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I've got some 204R & 223 ammo I loaded in early '18 that I've had stored inside the house, in MTM ammo boxes and then inside MTM ammo crates, I recently shot some of the 204R ammo, it shot the same it did when in load testing, etc., No corrosion, no cold welding (possibly another discussion ), no silica packets inside any of the boxes, just stored on hardwood floors/under a metal shelf unit. I have a box of 223 ammo out to take for testing, and it looks as good (appearance wise) as the day it was loaded. This ammo was hauled out to SD on a varmint hunt/trip in my truck, so it was exposed to the temperature cycles during the 3 week trip. My truck has a one piece locking tonneau cover, and the trip was in late May, early June. I've also got some factory 204R & 223 ammo that is still in the original packaging, stored inside my house, no corrosion, etc. I recently shot some old 22/250 and 223 factory ammo from the late 90's. All went boom when I pulled the trigger. No corrosion, etc., House has a central HVAC system, crawl space only, hardwood floors throughout the house.

Just people doing good for someone they know or care about.

Be like Nike, and "just do it". LOL

We had 30 mph winds or more, lost the cover to the TT, roof panel was dry rotted, and the wind just split it down the middle. Cover was laying on the ground all around the TT, not covering the TT. Cut the remaining material on the lower edge, and drug it into the shed. Luckily I got this done before the rain arrived. Wind also broke off one of the main upper forks of a cedar tree in the front yard. It was a nice looking cedar tree, now it looks funky from one side. LOL. Neighbor had 2 shutters blow off his house, with 2 hanging on for dear life. The power went out for about 25 minutes, when all was calm, no wind, no rain, etc., just like you turned the lights out. LOL

Google Teslong, it's a relatively inexpensive bore scope (<$100) with a small viewing screen or models that work with laptops/tablets. They work good, and will show you how well you are NOT cleaning your barrel. You can see all of the stuff inside the bore you always wondered about, and more. I now have the model with the small viewing screen and flexible shaft, works well, I've been working on removing some carbon rings in several of my older guns, that resulted from poor cleaning procedures on my part. I have heard/read where carbon rings can cause pressure spikes, resulting in blown primers, indicating hot loads, etc., when really the cause was poor gun maintenance.

Saw where far NW TN and the surrounding area got hit pretty hard on the news just now. Stay safe out there.

Or smart.

Good thing you live far far away. GLWS.

I lost one of my grandmothers to Alzhiemers, and the other one as well in all probability, it was just called dementia back in the late 60's, early 70's. I had a client when I was in the financial business who contracted one of the more aggressive versions, she did not last but 4 months or so after being diagnosed.

Good luck with it all, and post up some pics when you can.

The only "issue" I have with the RAR action is the ejection port is on the smaller side, and if a shell doesn't move along the right path, it can be a PITA to dig it out. I've got small hands, so my fingers will fit inside the ejection port, but its still a PITA.

Yeah, you'll have some $$ in a RAR, it's possible to just buy one in the caliber you want for less $$, but there's not as much fun in that is there. My RAR would not shoot well (consistently) so I decided to swap barrels. Call PV and ask them what their barrel nut requires for proper install and torque. Savage wrenches are pretty cheap, and using the proper tools is better than messing up the nut, or not getting it torqued properly. You'll need a torque wrench as well I did not swap triggers, but did swap out the spring in the factory trigger for only $10-20. It's better, but not much, so... I do get compliments on my 6x45 RAR, I put it a Boyds AT-1 stock, bedded, etc., so it a shooter now, sub MOA at 200 so it was a success to me. LOL

I used a barrel vise, not a action vise when I swapped out the OEM barrel on my RAR and ordered a nut wrench from the barrel maker. Used a pipe wrench on the smooth oem nut. No real problems. I have the Wheeler barrel vise, works good, about $60 or so. Pony up and buy the go and no go gages if this is your first barrel swap. You'll feel much better when it comes time to pull the trigger that first time on your new creation.

