Ray Z

If you ever learn to hate that 686 make me an offer I can't refuse

Had to see the show anyway. Makes me feel good to see how much those dealers love their guns.

Everybody has their preference. Mind is Solo 1000. I use 3.9 behind a 124 in 9mm, 4.9 behind a 180 for 40 S&W, 3.2 behind a 150 rn cast in 38 spl, and " I'd have to go look " for 45 acp. Very consistent, very clean, low charge weight to velocity ratio. It ain't broke, I'm not going to fix it. I use Varget for 223 and 308. As far as primers go, I like Winchester but the Russian primers work OK too. Only thing is whatever one you use make sure that It is bottomed out in the pocket. I've seen way too many misfires at the club from high primers.

What you're saying makes since. I'll be interested to hear how this turns out.

Boy! is that a burn. I got it from David for $23.I did see it two other places in the show for over $32#. I don't mind a dealer making a profit. But I don't want to walk away with the feeling that I just put one of his kids through school.

If you are loading a magnum pistol with the bullets you need a groove to roll crimp into. I'd love to hear how this goes. I've been tossing this no grease groove thing around in my mind since the first I heard of it. Is that too much bearing surface on the riflings? How much will that raise the chamber pressures? Do you need that groove for a better flow of the metal/lube? How will no groove effect the accuracy from shot to shot?

I got the last little bit that David had at the last gun show. But he's pretty good at replacing his stock. Maybe he'll let you know when he gets it in.

The rockchucker kit is everything you need to get started less dies and shell holders. That press has all the leverage you will need. I like Hornady dies. They have a coating on the inside of the sizing die so won't need to get carbide size dies. They also have a collet inside the bullet seating die that really helps control the bullet while seating it.

I recommend the RCBS Rockchucker master reloading kit. It has everything you will need less dies and shell holders for the various calibers you wish to reload. You probably will advance to a progressive press in a year or so but you won't sell this press off. The leverage the rockchucker has is needed for other tasks that can't ne done on a progressive loader. Ive been using my Dillon 650 for years but still get out my rockchucker to do stuff 3-4 times a year.

In the last 3 years I've purchased an M&P pro in 9, a M&P 40, and a shield in 9. Not one hic-cup out of any of them. I do hose a new gun out with a half a can of wd-40 and grease everything up with synthetic grease before I shoot it.  

+1 on ORSA. I've been a member there for 3 years. Great ranges. Even got a 1000 yd. range. Skeet, trap, action pistol, indoor rimfire and pistol range. Hell of a complex for $120 a year.

I was resisting the temptation  to badmouth Lee products but since it's started, I don't care for the quality there either.   I suggested the RCBS rockchucker combo because it has everything except dies and shell holders. For nonproduction dies I prefer Hornady.They have a floating collar inside the bullet seating die. So you won't have a hard time with short bullets like 22 cal dropping sideways inside the die, They also have coated resize dies so you get the same effect as carbide without the price.   Now that I have my 650 I do almost all my loading on that. But in the last year I have drug out the rockchucker to form 8mm mauser  cases from 30/06,swaged primer pockets, trimmed cases with the motorized trimmer I bought from Dillon, and ran a bunch of 40's through the Redding G-RX size die. I don't think a Lee aluminum press would stand up to the kind of pressure I need to do that stuff.

I've helped quit a few shooters learn to reload. The press that I recommend to them is the rockchucker master reloading kit. It has great leverage and will last you a lifetime. Starting with a progressive press is " IMO " is a mistake. You need to learn to feel the press and learn each of the steps first. Then go to a progressive press. Even after you've sprung the bucks for a big press like a Dillon 650 you will still go back and use your rockchucker to do a few things.

+2

I've been using the military equivalent of H-110 [Magnum pistol powder] for a long time. It will burn clean if you compress the power load and crimp the case mouth pretty well.

Started collecting 5 gallon buckets with lids from the flea market 2/$5. They work and stack great. You never have too much brass. It is going to be the next currency thanks to the gun salesman of the year, our president.

Wow! this has been interesting. 100% against pellets and 100% for wood. Thanks guys. Bonnie gets to keep her look at only stove and I get to save about a grand. Humm I may get a new toy out of the deal.

We've been here almost 4 years now. Came from Ohio where it gets a lot colder than it does here. Have almost got the first floor done. Wife bought a wood stove just for giggles for the living room. There is a chimney just outside there and a flue leading into the living room. I was thinking about maybe putting a pellet stove there and piping it out the chimney just in case. Now, with all that said, do you think it's cheaper heat than a heat pump?

How about taking that hundred bucks and using it for a down payment on a pellet stove. Nobody has brought that up.

I've got 3 M&Ps. I burned half a dozen mags through my shield to break it in as a carry gun, stuffed it in a holster, and clean it once in a while. My M&P 40 is the house gun. I shoot it once in a while but not very often. The trigger has zero creep in it after you take up the slack. My Pro 9 is what I use for practical pistol competition. The trigger was a bit creepy until I did a couple of hundred dry fires. Smooth as a baby's bottom now. Best investments I've made.

My local wally world [ Madisonville] is starting to show promise with center fire but no 22's or 17's. 

Where do you live?

Welcome from another damned Yankee. This one from Cincinnati. I came here 4 years ago, spent $300 grand and stayed. Wouldn't trade that decision for anything. 

Why do we have to be the guardians of the world? With what it would cost to fire off one missile we could feed the people right here in Tennessee that don't have near enough to eat. The billions of dollars we send to other countries to feed their people could feed all the people in this country that are starving. Shouldn't we take care of our own first?

I've read about the excise tax that hasn't changed change since 1935. How about the tax the ATF puts on guns? How about the one the state department puts on all guns and things associated with guns? Like ammo, powder, primers, bullets, and a bunch of other stuff. I talked to the people from Brownell's. They have to have a license for a bunch of difference stuff. Each one cost bucks. Guess who ends up paying the bill? Back door gun control??? NAAAAH!!