Hi, I'm Randy, and I am inflicted with obsessive thoughts about...

[ghh3rd]

Dear Abby,

I have a revolver (S&W 686+ .357 Magnum Deluxe 3") on layaway, that I will pay off on June 9. After that, I will have to wait for my payment to clear, and for the vendor to ship it to my FFL.

What can I do to cope with these obsessive thoughts about all of the fun I expect to have with it when I finally have it?

ps - I have a mold and will cast some boolits for it this weekend, which may help.

Thanks,

Randy

[deputypaul1]

You can powder coat yoyr bullets

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[mdi]

Get a good supply of targets ready. It's OK to buy one or two boxes of factory ammo to start with (but not too many). Do as much meditation as you can to still your troubled mind...:mrgreen:

[357Mag]

GHH -

Hi Randy !


Load.


With regards,
357Mag

[gwpercle]

Reload bunches of loads with different powders so you can begin the quest for the load that delivers one hole accuracy at 50 yards.
Get about 6 more moulds.... ( "is 6 enough, is 12 too many ?") One mould will just NOT do ! :kidding:
Gary

[Loudy13]

Cast, coat, size...repeat

[LeadPoisonTX]

Prep Brass: clean, sort, size, trim, bell. Get a bucket full of prepped brass ready to load.

[aspangler]

Hi, I'm Randy, and I am inflicted with obsessive thoughts about...

HI Randy and congrats on the purchase you are making.

These "Obsessive" thoughts are a healthy outpouring of your emotions. Anticipation of a coming pleasent event is really not an obsessive behavior in the Human male. The suggestions above are good ones and should be heeded. Remember the Boy Scout Motto: "Be Prepared." Your "obsessive" behavior however is just beginning. 1 Mould is not enough, 500 lbs of alloy is almost out, 1000 empty brass is no where near enough!
FWIW The additction never ends.

Welcome to the ADDICTION!

[Kraschenbirn]

Randy...a small way I can feel your pain. I just came back from completing the 4473 on a like-new, pre-safety Rossi 92 that I can't pick up until sometime tomorrow (#%^&@+ Illinois waiting period!!). Dealer did let me handle and inspect the piece: full-length rifle w/24" full octagon barrel, brass receiver and furniture, dark oil finish on wood. Was sold as 'used' but I'd rate the condition as 95%+...near immaculate exterior and no wear marks on the the cartridge elevator or feed ramp. In the meantime, here I sit, at this stupid computer, with close to 1000 rounds of loaded .357 RF ammo and nothing to feed it to.

Bill

[ghh3rd]

Glad you only have until tomorrow Bill. Hope you can get to the range this weekend.

[Harter66]

That's so cute .
It's like puppy love .
It's all innocent . Like you think that getting the new tool in hand will make it all better ........
Get your money back and run away ....... Do not replace this want with fishing ... In fact your better off to turn to booze and women , there will be less emotional rollercoaster hours and I can almost guarantee that you will be money ahead in 20 yr .

[slim1836]

Should have waited on the mold and slugged the barrel first. Now you may have to buy another mold.

Slim

[Thumbcocker]

Oooom front sight, front sight, front sight
Oooom Skeeter, Skeeter,.....

[Traffer]

I have no compassion. I have waited since the end of last November for the only range within driving distance to open. It opens this weekend. woooohoooo.
I have a new gun. A new chrony, many new reloaded bullets ...yes let the fun begin.

[psweigle]

I waited ten weeks for my coonan, I feel your pain! Reload reload reload! It's all I can suggest.

[Drew P]

The waiting is the best part.

[Wayne Smith]

I ordered my Flintlock in March, won't get it until it's made in September, maybe in my hands in October. Grrrr. But I understand, and am glad the business is that good. I will be ordering a mold, flints, and turning some powder measures this summer!

[The Dar]

I started reloading over 20 years ago. I thought at the time that it was a sickness that had no cure. I was wrong. I started casting in January of this year. I'm up to 7 molds and the little brown truck delivered 4 more today. Guess what I'll be doing tomorrow morning? I wish I had started casting 19 years ago.

