Pat

I don't know about you guys, but... I hate Obama. He's like a mosquito, he just keeps buzzing around you even after getting swatted down...

On the one hand, wish he could just rot in prison for another 25 or 30 years, however long this nutjob would stay alive. But then, that makes him a sizeable burden on tax dollars, don't it? So putting him to death gets rid of that, somewhat, but there's not really much punishment since it's what this nutbag seems to want... I dunno. People have gotten too sensitive and touchy-feely, I s'pose. Drawing and quartering wouldn't be that bad... especially with dull, rusty, jagged knives from a bacon factory...

The tea party, a new confederacy? Well, I dunno. That doesn't sound so bad to me.

They can work it out themselves. Who cares if so-called "bad" weapons are involved? It'll get done and over with that much quicker.

Remington in TN... that'd be pretty nice, I have to admit. Better than the blue land up north, anyway. And they'd possibly be another source of help should Tennessee ponder any pro-gun legislation... hopefully.

Y'know, I have always been completely disgusted by the fools who let animals lick their face. And also those who don't wash their hands after petting or worse, being licked, by the filthy critters. Being that ignorant of cleanliness, and that "loving" of a simple animal, just strikes me as a little... kooky. Just me, though.

That's good. If more states could follow suit with things like this, we'd be in good shape...

Well... um... pew pew pew, I reckon.

Hmm. Obama yet again does the exact opposite of what I want to see happen, great. Thanks a lot. God, I hate liberals. We need a few centuries of mandatory drawing & quartering of dopeheads en masse to make up for this...

I just can't stand anything with hippies in it, I s'pose! Ah well.

Top notch, Spots! What size file did you make it from?

I've become more and more cynical as time has gone on... I don't really believe much of these survival shows anymore... Survivorman was better, but all the rest... I have a particular disdain for Naked and Afraid just on principle, I mean... come on... what's the appeal of a couple hippies or nudists or whatever they are running around the jungle? These ridiculous shows are getting out of hand.

About the only use I have for the Dunham's in Athens is arrows... they have the cheapest arrows I've found 'round here.

Not bad, Spots. I envy you. Our peach tree never produces... what's your secret? Threaten them with your fresh-forged bladed weapons?

Thanks to everyone for all the advice and suggestions. I've learned a lot. When I get organized and do manage to get started, I'm sure I'll have a boatload more questions to ask.

Goodness. A lot horde of helpful replies... thanks, guys. Where to begin...   I'm definitely happy about all the thumbs-ups for Lee stuff, for one. But, more specifically...   CZ9mm - I saw your thread a while back, incidentally... I'll look into that other press. I'm not big on having to replace things... I think I will nix the tumbler for now, and that'll make a bit more room for a better press. I definitely like the idea of quick-change dies...   I'm set as far as calipers. I have a pair by Kobalt that served me well for my first three months of machinist school before I picked up slightly higher quality dial calipers... would anyone recommend a micrometer or anything like that?   I do have a question about the whole process... something that is a bit of a put-off to me is that, in the step-by-step instructions given in my book, it seems that you do each step per round. Is it possible to do each step for X amount of rounds, then progress to the next step? Meaning... say if I had 50 rounds to load. Is there anything wrong/dangerous/stupid about, for example, depriming each of those cases before moving to the next time? This probably seems like a silly question, but I'm one of them ask-first do-later guys, I suppose! Or just dense, hahaha.   One other thing... if I forego the tumbler... is a soak and rinse in soapy water followed by maybe fine steel wool enough of a clean?   Thanks again for all the answers, guys.

