Somebody stop me already!

I know someone who got a dog that is a good influence on him.
The dog wants to go for a walk every morning.

In the past he has been such a low life that he takes his bullets, brass, powder, primers, and dies over to some other guy's house and reload on that guy's presses as a group effort.

I am hoping the dog gets him to reload at home.

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I save lotsa money......I a, very cheap when it coes to shooting. still using my lee 109$ starter set from 2 years ago, made up my investment along time ago.
 
Wives...
Don't get me started.

Mine is the exception to the rule, I'm SO LUCKY!

She got tired of me cranking out ammo on a Lee Turret press,
Said she had to talk to the back of my head in the spring...

So she got me a Dillon XL650 thinking it would speed things up! GREAT WIFE!

She 'Gave' me the extra bedroom for the gun stuff.
The ENTIRE ROOM, which is now full to the point of bursting...

She INSISTS that I go to the big gun shows and machine gun shoot at least once a year, (thats the three big gun shows AND the machine gun shoot)
Last year giving me a gift certificate to Hooters (on the way) so we would eat after spending all our money at the gun shows...

She says guns/reloading is MUCH better than hookers, drugs, drinking, ect. so there is no problem with me doing that crap.
She also tolerates, even encourages my 'Jeep' habit, motorcycle and classic car habits...

Not everyone has a wife that can field strip virtually every rifle/handgun they have, can talk superchargers and performance engines with the best of them,
And asks you if you have enough money to take along, offering $1,000 extra in cash 'Just In Case' you see something you want!

She has her own firearms,
She LOVES my old brass frame black powder guns, polishing frames and cleaning about every 3 months,
Actually got a coffee table with glass top to display said brass frames in!
She thinks they are 'Art'!

I got a Henry brass frame rifle for xmas, and found out she bought 3, one for my dad, one for me, and one for herself!
Her rifle is on display in the coffee table with the revolvers, pepper boxes, ect.

Some guys just hit the jackpot when it comes to women,
And I hit the Million dollar special!
 
reloading shouldn't be looked at as an addiction. It should be looked at as preventative maintenance. No one complains about maintenance.
 
Wives...
Don't get me started.

Mine is the exception to the rule, I'm SO LUCKY!

She got tired of me cranking out ammo on a Lee Turret press,
Said she had to talk to the back of my head in the spring...

So she got me a Dillon XL650 thinking it would speed things up! GREAT WIFE!

She 'Gave' me the extra bedroom for the gun stuff.
The ENTIRE ROOM, which is now full to the point of bursting...

She INSISTS that I go to the big gun shows and machine gun shoot at least once a year, (thats the three big gun shows AND the machine gun shoot)
Last year giving me a gift certificate to Hooters (on the way) so we would eat after spending all our money at the gun shows...

She says guns/reloading is MUCH better than hookers, drugs, drinking, ect. so there is no problem with me doing that crap.
She also tolerates, even encourages my 'Jeep' habit, motorcycle and classic car habits...

Not everyone has a wife that can field strip virtually every rifle/handgun they have, can talk superchargers and performance engines with the best of them,
And asks you if you have enough money to take along, offering $1,000 extra in cash 'Just In Case' you see something you want!

She has her own firearms,
She LOVES my old brass frame black powder guns, polishing frames and cleaning about every 3 months,
Actually got a coffee table with glass top to display said brass frames in!
She thinks they are 'Art'!

I got a Henry brass frame rifle for xmas, and found out she bought 3, one for my dad, one for me, and one for herself!
Her rifle is on display in the coffee table with the revolvers, pepper boxes, ect.

Some guys just hit the jackpot when it comes to women,
And I hit the Million dollar special!
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I have 1 bedroom for reloading alone. I'm in the process of turning another bedroom into a gun and media room. Didn't have to ask anybody. I originally wanted the 650, but since I'm not married anymore I was easily able to afford the 1050. Heck, now I can afford an army of 1050s.

