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Well reloading is not for everyone. Everyone always talks about the time involved but I look at it as an alternative to shooting in winter months. Brass has been free for me for a long time and I've always managed to find deals on powder and primers. I can roll my own as consistently as any factory ammo I've bought. Doesn't hurt that my reloading partner is a somewhat anal-compulsive engineer. Ya'll are welcome to Wallyworld and I don't mean that rudely. I get a great deal of satisfaction reloading and y'all are welcome to what I might have purchased.

At my house it appears to be warm and yellow.....although I'm sorta used to that

As I run around the middle TN area working at diff places I do ask if things are picking up, and all say YES. A few tell me things are better than before the shut down. We are still on limited hours, but things are picking up just a bit.

I started reloading when I was 13 or 14. Got an RCBS Rock Chucker kit that I still have and use when the notion strikes me. Discovered some examples from those early days of 9mm and .30-30 a few years ago. Surprised I didn’t blow myself up, lol. Rolling your own is immensely satisfying and rewarding. You will also end up with ammo far superior to factory loads...If you do it right. Doing it right takes time and you really need to be a bit OCD. The only caliber I find worth the time loading is .38 Special/.357 Magnum. huge cost saving there. Same for any revolver cartridge. I loaded up 1k 9mm a few years ago. Don’t ever see myself reloading for a semi-auto firearm again. What takes hours and days to create that is blasted away in minutes just doesn’t make sense when there are so many other things to do.

I think you're safe unless you ask a teller to fill a trash bag with 10's and 20's.....

I will also add that I enjoy reloading. Somewhat therapeutic. Since my teenage years I've loaded thousands and thousands of shotshells. Now the same for my pistol loads. My loads are also 'custom'. Since I load mostly 147 gr at a lower power factor I can decrease my recoil which is easier on me and the equipment. However, if you are not a little bit OCD don't bother reloading. Blowing up your gun and possibly injuring yourself is not fun and certainly doesn't save you any money. I have seen several damaged guns, including a Wilson 1911.

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I had the privilege of having Randy Harris @Cruel Hand Luke ,Harris Combative Strategies, and AJ, his assistant, come to my hometown and provide personal training for myself, my wife and three good friends. None of us had ever done any type training like this so we did not know what to expect. From the beginning Randy made everyone feel at ease and told us not to worry about our skill level, etc. He had detailed and organized processes on paper that started us slowly and built throughout the day. I was expecting there to be a lot of shooting. While we did shoot a lot, the psychology and thought processes part of the training for an armed citizen were invaluable. My wife and I both have had many conversations since the training about how we would react to different scenarios. Randy and AJ were very personable and never hesitated to take extra time when one of us needed additional help or to answer all our questions. I was amazed at everything we covered for this one-day class. It is easy to talk about what we did that day, but I think it is even more important as to what has happened after the class was over. One of my friends had never shot that much. She is now interested in shooting more and wants to become more proficient. Her words after Randy had left, “I am not afraid of shooting anymore. I have confidence that I can actually become very proficient with a pistol.” My other two friends are shooting more, and we now have conversations about how we would respond to different scenarios. My wife went from carrying occasionally to carrying every day. She also likes going to the gun range as she feels much more comfortable handling her pistol by herself. She is also beginning to be much more aware of her surroundings. The psychology side of the training was very eye opening for her. As for me, I thought I was observant about my surroundings. Randy just touched on the surface of what we need to be looking for and I am now studying and observing my surroundings at a much higher level. I practice de-escalating different situations but also moving and drawing in case de-escalation fails. Dry firing has become part of my daily routine. WOW, what a difference it has made. I wish I had started dry firing a long time ago. I purchased a SIRT training pistol and the LASR X software and now really see some big changes. How and what I practice is now building my confidence and knowledge daily. I used to carry “most of the time” when it was convenient for what I was wearing. I now have holsters/pistols that work for every type of clothing I wear down to the shorts I wear on my boat. I also learned the importance of a high-quality gun belt. Concealed carrying is now second nature to me and I carry concealed “all the time”, no exceptions. The training with Randy is the best investment of time and money I have ever spent pertaining to firearms. I look forward to attending more of his classes in the future. Greg

My bad, but you’re right. Uncle Suga is the one that usually gets the golden rain.

"Longmire." Netflix series. It's like the Man With No Name movies meets Justified. In other words, it kicks ass.

Well if I don't work I don't eat. I'm self employed and I have been very careful about the assignments I've taken. But.....sooner than later I will have to be more careful and less picky about what I do. Not a good position to be in.

Uncle Sugar’s making it rain.

or pass a note to the teller.

Trust, confidence, and credibility... very easy to lose, very hard to regain.

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I've been a reloader for close to 40 years. But its not a hobby. I reload because I like to shoot. However, reloading can get to be time consuming as I generally do it in 500 to 1000 round batches. Over the last few years, I've caught some specials on factory ammo that were good enough that buying that was cheaper than my time reloading. 9mm is one round that fits this criteria. Caught on sale, its worth buying factory ammo. Keep an eye on Ammoseek.com. When it comes up cheap, buy in bulk. Another source I've found is your local Armslist.com site. Sometimes people sell a gun and then have a bunch of leftover ammo to get rid of. Bargains can be found. But you have to be careful, some jerks want more than the stores do. Just a couple of months ago, I bought 1000 rounds of .38 Special factory range ammo in the original boxes for about half its usual price.

