Newt Ritter

Yul, are all of those 12-13 97's in, more or less, working condition? I "have" about 16 of them, but four of them are now nothing but parts donors for the other ones. Of my 12 working guns, about 7 are quality enough to use in CAS, the others are too rough, don't always extract, don't eject strongly enough, or some other such problem. Just wanted to let you know you aren't the only crazy person out there.

Again, thanks for everything. It looks like a lot of clubs have this problem, and there are some good ideas here to try.

Thanks for the suggestions, we do appreciate them. There are some really good ideas there and I'll pass them on to my club. If anybody else has ideas keep them coming.

One of my clubs is interested in doing something to try to recruit new members. We would be interested in what other clubs have tried, and whether they have been successful. We're considering sharing a table at gun shows, and we're thinking of ways to target specific audiences that we think might be more likely to try out the sport. We're thinking specifically of retired first responders, maybe retired military. We would be glad to hear any responses, so thanks.

In the New England area - want to buy a basic used Dillon 650 or 750 loader. Any caliber or no dies or shell plates necessary.