Luke E.

 For tumbling brass I use corn cob or walnut (whichever is handy) to get it clean enough to load. If you have some truly funky brass you can throw a handful of "Black Beauty" sand blast media in with it and that will get rid of almost any funk, grime or oxidation that I have run across. When I used this method I like to spin them in the separator a few extra spins to makes sure it has a chance to drop free. The Black Beauty will leave the brass clean but dull so after loading the brass I tumble my loaded rounds in, http://www.midwayusa.com/product/557992/lyman-turbo-brass-cleaning-media-treated-tufnut-walnut-7-lb-easy-pour-container which put almost a mirror finish on them. The rouge can leave a little red dust residue on the ammo but dump it on a towel roll it around once or twice and it's ready to go.   The Lyman media I have has probably tumbled close to 20,000 rounds and is still effective although it does take a couple minutes longer than it did when new. It is not very dusty when tumbling or handling which is nice.   Whether or not you choose to try the Lyman media is up to you but keep the blasting media idea in mind because sooner or later you will pick up some nasty brass that other methods just won't get clean or get rid of the stains.

       One state or five states, it really doesn't matter. If anything it could create a larger disturbance the more states join in. The reason I say this is because what if TN, KY, VA, WV and OH decided to band together on this matter? now instead of just the 8 states that border TN you would end up with 12 or so neighboring states.

 Lake Elsinore... I loved the motocross track there! I rode there a few times when I was in Corona for classes at Race Tech. Welcome to TN!    As for the rust issue, a light mist of WD-40 (or some on a rag) will work or what I've found works great it's machining oil. I have some for my lathe and mill and use it on anything metal that may be left idle for a while.

 I 2nd Titegroup (if you can find any) If David doesn't have any A&H Reloading had some the other day. I also like Red Dot. 

   I use a Lee decapping die a lot! It will knock the primer out the same way as any other die will. You are correct, it will be better than running dirty brass through your die.    If you end up getting a vibratory tumbler you can pick up Lyman media with rouge in it and get the shinier brass than any new ammo. I tumble my loaded rounds in it for a little while and they come out slick.

 Man you get all the cool stuff down there! I love it up here but am super glad most all of my family is scattered about Florida so that I can almost have the best of both worlds. If only I had more time to spend down there.. What area around Orlando are you living now, Eric?

   If what Dolomite said it correct and I have no reason to think that it's not, the "L"  is the designation for "locking rear end" I'm assuming that he's pulled this info from somewhere online. It would seem odd to me that a half ton pickup would have a locking rear end unless special ordered that way but weirder things have happened.     I forgot to ask before but does it do it when turning left and right or one or the other?

That doe is telling the turkeys to find their own place to eat. Those are some cool shots Dave! It's funny how an animal that can be as shy as a deer is can also be so curious that they would goes "nose" the camera. I've seen many trail cam pics of deer doing that and it still makes me wonder. 

Yea it's not often that someone has this many incredible trail cam pics. There are some incredible deer in there but there are so many "action" shots on wildlife doing things that most folks never get the chance to see. Love to see what you've got Dave! Post them up sometime when you've got a spare moment.

 Would love to have some of these on my memory card!   http://www.thrillon.com/TrailCam/likes/slideshow

10-4 just let me know if I can help

   As things wear they can start acting differently but like I said I really can't say for sure without seeing it in person. Also my buddy owns an offroad shop here in town and does a fair bit of differential work, i'd trust him not to take advantage. If you're not going to be down this way i'll call next time i'm up your way if you don't have it fixed by then.

 I've built a few front/rear diffs before but unless I know for sure what's in the rear end I can't say for sure. Any plans towards Murfreesboro in the truck?

 Poss rear ends will chatter a bit when making slow moving sharp turns especially on pavement. It's either that or it chirps the inside tire.

Vibratory. You'll die of old age waiting on a rotary tumbler to finish if you're looking at the one Harbor Freight sells.

   I forgot to cast my priming method opinion, Do yourself a favor and pick up the RCBS hand primer (not the universal model). I primed one case with the primer setup that came with my Turret press and tossed it, having to place each primer by hand is crazy IMO. I actually enjoy priming cases with the RCBS primer and usually do just as Greg said, sit in front of the TV and prime away.     Measuring loaded rounds may not tell you much as the cases will weigh different and the bullets will weigh differently and their variances will usually be more then most any minor powder charge fluctuation when loading pistol.

 Glad you found a Dr. you like Tanker, that makes a huge difference. 

   What ^he^ said  

   I'm not saying there is anything wrong with the Frankfort tumbler but the Harbor Freight tumbler will do a better job quicker. My Harbor Freight runs side by side with another members Frankfort very regularly and it always works out this way.     As far as what I was talking about with the lock nuts, Greg answered correctly. I really have liked every Lee die that I've owned and don't think you can go wrong with them but the lock nuts not having pinch bolts would make it hard to remove without letting it move at all. I really like RCBS's customer service if that counts for anything.     Here's something else to consider, I recently bought a Dillon 650 and the way they're set up leaves some Lee and RCBS dies a little to short. I'm in no way pushing you towards a 650 but If you think you may want one someday you may want to keep this in mind. I sure wish i'd have known because I would have spent the few extra bucks for Dillon pistol dies plus they're not bad dies either. If you don't see yourself ever being in that situation then no worries.     You will want a media separator and the Frankfort tumbler/separator combo that I've seen on Amazon isn't a bad deal.    I'm not sure what you've got in mind for a trimmer but I've tried a few different methods and the best and quickest I've tried has been the Little Crow WFT trimmer. It's 10x as fast as my Lyman hand crank model and cut the brass much truer. Look up the YouTube videos on it.     Looks like you're doing good at covering all your bases so that you don't end up with crap that you'll never use! Good luck getting started.

 I need a little longer range  than they are giving me but I have found LED upgrades available for very reasonable prices so I guess i'm going to go that route.

   Red I was just at the post office but I didn't have your address.. I tried ;)

Thank you sir

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