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From: jordan@greipa.UUCP (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: mod.rec.guns
Subject: For mod.guns
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Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 14:39:49 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 19 14:39:49 1985
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Author: ihnp4!allegra!fluke!inc (Gary Benson)

Article: 8:6

Greetings. I have been reading this group since its inception, and wanted to
tell you all how useful I have found the articles here. Also, I wanted to ask
a few questions, but will you please use mail rather than a followup article?
If there is any kind of volume, I will post a synopsis here. As the recent
purchaser of a S&W .357, I'd like to find out the truth on these topics:

	1) The guy at the sporting goods store told me that I should not
	   keep the gun stored inside a leather holster because the leather
	   could "leach" moisture and cause rusting of the gun. Is that true?
	   I have mink-oiled the begeesus out of the holster, and can't
	   see how the leather could do that. I live in the Everett, Washington
	   area, but our average humidity is not all that high - maybe 20%
	   for 75% of the year, but the 25% that it rains, well...

	2) I seem to consistently shoot patterns that are low and left. What
	   am I doing wrong? 

	3) If I spend about $150.00 on a basic startup reloading set, how
	   long (shooting about 100 rounds/month) will it take to pay for
	   itself? Right now I pay around $8.00 for 50 158 grain rounds.
	   Never mind- I just figured it out. I guess the real question now
	   is whether $150.00 is about the right amount for the setup, and
	   what pieced I should get. I know already I'll need:

		powder measure
		die
		crimper (? - I mean the deal that seals in the bullet)

Thanks very much for your answer --

Gary Benson  (fluke!inc)

 Gary Benson  *  John Fluke Mfg. Co.  *  PO Box C9090  *  Everett WA  *  98206
   MS/232-E  = =   {allegra} {uw-beaver} !fluke!inc   = =   (206)356-5367
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