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Glad you found a decent woman. That's way above average. I still remember when I bought the first gun while still being married. She was in a p*ss*ng contest over this for several month. Didn't want any guns in the house even tho it was my house and I was the only one with income at that point. When her nagging didn't stop I just bought more guns. And 3 motorcycles. And started racing. The message was clear and when she finally realized that she is not going to change me, she gave up. Lucky me. Won't do the marriage mistake ever again.
 
If you had a back biter, a 'Told You So' type,
Then you are better off with the Dillon and bikes.

Racing is the best way I know to turn money into noise.
Firearms are a very close second...

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My dad gave me some good advise when I was VERY young.
(Mom and dad split when I was 7)

Don't get married until you are at least 30 years old.
You don't know who you are until you are at least 30, so you don't have clue who anyone else will be...

The second bit of advise was a LONG relationship before marriage.
He said at least 5 years.
Let the 'New' wear off, when you aren't hormone driven in the relationship...
See if it's someone you actually want to live with or someone you just want to jump when the mood strikes you...

She gardens, home cans, doesn't waste money, and doesn't care one nickel if I spend on the cars, bikes, guns, ect.
She cleans fish, rabbits, squirrels,
Won't clean a turtle, but knows I love it, so she will cook it once it's cleaned.
She works full time, she doesn't have to, but country women are like that...

We've been together for over 25 years, had our fights, arguments, disagreements,
But the one thing she has NEVER DONE is say, "I told you so!"

We discuss things, the decision is made,
If it goes south, there isn't any back biting.
That is REALLY hard to find!

She is the ONLY woman I know that can run the reloader, field strip firearms and clean them, and just plain gets along with life without worrying about what the neighbors think...
 
In my world that's unheard of. I got married at 35 but that won't help when she shows a different side before the marriage.

Funny you mentioned the "told you so". I heard that on a daily basis. The sad part was: I'm the one with 3 degrees on top of being a perfectionist. I'm rarely wrong.

She couldn't cook, that's what I did every night, let alone keep the house clean. When she lost her job she wasn't in a hurry. And I didn't push her. But she was good at calling her mom and friends every single day and talking to them about the same bull-CENSORED- for hours to come. I found some old phone bills a while back. Over 5000 minutes and 2000 text messages a month. That freaking phone was glued to her hand.

I should have known better.
 
my wife doesn't give me crap as long long as we follow our budget. she gets to have a newer car, iphones/tablets/smart watches and not to mention diamonds. I keep her happy first and we both work hard and make a similar income, I am about 20% ahead of her only because of her student loans. she likes to have a few "girly" guns as well and I like to have fun trying to pull those off.

what kind of racing do/did you do? I did WERA for about five years, after having a kid I couldn't justify that 3-400$ a month for tires and driving all over the southeast and paying 150$ track fees every couple weeks. I always stayed in the lightweights with a ducati 750supersport or a Suzuki SV. I had a lot of fun those days, haven't touched a motorcycle since though, too impractical. my stepdad was very active for years and got in the top 5 a few years in a row.

gotta include the wifey, even if it's THIS embarrassing
 
I raced back in Germany, started over with track days and got into CCS over here. Until I broke my wrist in a little spill. That was a year ago, wrist has still loss in range of motion. At some point I'll get back into it. I'm a born and raised German Autobahn speed junky. That won't go away but I'm past the crazy stuff on the streets. Should be back for next season. Superbike unlimited. GSXR 1000 and 1198 SP.

BTW: Dane Westby (AMA) died last night on his street bike. Real sad day.
 
Looks like I'm turning green... new Redding UltraMag press teams up with Redding turret. One spot on the left corner is left for the 1050.


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You guys are so CLEAN with everything!

My workbench looks like a yard sale someone forgot about two years ago... :mad:

I've raced anything with wheels, and a couple things that didn't...
Right now, it's 'Auto Cross',
Making these old 'Muscle Cars' run with, and pass, todays' 'Super' cars.

