[fred cook]

A couple of weeks ago, I decided to dig out my reloading stuff and put some 9mm target/practice loads together. I keep the reloading tools and supplies in my old Navy footlocker that lives in my shop. Once I dragged it out and started digging, I found several thousand primers in various sizes, about 1200 pieces of 9mm brass, four or five different powders and a few hundred jacketed 9mm bullets! So, out comes the old RCBS single stage press and the other tools. Ok, ready to prep the brass for reloading....nope, can't find my 9mm shell holder! So, the next day I trekked up to my LGS to look thru his limited supply of RCBS stuff. After going thru several stacks of shell holders, I found one 9mm shell holder! Anyway, I zipped on home and started the process of resizing/depriming the brass cases, cleaned the primer pockets and flared the cases. I decided to use Winchester W231 powder and set the scale accordingly. After a few hours work over 2-3 days, I wound up with about 600 rounds of fresh 9mm! Perfect timing as there will be a steel plate match in about 10 days! I will need to order some more jacketed bullets but at least they are easier to find than primers!