NJKen

I think they changed servers or something. I get a new "waiting to redirect" message now and the icon changed on my quick link bar. Just normal e commerce stuff I guess

Salomons Google listing now says permanently closed. It's a sad day for us new jersey reloaders.

Has anyone else heard anything about gene?

Nobody is cheaper than Solomons anywhere. It all come down to if Gene has what I need or not to me. Hes had a decent amount of powder lately but no federal GMM primers. Ken

I thought about it. Since time was an issue I purchased one from Giraud tool. Its a great machine, I have no complaints. If this http://fluxeon.com/Annie.html was available at the time I would probably just have purchased one of these. They anneal so fast you can hold the cartridge in the gap, hit the pedal, and drop it in the can or water so fast it doesnt even have time to heat up and burn you. It would be relatively easy to do brass one at a time by hand this way. I know you wanted to save a few bucks, this is just more options. Ken

Yes, yes it is! This is the reason why you need to work up a load for your own gun. All my favorites started from publicized data. You can get a great starting point here http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/ if you dont want to commit to any one manual. Reloading is a hobby within a hobby and can be very rewarding. Ken

When i order I just leave a message with what I need and usually get a call in a day or two for my CC and shipping unless its something thats on backorder. Giraud is a great company to deal with. Ken

full powered Giraud case trimmer here. I went through enough case trimmers that I could have just bought the good one the first time and not been out any more money. Ken

The Giraud trimmer is a 3way trimmer. It trimms length based on the shoulder, puts a 15degree chamfer on the inside of the case mouth, and puts a 45degree chamfer on the outside edge of the case mouth. 3 steps all in one operation. Ken

The answer here is shoot hollow points! They are almost always FMJ with the jacket turned around. I got a good deal on Hornady HAP 10mm bullet heads and Im starting to like them more and more Ken

I guess Ill give them a call. I didnt know they where taking pre orders yet. The Giraud annealer and trimmer are two of the single best things I have ever purchased. Ken

You will just about never get in touch with Solomons with a phone. So many people call that Gene takes the phone off the hook so he can deal with the line that is usually there. After the line is gone he will put the phone back on the hook and it will ring within a minute. Ken

Maybe 5 or 6 years ago. Possibly even longer. Ken

Its really hard to tune out such nonsense. You cant even talk to a fool like that. Good Luck ken

You did the same research I did T Bill! Im sure it will be that or more from Giraud. I like the simplicity of the Giraud though. Load up a stack of brass, set it, turn it on, walk away! I have his regular propane annealer rite now and I love it. I just hate re setting it up every time I change calibers. Ill buy it as an upgrade from them as soon as it becomes available. Ken