I've been building up my reloading components for most of 2016 and feel like I'm in decent shape at this point. I hesitate to say I've got all of the gun purchases done but I'm in good shape there too. My current focus is getting my reloading area better organized, adding another bench and probably another Dillon (650). I've got a lot of reloading to catch up on but the components are all here.

I would also like to add a bottom pour furnace and lubesizer. I have some match rimfire lots to test in my 40x and will buy a case of that sometime. I'm curious whether there will be NFA regulation changes with the new administration so I'm holding off on a SBR and suppressor.

Those are my next purchases over the new year and first quarter. What's on your shopping list?

I know deep down that I am probably set for life (and my children's lives and..) However, undoubtedly I will stumble into yet another "Oooo, shiny!" and have to have it.

That said, I have spent the last week building a dedicated bullet shelf and moving ALL the bullet stash onto it. Many, many trips across the Dungeon from one side to the other with another 20-30 pounds of lead and copper. Finished up yesterday and it's all organized....for now.

I have been eye-balling the press mounts from InLine Fabricating and believe I will set up with those; probably the quick change version.

I need to build another bench for cleaning and repair.

Then there's the list of arms-related projects to tackle...

New mold for the 480 Ruger, and an NOE push through die setup for the 357.

I like my new Inline mount. I didn't get the quick change. I'm going to build a new bench this weekend. I'm thinking about setting it up in the middle of the room so I can use all 4 sides of it...like an island.

I myself am way behind on reloading and casting. Mainly due to my basement being converted into junk storage and complete dishevel. I have three carpentry jobs to do this winter in my house after that reloading non stop till spring. This Spring get back to shooting and get to an acceptable level of accuracy and speed. Next two handguns are the Glock 45 and 10 mm long slides with red dot cuts. J.Michael

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Everything's all a-jumble right now and probably looks a lot like uncowboy's "junk storage". The set-up is pretty modest anyway. There's an old Pacific 007 single stage and a Lee Turret for presses. Both are mounted to 2x6's and C-clamped to the top of an old dresser with the first drawer out. That gives me some ability to load during construction.

I'll probably go buy some lighting, maybe this weekend, and secure it over the new bench location. I really should paint the walls to take advantage of the reflected light...we'll see just how ambitious I feel.

OK, I lied. Here's the (out-of-focus) bullet shelf I just finished.

Am rearranging my shop and house, getting some things finished, and trying to get some sort of control on things. Have enough projects to keep me busy for several years now. Have picked up a few things to help with organizing stuff and finishing projects, but do not intend to buy any more toys for now.

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My focus is on NRA highpower shooting and I'm working on that equipment.

Otherwise even though there is a reasonable list of things I would like to buy, I have plenty of projects to work on with the things that I have and not enough time to do them.

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laying around for years. I had a Turk 38 large ring action which is threaded for small ring barrels. Seven or eight years ago I picked up a Remington 700 308 Winchester barrel already rethreaded for the Turk action and is currently being head spaced. I already had a bent bolt. I'll set this rifle up with open sights. Seems every deer I kill wanders upon me to within 30 yards or so anyway. Got to find a stock now. Nothing in the works to buy unless I run upon something that I just got to have. Oh yeah a "Hatfield" shotgun LOL.

Bob

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especially match stuff. I have the Ithaca Model 37 20 ga. project which will require: relocation of sight bead, shortening barrel, threading of barrel for choke tubes (Carlson) and repair/refinish of butt-stock. I have a PILE of loading to do, mostly to standardize loads. I've shot a pile of odd-ball loads I was trying or which accumulated over the years, a box here, a box there, and all that brass for the various cartridges needs to be loaded. I need to cast a BUNCH of bullets for the .45-75 and load that brass (I have about 500 pieces of brass). Yes, I need to shoot a bunch more of those odd-balls as well.

Then there are the extras I need to sell. Things like a Tenite stocked Savage 94 20 ga., some of my many snubs, etc (IF I can actually bring myself to do so).

I am really well set for components due to YEARS for planned acquisition. Much of that will be used in the loading projects.

I'd like to start regularly shooting trap this year. I need a better gun for that. I have ammo, cases, wads (maybe), shot, primers and powder.

I have other projects as well, I am digitizing/scanning enlistment documents for Virginia National Guard units for the years 1914-1918 as well as doing centennial related WWI veteran genealogies.

My seemingly sudden health problem has really cut into hunt time this fall and I would like to hunt more next year.

And then there is the wife, grandchildren, children, in-laws, etc...

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Sincerely,

Hobie

I may not finish the 30 or 40 years of backlogged projects I already have.

Hope it is everything you were hoping for.

finish projects I have stacked up over the last 40yrs.

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Only a 30 to 40 year backlog? I figured mine is at least a 150 year backlog. Of course, you may work faster than I do and am only 55 years old.

The U of M was scrapping out a bunch of lockers from some dorm or another. Inside each of the lockers were two vinyl coated, welded wire shelves; wide on the bottom and narrow up top. I grabbed a dozen or so of each of the shelves and bolted them to the 2x6 uprights. The white is an industrial grade cardboard set on the wire face of the shelves to give a smooth surface to the shelves.

Or did I miss the point entirely?

The wire sections were already attached. You didn't add them.

Thanks.

problem with many of my projects is that they need a gunsmith and i drop stuff off with them and a year or two later its still not done!

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I have projects to finish, after all.

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That's a bunch of bullets.

A mold & sizing die for the 303 British.

Need to get loadin' and shootin' I guess.

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Folks,

Traded some of my cowboy guns for the Colt and am in the process of horse trading for the Model 10, which was rode hard and put away wet. Developed the dreaded orange rash on the outside, but not its innards. A beater that I hope to rehab.

My daughter is visiting us and I hope to get her down to the range and shoot the 9mm and her first gun, a Ruger Single Six .22 (circa 1966).

Scribe

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