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Very true, And for what it's worth, Tennessee's best BBQ isn't found in Memphis anyway, but scattered across a 30-40 mile corridor along the Tennessee - Mississippi - Alabama lines, in a bunch of grungy little mom and pop stands nobody ever heard of ...

Maybe old Lloyd is disgusted with the directors over not sending Wayne and his crooked cronies packing already. Maybe this will cause some of the NRA directors testicles to finally drop enough to begin cleaning up the cesspool known as the NRA. Maybe, enough folks will finally get sick enough about the NRA leadership's shenanigans to throw the whole lot out and start over, or at the least stop sending in donations to fund their little embezzlement club ...

And if e-commerce keeps expanding, someday we'll be trying to explain what malls were too ...

And a bit more searching yields some claims that for the Lee set, the only difference between the two 45 die sets is that the 45GAP set uses a 45Webley expander plug, which is the same as the GAP uses. So if you're looking to load on the cheap, ordering a 45Webley plug might make your set perform double duty. As for me, I don't like setting up dies all the time, so I typically keep a set specifically for whatever caliber, COL, etc. and just add another dies set if I want to load a similar caliber (like 38-357)

As long as there's enough adjustment in the expander and crimping dies, I don't see why not. As I understand it, the case length is the biggest difference. A quick search shows some manufacturers make dies that are used for both 45ACP and 45GAP, so I know it's possible. As for the Lee set, you might contact their tech department and ask ...

Selling reloads opens you up to potential charges of manufacturing ammunition without a proper license. Admittedly, the chances of actually being charged are remote, but personally I wouldn't risk it for what you would net selling a handful of reloaded cartridges ...

Ummm, old washing machines maybe?

Sounds a bit like the old Steak and Ale franchises ...

Democrats make lots of promises to their fans too, many of which also go unfulfilled. The true test for any politician, and party, is not what they say during election season, but what they actually do once elected. Of course, election season is pretty much permanent, so there's that too ...

According to the manufacturers, most primers being produced currently are going into loaded ammunition, leaving few for reloaders. Before the last shortage, many manufacturers were running at reduced production, so more primers were available. I'm sure what does make it to retailers gets snapped up quickly, and some are being resold, but the biggest problem with components is that ammo plants need as much as they can get right now. Since many of these also make primers, they're using up all available capacity internally. Don't forget that for most of the last year or so, Remington was shut down in bankruptcy, and of course the problems with Covid and related shipping/raw materials didn't help either. Like always, they'll catch up eventually, but compared to similar episodes in the past, we're not all that far into the cycle yet ...

Yes, and that first burn should be spectacular as well ...

I've seen some in Rural King before. Not something I was ever looking for specifically, so no idea of quality.

This fix will never work. Where's the duct tape and baling wire ...

And to add to my previous post, a few years back the Six revolvers were great bargains. I've owned a blued 4" model since sometime in the mid 70's, my stainless 6" I picked up 3 or 4 years ago. I wish I had bought all I could find back before they were "discovered", prices now (even before the current bout of insanity) are about double what you could find these for just 3 or 4 years ago ...

All true. The GP100 was a solution in search of a problem. Ruger "bulked" up the GP100, which of course made it heavier. To compensate they did away with the grip frame, substituting the "peg" of the GP series. This made the gun front heavy, not nearly as well-balanced as the older Six series, all in the name of "strengthening" what was probably already the strongest medium frame revolver on the planet ...

This is the second thought I had after reading your post. Forum rules prevent me from posting a GIF that represents my first ...

All this discussion about balances, and their accuracy takes me back to some of my chemistry classes in college. We sometimes used analytical balances, that read to 1/10000 of a gram. They were mounted on columns that were isolated from the rest of the building structure and were extremely sensitive. The lab instructors often recommended holding your breath while taking measurements, as even though the weighing pans were located behind glass doors, breathing on the machines would sometimes affect the readouts ...

You could be right, I don't know enough about equipment costs, profit margins and all the other factors that affect ammo manufacturer expansion. I do remember seeing an interview with a couple of the manufacturer execs a few years ago, in the last shortage. Both those guys alluded to the fact that purchasing more equipment and setting up new lines was pretty risky, considering the cyclical nature of the business. Maybe their projections this time are different though ...

Yes, 11 of them tried that several years back. Didn't turn out too well though ...

The Alabama part was 'nuff said ...

These might be the closet thing ever made to an indestructible gun. Ruger used to have an article about a range rental gun which came form a an indoor range which tracked rounds shot closely. The 4" Security Six had over a million rounds shot thorough it when Ruger bought it back ...