My girls (7&12) wanted to help me again. They were seating primers this time on some .223 Lapua Brass.
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Re: My Girls wanted to help again.
Quality time! How neat would it be if more parents took the time to introduce their children to reloading/shooting while the kids are young and attentive...if you get them on the right track when they are young, it will be much easier to KEEP them on the right track as they mature.
I have been reloading since 1964. My son and daughter were taught to shoot from age six. They also "helped" (always under my supervision...as I see you are also a "hands on" parent). My 11 year old grandson spends a lot of time with me...reloading, shooting, and hunting. Few things bring as much joy to an old man as "Quality Time" spent with his Grandson!
I would make one suggestion (I know it is none of my business, and I mean no disrespect). Please get some inexpensive shooting glasses for your girls to wear while they are handling primers. When my children were helping me, years ago, neither they nor I wore protective glasses while reloading. In 1984, I had a primer detonate while seating it in a .38 Special case on a single stage press similar to yours. I got some debris in my right eye. Luckily, I was able to wash the particles out of my eye with no permanent damage. Since then, I (and anyone else in the room) wear some type of eye protection when reloading(just like we do when shooting). Those beautiful girls are only issued one pair of beautiful eyes!
Quality time! How neat would it be if more parents took the time to introduce their children to reloading/shooting while the kids are young and attentive...if you get them on the right track when they are young, it will be much easier to KEEP them on the right track as they mature.
I have been reloading since 1964. My son and daughter were taught to shoot from age six. They also "helped" (always under my supervision...as I see you are also a "hands on" parent). My 11 year old grandson spends a lot of time with me...reloading, shooting, and hunting. Few things bring as much joy to an old man as "Quality Time" spent with his Grandson!
I would make one suggestion (I know it is none of my business, and I mean no disrespect). Please get some inexpensive shooting glasses for your girls to wear while they are handling primers. When my children were helping me, years ago, neither they nor I wore protective glasses while reloading. In 1984, I had a primer detonate while seating it in a .38 Special case on a single stage press similar to yours. I got some debris in my right eye. Luckily, I was able to wash the particles out of my eye with no permanent damage. Since then, I (and anyone else in the room) wear some type of eye protection when reloading(just like we do when shooting). Those beautiful girls are only issued one pair of beautiful eyes!
Re: My Girls wanted to help again.
Very Nice!
Of my four, Only my 11 year-old and 4 year-old daughters have shown any interest.
Good on ya!
Very Nice!
Of my four, Only my 11 year-old and 4 year-old daughters have shown any interest.
Good on ya!
Re: My Girls wanted to help again.
Thanks! They were on the bench- used part of the time till the older one got the camera out. My bad
Thanks! They were on the bench- used part of the time till the older one got the camera out. My bad
Re: My Girls wanted to help again.
that is awesome guys~!
that is awesome guys~!
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You guys sure raise 'em right in TX!
You guys sure raise 'em right in TX!
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We aint playin- just sayin!
We aint playin- just sayin!
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Back in the 80s & 90s when we were all shooting 3 gun IPSC, I had both our daughters and my wife helping pull the handle on the RockChucker.
Wonderful "together time".
Back in the 80s & 90s when we were all shooting 3 gun IPSC, I had both our daughters and my wife helping pull the handle on the RockChucker.
Wonderful "together time".
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Looking at those pics takes me back to when I was about the same age. My dad used to shoot trap and had a full length resizer/primer decapper that I have put literally tens of thousands of RXP, WW and Fed. hulls thru. It was nothing to load 500rnds in an evening. I would be sitting next to my dad resizing/decapping and he would be loading them as fast as I could decap them.
I had completely forgot about that till I saw the pics of your kids. Thank you for helping me remember.
Looking at those pics takes me back to when I was about the same age. My dad used to shoot trap and had a full length resizer/primer decapper that I have put literally tens of thousands of RXP, WW and Fed. hulls thru. It was nothing to load 500rnds in an evening. I would be sitting next to my dad resizing/decapping and he would be loading them as fast as I could decap them.
I had completely forgot about that till I saw the pics of your kids. Thank you for helping me remember.
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Here is my little helper. She is so careful and listens to instructions. I hear that changes around puberty, but as for now I will enjoy it. She told me she wants to run the "fast" one aka Hornady Lock and Load. lol
Resizing Brass
Seating bullets
Finished Product
Here is my little helper. She is so careful and listens to instructions. I hear that changes around puberty, but as for now I will enjoy it. She told me she wants to run the "fast" one aka Hornady Lock and Load. lol
Resizing Brass
Seating bullets
Finished Product