Jeeps are my 'Anti Race/Show' vehicles.
They get washed when it rains,
They get worked on when something falls off in the road/trail,
They are all about FUNCTION instead of 'Style'.

OBJECTIVE, not Subjective.
If it works, it's beautiful!
If it doesn't, it's scrap.

I conceive, design & build prototypes at my 'Regular' job,
Then I test them.
It's someone else's job to make them 'Pretty' or 'Cool'...


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In my gun smithing, which we don't have the population base/income to support full time around here (Small town in the middle of no where Indiana),

I spend a TON of time hanging the 'Accessories' on 'Black' rifles...
All Subjective. Subject to what the owner thinks 'Looks Cool' regardless if it has a function they will ever use,
Or if it's going to work at all...

When I build for myself, it's OBJECTIVE.
The objective is to have a more functional or accurate firearm, vehicle or what ever.

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Since I'm 'Off Grid' and have a pretty well 'Bomb Proof' house,
I've made good money on the side by doing 'Bunkers' and 'Bug Out' shelters, vehicles, firearms, ect.
But that is all SUBJECTIVE crap, and the work is spotty.

You have NO IDEA how frustrating it is to hear 'Zombie Apocalypse' 100 times a day when working for someone with more dollars than sense,
When you know FULL WELL there is never going to be a 'Zombie Apocalypse'...

They want 'Bug Out' shelters with all kinds of food and ammo,
Not giving a seconds' thought to TOILET FACILITIES, Trash disposal, Ingress & Egress or sustainability.

After about the first MILLIONTH time someone asked me,
"What's the best 'Zombie Apocalypse' gun?",

"I said to use your finger and go 'BANG'!
Since zombies are imaginary,
The 'Best' gun you can use is Imaginary.
It's always the 'Right Size', it NEVER misses or jams, or runs out of ammo!"

REALLY UPSET the guy!

Another moron drove up to my workplace (Indiana) from Georgia UNANNOUNCED,
Driving a newer Jeep,
Wanted it to do 120 MPH, handle like a race car on big, soggy side wall 36" tires with lift kit,
Wanted to be able to outrun the 'Fast Zombies'...

I told him we don't do 4 Wheel Drives,
And there was no way a vehicle with the aerodynamics of a brick was going to do 120 MPH with an inline 6 cylinder engine displacing 4.0 Liters. (250 Cubic Inches)...

Tall, high center of gravity vehicles with big spongy tires/tall sidewalls was NEVER going to go around corners or handle like a race car, no matter what brand of vehicle,
And I couldn't help him...
The two capabilities were mutually exclusive...

SO!
He rants, I'm an idiot, the company was a sham, he was going to start a company that could do what he wanted, ect.

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Racing is the best way to turn MONEY INTO NOISE!
It's fun, you have a bunch of COOL TOYS,
But if you do it very long, it's hard on your body, your wallet, ect.

I used to LOVE bike racing,
GSXR 1100 R, punched 1540 and turbo charged with a big nitrous bottle hidden in the seat.
Uncomfortable but FAST...

My all time favorite was an FZ Yamaha 600 with 750 Genisis engine stuffed into the frame.
That little bike was as quick and nimble as anything I've owned before or sense.

Now I ride a mostly stock Harley with a COMFORTABLE seat,
I can't afford anymore surgical pins!

My 'Hobby' has always been "Muscle Cars",
I bought up a bunch of them when they were 'Used' in the salvage yards,
Simply because I liked them and had room on the farm to store them for future use.

Now they are part of my retirement.
I restore, or turn them into 'Super Muscle Cars' and sell them when they are done and I'm bored with them.

Who knew back then a $200 or $300 pile of junk would be worth $100,000 or more today,
I certainly didn't!

Don't roll big eyes just yet,
It costs about $60,000+ and HUNDREDS of man hours to get one to Barrett Jackson and make money,
So the profit margin isn't what you think...

It just keeps me busy and makes a few bucks when they are done...
 
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