Come walk with us!! NAMI Walks

On September 18 of this year, I and many of my friends, family and colleagues will be walking for NAMI Georgia.  It is a fantastic event dedicated to raising awareness as well as money for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).  Those that cannot walk with us can donate using the following link: http://www.nami.org/namiwalks10/GEO/dhagaman.
This year's venue is at one of the best parks in Gwinnett: Tribble Mill.  And, being in September, we are nearly guaranteed to have beautiful Georgia weather.  Those with kids will have a blast playing on the playground, there's plenty of grass to throw frisbees, footballs and if the wind is right, there's plenty of space to fly a kite!
So, why not make plans now to come and join us!  The date is Saturday, September 18, 2010.  I can't wait to meet some new friends and reconnect with old ones!

Click here for more info...

See you there!

RH

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Brunch anyone ?

My new loading bench...

Well, it's far from new.  Just cleaned up and fortified with extra screws.  At least I got everything off the dining room table....

My first .45 ACP reload...

So...I've been taking my time, reading, learning, checking and rechecking to be sure I know what's up with this reloading stuff.  I think I have it now. 
I started out by cleaning (duh!) the cases...and cleaned many pounds just to see what kind of results I'd get.
Next, I figured out how to deprime the cases.  It was only after doing a hundred that I figured out how to put together the Lee Primer Feed so I could deprime, and prime in the same case.  I almost always learn by making mistakes....
The powder charging took me some time to feel confident.  I tried to use the Lee Perfect Powder measure and the Lee scale, but found that  a $40 digital scale got me confidence faster.  And, just for the record, the Lee scale  I have is a piece of junk.  I don't know what the magnet dampeners are for because, literally, there is absolutely nothing magnetic in the whole scale.  I could not get the scale to zero to save my life.  And, even the slightest motion would make it bob up and down.  Fuggetaboutit! I got a digital scale.  Problem solved.
Bear in mind, I spent a lot of time with my books, some empty cartridges and dies in the press to figure out what the heck was going on.  Trust me, it is not rocket surgery.  However, it is imperative to be exact! Even anal about it.
So far, I have only done 10 rounds.  My very first round (seen in the video) will be kept for historical purposes.  Plus, the bullet is seated too far...IMHO.
At any rate, I think I've got it down.  I've even got a table I'm gonna use just for reloading.  I'll be setting up a permanent area so I can get my stuff off the dining room table.  Ciao for now...

Bear creek