hits a lot of familiar chords. We are done with FB here as of yesterday. Anybody who matters can get ahold of me or knows where to ask. I have downsized my pile of guns & reloading by about 50%, kept the 'using' guns. I am down to one email address & four boards, including this one, and none of them are getting 30 minutes if my time anymore. I doubt you will ever see a tombstone reading "I should have wasted more of my life in the web."

1. Step away from the keyboard. 2. Go to gun safe and pick one and only one handgun. 3. Bring 100 rounds of ammo for said gun. 4. Get out into the sunshine and roll a few cans. 5. Check mirror for grin.

1. Now said gun needs cleaning. 2. Hoppe's #9 is highly recommended for the cathartic aroma. 3. Ammo needs reloading. 4. What about the six other gun related projects in various stages of completion that need attention.

I got out of the house, didn't bring one, I did bring 4 guns, and not quite a hundred rounds of ammo. Thanks for the kind words folks, they are appreciated.

Four guns today, the 375 Ruger, which continues to impress me, my Ruger #1 in 45/70, a Rem 760 in 30'06 with cast bullets,and my Freedom Arms 454. What started out as checking the 45/70 loads at 60 yards, quickly turned into try to bust up a big rock (face is 9" top to bottom) from 279 yards away. Let me tell you, I don't know how them buffalo hunters did it, I had a wind blowing at 270* and 20 kts with 30 kt gusts, not knowing all of the ballistics of my cast bullets, I guessed and used it for elevation, was able to smack the rock every time after abot 4 shots to adjust, problem was, it was the rock 4 feet down wind. With the 375 I was able to dial in correction for windage as well as elevation, the blemished 270gr and 300gr bullets impacted withing 2 inches of each other, and I was able to hit within a 6 inch spot on the rock every time, despite the gusty condition. The '06 needs some work, I can't adjust the impact of the 202gr cast any higher with the aperture sight, they were 6 inches low at 60 yards with 14.5grs of Unique, but grouped very well. In the 45/70, I can report that Ramshot X-Terminator works very well, originally bought it to load the .223, but since the AR is long gone, thought I would try them with the 45/70, has a burn rate right next to H335, I did get a lot of leading in the #1, will have to try the same load in the Marlin, as it has never leaded with any bullet or any load, will try some gas checked 420s in the #1. With the 454, I made 3 hits on the rock at 279 yards, it too drifted about 4 feet down wind, that was out of 8 shots, pulverized some rocks at 50 with the 325gr WFNGC bullets. Despite the windy, dusty conditions, it still beat sitting in the house.

Dave

Glad you got out of the house and "did" some things. Being retired now, I have more time and do spend some on the forums but I've got to "do" things. Shooting comes first followed by reloading, then other life things. At 73 I can't do some of the stuff I once did but staying active is important.

sick of friends yelling at each other. told them my opinion : washington DC is a charade, like the world wrestling federation; neither party represents us, but they play to us for $ and votes, then go golfing together, and pretend to be angry again the next day.

i haven't missed Facebook at all....was only on it for a couple of years .

now i visit this board and a few more and thats it.

and when tempers start up on a thread....i just skip it.

life is a lot better without the BS of things like Facebook and television [ dropped all TV in late 60s ......that was one of the 3 or 4 best decisions i ever made ].