I use a different pseudonym and I have contributed to a few discussions, but I mostly lurk. I only post there when I feel I have something useful to contribute. I have been in several gas check maker threads because I bought a Freechex through Ebay from a guy named Charlie. He sent me a prototype of his Freechex III and I made a video of it that I put on YouTube. It is an amazing tool. I can make hundreds of gas checks very quickly with it.
I also have a Lee hardness tester that I use for checking the results of my heat treating that I believe I posted on a couple of times.
I started out casting just for pistols too and went on to rifles and have had good results also. It is very satisfying to work up a new load and it is also fun to introduce others to shooting without it costing an arm and a leg. Being a natural born scrounger... it is also fun to go to the range and come back with more brass than what you started with.
LOL, when we are out on the ATV’s, Wife can spot scattered brass faster than anyone ever saw.