As I lurked about this "new" site, I noticed Michael was behind it and decided to register. I have neither registered nor even lurked on any site (one exception) at all for several years and discovered someone else had already used my login name. OK, you snooze, you lose. Shoulda been paying attention. It was when I discovered someone was also already using my e-mail address that I really got suspicious!
Tried logging in with my old user name from other forums and guessed at what my password might have been about the time I stopped visiting forums (life got terribly busy and involved several years ago), and I hit pay dirt! I don't even remember doing it, but I had actually registered several years ago and my intro was my only post. THIS is my SECOND post. Already PM'd Michael about a couple moulds he had up for sale.
Wonderful site! Michael runs a great forum too - I used to post on Rossi RIfleman and I've bought some fantastic moulds from Michael in the past. I feel like Rip Van Winkle.
So, before I jump into a topic ad post a comment, I figured it was fair to introduce myself again so people didn't wonder where this new guy came from all the sudden.
I've used LEE reloading and casting equipment since 1982, a few years after I'd left home and no longer had access to the setup I grew up with at home as a kid. I rationalized that this "compromise" was temporary and that I'd eventually upgrade to "better" reloading equipment as I could afford it. Although I do have other reloading equipment, my presses and most of my dies are LEE. I "upgraded" to a Lyman T-Mag press in the late eighties and had enough of that after a year. Went right back to the original turret press, which I still use. I "upgraded" some die sets along the way and for any cartridge which were available from LEE, the other die sets have been re-replaced with LEE. The Lyman press was OK quality-wise, but it was not as slick and convenient as my LEE and I did have issues keeping the turret perpendicular to the ram. Never an issue with the LEE - the whole turret moves up and down - no tipping.
I've used a lot of LEE moulds and were hit or miss, especially through the eighties and nineties. Any I've bought in recent years have been great. I also use old Ideal moulds, old RCBS moulds as well as a few new NOE and Arsenal moulds, mainly because LEE doesn't offer every possible configuration.
That was a long-winded intro, so I'll shut up now. I'll try to post a pic of my bench sometime soon. A fella's bench says a lot more than anyone can say in words - and we tend to say what we want to believe, while the actual bench tells the real truth.
Jeff
