New to reloading, just bought a "lot" of reloading equipment

[Winger Ed.]

I sold my only 3006 40 years ago and never owned a 45. NO WONDER I am a bundle of nerves.

Oh yeah. I learned early on that life is not complete unless you have at least one 1911 and a .30-06.

[Ural Driver]

Keep everything IMO. You may find your self owning a firearm that shoots that round. But when i sell brass. I Decap and tumble it as a curtesy. Plus clean brass is easier for me to inspect for ruptures.

............this...........

[Bazoo]

Here, if elk wander outside the "elk zone", you can take one provided it's season and you have an elk tag. They don't wander out of the elk zone often I think. And you have to find someone willing to let you hunt. I'm in the middle part of the state.

We are getting bears round here, no season yet. I seen a bear track about 15 years ago; Unmistakeable.

[Conditor22]

Remember don't offer to buy or sell on this thread.

## selling some factory bullets will make your wife happy quicker than selling dies, check the new prices online.

[corybrown50]

Here, if elk wander outside the "elk zone", you can take one provided it's season and you have an elk tag. They don't wander out of the elk zone often I think. And you have to find someone willing to let you hunt. I'm in the middle part of the state.

We are getting bears round here, no season yet. I seen a bear track about 15 years ago; Unmistakeable.

Just up north here it is open season year round for wild hogs. Before this Covid garbage a buddy and I were heading south for a public land hunt in Florida. They come as close as possible to giving them away. Free camping, no tags, you don't even have to get a hunting license for them, only pay an access fee for the land.


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[corybrown50]

Remember don't offer to buy or sell on this thread.

## selling some factory bullets will make your wife happy quicker than selling dies, check the new prices online.

Yes sir, definitely. This was mostly survey into.

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[corybrown50]

Oh yeah. I learned early on that life is not complete unless you have at least one 1911 and a .30-06.

Someday.... The 1911 is the 45 I want.


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[VariableRecall]

Someday.... The 1911 is the 45 I want.


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Hi there from another fellow that's fairly new to this website! I'm new to reloading as well. Basically out of necessity in these not so wonderful times.
I'd certainly recommend my brother's choice for a .45 ACP handgun, a Rock Island Armory 1911FS! It was very competitively priced for a brand new GI styled 1911 clone and it runs great!

I have a S&W Model 10-5 in .38 Special, so we certainly have differences in opinions.

[farmbif]

just a crazy opinion from what ive been reading
if you have a 38 spl and 357 brass, just trim it down 1/8 inch. its a lot easier than what someone else was trying reaming primer pockets to large pistol size because he dint have small pistol primers. 38 spl is a whole lot of fun, you don't need much powder the brass lasts a long long time and its great for practice shooting, or even self defense.
keep posting you will have that count up to 30 before you know it.

[corybrown50]

just a crazy opinion from what ive been reading
if you have a 38 spl and 357 brass, just trim it down 1/8 inch. its a lot easier than what someone else was trying reaming primer pockets to large pistol size because he dint have small pistol primers. 38 spl is a whole lot of fun, you don't need much powder the brass lasts a long long time and its great for practice shooting, or even self defense.
keep posting you will have that count up to 30 before you know it.

Yes, the 38 and 357 brass are keepers for sure. I enjoy shooting the 38 for sure. His Model 59, not as much, but I am a nostalgic person to my heart, so getting rid of it would be extremely tough.
Before looking for another handgun, I need to keep my previous promise to my wife, and forward some of this that I will not be using any time soon. It is better to keep the promise and ask for something new than to still have the promise hanging out there, at least in my eyes. I'm still inventorying everything....not that it is overwhelming, just all mixed up and I'm going slowly.

I do find myself consuming more and more information, which is a good thing for knowledge, and taking a lot of time. I'll also need to grow some connections for components, specifically powder and primers...that is obviously going to be the hardest thing right now....

[wolfwing]

The odd stuff - sell off or trade for something/supplies you need. Common stuff that you might own one day, you could hang on to. However, I have started many builds because I got a "cheap" set of dies or an abundance of brass really cheap. These projects have turned out to be expensive as the build always runs over budget. My current project is a 256 Newton on a 98 Mauser because I found dies for $20

[Winger Ed.]

38 spl is a whole lot of fun, you don't need much powder the brass lasts a long long time and its great for practice shooting, or even self defense..

I'm on board with that.
At any point in history, you can cast and reload for .38s at about-ish or less than the cost of all but the cheapest .22LRs.

[Bazoo]

Cory, if you update you profile to include your location, you might have someone close to you willing to help.

[corybrown50]

Cory, if you update you profile to include your location, you might have someone close to you willing to help.

On it. Profile updated, I live on the north side of Cincinnati.

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[corybrown50]

For all those that have PMd me, I'll make sure you are first on the list once I get all things inventoried. There is a lot of sorting right now. Some interesting finds so far, primed brass, complete rounds hiding inside larger cartridges....

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[Bazoo]

Primed brass, you can remove live primers and reseat them in cases for calibers you will load. So if you have a lot, may be worth the trouble to you.

[corybrown50]

Primed brass, you can remove live primers and reseat them in cases for calibers you will load. So if you have a lot, may be worth the trouble to you.

Thanks Bazoo....so far it is the large brass with some primers. 44mag I think (I'm not by it right now).

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[Winger Ed.]

..so far it is the large brass with some primers. 44mag I think (I'm not by it right now).

Way cool!

This is the perfect reason why you 'need' to get a .44Mag revolver.

Try not to let an opportunity like this get away.

[wolfwing]

Way cool!

This is the perfect reason why you 'need' to get a .44Mag revolver.

Try not to let an opportunity like this get away.

My thoughts exactly!!

[corybrown50]

Way cool!

This is the perfect reason why you 'need' to get a .44Mag revolver.

Try not to let an opportunity like this get away.

Unfortunately I cannot rationalize a new firearm for 15 or so primed brass at this time.


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