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wmrawls · 10-17-2006, 07:43 PM

Just came across the site after a reference on another site. I recently purchased an XD 45 ACP which I am thrilled with.
Hope to particpate and pick the brains of the guys more experienced than I am. I am not young, 54 and th XD was a birthday present to myself. Viet nam vet, have several firearms and love to shoot and plan to get into reloading at some point.
Thanks.

Arps · 10-17-2006, 07:50 PM

Hello!

Phoenixd45 · 10-17-2006, 07:59 PM

Welcome!! You will find that everyone here is extremely friendly and very knowledgeable. Good choice going with the 45. Phoenixd45

**DanTheEldest** · 10-17-2006, 09:17 PM

Welcome to the forum, and thank you for your service.

Do you have the 4" or 5" 45?

Don · 10-17-2006, 09:34 PM

Welcome! For reloading the ROI (return on investment) is pretty good on the .45, since factory stuff is often pricey. If you think you are really going to shoot volumes, then the Dillon presses are worth it for being bullet proof

without being finicky.
I have used single stage presses and with my short attention span I can outshoot my interest in reloading, but the price is often right. If you can find a used Dillon go for it.
For the cheap - my territory - Lee stuff works very well. I have a Lee hand press that I use to deprime while watching TV, and then on a later day do a batch of sizing, and then on a another day do the case flaring. The Lee hand primer tool is a good thing too. So I end up with hundreds (ok, thousands of 9mm brass) just needing a charge of powder and bullet to be complete.
At 54yrs, you have family members wondering what the hell to buy you (since you have it all), so ask for primers, or a pound of powder, or a set of dies. All fairly cheap in their own, and you get some real usable things! You can reload .45 brass dozens of times, shoot it until it splits then toss it.
Service or Tactical model by the way?

Nerves · 10-17-2006, 09:55 PM

Welcome Aboard

wmrawls · 10-18-2006, 04:56 AM

Thanks for the welcome and the information on reloading..I am very new to that aspect of shooting so I will definetly research and you have given me some good info to start out with. I have the 5 inch tactical and so far I love it. I have only put 100 rounds through it at this point but will be burning more this week.

BlackRifle223is4me · 10-18-2006, 05:18 AM

HELLO and WELCOME

10-17-2006, 07:43 PM	#1
wmrawls XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rock Hill SC Posts: 1,223	New to the Site Just came across the site after a reference on another site. I recently purchased an XD 45 ACP which I am thrilled with. Hope to particpate and pick the brains of the guys more experienced than I am. I am not young, 54 and th XD was a birthday present to myself. Viet nam vet, have several firearms and love to shoot and plan to get into reloading at some point. Thanks. __________________ Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.

10-17-2006, 09:17 PM	#4
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,288	Welcome to the forum, and thank you for your service. Do you have the 4" or 5" 45? __________________ The AK-47: Designed to be field-stripped and used effectively by a half-drunk, half-frozen illiterate conscript who found it buried in Mother Russia's mud after last year's Regiment exercises. SOP: retrieve from ground, pee in action, cycle bolt, go back to work. I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. --Martin Luther

10-17-2006, 09:34 PM	#5
Don XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Pullman, WA Posts: 4,187	Welcome! For reloading the ROI (return on investment) is pretty good on the .45, since factory stuff is often pricey. If you think you are really going to shoot volumes, then the Dillon presses are worth it for being bullet proof without being finicky. I have used single stage presses and with my short attention span I can outshoot my interest in reloading, but the price is often right. If you can find a used Dillon go for it. For the cheap - my territory - Lee stuff works very well. I have a Lee hand press that I use to deprime while watching TV, and then on a later day do a batch of sizing, and then on a another day do the case flaring. The Lee hand primer tool is a good thing too. So I end up with hundreds (ok, thousands of 9mm brass) just needing a charge of powder and bullet to be complete. At 54yrs, you have family members wondering what the hell to buy you (since you have it all), so ask for primers, or a pound of powder, or a set of dies. All fairly cheap in their own, and you get some real usable things! You can reload .45 brass dozens of times, shoot it until it splits then toss it. Service or Tactical model by the way? __________________ Don geek with guns Why don\'t you all f-f-f-fade away.... FAQ - Don\'s Guide Rod

10-17-2006, 09:55 PM	#6
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10-18-2006, 04:56 AM	#7
wmrawls XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rock Hill SC Posts: 1,223	Thanks for the welcome and the information on reloading..I am very new to that aspect of shooting so I will definetly research and you have given me some good info to start out with. I have the 5 inch tactical and so far I love it. I have only put 100 rounds through it at this point but will be burning more this week. __________________ Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.

10-17-2006, 07:50 PM	#2
Arps XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,059	Hello!

10-17-2006, 07:59 PM	#3
Phoenixd45 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Memphis,Tn Posts: 222	Welcome!! You will find that everyone here is extremely friendly and very knowledgeable. Good choice going with the 45. Phoenixd45

10-18-2006, 05:18 AM	#8
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