armydad

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Both are semi-autos, POF Renegade and a JP CTR-02. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Welcome to the forums and fatherhood!

Absolutely, on all calibers I load. Press runs much smoother. I buy liquid lanolin and 99% alcohol and mix my own. It's way cheaper and works great. I use a 1:12 ratio of lanolin to alcohol while others 1:10. I spray the inside of a large ziplock bag, add brass, shake it up, dump and then let dry, about 10-15 mins. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You bet. And the G2 looks good too but I've no experience with it. Even my Pro Chrono yields anomalies that are frustrating. I've spent the day developing various loads with great care. The plan is to chrono them tomorrow. Hopefully I'll learn a bunch but I'll learn something either way. I'll post my testing process and the results for all to see and comment under an new thread. If you don't see a post, I wasn't able to get to the range. It that's the case Friday will be my next opportunity. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wright Leather Works holsters are awesome. I have the IWB for my G43. Sorry no help on OP's original post, but had to comment on Base772's holster post.

I had a CED Millenium and it was a pain but I tolerated it until it went south on me. I recently purchased the Pro Chrono, as recommended by many folks on this forum, along with the bluetooth adapter. It's awesome! The combo is will within your budget and will serve you well.

55gr Hornady, H335, S&B SRP's have been 100% for me. Pistol too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes. Throw your fired casings in the tumbler and let it do its thing. Walnut cleans well, but corncob seems to do better at polishing if you want bright shiny brass. I'm not sure how many rounds you clean before replacing or cleaning your media. You'll notice that it will start taking longer and longer to get the previous results so you can base it on that. I bought my walnut from harbor freight and my corn cob from Zoro. I've yet to try it, but Jerry Miculek has a youtube video on how he cleans his brass and he mentions cleaning media. As for Nufinish, about 2 TBS - guessing, maybe less, for my large tumbler. Then I add a little here and there as I do more batches - it's mostly a SWAG for me. You should be able to do thousands of cases with one batch of media. I really haven't paid that close of attention to give you an accurate amount. I bought my lanolin and 99% alcohol from Amazon. I use a 12:1 ration of alcohol to lanolin. Some folks uses 10:1. I've tried different methods to apply the lube and thus far, I think the zip lock bag trick works best: spray bag, add brass and shake. Let it dry and load it.

We'll done and thank you sir. My issue at present is will CA outlaw all things firearm related before I have a chance to wear out my brass roller. Retirement can't come soon enough. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Very clever. My only concern would be the case-hardened de-cap pin wearing a channel in your press. My press came with the newer setup you describe and I just assumed brass was used as it is a softer metal and would not damage the press over time. I don't know this to be fact but it will be fun to hear from the engineers and more technically savvy. No offense as you might be one of these guys

One of the secretaries brawling with a jammed copier. It's not musical, but still very entertaining.

Good on you and welcome to the forums!

Another thing about wet tumbling, it's my experience the cases need lube for the press to run smoothly. Dry tumbling, especially with Nufinish, or the like, keeps the slick enough that lube is not necessary though many folks will tell you that lubing cases, regardless, makes the press easier/smoother to operate, and I agree. I I agree with Grumpy that cleaning pistol primer pockets is a waste of time and offers no benefit other than satisfying one's OCD. And it requires 2 separate press cycles, decap, cleaning and then loading. I've done both and while I enjoy the hobby and haven't minded spending the time this way, I rarely do it any more. As far as separating SS media, it's easy enough using a typical media separator. I have the Lyman but any of them with a top will work just as well. I have a large stainless steel sink on my garage so it's convenient for rinsing. Picked it up on the cheap, used, from a former produce guy. And as for shiny, I still think corncob with Nufinish produces a nice shiny case. The secret is giving it enough time replacing or cleaning your media regularly. Thanks I'd start with dry and if you aren't satisfied, look into wet tumbling. My bet is you will stay with dry, vibratory cleaning. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What Sarge said, plus ask to shoot other people's guns and see what you like. Most folks in the sport will be more than happy to let you try their equipment and will give you their 2 cents. Best of luck!

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Like the others stated, no need to trim pistol brass. Rifle is another story and since you won't be reloading rifle for a while, I wouldn't buy anything for it now. As for your other questions, there are numerous links in this forum. You'll find numerous people that will answer yes to each of your questions. As you are just getting started, I recommend doing the minimum until you get the hang of it and figure out what your individual preferences are. I recommend beginning with dry tumbling with walnut and or corncob, with some Nufinish car wax. Some reloaders claim they don't even tumble their cases, but I think this is unnecessarily abusive to your press and dies. If you decide to go OCD on your case prep, you can always add a wet tumbler with SS media. As for chrono, it depends on how much money you have/want to spend. I recommend the Pro Chrono with blue tooth adapter, so it talks to your smart phone. I love mine. It is a quality product and very reasonably priced. Over the years, I've collected just about everything there is for reloading. Some things are unnecessary, but I dig them and have no regrets. Best of luck!

Been there, done that. It's pretty awesome though. Welcome to the forums!

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Welcome to the forums and back to the sport!

Welcome to the forums!