Sergeant Smokepole #29248L

70 yankee greenbacks a thousand... YIKES...

Brass is like a good Woman. If taken care of and not abused, they both get better with age....

I haven't seen primers on the shelf in months... Harder to find than an honest politikritter.

I love my Stoeger Coach Gun.

It is with heavy heart that I am informing all about the passing of Dapper Dan Porter. Dan passed away a couple of weeks ago to cancer. But Dan went out as a Man on his own terms. He told his daughter that he wanted out of bed. She walked him outside and sat him down with a blanket. Dan had a beautiful sunny day and had the sun in his face as he went to God. Vaya con Dios, my Brother. We will meet again on the Other Side.

One word of advice. You need to load them with 11 gauge wads, not 12 gauge. The 12 gauge wads do not seal well as the case walls are thinner than plastic shells. The 12 gauge wads allow a ton of blow by and I have gotten a very hollow sounding report from my Black Powder loads. BTW, I load with fiber wads, not plastic.

Having gone through this during the Obama years, I learned to stock up in times of plenty. I have enough loaded ammo to last me about 8 years in various calibers, along with a couple thousand Large and Small rifle primers , 8,000 large pistol primers and 5,000 small pistol primers. That is my base line reserve floor. I suggest to all to do the same if you are financially able to. Getting an 8 pound cannister of HP38 from Graf and Sons tomorrow. Price was a bit steep in comparison to the last few cannisters I bought but I was down to my last pound and I need the powder for a few calibers I want to load.

Sergeant Smokepole SASS 29148L From Chicago Il. Home club Bristol Plains Pistoleros Shooting CAS well over 20 years.