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Don't give up on those dippers. I have used the lee dippers for years. They are really cheap and very, very accurate. If they aren't the size that you need all you have to do is get the next size up, grind it down, smooth it, and wipe it with a used fabric softener sheet to rid it of static. You can do the same thing with a spent rimfire, 9mm or .45 casing and a paperclip to make your own measure similar to a blackpowder measure. If you use a single stage setup this is still by far the easiest way to go. wrap tape around the handle to remind yourself that it is a custom dipper. I use them for 44, 45, 9mm, 40s&w, .45/70, .223, 38, 357, .380, etc with all sorts of loa sizes and powders. If you do it right I would put those dippers against any dropper for consistency any day of the week. For big grained rifle loads I like the Lyman Measure. High quality brass that does not cut powder and has a "knocker" that helps with consistency.

If I am not using 2400 or Unique...yes they tend to be cleaner. HS-6 is a VERY clean .40 S&W powder.

It is even funnier if you read it while humming the theme song to the muppets. They always did an opening dialogue that read like this.

If you happen to be a Pennsylvania resident...this would be a great way to annoy their game wardens.

"teh" instead of "the" has actually been very popular internet slang for as long as there has been internet...So ubiquitous that most people don't even notice it any more. Generally used to illustrate fast typing due to anger, aggression, laughter, or frustration...in this case with Lorcin. OMG teh lorcin is jmmg...WTFBBQ!!! teh pwn3d

Agreed...it is a LOT of work to do it really well. I have a car now that I am seriously considering just rolling with bed liner...Judging by the avatar your automotive standards are much more refined than mine

Actually the painting process is the inexpensive part...the prep is what costs the money. If you are handy then you may consider doing most of the prep yourself and having someone spray it for you. I did this on my truck...removed dents, filled, sanded, and prepped the body and had one of those $200 jobs done. It worked just fine for me. If it is a newer car the benefits of a fancy paint job will pay off if you try to sell. It will be worth it. However it is financially inept to spend more than $500 painting a car worth less than $2000. Painting a car is NOT a complicated process at all. Growing up with a friend who owned a paint shop took a lot of the mystery out of the process. The money...it is all in the prep work. Heck...if you prep it correctly you can use a roll brush and a can of rustoleum and get decent results.

I am kinda lost here!?! If you are selling/trading your personal firearms how the heck is anyone other than the people involved in the trade even aware of this? You say the BATF is giving you a warning, but if you sell to anyone in Tennessee there is no paperwork and the transaction is no different then if you were selling them an old lawnmower. No offense intended, but what the heck were you guys doing? There is no paperwork involved. The only instance that I think that you will raise eyebrows is if you sell to someone out of state via FFL and there were more than 2 handguns involved. Something isn't adding up and there is no mystery to any of the laws because they are very, very easy to research and educate oneself about via a bunch of communication channels (telephone, internet, library, lawyer, fellow FFL). If you are wanting advice via a forum you are looking in the wrong place.

Yeah...too bad that they have to sleep in the bed that we made for them.

Hate to hear this...will pray for a quick recovery. /any leads on the shooters?

Awesome!

VERY tough call with no real 100% answer. About the only thing I can say is I am glad all is well.

For the money there is nothing better. It is (IMHO) the perfect setup for the beginning reloader. The set + Die + components will set you back $150 after all is said and done and you will break even in about 1000 rounds....that is if you shoot the same amount every week. There is something to be said about learning the basics by doing it as required by a single stage press. I have found that experimenting with the loads is almost as fun as shooting them.

Here is a hint for that hex screw... Make sure you notch or otherwise put a mark on it so that you will be able to tighten it to the same location every time...otherwise you will throw off POA. It is easy to do on a slotted screw, but it is lost in the symmetry of the hex head unless you mark it somehow.

I concur 100%...they are like the fat chicks when you were in high school. They rock your world, but one doesn't particularly like to be seen with them.

I can vouch for them being pretty decent quality too...every now and then they will pop up for sale for $3X and you can also buy a second tub to fit it for $12. Buy corn cob media in the pet section for $3 at Wal-Mart.

Thank you for sharing that link! Me thinks I will be getting a lot of junk mail soon.

Don't discount the SKS...just because it is a generation before the SK and costs a little less doesn't mean they are any less awesome. I have a Nornico SKS and have to say that it can put out a ton of hurt in very short order and can load clips than most gunners can replace a mag. Pretty accurate too. With softpoint ammo it would be a great brush pig/deer gun. I think of an SKS as the 10/22 of the centerfire world.

Make a Key-Lime pie...Duh

Well I got the C&R License today!!!! Only took 13 days. No surprise that I did not hear anything else back from the Sheriff's office. Lets hope that is the case going forward. Now to send out a bunch of envelopes.

Two pieces of ice that have been run through some water + an ounce or so of Appleton VX rum in a very bottom-heavy glass tumbler... Don't drink very much at all, but once every couple of months you just have one of those days where nothing else tastes better while sitting in a quiet room with little else to worry about for a while.

$0.10 a round is reasonable if you play your cards right....you can do a little better if you watch for deals on good cast bullets. Basically grew up in Portland as grandparents and 10 generations of family is from there. I remember when it wasn't a suburb of Nashville. They used to grow miles upon miles of strawberries there. Heck...for a reloader in Portland I will send you a buch of 9mm brass for free to get ya started if you decide to take the plunge (PM me if you start reloading).

Heck...it isn't milk. Piece of mind I suppose means a lot, but other than setback worries with .40 s&w you don't have to worry about the ammo mysteriously going bad. Heck even if I did have a FTF all I would have to do is pull the trigger again and have that little cylinder roll around a bit more. If I was that worried about the ammo going bad how could I have 100% faith first round in a semi-auto. I have gone through thousands of rounds of Mauser and Enfield ammo...some of which was 70+ years old without one single failure to fire. I have had misfires in rimfire due to sloppy ammo, but I don't know why there is so much fear of FTF? I have NEVER had a reload FTF...we are talking tens of thousands of rounds here. From what I can tell SD ammo is better than even a reload.

Not lame, but heaven forbid anyone still on dialup. --------------------------------------------------------------- Not something I can say I would have noticed unless you mentioned it...I assumed it was a banner that adsense was throwing up there...ubiquitous