Recent content by Alan in Vermont

Tinman, eBay is NOT generally a good place to buy lead/lead alloys unless it is in it's originally manufactured form. Once it has been melted down and cast into ingots it can be claimed to be anything, pure lead, wheelweights, lino/mono/foundry type and be just about anything that is heavy and...

When I started reloading I bought my first set of dies for $13.50. That was 1970 and I was making $2.75/hr, which was pretty fair money for my area. Now dies are $50-60, less if you go with Lee, which I don't. Retired now and working, part time, for $15/hr. "Dies definitely overpriced"? I...

I might try there, but only as a last resort. The one time I was in there was back in February. Linda and I were roaming gun shops in search of a 94 Winchester for her. They didn't have anything so we roamed the store for a few minutes. I asked about some speedloader pouches, nothing they...

Thanks to everyone. I will probably end up going with the C model. Right now I am limited to two choices for CC, neither of which are really ideal. One is a very old 1911 which I can either run in an IWB kydex holster or tucked in the small of my back. Those work OK for short periods but the...

I'm developing a desire for a SR40/40c. I like the feel of the 40, it feels a lot better, in my hand, that any other double stack setup I have fondled. But I'm looking at it for a carry gun. Nobody local has a 40c on the shelf. The specs. have it slightly smaller than the 40 but only by...