Jamie Jackson

I don't think you could get much better than Chuck Haggard. My creds are so old they have Kubota & John Peters signature on them (DTI). That means I am old LOL A friend and co-worker took an OC and a Baton Class at Tac 2 a few years back. I have no personal experience with them and don't know if they are still actively doing this. But maybe they can point you in the right direction. http://www.tac2.com/index.php?template=classdetail&recno=14 I would also contact Randy Harris at Harris Combative Strategies. Cruel Hand Luke on TGO. Actually I'd contact Randy first.

I plead guilty myself.

This! iirc there was the Yellow box 7.62x39 and maybe a Green box? The best thing was, way back when, it was so inexpensive. I've shot bunches of it back in the early 90's and it was fine. I think it got caught up in the Clinton ban, but I may not be remembering well... aging brain and all of that. I sold what I had left of it to collectors several years back. People will collect anything

Prayers for all. My condolences

That's probably one more round than I would have fired LOL! But I sure would love to have one.

I have always been intrigued by this class of guns, but never owned one. I handled, but didn't fire a Semmerling long ago. It was hefty and felt solid. Early '90's? A pistol in this genre that also intrigues me is the .357 COP. I learned of them reading the old Jerry Ahern "Survivalist" series of books. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COP_.357_Derringer I had an AMT .380 backup in the late to mid 1980's. It was a reliable example and very solid, and heavy for caliber. I pondered the 45 acp version but never moved on it.

"I understand. In death a member of project mayhem has a name" Awesome movie. One of my all time favorites. RIP "Meatloaf"

Powder Valley has H110 , Winchester 231, HP 38, and Clean Shot (7AM). Averages right at $30.00 per pound with Hazmat and shipping . Tolerable with today's pricing .

You're welcome. I recall you don't go up there anymore, but I have to do the 23 mile drive to get my chrono work done. sigh The offer stands if I can be of assist.

I always carry concealed and never noticed the sign. Heck I've in them with a couple of instructors and most of the class. We must have all missed that sign...

Great advice already. I too only use magnum primers for H110 and 2400 as Greg mentioned. I have some good .357 loads using AA#2, Unique, and Bullseye I tend to keep my 158 gr bullets at or just below 1000 fps. I also load 9mm using mag primers from time to time and just reduce the powder charge a bit. @ReeferMac As a matter of fact I'll be heading out to ORSA this week to chrono some loads. You are always welcome. IMHO a chronograph, along with a good manual, are some of the best handloading investments a person could make. Alliant, as well as most powders manufactures, offer solid handloading data on their websites. Tech support at Alliant is excellent and they've helped me work up some loads they don't even list. Good people IMO. Just PM or email me if I can be of assist. Jamie

Drizzle and rain here in West Knoxville. I just got back from Point Blank and the threat of weather sure isn't stopping folks from going shooting. Glad to see folks doing so actually. I have 2 Big Buddy propane heaters and plenty of fuel, ran the generator last week and have plenty of gas. Looks like I'll mostly need an umbrella... You guys are some good cooks! Making me hungry looking at those pics!

I'll be a backup to @TripleGGG if needed. Just PM me if you'd like.

Got a Johnny's catalog in the mail this past week. We ordered seeds from Victory last year for this years raised beds. Of course there's always temptations awaiting in those seed catalogs.

It's good to have someone keep you on the straight and narrow. Handsome helper you have there. Dutch Masters Perfecto? I haven't had one of those cigars is 40 years. Don't see many cigar boxes around these days.

Thank you Greg. That's actually tolerable at today's prices. 2400 too? Tempting

Just out of curiosity Greg, do you recall the price on the Bullseye? Very versatile powder. Not the cleanest, but versatile. TIA

I agree @Swede, way too plentiful. Just a PIA to have to cull them out. But it's now a step in my process. @gregintenn, The majority of my dies are RCBS. I have 1 Lyman and 1 Hornady. The RCBS small pins mike at 1.55 mm, the Lyman at 1.55mm. The Hornady are for 32 S&W and mike at 1.75mm. The RCBS 1.55 pins work great for 9mm (normally), .380, and .38/,357 FWIW I've dramatically trimmed down what I shoot and load for over the past 3 years. So I no longer have any Lee dies. I shouldn't complain. At least I can handload range ammo whenever I like, and that's a big plus in the times we find ourselves in.

Glad to hear you're doing so well. God is Great!

Merry Christmas folks.

I'm terrible with photography, but I'll try and get a decent photo of the RCBS pins I've been using. The attached photo shows a piece of Winchester brass on the left and Norma brass on the right. It seems Norma and Federal (maybe others) are selling pistol ammo (intermittently) from their websites direct to customers at decent (near Pre-COVID) pricing. I haven't purchased any factory ammo sine Black Friday sales in 2019. But apparently folks are buying the Norma and Federal as that seems to be the majority of brass I'm scrounging these days. FWIW I'm seeing a lot of Blazer brass as well. The Norma is the only one giving me any issues. It's a bit of a PIA, but guess I'll sorting 9mm now <sigh>.

@deerslayer, I hear you on the S&B and tight primer pockets. I've always thought I had enough of that "feel" to stop mid-stroke (like with a mil-crimped or especially Berdan primed brass). I can see a size difference looking down into the brass, but the smaller diameter Norma flash hole is just close enough and seems to trap the decapping pin on the upstroke, pulling it free. I shouldn't complain and will certainly be checking more closely in the future. I've read on other forums where folks were enlarging the 9mm (an other caliber) Norma flash holes. I think I'll just sort and discard into my junk brass bucket.

I am not immune to picking up range brass if abandoned and historically have not paid much attention to sorting it by headstamp. I primarily load (on my beloved and 3 decade old Dillon 550) range or practice ammo. And I've loaded quite literally 10's of thousands of 9mm rounds from range pickup brass since the 1980's. FWIW the majority of my range pickup brass has come from cleaning up the indoor range at ORSA when I S.O.'d there this past year. As mentioned I load 9mm on my Dillon. I use RCBS dies (Collet decapping pin in my RCBS die). I, of course, have broken a few decapping pins over the years. But I had 3 episodes of the pin getting stuck in Norma 9mm brass within the past 2 weeks. You would think I would have thought to check the brass after the first time! The pin had to be driven out with a punch and hammer... Apparently the flash hole on Norma brass is markedly smaller than the flash hole the plethora of my range pickup brass. It's just a hair smaller in diameter than my RCBS decapping pins, at least for the most part. (Checking back through the 400 rounds I've handloaded this past week, I found 3 Norma brass that apparently passed muster...) I didn't know that was a "thing". But after doing an internet search it apparently has been a "thing" noted on several forum reloading sections the past 6 months. I sorted 700 pieces of brass today and removed around 80 pieces of Norma brass from the pile. Have any of you folks experienced this with Norma brass? I miss the good old days of Winchester and Federal brass left laying on the ground

I know you must be so proud! Congratulations to you both!

Already on my Prayer list and doubling my efforts! God Bless.