Boom Vang
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If you do all that for pistol cases, I can't imagine how you prep rifle cases.....
What have you done in the reloading room today
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Can't help but think of the great food stops along the way.
CQB45ACP
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Yeah...check Roadfood.com in advance of any unfamiliar trip. And even familiar ones.
CQB45ACP
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I do all that too and maybe a little more but since most of it is once and done, it's no big deal.
CQB45ACP
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Thought it was sand?
Not a fan of shredded tire mulch...can't help think there's bad mojo going into the soil. But like many other things, I'm too lazy to study it.
But, I do know if it were up to me, I'd be down there living it.
CQB45ACP
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Well I guess you and @Soonerpesek are in the right place then.
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Never occurred to me to worry about bad weather on a road trip except in winter. In 1973 I "outran" a tornado on the interstate in Hope, Arkansas. Heard the sirens, saw the dark rain wrapped cloud, but didn't know what to do other than floor it. Learned later, don't do that.
Yikes. I have never feared Tornados. Not sure why. SWMBO is terrified of them. I have enjoyed thunder and thunderstorms since I was a child. As a very young kid (4 or 5), in a Thunderstorm, I'd run around in my swim suit in the rain having a blast in my grandparents yard, as they would babysit me frequently. My grandfather used to say "The GIants are bowling" when we'd hear thunder, so I actually pictured that. When we'd hear a big thunder crash he'd say, "Wow! That was a strike for the giants!". So I learned to really enjoy thunderstorms as a child.
What worries me about bad weather now is the delays in flying or driving. I've been in horrific rain so bad you could barely see the road for miles and miles and miles. I would be on just a bit of a time crunch getting west, so running into bad weather would just be a delay I might not be able to afford. I'd rent a car because I don't want to put that kind of mileage on mine, but severe hail damage to the windshield could also put me in a time crunch bind getting a new rental.
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That is one of my reasons to drive as well. Windshield sight-seeing and great food along the way.
CQB45ACP
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Wizard of Oz...many kids developed fear of tornadoes after watching it. (and flying monkeys)
April 1, 1973 (yes, same year) sitting at stoplight in Fairfax VA, tornado (all I saw was blinding rain and felt car rocking) went right over me. Light turned green and I drove home. Later learned the high school on my right and Safeway store on my left had roofs ripped off. Edit: backwards--school on left, store on right.
Wow. Lady luck was on your side. When I was younger I had this vision of a Wizard of Oz tornado with a narrow funnel, maybe 50 feet wide. I use to think, "If a 50 foot funnel is going to hit me in this big old world, that's like playing the lottery. Nothing to worry about."
Then I read that the super tornado that hit Xenia, Ohio had a 1 mile wide funnel at the base. YOW! That changes the odds a bit.
Maybe some 9mm reloading later, Gents. I am getting a semi-auto 9mm rifle (inexpensive) for plinking to burn up the plethora of 9mm components that have been sitting in the storage drawers of my reloading bench for decades. My last 9mil Reload was probably 1998 ish. I sold my 9mm handguns in 2000. Coffee and contemplation now.
I finally bought insulation for my sunroom attic. The sunroom is on the back of the garage and shares the roof. Only 1/4 inch stained plywood for a ceiling, so the heat and cold from the attic transfer into the room quickly. I am on the fence with doing that today. Not too hard, but a lot of crawling around on the 24" on center rafters as the roof gets shallow on that back side with regard to height.
I finally bought insulation for my sunroom attic. The sunroom is on the back of the garage and shares the roof. Only 1/4 inch stained plywood for a ceiling, so the heat and cold from the attic transfer into the room quickly. I am on the fence with doing that today. Not too hard, but a lot of crawling around on the 24" on center rafters as the roof gets shallow on that back side with regard to height.
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I remember Xenia tornado. Good Friday I think? Also recall the Norma, OK & Tuscaloosa, AL were very wide ones.
For a DC area resident I have experienced a lot of them. The only funnel cloud I've ever seen though was 10 days after 9/11. Looking out my office window at Washington Monument, I saw what looked like a funnel dropping. And, that's what I said to myself. Next day's front page picture on WaPo was exactly what I saw. It actually touched down again later and killed a couple girls at U of MD.
I'm actually reseating some primers right now in the reloading room.
