I dont have a schedule yet. just gauging interest, and seeing what time works for people. I'll start a new sign up thread when I have some dates.
the class would be 4-5 hours, a couple hours of theory and safety, and a couple hours of hands on. i'd like for participants to be able to walk out the door with a few rounds they loaded themselves (at published starting loads). maybe get a few pizzas at the end while people are taking turns with the presses
I guess this idea is dead. Nobody did anything.
Teaching how to reload is a detailed and time-consuming process. I am an NRA Instructor on reloading metallic cartridges and shot-shell. I have taught classes on metallic reloading and I have spent about 10 hours to complete each class. The class itself wasn't that long, but the time to set up the equipment, include breaks, and do one-on-one with hands-on teaching each student how to reload both pistol and rifle ammo, and then pack the equipment up, etc. takes time. My class had 6 students, which is my maximum. Each student did a hands-on, step-by-step process of reloading. They even shot their reloads! The time spend on each student completing a reloaded round was more than 3 additional hours to the actual structured class. I believe that you should actually reload rounds to know how to do it, as opposed to just having the process shown through pictures and slides. Besides, you have to have all of the equipment, shell casings, bullets, primers, and powders to reload. The actual cost of the class materials is not high compared to the availability of the components, especially smokeless powder, bullets, or primers. You can't just order a few pieces or ounces of powder, but have to get them by the hundred, thousand, or pound.
Teaching someone to reload is great, but I am still learning from others about reloading even though I have reloaded tens of thousands of rounds in pistol and rifle.