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Most reloading manuals have a pretty extensive description of the whole process. Modern Reloading by Richard Lee is great at explaining the process in detail, yet easy to follow. It's reloading data, however, could be more extensive. A google search will show several free reloading guides via PDF files.   Also, feel free to ask questions here. Were you closer, I would be happy to have you over and walk through the process with you. I expect there are many youtube videos as well.

I think pre 82 pennies would be a better place to place your efforts if you are so inclined.                                        http://www.parkpennies.com/penny/penny.htm   There is 145 pennies per pound, and they are 95% copper. The spot price for copper is $3.4805 per pound. 3.4805x.95=$3.30 per pound of pennies. The zinc spot price would be neglegible. This makes the pre 82 penny worth roughly 2.2 cents; twice it's legal tender value.

What happens to a Glock after 4 years? Do they melt? I do not care for them simply because the are hideous looking, but one thing I've never heard about them is that they were unreliable.

I don't trim 9mm. I do trim most every bottleneck case I load.   Straightwalled pistol cases don't tend to stretch much like high powered, bottleneck rifle cases do.

Probably due to the sequester. I know very few who own, and almost noone who reloads for the 30 Carbine. Also, it isn't deer season, so I'm at a loss as to why nobody has flatpoint .308 bullets.

Midway and Grafs are both showing 110 grain 30 carbine bullets, and any 30-30 bullets out of stock. Is there no end to what people are hoarding??!!?

Probably due to the sequester. :shrug:

I had an Accord that had the engine block crack. My oil was going into the coolant. Have you checked that?   What is it about new tires, brakes, and timing belt that brings on this sort of thing? Mine even had a full tank of gas.

The more difficult a bullet is to push down the bore, the LESS powder needed to push it. It sounds counterintuitive, but more resistance=a chance to build more pressure with less powder burning.

Well, you certainly ain't a "TATOR".

This guy seems to like the Rossi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Gz6FcY5Vg

A 158 grain wadcutter on top of 2.7-3.0 grains of Bullseye is the standard target load. Be sure to crimp!

Ask at the Nashville Zoo. They have it everywhere, and I have considered planting some as well. It looks really nice.

Thanks. Not many folks recognize the scope. I really like them, and you can run across them now and again well worth the money.   I'd sure like to see pics of the 22 Hornet mentioned above. I'll bet I'm not alone.

You mean like this?

This is where mine came from.

I've shot it in several calibers. I've seen acceptable accuracy with it, and experienced 100% reliability. I prefer the newer coating to the sticky laquer they once used. $30 per 50 sure sound high to me, but I usually load my own, and haven't bought any in quite some time.

Zero! But the S.O.B.s did steal a pair if Ray Ban sunglasses from me.

You've got some good advice here. Use just enough media to where the brass tumbles. Also, add some sort of polish, like Nu Finish car polish. The lizard litter works great for handgun cartridges, but it isn't sized right for 223 brass. It gets hung inside the cases, and takes forever to pick out.   Without polish, the media won't do much. Also, when it gets dirty, it won't polish near as quickly either.

Actually, it is atached with snaps, so you can take it off if you don't want it.

Looks good to me. I find your stitching really impressive. Someone always chimes in with the uncovered trigger comment. How many cover the trigger when carrying a shotgun through bird country or sitting in a treestand with their trusty ought 6? I like a western flair to gun accessories. Here's one I tried a while back and sorta liked:

                                                http://jamesdjulia.com/auctions/div_catalog_331.asp?pageREQ=1&utm_source=emailsub&utm_medium=email&utm_content=catonline&utm_campaign=gun_13_spring   I thought some of you might enjoy perusing this auction. I know I did. If you remember, there were two earlier installments of this auction last year. The items were every bit the quality of this one. It is amazing one man could amass so much in such a short time.           

No safety. It is a Puma.

I would be very interested in learning some solid facts regarding what happened to this pistol.

I've reloaded most of my life, but just recently began reloading for semi autos. After reading how difficult it can be, I was suprised to find I had no trouble at all with my loads. It's good to hear yours work well too. Maybe it isn't as bad as some make it out to be.