Dirtshooter

Please Delete, given away. Guys going thru reloading brass and I have about 25-30 .357 Sig brass and about that many maybe a few more of 9x21 brass. If you want it let me know. I can give you a count if you want. Mac

Looking for advice as I know there is a lot lurking here. My pastor asked me about going to the gunshow in Cookeville this weekend and I told him if they had anything we wouldn't be able to buy it. What are ya'll's thoughts??

That sho is purdy rat thar!! Missed a great one a few years ago a 20 gauge for $3200 and had the money on me. I try not to think of that mistake too often.

I am no expert on this subject, but do we know positively that a Sat phone will work in a SHTF?? Even Hams may not work if an emp caused the shtf and the radio equip weren't protected. Just my $0.02

Ok Alleycat, no-one else asked, can I come hunt from your driveway?? Good pic

RED those will look real good with some potatoes and carrots!! Nice when protein is delivered to your door. LOL

Hey Greg you can bring your crew and fix my road anytime you want, day or night. I will serve cold water, drinks, iced tea and maybe a sandwich. We have been here for 8 years nothing done except a very few shovels of cold patch. This is a county road btw, but if you need something for the gang to do come on over.

Hlb 14, depends on how far you are towing. Are you making a 400 mile roundtrip each day or 50 miles. I know for a fact that diesels will tow the load, but if they break, they will break your pocketbook. Put the pencil to it. To change oil & filter on a gas burner $50, diesel $150. A good diesel pickup mechanic is difficult to find and expensive when you find him. I had a dually F-350 diesel and it was great old powerstroke. You couldn't give me a new one, they have so many sensors and junk plus the def fluid. I put the pencil to it and you had to keep it and drive 300,000 miles before it was cheaper to own the diesel.

Thank everyone for your help. I will start low and look at brass and watch the chrono. I know I can't reach the optimum with this fast powder, but I don't load as many shotgun shells as I once did. Guess I need to shoot more sporting clays. Thanks again guys!!

Hey Erich, don't beat yourself up. Hindsight is 20/20. It sure is easy to see what we could've and should've done when we look to the past. But if it will make you feel any better, bend over and will all put a boot in your rear end.

When I shot USPSA matches about 15,000 a year, now closer to 1,500.

I guess I will start pretty low and make a couple of each load by 0.2 gr. or so. Thanks I thought somebody may have access to data I didn't.

Darned good question. To me that is 7 times too many. In some foreign countries, he would have been hung. I'm thinking they may have the right idea.

Hi all, I have 3 reloading manuals, but they all are Speer and I have seen where sometimes Speer data is too hot. I have a lot of Green Dot powder and I know I can use it up in .38 special and 9mm, but would like to see if anyone has data other than from Speer. My book shows 158gr JHP 7.0 gr. start with 7.5 max. I plan on using this loading in a Marlin 1894C but love my gun and don't want to mangle it or me up. Any constructive information would be appreciated. Not the usual, go buy another load book. There isn't much data to begin with and most is pretty old. Thanks Mac

Well not cheap, but my LGS had limited amount of 9mm 115 gr. for $15.95. Better than I have seen elsewhere in awhile.

Morning all, I am asking this question because I hear this repeatedly. Do you know people that think their firearms are "registered" because they filled out a 4473 form? It seems like so many people are confused by this. Thanks

Yea that is a little higher than the $6.11 per 50 for my reman.

I have used some here and there pistol and rifle, just had a chance to buy some and not sure. I have a bunch of brass. Thanks guys.

Does anyone use ickel .223 brass? Do you like it, hate it? And next question have an idea what 375 pcs. are worth? Thanks Mac

Thanks guys, they actually are 114.7 on my scale, using 3.8 gr. bullseye. can't do plunk test as I don't own a 9mm. Bullet diameter is .356. I will do plunk test. Just like a 2nd opinion on things like this. As I get older I am much more careful on my reloading. In fact I could probably spend a day pulling bullets in rounds. I found a 30-06 round last night while cleaning up and it went directly into the pull box. If I don't have data as to bullet, powder and primer it gets pulled. I don't have a problem throwing away a little powder.

Hi guys, I recently began loading for 9mm and have a question. I have bought some cast powder coated 115 gr. RN bullets and because of their short length was wondering about the OAL. I can't make it to what my book says, bullet too short. I guess the question is can I end up with too short of an OAL? The bullet length is 0.538 and the finished loaded round is 1.090. My Speer book said emphatically not to load shorter than listed length, but my bullet isn't listed. Thanks for any and all replies. I am going to ask the person I bought the bullets from if they have any data.

Hey Red you weren't using a wooden pencil to calculate it were you? LOL Yea I had seen one a few years back, but I like this one. Easy to change your component costs.

My .40 S&W or .38 specials are $49.85 per 1K using my $30.00 fed primers. If I use the $18.60 win primers it drops to $38.45, but I don't have but about 600 of those left. Actually the win primers were marked $1.86 per 100 so could have been cheaper by the 1K. Oh when looking back on all the cheap components. I ran across a ticket for 8 lb jug of Bullseye was $110.29 in 2013 I think.

For sure. That is one of the problems with the riots right now. These little snowflakes didn't learn history like we did, hence the reason they don't LOVE this country.

Well based on the crazy high prices some will pay, they could go up and what would we do? Reload as much as we have components and then either buy high priced ammo, high priced components or stop shooting. Kind of like the gas prices if it goes to $5 per gallon we all have a choice drive or ride a horse, bike or walk.