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My brother in laws wife has been asking me for the last month to come up with ideas for his birthday. He loves his shotgun (Remington 870- 12 gauge) and reloads with slugs/buckshot so she wanted to get him something related. In the past he's talked about a double barrel, but I am far from an expert on shotguns and wouldn't know what's a good brand. Another thing he likes, is shooting slugs down range, but has no sights on his current setup so it's a coin toss when I set a target at 100 yards for him to hit with a slug. Doesn't want to convert to a rifle. Price range $500-$600. I came up with this....at least he can shoot it, if he doesn't like it. http://www.vat19.com/dvds/worlds-largest-gummy-bear.cfm?adid=gbase Any ideas? Z

My crystal ball says your also thinking about a tumbler and the SS media Z

I'd like to order some bulk .22 (.223) and .30 (.308) bullets. Mostly for paper punching so I don't need top of the line. I was using Armscor .22 (55gr) and Hornady .30 (150gr) prior. Was thinking of picking these up: http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7234&dir=278|281|727 http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8439&dir=278|281|727 I'll have to work up a new load for the 168gr. What exactly is mil-spec and m193? Will be used in bolt action .308 and .223. Z

CGB, I've since tumbled .40S&W, .38 SPL, .357 mag and .223 and had no issues. I bought the Lee universal deprimer, so I deprime the dirty brass then clean. I bought 1000 pcs of .223 and 1000 pcs of .308 range brass so I've done well over 2800+ pieces of brass so far and only had to pull the media out of the primer pocket on 2 .308 cases so far. PM me your email address and I'll send the word doc over. Z

$35 per pound when you buy 5lbs = $175 $20 per pound when you buy 10lbs = $200 Z

I have done about 8 tumbles so far of (100-125 per tumble) .308 range brass and had one case that had the pins jammed in the primer hole. 1 out of ~900+ isn't bad . I should be starting the .223 cases I have this weekend so I'll report back. I have to say, the videos on SH really make it look more complicated then it is. Throw in the media, throw in the brass, water to 1 1/2" below rim, lemishine, ivory soap, and tumble for 4 hrs. Stick the tumbler in the sink, run fresh water, and pull the cases (neck down) out and onto a towel. Dry. I thought for sure pieces of media would be sticking to the inside of the cases when wet, and I'd be recovering bits of media when reloading, but they slide right out when removing the cases from the water. Z

Once I signed up for a card there are a couple different coupons I get in the mail from Dick's: 1) Double points, Extra 100 points (over $100) etc. - These can be used to add to your 'point' coupons. 2) $10 off coupon (that states NO AMMO) - @ the Woodbridge store it depends who you get at the register 3) $10 vouchers that you get when you gather points. (Can be used for anything) Z

Send me some cases, I'll convert you hahahaha The initial out lay is steep but different strokes for different folks. 1) I no longer have to manually clean the primer pockets 2) Never have to buy media again 3) 4 hrs max on the tumbler (+ 1 hr dry time) vs 8 hrs on the vib. 4) Matt can have pink brass if he likes. 5) I'm not sure this would make a diff to me but, cleans the inside carbon build up...thus increasing case life. Vib cleaner $50, media $10/year, media separator $30...so it's a little more then double what the conventional method goes for. Z

First, it's not the cheapest solution but the results are top notch and (for me) no more dust in the house. If you want to join the madness here is what you'll need: 1) A tumbler (http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,4506.html) ~$170 This is the high speed version, and not the same version cabela's has. If you get the cabela's version it will work, you just need to tumble longer. 2) SS Media. ~$50 for 5lbs 3) Lemishine. $3 next to the cascade at Target/Walmart 4) Ivory dish soap $3 5) A magnet 6) A 9mm case and 44 mag case. These are the perfect measurements for the lemishine and ivory soap. Too much lemishine and the cases will turn pink, too much soap and it will look like an over flowing washer. 7) A drier built from a steel or plastic ammo can. I don't have any steel ammo boxes but had a ton of the Cabela plastic ammo boxes from past ammo orders. I used a $6 120V fan (Target), $3 gutter guard (HD), $2 light fixture (HD), and a 75 watt bulb. Toss the brass into the drier for ~1hr or lay it out on a towel to dry. Z

Maks, I only bought 5 lbs from the source on snipershide. (5lbs is all you need for the tumbler) The catch is you need a tumbler and the media, but now I can tumble inside the house. That guy is also the cheapest I've seen, and I've looked at a couple places (web sites for polishing rocks) Z

Stainless Steel media ~$50 for 5lbs and it lasts forever. I went this route because I hated the dust the corn cob produced. I did nothing to the primer pocket. That is the beauty....it cleans outside, inside and the pocket. More info: http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1819348&page=1 Z

I admit I had to try the SS media everyone is raving about. Dumped 5 lbs of media, a 9mm case of lemishine, 44 mag case of ivory dish soap, water, and about 125 308 cases into the tumbler for 4 hrs exactly. I'll never go back to the corn cob media/vib cleaner. Z

Can't go wrong with the G19 or G23, the G23 was my first gun ~1 year ago. My LE buddy talked me into it since that (G23) is his service firearm. I got the G23 since it was the same price as the G19 and then picked up a 9mm conversion kit: http://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=983&CAT=241 I can swap between .40S&W and 9mm in about 30 secs. (You also need Glock 9mm mags) So for an extra ~$120 you now have a 9mm and .40S&W. I also have a .22LR conversion kit: https://advantagearms.hostasaurus.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Session_ID=973af14e43342be8af202843b06e1ae5&Screen=SFNT&Order=0&Store_Code=AASOS So at the range I can swap the G23 between .40S&W - 9mm - .22LR Z

George, Check out this thread: (I'm sure Maks and Tim will comment here also) http://www.njgunforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=6699 I'm by no means an expert but I've reloaded/shot about 800 rds with no issues of .223/.308/.357/.38SPL/.40S&W in the last 2-3 months. Go with the Lee classic turret press, it converts to a single stage in 3 secs. These SUCK save your money: -lee case lenth guage and shell holder 223 -lee case lenth guage and shell holder 9mm Z

That setup is a really good combo (10FP and the Nikon). I ordered a bull bag a few weeks ago on Tim's advice and I'm all set now at the range. Still can't shoot, but at least now I can hit that 8" 3/8" steel plate at 200 yards 2/3 of the time. Z