It the handgun permit office, that having a problem with my paperwork. I am a active federal LEO. I know, i am allow to carry under LEOSA. However, i would still would like to have a handgun permit, as a backup. The handgun permit, wont waive the safety course, as my federal law enforcement officer certification is not issued by the TN POST Commission office. I tried to tell them that, but they wont listen. I told them it would be be issued by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in GA. However, i email the POST Commission for clarification and to see if they can issue a letter to tell the handgun permit to go pound sand and issue the handgun permit.

One of the best things I've ever done. The firearm skills he showed us, and how to practice to get proficient were priceless, but the mindset may have been the biggest WOW of the training. Not only am I more observant but I have multiple plans as I'm moving about. Dry firing and practicing the scenarios is now getting to where it is 2nd nature. I also know if I miss a couple of days of practice (it's happened twice since our training) I notice a difference. So practice is extremely important for firearm and mental skills.

Some thought from my time on the road over the last couple of weeks - because somebody has to do something we get paid for. Last week I was in south Texas. I spent some one in rural Mississippi this week. I would be surprised if anyone in the county I was in would admit publicly to voting for Hillary. I went into a restaurant that had been allowed to reopen, but by the time I went in around 7:00PM, the lady working the counter told me, “the state of Mississippi tells us we can have up to 10 people in here; you’re the fourth we’ve had all day.” I got in a client’s truck to drive across To the other side of their factory, and as he gave me some hand sanitizer as we got in he expressed frustration at how hard it was to feel like they could give their 100ish employees good information. This is a company that is deeply committed to doing the right thing for its people. He said among other things that, “it’s clear Trump isn’t dealing straight with us.” I’ve stayed in 3 hotels now where I was the only guest. This week (in a smaller hotel) they just left a key for me, gave me the code to the front door, and told me to make myself at home and call if I needed anything. Meaningful economic recovery isn’t going to happen until we either get this thing under control or we get data, testing, and contact tracing we feel like we can really trust.

Why not?

Anything made before 1970 is C&R. However putting that into practical use is another matter.

You can save your money and count the days until you're legal to purchase a handgun. I remember a time when I could carry automatic weapons in uniform but I still can't buy them.

Buying in bulk ( 3000 + ) plated or coated Bullets are 7.5 cents. Generally powder and primer 1 cent each. Not counting time, cleaning and equipment I can load a dime a pop /$5 box. I load relatively lite 147 gr loads and shoot several thousand a year. So it does “save” money, but I still spend a lot.

That’s awesome ! Wow it sounds like he really gave you a completely different mindset on top of Improving firearms skill. That’s no easy feat. Very very cool.

Actually we pulled up all the tent stakes in the middle of the night and his giant tent collapsed on him. It was Pretty funny but we got thrown out of the scouts. Oh and he weighed in about 300 pounds so we laughed even harder...

For eating a brownie?

What does it cost to to reload these days? Component prices have gone through the roof as well. Add all that up and the time it takes it might just come out to be a wash. You casters who get free lead (and fumes) need not reply, lol.

Learn to reload. Buy a Rockchuker. At least spend some time looking into it so you can be prepared for the next time.

Stock up on .17 cent ammo. Prices are going up and becoming hard to get. I can usually find some deals on https://ammoseek.com/ but you have to pay attention to the ending time and the shipping cost.

Yes he is.

I've seen maybe a dozen grouse in TN in the last 15 years. Mostly while walking timber stands in the Mountain of Morgan and Scott Co. I only see them when they busted up and scared the #### out of me

It’s worth mentioning that we are heading into a Presidential election. If thing start going south for Trump then we’re going to see crazy prices for quite a while to come.

Let em help! I’ve told this before, but I was once at Cabela’s with my sons. Looking around, something caught their eye. I went over to see what it was. They were quite surprised to learn that factory loaded ammunition was available for their 257 Roberts chambered deer rifles. They were further shocked when they saw the price! Every deer either of them have killed succumbed to ammunition they’d hand loaded.

Spoke with Dave knives should be built the week of June 8th ill post pictures of the sample knife he builds when I get them If any more of you want in on this run I will take new orders until they start the build

I think that if one digs deep enough, they will find that big pharma is behind a lot of the criticism. They don't want a generic drug that has been used for scores of years to be the solution everyone seeks. They want to come up with their custom cocktails so they can charge out the butt for it. And even though criticism is coming from doctors people need to remember two things: the majority of doctors make their money solely off of pushing drugs, and big pharma is known to use the AMA to pressure their doctors to accomplish their agenda.

This is my rifle, there are many like it but this one is mine....

I spoke with Dave this morning blades are grinded and will go for DLC Monday they'll take at least 2 weeks for turnaround time then I will post a picture of the sample knife he makes for me, you all should know I have been carrying this model non stop for the last few months and it is an awesome knife that you will love It absolutely will be worth the wait

My mistake. I didn't catch that. Now I've got some random strangers to find.

Yeah, it's a lot of fun to see them launch up from underneath someone else's feet.