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I've had an electronic RCBS Chargemaster for many, many years, and it always operates flawlessly. The one caveat is that it's relatively slow, as the last few grains of powder are trickled into the pan. For loading in bulk I still use an RCBS volume dispenser. It's old, but it works like a champ and is very fast.

https://dnyuz.com/2024/01/02/lapierre-longtime-n-r-a-leader-faces-trial-that-could-end-his-reign/ This one is kinda tough for me. I've long thought that it's way past time for Wayne LaPierra to go from the NRA, but on the other hand, having government trying so hard to hurt a gun-rights organization scares me.

Why, the Huskies, of course!

I'm feeling pretty sure that two of the three best teams in the country are in the championship. I think Georgia is the third. I'm tickled that my Huskies are in! They made the end of their game scary, though!

I think it's very relevant. Fans pay big bucks to go to the games... hotels, transportation, tickets, food, etc. They deserve to see the teams that earned the trip. Sponsors pay millions of dollars to advertise during the games, money that ultimately comes from the consumers' pockets. If I pay for a box of primers, I don't expect half of them to be missing when I open it up. Even Georgia's players were cheated by that game. They had something to prove, but their effort will be discounted because of the lack of competition. Mind you, I understand why top players might opt out of a non-CFP bowl game, but all those opt-outs are very relevant to the quality of the game that the fans see, and in which the players participate.

I believe Florida St, had 20 or 22 opt-outs for the game. So many of the bowl games have become glorified scrimmages with the best players choosing to protect themselves. That game sucked. Oregon St. against Notre Dame was awful, too, as the Beavers lost their coach and their starting QB. What's the point?

There's a dusting on the roof tops and a bit on the grass, but nothing on the roads.

No prediction from me. I don't bet and don't have a crystal ball, but I sure do hope you're wrong about the Sugar Bowl! The Huskies beat Texas pretty convincingly in the Alamo Bowl last year, and the teams both bring back most of their personnel. I dislike Alabama and Michigan both. Can they both lose? That would be ideal.

I've had a little trouble with 9mm reloads from range brass that wouldn't chamber in my Springfield 1911, which caused me to buy a Hornady gage. It turned out that some of my reloads were not concentric, as Boro Bullets mentioned above. The solution for me was to use a Lee Factory Crimp die and run those non-concentric rounds through it two or three times, rotating the loaded case a third of a turn each time. But since your reloads are chambering just fine, you really don't have a problem.

Go back to your old posts and start deleting your old photos. This happened to me a year or so ago. Apparently TGO has a max limit on cumulative posts.

The Washington Huskies just picked up Vandy LB Ethan Barr from the transfer portal. It looks like he'll be a role player with the Huskies, or subbed in often. I'm not sure that I like the transfer portal, it's eventually going to give us a handful of very good teams among a multitude of not-so-good. But then maybe we're already there? While I think that college players should share in all the wealth that football and basketball generates, it's something of a shock to see good players weighing whether they can make more money staying in college or going pro.

I suppose this was inevitable: US sporting and outdoor products group Vista Outdoor warned in a letter to customers that ammunition prices are set to surge due to “an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder.” Vista Outdoor confirmed the authenticity of the letter to Newsweek days ago. The increase of ammo and gunpowder prices is expected on Jan. 1. “Due to world events our suppliers have notified us of unprecedented demand for and an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder, and thus has increased our prices substantially,” Vice President of Sales, Sporting Products Brett Nelson said in the letter. Nelson continued, “We must, therefore, raise our pricing to help offset those increases.” Ammo and powder prices at Remington, Alliant Powder, CCI, Federal, SEVI-Shot, and Speer are set to rise in the coming weeks:

You might want to speak with an attorney who specializes in estates, but since there are multiple heirs you might be wise to document everything with bills of sale, just to be able to show where the guns went and what cash assets they brought. You could, of course, divide the guns between the heirs and leave each heir to decide whether to sell or keep them. Bear in mind that I am not an attorney, so anything I write here is really just my opinion. Do your own due diligence.

I need a pound or two of AA1680. I'll buy it outright, or I can trade some 3031. My 3031 is pretty old, in metal cans, but it's sealed and has been properly stored. I load with it regularly and without problems. Prefer something in the Crossville area, if possible. THANKS!

If you and the person who left the arms for you are Tennessee residents, then there is no special transfer required. Private transfers are legal in TN, with no paperwork involved. An exception would be if there are NFA firearms included in the inheritance; things like suppressors or machine guns, for example. The for-sale forum on this site is a good place to sell, once you've established the value of your arms. Gunbroker is good, too, but you'll need an FFL holder to help you if you need to ship out of state.

I recently bought a Sig Buckmasters (economy) scope for my .243 and I love it. I think I got a great value for the money. But as in all things, YMMV.

TCU beat Michigan in their semi, right?

I'm happy to help you. Go Huskies!

REALLY looking forward to seeing which teams are selected for the CFP this year. The committee has quite a tough chore ahead of them today. I think it's safe to assume that Michigan and my Huskies are in. But what about FSU? They're undefeated conference champs. Texas beat Alabama head to head, but Alabama just beat Georgia. Does the SEC get left out in favor or Texas? Does Texas get passed by a team they beat H2H with the same record? It's going to be interesting!

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Looking to buy a couple hundred once-fired 7.62 x 39 brass. Boxer primed only. Thanks for looking!

I'm interested to hear your results. I've not tried cast bullets at high velocities. And even for moderate velocities I use gas checks. I've loaded up some 338 Mag with cast bullets and done fine with reduced loads for plinking. And I really like the Lee Soup Cans for plinking in .308.

There's an overall memory limit to the images we can post here. Go back to some of your earlier posts and delete the images, and you'll be able to post more. I know this because I ran up against that limit some time ago, and it wasn't entirely clear why, but once you remove some old files you can post new ones. I think the trick is to avoid posting "big" images.

I've been casting for a long time, but have never considered .223. Are you adding tin to your lead pot? Using gas checks?

Every team plays close games from time to time. The good teams win those games. I'm no Alabama fan, but that win over Auburn in the final seconds was really something.