Wow, I opened up the forum and was floored at all the comments..amazing. I've been on a few forums over the years and never have I had this many welcomes and from all over the place. I guess I should mention that I was originally from Wa State and now live in Fayetteville/Peachtree City area (for the GA folk). Thank you to all my fellow brothers for your service as well, no matter if you retired or did a few years, it all means something. I will look into all the different rifle manufactures you guys mentioned, reloading and searching for knowledge from the experienced guys. As one member said, I can't PM anyone until I have 10 post, once I have that, I may take you up on some advice. Again, thank you all for the warm welcome and advice to help me getting started.