Thread: The Four Stages of Handloading Competence

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Ah I think you've missed a step before Stage 1

The internet thingy has made a new kind of stupid.

This new stupid does not record what they have actually done with their reloads
They looked at so many recipes and they can't remember which one they used
And by the time they go to test it they have been down another 100 rabbit holes and lost interest in what it was all about.

Then they show up to test this wonder load they can't remember in a rifle they had never shot any base line factory ammo in.
They can't remember the load size or powder used.

So there is a new kind of stupid that slots in before your Stage 1

Greetings,
Fear not. There will be a summary at the end. I had in my mind the need to deal with the new kind of stupid (nice phrase by the way) as the internet did not exist for my early handloading stages. People actually read books to gain knowledge. Most also had an attention span not measured in microseconds as well. Stage 3 is more of braided path.
GPM.