The Original Lumpy Gritz

Had one like him, when I was the po-po for a small city, in the south bay area. Called him 'Plaza Steve', a very kind person with some issues. He was in his mid 30's. Steve would help folks load their cars and hold doors open for the gals and such. He lived 'on the street'. Just never could find where-We didn't look that hard either.......LOL I have to admit, that more than once I gave him a ride while 'on the job'. He always said 'God-Bless' when I dropped him off. Everyone at the station knew him-He would bring flowers into the station. Sadly, one day a call went out of a TC with pedestrian involved. I was the first on scene, it was Steve and he was DOA. Was NOT the drivers fault..... Steve had no blood family we could find. Yet-he had one of the highest attended funerals I can remember. That's when the term, "Angels walk among us" really sank in............ OLG

More likely before they walked out of the 'toy-store'. OLG

MMG-Pretty much all die sets do that for handgun rnds. My SWAG-Might be a bit larger expander for lead bullets and pretty sure a roll crimp type, crimp die. Why don't you call Hornady, and ask'em? Like to hear what they say- OLG

I wouldn't give him more than a week...... You should ask about a full or partial refund. OLG

Life's to short to let that stuff get to me........ OLG

WOW -It appears that therapy is really work'n for ya...... Get that Marlin done yet? OLG

OFS on the update OLG

One of the most sought after, of all the CB versions. OLG

Did you get any ETA? Ask him for a picture of these guns 'on the bench'. You should, after this amount of time, have had your $$$$ refunded and the work done at N/C.......... IMHO-Don't hold your breath. OLG

Ya, you iz........ Sez ya joined Jan 4th of 2001......... OLG

Give the Marlin forum a go....... That's a very fair price-I have the same in .44 mag. https://www.marlinowners.com/forum/ Good luck! OLG

I didn't know, that the OP had even learned how to tell time.......... They still use a Sun Dial for me....... OLG

When it's comes down to real long range accuracy-I agree with you 110%. Why go the cheap? When you think of the cost of match grade jacketed bullets today from 30 cal on up. OLG

PLZ-Don't store your powder in a 'safe'. In a fire-That safe becomes a bomb the firefighters have to face. Respectfully, OLG

OH-SURE.......Blame the Squirrels in that tree.......... OLG