Just a Smith boy from Michigan...

[TRSmith]

Hello!
I am a retired elementary school teacher for 10 years now, and I had always planned to get a CPL but never did. Well, last summer I watched our country being torn up by crazy people, and I decided it was time to get off the dime. During the summer months I looked for pistols, ammo, and a firearms class...it took a few months, but I now indeed have a CPL, a 38 snubby, a 9mm, a 22 revolver, and I even found some low-recoil buckshot loads for an old pistol-grip shotgun I already had for enhanced home defense. I was even able to buy some of the last few boxes of non-jacked-up-prices pistol ammo I could find, and started practicing.

I just recently began reloading, and I currently have a Lee Hand Press (a really neat little gadget), a Lee Perfect Powder Measure, some Lee carbide 38 dies, and I have the Lee 9mm carbide dies on backorder. I found some Titegroup and Accurate #2 powder, some 38 SWCs, and a box of Hi-Tek coated 9mm RNs. And in a really "lucky" turn of events, I even found 2 boxes of Federal Magnum Small Pistol Primers for a mere $120 per 1000 count box +HAZ fees!!! What is the world coming to? At any rate, I am ready to Rock 'n Load!

I am also a guitar player/singer, and I perform mostly for seniors at assisted living communities and the like...or at least I did until COVID put me on hold for a time. It's nice to be part of this Lee forum, and I look forward to all of you professionals helping this rookie learn how to shoot straight and reload. Thanks...
Smitty

[RBHarter]

Welcome to the forum .

My Lee equipment is mostly bullet casting stuff but they let me hang around any way .

The world has certainly tipped into a bit of madness . Too many hatters not enough heads .

[Ranch Dog]

Welcomed to the forum!

[larryw]

Welcome from Arizona & another guitar player..

[GasGuzzler]

I got a guitar two years ago and my learning stalled pretty quickly.

Welcome aboard.

[larryw]

I got a guitar two years ago and my learning stalled pretty quickly.

Welcome aboard.

Mom & dad started me when I was 5. Elcheapo guitar from Woolworths or Walgreens, one or the other,
can't remember now ?? It was a small body guitar, real wood & everything, 58 years later, I'm still
making racket now & then, just with a little better git-fiddle...

[TRSmith]

Thanks to everyone for welcoming me onboard...I only wish my new shooting adventure was as cheap as my music "career"! (Just kidding, I have lots of music toys!)

[Macd]

Welcome.