Recent content by LRZ

@jumpinjoe Man, you've hit on a wealth of information for me; thank you so much. But it's only brought up several more questions, and if I can organize my thoughts in a pseudo-organized manner, I hope you'll indulge a while longer. Once I learned that brass have a shelf life, I started sorting...

@panamax Your comments put a grin on my face! Now that I'm "into this whole gun thing" as some people I know would say, I'm always interested to hear people's perspective/experience of living in Chicago with the same interests. It's also amazing how much more keen my wife and I are into the...

Oooph! A little harsh there with calling my comment a BS! Nah, just kidding...no offence taken. But yes, unfortunately I do live in the liberal utopia of Chicagoland, though I love just close enough to other county's where things are a little more accessible. Finding ammo was definitely nerve...

@jumpinjoe I tend to go MIA on here every now and then due to work, and then when I do have time, I have to weigh whether getting online or reloading is of more importance! You can probably guess which route I usually go :LOL: Thank you for your input. The first time I started collecting...

@RICKYs2 for a sec I was trying to figure how and where you carry all these at one time 😂 Then I reread your post!

Now that that's out the way, back to the more important question about reloading. I'm stoked I have a long weekend coming up next week because I hope to get in a lot of "desk" time. But in preparation, I went through the whole process a few times and came up with a little problem. I thought...

Thank you...It truly is. Doesn't disturb anyone else in the house, and I can shut myself in when I'm on time-out 😆

Definitely what got me to thinking about reloading. I purchased my first handgun in June, and by August, had already spent close to $1500 on just ammo, and that's searching high and low on the internet, driving to Indiana etc. I thought I was doing pretty good with 53cpr, until I had an epiphany...

Y Yes, live in Orland Park, so right in Cook County! I've been to Buds once, but due to the shortage, would only sell defense ammo since I wasn't using their range. I'll have to look up Target, and for that comprehensive list.

I've been on a little of a hiatus from here due to work, but I always look forward to and enjoy getting back to catch up. Well, as I mentioned earlier, the "To Load or Not to Reload, That Is The Question" has been answered, and I finally have everything but the crimp die. I worked with whatever...

Thanks for the info, @RangerBill Yes, everything I've read has promoted strictly following the data in manuals. Other than looking online, it seems Richard Lee's Modern Reloading contained a lot more loading info than the Lyman. Where I started getting confused was all the abbreviations and...

I added "Modern Reloading" by Richard Lee to complement the Lyman; both have been very insightful. I started this thread to get input on whether to reload or not-I am now certain that I am going to. So that being said, I was hoping I could get confirmation and/or clarification on some of the...

Lots of dry fire practice and reading for me this weekend :) While I haven't 'pulled the trigger' on purchasing a press, I've been creeping at the Dillion and RCBS websites. Not factoring experience (or lack thereof), let's say I'm only looking to reload 9mm for now, and for arguments sake, I...

Gonna have to try that 3x5 drill!

Great insight and wisdom @HansGruber Can't say I've ever thought of what I'd do if I were in such a situation, but you definitely give a lot to think about. Staying true to the OP's question, wonder if there are folks on here who wear scrubs. Since post-Covid closures, my offices have been...