Apparently I was a very good boy this year!!

[JLawson]

My Santa brought a GunVault MiniVault and a Kindle Fire.  And cookies! 

[1911 Junkie]

Well, all I got was a Steelers hat but the look of excitement on my sons face when I opened it was the best gift of all. He picked it out all by himself and couldn't have been prouder.

Besides, I got to play with all the toys they got.   

[Pathfinder]

Let's see now, I got my granddaughter stopping by very unexpectedly a week ago with her Mom, plus a self-financed trip for 3 to Chuck E. Cheese with her. Saturday night after Church services I swung by the airport and picked up my Marine, who is here for a week. So a great Christmas IMHO.

Materially, very low key this year. I did get a Marine EGA emblem for my car, for which I will violate my Dad's teachings and install it. I also got a MARDET medallion, a Defense Language Institute afghan throw for my cold bones, and COD:MW3 for my computer (OK, and for me! 

[ellis4538]

Didn't get what I wanted for Christmas nor what I needed or even lucky (wink, wink) but... we usually celebrate Christmas with the kids (and up until last year, my MIL) on Christmas eve.  Sibling rivalry being what it is things have been a bit ify for several years now BUT.....  My wife told me that this year was very special for her because CE was everything she has wanted it to be and more (both of the kids were good for a change)!  Sooooooo if the wife is happy, I am happy!

God Bless,

Richard 

[fightingquaker13]

We no longer give gifts in my family, except for the kids. So I got some nice crayon drawings from my  very little cousins (refrigerator art). My neighbors though! Sweet lord! They live most of the year in the islands and asked me if I'd mind picking up their mail. Sure I say, no worries, I mean I go to the mailbox anyway right? Anyway, I get this gift basket that must have weighed 50 pounds, no joke. It had three bottles of wine, more fruit than I could possibly eat before it goes bad, 4 boxes of different Godiva chocolates, three high end cheeses, crackers, cookies etc. They must have spent three hundred bucks on the thing. It was absurd. And then yesterday, I get four Florida lobster tails that they brought over with them, big ones too. Very over the top, but very much appreciated, because at $25 to $30 a pop I can't afford the things otherwise.
FQ13

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[dipisc]

Hi;

     Gasper;     Once you get the hang of that 650 - you will love it. I have the auto feeder and have had only 1 round go the wrong way. I need to get a part fixed on mine and can order the replacement parts kit from Blue Press. For you to do 100 rds of pistol ammo   per   hour is normal.  The hardest part of the reloading time is getting the tips up and aligned for insertion and crimping.

     Your accessories will cost you, but if you buy 1 plate and securely mount the die set you are good to go at a monents notice. I have my plates set up for pistol   9mm, 38spl, 357mag,.40s&w and .45cal.  My .45 long colt is just standing by. There is a .223 plate set up and also worked well.   Other/all rifle reloading goes to my nephew for now.

     The family had a yearly reloading party until that part broke and knocked out thousands of rounds in a day !

[Dakotaranger]

That's awesome but my step-dad got me a lifetime membership to the NRA  

[philw]

very cool