Happy turkey day to all, and safe travels for all of those hitting the roads or skies to see family.

First flu shot I got was in '73 or '74 while in college, got the worst case of flu ever. I know they have changed how the flu shot is made now, but I've never had any adverse reactions to just the flu shot after that first one. I did pass on the flu shot for several years tho. Last year I got the flu, shingles and pneumonia shots ALL at the same time. Can strongly recommend DO NOT DO THAT. Felt like crap for a long weekend.

I can just see the younger generation (today's kids) swapping out batteries. There would be those electric scooters littering the highways & byways. Talk about saving the planet. LOL I'm sure everyone has seen those "people" that have no business doing anything like swapping out a battery, much less using a hammer or screwdriver. LOL

Ask some GM VOLT owners how they feel about all electric cars. Earlier this year, GM advised Volt owners NOT to park their "car" inside, only outside and away from buildings/structures. Also, don't charge it up while unattended.

Owned a Ford C Max hybrid for 18-24 months. Wife drove it as a DD when she worked ( 4 miles RT). She liked it for about 2 months, then got tired of all the dash/display info, etc., and did not like the 4 cylinder gas engine kicking on/off at times depending on the state of the battery charge. Bitched about it for the rest of the time we owned it. It got 35 mpg city, 40 mpg on the hwy, was fairly comfy. The car had a bad habit of going in to deep sleep mode or hibernation if you did not drive it almost daily (after she retired) . If not driven for a couple or three days, open the drivers door, and none of the dash lights would come on, etc. Totally dead. Had to have it boosted 2-3x's, and bought one of those portable battery packs that's capable of boosting cars/trucks, damn car never went into deep sleep mode after that. Never did trust the car after that, even tho the dealer put 2 new 12v batteries (the starting battery) due to testing bad. Some sort of electrical gremlin I guess. Wife would not drive another hybrid/electric car, I would not mind a hybrid for a grocery getter, etc., but not an all electric one. While I like Cracker Barrel, I don't want to eat there just to charge up the car on long trips. It will be decades before there are sufficient charging stations for "millions" of all electric cars to get anywhere on time. And where will all of this additional electricity required come from, TX almost froze up solid earlier this year, so.. I also wonder how the hybrid F150 or the all electric F150 will actually tow anything, it will just be an oversized family car like most trucks are now. Those batteries will take up payload capacity, so....

I'll take this one. No PP. PM me your preferred method of payment and address, I'll get it in the mail. Jim

If you want a semi auto (10/22) and do nothing much to it, find a 10/22 LVT model. See how it shoots before doing anything to it. Then if you want to improve it, send it to Joe Chacon for a "tune up", he will check it over from chamber to crown, do what is needed to accurize it, work the trigger group, bed the action to the stock, etc. Prices were reasonable for what he did to one of mine about 2 yrs ago. I was going to use it in ABRA factory class with the grandson but it never happened, so I sold it.

Northern Tool/Harbor Freight did have some clamp on style magnifiers with lights. I use one in the reloading room at times when needed. These have a limited reach, so not sure what length one would need for projects like this. I'm sure amazon has various ones.

I've done a couple 10/22 builds, but I used new 10/22 actions and used Feddersen barrels and Archangel stocks. Aftermarket triggers are available as well, so you can spend as much as you want if you desire. RFC has lots of builds over there.

Since you're just getting "into" reloading, go by the load data in manual you are using, don't vary from it until you have some experience under your belt. Having several different reloading manuals is a good thing, some, if not most are available thru an app for your phone/tablet which is pretty handy at times, but the old school version book is good as well.

Flowers used to, at least a couple years ago. A buddy of mine who lives in Nashville area shot a deer and did not need the meat, so he gave it to me. I just drove there to get it, but it was 2 yrs ago, so....

I'm wondering why an "emotional support" animal should not be touched. Doesn't sound like much "support" to me, but I'm not a up to speed on these topics either.