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9mm is the new old newest hotness. I have actually spoken to young people at the indoor range who think the 9mm Parabellum is a new-new cartridge.
I still have a small bucket of mixed 9mm waiting for processing. I guess I’ll toss it in the tumbler before we go to the farmers market.
AJC1
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Got to have a 9mm sitting in the safe next to the 6.5 creed....
.45Coltguy
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When the Ca madates went statewide for ALL hunting, thats when I completly stopped hunting in Ca. Like Boom Vang said, the all copper bullets have their following, I wasn't in that crowd either. For now, I'm just a plinker and I'm fine with that. Any upland hunting I do is in S/E Idaho.
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The lead hunting ban was kinda a pain but a complete lead ban was in the works. That ment no lead core or cast bullets anywhere. That made a big difference for us casters. No 7.7 jap monos I know of.... imagine trying to shoot monos out of a 45-70 Trapdoor.... monos are the electric cars of the shooting world. A good supplement but not ready for no other option.
Yes, I dumped all my 9mm guns when 40 S&W was gaining popularity. Still have a few 40SW. It does not surprise me that younger shooters like the 9mm. A "Glock 9", as I have heard some of them say, is a popular gun in those circles.
I really do have a lot of 9mm components, including 380 bullets that I'll use as well. I need to start using them. I used to be big on 380 as well. Doubt I'll ever get another 380 handgun.
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Swing through Kilgore, Texas, and stop at the East Texas Oil Museum. Little place that is just cool as all get out. It's kind of on the way, right off the I-20. BTW, why come out here in June? Is HOT.
Brings back some not so good teenage memories. Folks house had no insulation in the attic. Dad decided to put in fiberglass insulation and had same problem around the eves....clearance tapered off to zero, and since I was young, and the smallest, I got the job around the eves. I took an old broom handle and attached a 2x2 across one end, drove nails through it and used that to push the fiberglass rolls out to the edge and this was in the summer.
Just thinking about that makes me want to scratch.......still hate fiberglass.
Did a good bit with insulation during my HVAC days.........cold showers and wash with the grain.
Thanks! I will absolutely put that on the list. I have never been disappointed by personal recommendations like this, so it's high on the list. I may plan it for an overnight in Kilgore. That would make it easy.
Coming out in early June is not my idea. It's a meeting I am going to, and the powers that be wanted a resort in Phoenix in June. Well, at least the resort has a pool. I'm also spending a few days at a Dude Ranch in AZ. I'm a horse owner, so that will be fun for me. I'd love to wear my new 45 Colt sidearm, but I am not sure the Dude Ranch would appreciate that.
But I am riding with my draw scabbard Browning lock blade knife. I do not ride without it. They say no, I don't ride. A knife is a very valuable tool on horseback. And you will probably never need it unless you do NOT have it;
I am going to travel with a firearm. I am passing through a few states that forbid loaded and accessable firearms in the car, but I'll tuck them away, unloaded, in the trunk, in a lock box. Ammo in a separate lock box, not easily accessible. Just to keep law enforcement happy if I happen to get pulled over.
Darn, Walkalong, where were you when I needed you (1950 or so)Did a good bit with insulation during my HVAC days.........cold showers and wash with the grain.
!?Sounds like a great idea! Wish I had taken advantage of such a trip back when I was able "Both financially and health-wise."
You know the old saw, "Too soon old, too late smart"; had to give up my travel trailer lots of years before I anticipated doing so due to health issues.
I say go for it, and while you're in the area, you need to drop down a bit SW of Kilgore to Waco and experience the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum . Been there twice and would go back in a heartbeat if able. They have put in a campground adjacent to the Museum since I was there in '99. Not sure what amenities, but there was a KOA not far from there and I believe they had small cabins on their property.
The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame? Now you're talkin'! I absolutely must see that. Thank you.
Years ago, I would motorcycle camp at KOA campgrounds all the time. Great ammenties for the price. Now, I hotel it. I'm getting older. I like a car with AC and radio and no wind in my face or ears. And I lIke a nice soft hotel bed with AC and TV and a hot shower/toilet within a few steps.
What you mentioned above is why I am going via automobile. I am healthy enough now. Next year? Who knows. I diet, exercise extensively, eat incredibly healthy, but that is no guarantee on long-term health. Best make hay while the sun is shining as my grandfather used to say.
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