Recent content by chutchis

I love it! Use it for 223, 270, and 30/30 :D

I don't really use my boresnakes for outright cleaning. I use the snakes to do a quick sweep of the barrel right after shooting (gets the big crud out before it hardens) and use the kit to do the real cleaning.

I live in South Dakota and could not find it in my area, but I found it in Sioux City IA today and (here on business) bought one of the last two pounds left at Scheels.

If I was given a hundred dollars I would spend it on a night out for wife and kids....this method helps me when I want to buy another rifle...first take out the family then in a week break the news that I just have to have another gun (assuming I have saved up enough money for another gun) ;)

JWarren is pretty serious about putting that Prostaff on your AR :eek:

I just bought the Nikon Prostaff 3x9 a couple weeks ago for my .30/30. I like it. Nice positive clicks on windage and elevation. Seems to be clear and bright. not as good of eye relief as my Luepold VX-1 but on an AR there is not much recoil so you can get up close to the scope.

I started out three years ago (approximately) and had big aspirations of having a full on progressive press. Before I bought anything I got a Nosler 4th edition (I think) reloading manual and read post after post on this board about what press to buy. I eventually decided on the Lee Clasic...

I'll just point out that I am a Program Director for a Boys Ranch in South Dakota. We cater to troubled teen boys (most of which believe they are real life gangsters). There is no way I'm letting guns onto the premises. Back in the mid-seventies (before my time here) the boys were given...

Ranger - Understood, thanks. I have 600 primers and that's all I need to keep my two new rifles going for the year (got one as a present and my father gave me one because he is just a nice guy I guess). I just couldn't stand not reloading for two new rifles so I paid up for the last 600 primers ;)

Shaggy - I am completely aware that $8 per 100 is not a good price (hence the "rolling eyes at the end of my post). ;) Ranger335v states: I still put gas in my boat and jetski last summer when gas was $4/gallon, I guess I'll never learn :banghead: If I was boasting and offended you, I...

I just reload for fun so 600 LR primers will last me quite awhile. I do know that when (or if) things ever settle down I will buy a few thousand of these little guys in case it happens again....lesson learned.

I bought the last 400 LR primers in the store. I bought 200 last week and thought I'd leave some for other customers. Went back today and there were still 4 little packs left so I bought them. Now I have 600 LR primers to make 300 .270 and 300 .30/30. Only $8/100 what a steal :rolleyes:

I've only been reloading for three years and assumed primers were more fragile than they are. I read about all these guys storing them in ammo cans with desiccant and such. Figured that was what you were supposed to do :scrutiny: Thanks for the affirmation on primer life!

They are now food saved and waiting for me to purchase a small rifle someday when small rifles are cheap again. Now if I could only find a store with Varget in stock I would be a happy boy.

That would be one of my questions I guess...do I need the desiccant if the food saver already sucks out the air in the bag? Or will what little moisture is left in the bag affect the primers?