple of thousand shells in one gauge or another over a 4-5 day period and then shoot them up in about 3 weekends. Lots of stress (students, administrators, colleagues) and wanting to support the firearm industry
Best part - shells kept in proper storage will last a lifetime. Here's hoping you have the opportunity to expend them all
my motto - burn powder and hurl Pb every chance you get! |
_________________ good shooting.....
Dr. 16 Gauge |
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