[The Dar]

Randy, good luck with your new 686, you'll love it. Mine loves the 158 grain bullets that I cast and powder coat for it. If you need a sponsor for your Casting/Reloading 12 step program I'm sure you'll find many volunteers on this forum.

[JohnH]

Dear Abby,

I have a revolver (S&W 686+ .357 Magnum Deluxe 3") on layaway, that I will pay off on June 9. After that, I will have to wait for my payment to clear, and for the vendor to ship it to my FFL.

What can I do to cope with these obsessive thoughts about all of the fun I expect to have with it when I finally have it?

ps - I have a mold and will cast some boolits for it this weekend, which may help.

Thanks,

Randy You're here. I'd be worried if you weren't obsessed.

[rrob692326]

LOL, Like a new groom on his wedding night. After 30 or 40 more years and a 100 or so more acquisitions, the thrill will be tolerable until then: c'est la vie

[trails4u]

That's so cute .
It's like puppy love .
It's all innocent . Like you think that getting the new tool in hand will make it all better ........
Get your money back and run away ....... Do not replace this want with fishing ... In fact your better off to turn to booze and women , there will be less emotional rollercoaster hours and I can almost guarantee that you will be money ahead in 20 yr .

THIS is sage-like advice. We should all heed this and run!

[CASTER OF LEAD]

Addiction? This is no addiction . I don't need to cast boolits ,reload ,or shoot. I can quit anytime I want. I do it to save money. NOT!!! It's a full on 3 alarm fire addiction. Welcome to the Addiction my friend.- CASTER

[zubrato]

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You poor soul. Welcome!

[vrh]

Drink a beer.....It will be money well spent.

[Rooster]

A year and a half for my "once in a lifetime" M1 was a bit tougher there squirt. Call me in 2019.

[ghh3rd]

Back to waiting for this gun again ... had to return it to S&W. The cylinder doesn't always turn, and the trigger sticks in it's rearward position. Other than that it was a blast putting 100 magnum rounds through it.

[woodbutcher]

:sad: Oh,now that just sucks.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

[Leadmelter]

Anticipation is the greater joy. Who said that for a stale cookie?
Leadmelter
MI

[Leadmelter]

Anticipation is the greater joy. Who said that for a stale cookie?
Leadmelter
MI

[murf205]

[QUOTE=ghh3rd;4049799]Dear Abby,

I have a revolver (S&W 686+ .357 Magnum Deluxe 3") on layaway, that I will pay off on June 9. After that, I will have to wait for my payment to clear, and for the vendor to ship it to my FFL.

What can I do to cope with these obsessive thoughts about all of the fun I expect to have with it when I finally have it?

ps

I was diagnosed with this affliction in 1960. It's been a long hard recovery but I have been told that there is no permanent cure. I found this to be true, even though it subsided somewhat during a couple of divorces due to lack of funds to perpetrate this habit. But..alas, it returned with a vengeance and now, shows no signs of remission. The positive note...it is not terminal, but ,my brother, there is no cure. Make the best of it by having a substantial supply of primed and belled brass on hand for further trials. "Go now and pour yourself a hot one". Murf205

[williamwaco]

Reload bunches of loads with different powders so you can begin the quest for the load that delivers one hole accuracy at 50 yards.
Get about 6 more moulds.... ( "is 6 enough, is 12 too many ?") One mould will just NOT do ! :kidding:
Gary


I have not found this step to be necessary.

At 50 yards, my 686 produces one hole targets with every load I feed it.
One shot per target.

[murf205]

198556198554198555William, I just couldn't stop at one so I ruined ,my one hole group with a few more but this is what my 686 usually does when I do my part. These are @ 40 yds IIRC. A 686 is worth the wait.
I have not found this step to be necessary.

At 50 yards, my 686 produces one hole targets with every load I feed it.
One shot per target.

[williamwaco]

198556198554198555William, I just couldn't stop at one so I ruined ,my one hole group with a few more but this is what my 686 usually does when I do my part. These are @ 40 yds IIRC. A 686 is worth the wait.

Murphy. Mine is similar. I have two of them and there are both More accurate than my 14 inch TC.

[Grmps]

I've never heard of a man bragging that his was smaller before [smilie=l: