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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Retired Educator" data-source="post: 203001" data-attributes="member: 3373">Agree with the others on here about members of NDA. Another option, do you have friends who shoot or hunt? Visit with them if you do. At this time of year there are the majority of Hunter Safety classes occurring. How about signing up for one of them, explain to the instructors your reason for taking the class and I bet one of them would love to help you get started. The class is listed as Hunter Safety but a large portion of the class is Gun Safety and Gun Handling.Reloading is really pretty easy if you can read a manual. A little guidance to begin with and you will catch on quickly. Making sure you don't overload is the biggest rule for reloading. More is not always better when you're talking powder in a shell. That and 55 grains of one powder is not the same as 55 grains of another. All that is available in the manuals and other publications. Even here someone frequently talks about the loads that work well in their new 6.5 Creedmoor or their 300 mag of the dozen or so 300 mag cartridges available. I'm not sure the reloading is the biggest thing to be concerned with now. Learn to shoot first and see how much you enjoy that and then you will know if reloading is really much of a benefit. Most reloaders shoot a lot so they are constantly looking for something better. At the beginning, factory loads will work just fine. Good Luck. I bet your dad would be so proud that you want to continue what gave him so much enjoyment. I'm at the age where my kids are avid hunters and now I hunt with them, not them with me. My enjoyment comes from watching the grandkids developing their skills. Nothing better than a grandkid reminding grandpa that "I shot my limit of ducks with 12 shells, why did it take you 20?" I remind them that I always gave them the first shot, which isn't true but it's the only excuse I have.</blockquote>

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