Hey all.   Well, here's a dash of backstory. When my father got me started shooting at proper ranges, he ingrained a lot of things in me. The one thing that is relative to this thread is, always pick up your brass. Rimfire to dispose of, centerfire to store, just in case I were to get into reloading.   After totaling up a few years of shooting, I found 152 .30-30 cases and 165 .357 Mags. I think the time to look into reloading is fast approaching!   As such, I've been doing research online for a few weeks now. I purchased a book, the ABCs of Reloading, after seeing it recommended a few times here on TGO and elsewhere. Very helpful and informative to this kid who's never so much as seen a bullet press or a jug of powder.   The main thing for me is making sure I acquire everything I need to start - and perhaps a handful of helpful items.   That's where the friendly bunch on TGO come into play. I would like some recommendations...   Firstly, my total budget... Well, I'm looking at around $300 total or less. That wouldn't include the materials, IE bullets, powder, primers.   In addition, I only intend to start reloading one round at the moment - .357 Magnum. I don't plan on reloading a lot for now. The gun I'll be reloading for is a Ruger Blackhawk, so it's not like it'll be for competition shooting. I would, however, like to be able to experiment with hunting-oriented loads, if this matters.   I've been looking on Midway USA, and I've found a couple of very similar reloading kits by Lee which look right to me.   http://www.midwayusa.com/product/121744/lee-challenger-breech-lock-single-stage-press-kit   http://www.midwayusa.com/product/423081/lee-challenger-breech-lock-single-stage-press-anniversary-kit?cm_vc=subv1121744   Lee appears to be the low-end reloading equipment maker... typically, the low end of any product is junk. But from a little research, this doesn't seem to be the case. But again, I'd like to hear that from you all.   Then... the difference between the two kits is that the anniversary kit has a priming device in the press, while the other has a hand primer. I'm not sure what I would prefer, honestly. What are the pros/cons of either? A four dollar difference doesn't matter to me, so that isn't an issue.   Now, then there's the rest of what I need. A case trimmer; .357 Magnum shellholder (I only need one, correct?); a .357 Magnum die set (I will get carbide); and a reloading manual... what of these would you all recommend? My main questions are the manual, and the case trimmer. Lee has a hand-held trimmer which was more what I expected to see pricewise, at 15 bucks... the next cheapest is a stationary one, more what I'd prefer, but it's 70 dollars.   Beyond that is a tumbler, and media. I have that basically sorted out; Midway's cheapest tumbler is 30 or 35 dollars. What would you all recommend for media, or does it really matter?   Then there are bullet pullers... I believe the ABCs of Reloading says an impact-type puller is easier on the bullets than a press puller, so I suppose I'll go with that.   Lastly, where is a good place to buy the materials from? Bullets, primers, etc..   There will be more questions to come later, I'm sure, but I suppose I'll start out with this... any and all advice is appreciated.

I'm very pleased with this. I really don't care much about this or other "high-profile" cases, but I find it satisfying as it's a win for self-defense.   Now we'll see what happens next...

Well... I guess that's what being perverted gets you! I won't have that problem, then...   People will do anything, I swear...

Ugh... really, Obama...? That seven billion dollars could sure go towards much more useful things. When the chips are down in the U.S., I fail to see why we should give a mouse's behind about insignificant things like power outages in Africa. I mean, heck, why can't we let the world take care of themselves? Jesus christ.

That's hilarious! ...And also, sadly rather true...

Good for you. I applaud anyone willing to devote their time and effort to gardening!   Those crops in particular are well suited for cooler weather, particularly lettuce. If you plan on your greenhouse staying at tempatures similar to those of mid-spring - 50s or so - you may put in some other crops. It's always worth a shot. Regardless, for a winter crop, you might also look at turnips, cabbage, radishes, and broccoli, at least. All are best grown in cooler weather. In fact, our broccoli this year went to seed after only getting a couple small heads due to the heat...   I'd like to mention a website that has a lot of good information about gardening is called Harvest to Table. I like to go to Google and put in the name of a vegetable, then 'harvest to table'; this will usually bring up about three different pages they have on that vegetable.

Eh... I don't watch a lot of movies or TV shows, but I have noticed some things. Primarily, the Walking Dead comes to mind... I noticed that everyone seems to be able to get head shots with one shot, at any range... until missing beings a plot device... and there's also over-exaggerated and inconsistent recoil... on top of that, aiming, shooting, and making that miraculous headshot like a quick-draw expert...   Boy, it'd be great if people who actually knew anything about firearms could work on some of these movies.

I had... squash pancakes. Blended squash, flour, egg, green onion, and parmesan cheese. Oh yeah. ...With iced tea!

What a neat idea! That honestly looks like a 100% professional job, as well.