Jamie Jackson

See you there Buddy.   :wave:

  LOL, My schedule has been a bit chaotic...and I picked up 8 lbs of Unique. :pleased:   I [u]do[/u] plan to work up some loads in the next couple of weeks and I will be happy to share the results.

  Snakes have their place...in my toilet ain't one of 'em.       We all have to know our place in life. Snakes, Politicians, and other reptiles... :cool:

    You know...I think it's one of those cases of "it ain't over til it's over"...and that'll take quite a bit more time imho.   There is a definite paradigm shift, as all so often happens in our "gun culture". I think the primary lesson is to pick up on "deals" as you can and not make the assumption that change will not occur. "Cause it certainly will...   I'm not being pessimistic, just realistic...   I think the frenzy will settle, but we have a whole lot more guns owners due to the most recent attempts by .gov to curtail of God Given Rights...they'll all need ammo. Not as much as the core element of shooters (us)...but they'll still need and purchase it.   The deals will show up. We simply can't be complacent  and expect things to return to the old "normal".   Normalcy Bias has bitten more than a few people on the a**. :2cents: 

My reloading setup is in my basement and is climate controlled. I know people caution against leaving the powder in the measure, but I have left it in my for weeks on end with no problems. It's generally Unique or W 231.   I always check several powder charges when I start a run and it remains consistent. Never had any "dud" issues.   :2cents:

    Good grief...I'm friggin old! :ugh: I'm currently shooting Federal .22 LR I purchased in 1991-1993...   Interesting graph. Thanks for posting it. It kinda reinforces the point that ammo is a decent investment from many aspects... I've always heard "buy it cheap and stack it deep". I guess it's all relative... and is certainly worth the time and money to pick up good deals when they present themselves.   I just thank the Good Lord I started reloading a loooong time ago. :pleased:

  You're very fortunate then. There is a lot of competition for lead, especially wheelweights in my area. It seems that with the current ammo situation more and more folks are either getting into casting their own, or considering it and gathering the materials. I am in the category of "gathering the materials" . :pleased:

Great story JAB. But Dang Man! I'd pulled that toilet out, snake and all, at the 1st sighting! It's in my marriage contract...snakes in the house must die...at least that's what my Dear Wife says... :ugh:  LOL.     I've shot a bunch of shot shell through .38's and .357's and .44's. I generally load my own with #12 shot. .22 Federal rat shot is great stuff. But all of the shot has very limited effective range. With home brewed you can kick it up a notch though.

I use a Dillon 550B and mostly reload 9mm.   I've gone through about 10,000 Wolf SPP (and Mag SPP... my preference for 9mm) with zero issues. I just finished my 1st 1000 Tula SPP and also has zero issues with seating the primers.   The only time I've had any trouble seating any primers in my 550 are with S&B brass (with the red sealant ring around the primer pocket). I separate those out for a later pocket reaming...   I prefer Winchester or Federal...but they are like looking for unicorns these days...besides, the Wolf and Tula have been about $30.00 less per 5000 than the Federal or Winchester...but that's kind of a moot point these days. :-\

    Smart move. I'm sure to make you look even better. LOL. :cool:   Looking forward to seeing you my friend. I'll shoot you an e-mail, cell # is on it.   See you there.   Jamie

Have you tried [url=http://www.gunpartscorp.com/] Numrich "Gun parts"[/url]?   I did a quick look, but needed more specifics, like model number to refine the search.   They frequently get parts in. I've been buying from them for over 20 years, Great company imho.

Keep us posted ArmyVeteran.   Best wishes in the new job Buddy.

All things reloading, like all things ammo, are in great demand, and short supply at the moment...a bit of a challenge to locate.   Once you have decided on what you want to reload first, and I would start with 45 acp as Jonnin suggested, start working on gathering the supplies. Be patient. There is no reason to pay ridiculously high prices for components.   David (DLM here at TGO) should be able to help you with the gear.   I have RCBS, Lyman, and Lee dies that have been in use for over 25 years.   Once you've gathered your gear and made a decision as to bullet type, weight, and your perceived need (target-practice-match etc) I'm sure the good folks here will assist with specifics.   Good Luck and welcome to a fine addiction. :pleased:  

    I agree.   And if you have your C&R on file with them (no "dealer pricing" on this stuff LOL), they charge an extra $4.00 because the order is less than $50.00.   I appreciate Midway, it's a great company with excellent selection and great customer service. But the S&H fees eat you up...whatever handling is... :cool:

I'm sorry to hear that ArmyVeteran.     Even though I live over in Knoxville and haven't been able to take advantage of all the help and tips you've given folks, I do appreciate the fact you've helped so many members here. :up:   Good fortune to you.

Thank you gunlobbyist!   This is indeed good news. We still have a lot of work ahead, but as you pointed out in previous threads...one step at a time. And this is a great first step. :up:

Well, if nothing else, this whole "post-Newton Obama scenario" has been a lesson in patience for me.   The .22 I ordered is for a buddy that's relatively new to shooting. I know for him, and many, it's a paradigm shift.   I have/had backorders the past 6 months with Midway, Graf's, Brownells, and now Cabelas. Many have shipped and I have no personal reason to think the rest won't. These 4 companies have always represented excellent quality and customer service in my experience.   Another lesson I've learned is that procrastination is not beneficial.  :squint:  I've never dipped into my baseline stores, and I'm shooting pretty much the same as before...but there is a certain level of anxiety regarding replenishment of personal stock.   Slowly "shootin' stuff" is becoming available... I'll be stacking it even deeper than before. It's my own fault if I get caught short on anything in the future. So, for me? Lesson learned. :2cents:

    Great news Brother.   I'm looking forward to seeing you again and doing some shooting with you too.   If the "creek rises" give me a shout and I'll hook the boat up. :pleased:   Later,   Jamie aka Prag

So far that has not been my experience with Tula primers in my Glock 17 and 19.   I picked up a 5000 lot case of SPP last fall from Graf's...for $96.00( of course Hazmat...but I had several pounds of powder in the order for offset). They are the Lead Free btw. I just started using them about a month ago. I've had probably 4 failures out of 500 rounds. No better, no worse than what I've come to expect from the Wolf primers I've used the past few years. So that seems like an inordinately large amount of failures, at least from my experience.   Have you ever had any issues using CCI primers (fairly hard primers) in your Glock?

As of 1300 today, Turkey Creek Walmart had a couple of boxes of .38 spl...hadn't seen that in a long time it seems, and several boxes (20 rds) of Winchester 5.56 55gr for $12.99/box. They still consistently carry 40 S&W for $19.99/50rds.   I didn't need anything, just picking up an LED light for my 550 press (charged case inspection)...but I thought I'd pass the info along.

    No worries here. I'm just trying to pick some up for a friend. And backorders eventually ship...most of the time anyway.   I have backordered powder coming (shipped) from a few months back and at pre- stupid pricing. (Graf's, not Cabelas)   Better to have the potential than to miss the opportunity completely. :2cents:

I received a confirmation on the Win-M22. Looks like it's on backorder with a tentative arrival date of 5/25.

Maybe I'm just trying to be an optimist...but it sure seemed to last longer than what has become the "norm".   If/when this comes in it's for one of my shooting buds anyway...gotta get him out to the Steel Matches. :pleased:

Thanks BN.   They look pretty good. A couple look familial as well...probably just my muddled old brain LOL

Nothing yet PM.   Nowadays you simply never know until things actually ship.