Johnny_Utah

Oh..I agree also, that's why I posted. From the picture originally posted, I felt compelled to offer an alternative to a permanent fixture. So, in all due respect, I'm just jealous of the amount of bench space that you have. I thought a little ribbing was necessary. No harm no foul.

I've seen the posts and know that there aren't any ranges near the Nashville area, but there has to be some shooters somewhere local. I just can't find a distance past 300yds to sight in my 99. Anybody want to share info let me know. PM me if you have any interest in joining up.

gregintenn........"one upper":p

I figured it's a good cheat sheet to print out and have ready on the fly.

I just purchased a Nikon Buckmaster 6-18x40SF BDC. Then I went to this site for some help. Nikon Spot On Ballistic Match Technology Program Thought it might help others like me. JMTC

I have mine mounted on a platform that I can position anywhere on the bench. There just isn't enough space to reload and clean guns all in the same area. I use two clamps too!

Let me know if you find something. I'm on the look out too!

Nice addition!!! My safe queen gets mad every time I go to the gun shop too.

Not going to make it either. Work has got in the way....again. At least it'll be a nice weekend. Maybe it won't be so muddy. AccuWeather.com - Fort Knox Weather | Forecast & Radar for Fort Knox, KY

April 4 & 5, 2009 Reminds me of a middle school research project.

How kid friendly is it? Sensory overload? I know it would be for me, how about a 3yr old?

Aha...that link was what I was trying to find before I started this post. The forecast looks like it'll be wet and expensive.

Is it worth the trip to see this event? It's going to happen on April 9,10,11. How many people have been? Are their any good deals to be had? If there is a TN FFL on location, can they do an on the spot transfer? I hope this isn't a can of worms:hiding:

An interesting looksee-- Kimber > Products > Centennial Edition

Well ain't that special:cool: I've found the end of the internet last week. I guess I overlooked that one.

CDNN???

CARNIES....small hands....smells like cabbage!

Cleaning after using Wolf ammo is a pain. It leaves a red residue that's unique to their rounds.(?) I beleive it has to do with sealing the primer. Anyways, I use them for volume plinking and not much else.

I'm looking for one to purchase, once I do we can arrange some kind of deal. PM me if interested hunter

Cost would prohibit the fixing. Not gunna happen:(

After seeing the gunsmith, it was fired out of battery. It's unknown what to blame, firing out of battery, bullet setback, not fully seated in chamber(possibly leading). What a learning experience!! Thanks for the advise.

LngRngShtr, Thanks for addressing my concerns. I will get some pictures up tomorrow. 1- case head, 2- feed ramp. I appreciate your reply.

If anyone has a Taurus 1911, check the slide to see if there is a dimple in the divot for the disconnector. Let me know if this is factory or not. Please and thank you.

Trigger.....BANG......Trigger....BANG.....Trigger....KABOOM!! The gun dropped out of my hand and I backed away. After a spray of plastic and what felt like a mallet to my hand, I realized things could be FUBAR'ed. A quick pat down and everything was fine. (Though later I pulled out some chards implanted in my cheek) The glasses and Gloves saved me. When I went to pick up the gun, the hammer was cocked, and the safety engaged. The base plate for the mag was blown out along with the spring and one bullet. I found one case on the ground and the bullet was pushed in too far. There was one mangled shell inside the magazine, which was still inside the pistol. I ejected the magazine, which only had a small crack at the top rear. I did find the bullet which goes with the mangled shell inside the magazine. It's the one that took the brunt inside the mag well. The gun was cleaned thoroughly before this session. It was the 6th of an 8rnd mag, and was the second magazine of the SWC’s, first four mags were 230gr LRN. Some people have claimed that the leading can cause a jamming situation. I had shot these same rounds from this and other 1911’s. So I post this with a bit of humility, I want to know exactly what happened. I think this is the only way to make sure that this doesn't happen again. If anything others can learn from the same scenario. Reloads from a dillon 650 200gr SWC 5.6gr win-231 1.190 COAL This is stripped Taurus 1911. Notice the chambered case and the following case with its gnarled bullet. The bottom case is the one pulled from the chamber. I had to forcefully pull the slide back and eject the case. This bullet was the last one in the magazine. The barrel has some noticeable differences after this. Just forward of the barrel link there is a small bulge, it has two indentations parallel to the frame. The barrel link also has some marring on it. The slide has one feature which I can’t seem to remember if it was there already. The dimple, is it from the factory or maybe from the disconnector?? Take a look at those three red circles and tell us what you see. The frame is definitely cracked. My glove definitely has to be given a little credit. So the scenarios I’ve come up with. 1. Out of battery. Potentially from the case being too tight in the barrel and just barely out of battery. Out of tolerance case length, stretched too long. 2. Case head separation. (reload with 1x fired from a Glock, or too many times fired) 3. Primer protruding out of tolerance. Pre-mature firing during battery. 4. Double Charge. 5. FTF purchase, someone else doing a ramp polish and took off way too much. Now, I'm not sure what qualifies a reloader to be "experienced," but I can say that a situation like this isn't my preferred path. The fear of the “Kaboom†is what drives me to self-educate before self-surgery.

To get this train back on the tracks. I just picked up a gsg-5 at the Nashville show this weekend, $469.99. The local dealer was aware of the limited stock and I thought the price was so-so. I plan on taking a trip out to the range tomorrow. FWIW This is a cool looking little plinker, and I'm only going to make it cooler:)