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I went to Luciano's yesterday, 9/28/12, and must say, it's the nicest shop I have been in yet. Well lit, cases at a respectable level, and awesome customer service. I met Nino (again), Mike Jr., and Michael Sr. A great group of guys that are willing to go the extra mile to make a new customer happy. I'm broke as ba**s right now, but they let me finger fondle anything and everything that I asked to see and offered opinions on the things they have in stock and even those they don't. I will be buying from them in the future. Another satisfied and happy (future) customer. Christopher

I always get'em confused. My bad. C

Hey Josh. What are you looking to get done? Cerakote is cheap and you can do it yourself. Duracoat is around the same price but you need to bake it on. Parkerizing, you can get a kit. If you need tools (ie: airbrush, spraygun, sandblast cabinet) let me know. I have those. If you decide to go baked on, get a cheapy toaster oven and swing on by. Shoot me a PM if you're interested. Christopher

I'll take some of that. PM sent. C

Great post. I'm jealous. C

I like Unique in my 9mm and Trail Boss in my .357. I haven't played with any other powder in 9, although when I'm looking for a bit more punch, I like 2400 in my .357. C

If you can swing it, I do recommend the Classic Cast over the Breech Lock it the Breech Lock is the aluminum. JMHO. C

686+ 3" 3/5/7 Talo. I wish I could find/afford a 610! Hell, I'd like to shoot one if someone is willing to let me try it out. BlueLiine... Thanks. C

^^^Said so much better than I did.^^^ C

Or, at the least stick with a cast single stage. Once you start introducing a lot of moving parts into the equation, it becomes weaker and imprecise. Go with a single. Cast is better as it is stiffer than the pot metal aluminum that Lee uses in their regular presses. Think about it... How many rounds of that rifle do you need to churn out to go have a good time at the range? 100? 200? 300? If you do it in batches, and aren't in a rush, a single stage will take you there. In style. You can spend your time making sure you get the most out of your round. And, you're broke (join the crowd!) and components cost a lot of money. So you might as well enjoy the journey. If you were looking to save money on ammo because you are looking to compete in IDPA type stuff, I wouldn't make the same recommendations. I would say get the turret at the least and maybe even start on a progressive of some sort. But your not. Get the single stage. Save the money. Get the precision. Take your time. JMHO. C

My new favorite pics of my new favorite pistol. C

My new desktop! I love my wife!!! C

Reliable and accurate matters to me. Getting attention at the range, not so much. C

I'm allergic to RTSP. C

If that's an offer, I'll buy a box. I would love to shoot a 10. C

^^^Listen to Frank on this.^^^ C

Lee Classic Cast single stage. Or, look at used. Craigslist, reloading forums, etc. Also, get "The ABC's of Reloading" for an indepth overview of the hobby. Good luck. C

Whenever I hear that I always say "Come shoot my Kimber" cuz it hasn't had a ftf/fte with over 4000 rounds thru it. But, I am still looking at a GloSpringWalSmith kinda plastic gun. C

^^^Yeah. We'll see.^^^ C

Guy also had an HK. Was ok. Didn't like where the mag release was. Mag hit the deck with a bunch of rounds in it. That sucked. My buddy has the PPQ which I have yet to try out. Seems like a great gun. He loves it. Would love to try out the 4" M&P, a G19, and an XDm at some point. We'll see. C

That'd be rad. Thanks. C

Would love to. Would want "standard" length for myself, but if you're up this way on a sunday/monday, PM me. I may try and make Tenafly next weekend. If not, maybe Bayonne monday evening. C

Went to the range the other evening with my kid. Brought along my newest, a .357 revolver and my 9mm 1911. Started putting some rounds down range and wound up striking up a conversation with the younger couple in the next port. Me: You ever tried out a revolver? Him: Yup, but not too good with it. Me: Here, give her a go! Him (after shooting it): Awesome! Thanks. Wanna try my girlfriend's Glock? Me: Ummmmmmmmmmmmm... ok. I don't really like Glocks but... ok. 10 rounds later and I can't get it off my mind. The gent had done a 75 dollar trigger on it but otherwise it was stock. One of the nicest shooting 9's I've shot and wicked accurate. It was the 26 (I believe). Smaller than the 19. Gen 4 I think. Please correct me if I'm wrong on that. Anyway, now I find myself lusting after a Glock. Not really a lustworthy gun in my opinion, but all the same that's where I'm at. Kinda finding it hard to believe. Part of it might be that I'm broke and on a self imposed hiatus from buying anything for a while. But I really did like it. I mean, maybe if I found a good deal on a used one, I could justify it, but I'm really trying to not buy anything else for a bit. That's it. Just a little flubbergasted over the whole thing. C

Hey HeavyOpp. I would be in for a pound or two if you go for it. Let me know. Christopher

Go with the Smith. C