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The sister dropped off my nephews for the weekend (ages 10 and 8). The younger of the two caught notice of my Dillon Press and throughout the day kept asking about it. So finally after a lunch and a brief hike I agreed to show him how bullets are made. Me being the safety conscious guy that I am gave him a spiel about lead, material handling, and wearing proper hearing & eye protection when reloading. This scared him a bit and after that he only wanted to watch from the stairs in full battle gear. 
Soon enough his curiosity caught up to him and in no time he was right next to me manning the press. 30 minutes later and he was finished with producing 50 rounds of 40 S&W all by himself (well with my supervision and with me priming the cases ahead of time). It was a neat little project for him and surprising because he was so quiet and engaged while we were reloading since he is usually bouncing off the walls. I really think he has a knack for building things and has a genuine interest with working with his hands. Now if I can just get my over protective sister to let me teach them about gun safety and maybe get them to the range. I am a strong believer in the fact that kids will be kids and always be curious until you satisfy their curiosity, so its better to introduce them to new experiences and teach them how to do things properly and safely before they do it themselves.
Well that's my story for the day and no you guys can't borrow him to make your ammo
Soon enough his curiosity caught up to him and in no time he was right next to me manning the press. 30 minutes later and he was finished with producing 50 rounds of 40 S&W all by himself (well with my supervision and with me priming the cases ahead of time). It was a neat little project for him and surprising because he was so quiet and engaged while we were reloading since he is usually bouncing off the walls. I really think he has a knack for building things and has a genuine interest with working with his hands. Now if I can just get my over protective sister to let me teach them about gun safety and maybe get them to the range. I am a strong believer in the fact that kids will be kids and always be curious until you satisfy their curiosity, so its better to introduce them to new experiences and teach them how to do things properly and safely before they do it themselves.
Well that's my story for the day and no you guys can't borrow him to make your ammo
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