Set up a 1950s vintage Lyman No. 55 Ideal Powder Measure yesterday. Cleaned it up, chased the threads on all lock screws, lubricated it with a little dry graphite powder, runs like a champ!

Hmmm. One of my gun forums mentioned primer prices are dropping fast. I don't know why. But Graf's has CCI #300 LPP for 6¢. It's not the 3¢ I remember, but those days are long gone. They're getting more reasonable, though. An AI summary says supply chains are normalized now, demand has...

@DomnioMaestro Yeah, Hazmat is a buzzkill, for sure. Cabela's has Winchester LPP primers for $50 per brick, 5¢ per primer. I don't know if you're near a Cabela's, but I have one 45 minutes away. I wish I had seen that before I place my last powder order, I'd have driven there for both.

Nice! Thanks again for running these, Mike!

Because of the scarcity/high price of primers I'm going to keep an eye out for sales, and sometimes some vendors leave off the Hazmat occasionally. Gotta keep an eye out, but it pays to load up then. I have to look, I actually may be down to my last 3-4 bricks of LPP primers. Eeek!

I will like it however you set it up. It's just fun to play, and I appreciate the effort you put into it!

@DomnioMaestro Found some CCI #300 LPP for $63 for a brick (1,000). Remington 2-1/2 for $65. About as good as I think you can find at present. https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/category/categoryId/3505

Yeah, my components are years old. I don’t see LPP for any less than 8-10 cents per primer these days. Mine are probably more like 3 cents, and I still have 4-5 bricks left. Remington went out of the primer business a while ago, but restarted again, I’m not sure what their production rate is...

Well, I’m taking Christmas week off, so I dusted my reloading setup off (been a few years) and got back to it loading about 300 rounds of .45 ACP. 200 grain LSWC. I was a little rusty at first but it’s like riding a bicycle, the rhythm comes back quickly. Here’s my setup. The result … My...

^^^^^ This! 😆 😆 😆

Given your statements, I would agree with this. Disclaimer: Since I am a professional I have to say this is not financial advice. I cannot offer investment advice without knowing a lot of detail about your total financial situation, but I can offer some education and guidance. Because of...

Finally gave up smoking at home for the season, but there is a B&M a couple miles down the road from me I go to once maybe twice a week. This was a 60 ring I bought from them not sure what the length was of the name of the vitola.

Cheddar cheese omelet topped with venison chili

Good work for the cigar suggester!

Chicken piccata, rigatoni with Boursin cheese sauce, Brussels sprouts with bacon and dates and balsamic glaze.

@Nihon_Ni looks much better. Probably tastes better, too! 🤣

OK, I know, looks like slop. But most Indian food looks like slop if you don’t have those fancy little pots to serve them in. Butter chicken recipe but with chuck roast. Also air fryer cauliflower in Indian sauce. Very tasty. Better than it looks.

Was 40* last night, sat out front for a stick. First one in a while. I hate cold weather much more now that I started enjoying cigars more often.

I’ve come to a conclusion. Of all the cigars Monticristo makes there are no bad Monticristos. Just some are better than others.

It was actually a top 25 from CA for 2024, for what that's worth. I doubt you'll regret getting a box, especially at that crazy price. I love them.