Jamie Jackson

Heck...you can do that with a Glock..you just gotta try harder! :pleased:   I double charged a 45 acp...11.4 grs of Win 231 and destroyed my Glock 21. It was in the late 1990's. Bulged the barrel and slide, split the frame and blew the plastic off the trigger...and ejected my mag pretty hard. But I got my shot ! and no injuries!   Yes we handloaders should call it a good day when we have all our digits..because all it takes is a moment of focused inattention to do what I did. My fault alone... :cool:   Glock replaced my pistol btw...they knew it was a handload and wanted to examine the "remains". Good customer service imho.

I usually use SGAmmo and Sportsman's Guide. No complaints with either.

I've been running a Dillon 550 since about 1986. Dillon's customer service is nothing short of remarkable. They refurbished it last year and I essentially have a new press.   At best guess I've handloaded about 25 K of 9mm on it the past 2 years alone.    :2cents:

btq...My favorite rendition of Choen's Hallelujah was done by the late Jeff Buckley.   But the version David linked is pretty darned awesome imho and very fitting for today.   I hope you have a good day btq. I always appreciate your input and perspectives.

God Bless and Merry Christmas Dustbuster.   Well said, and yes...Christ is the reason! And we are truly Blessed this day.   Good wishes to all.

David, That is an incredible, and beautiful, rendition of Hallelujah. Thank you for sharing that and I will definitely share it with my family today.   Merry Christmas to my TGO "family" and I pray for a Happy and Blessed day for you all. But a special Prayer goes out for our men and women serving in our Armed Forces both here and abroad. Thank you for the sacrifices you make each and everyday so that we can enjoy the freedoms and lives we live.

I've carried in the Police Department at Norris. It's not posted and the officers, which handle the range up there, don't have any problem with it.   But that's apples vs oranges. I know a couple of the officers and a previous one was a shooting buddy.   I would never consider dressing up like a mall-ninja idiot and pulling a stunt like linked. Just wanted to say it's not illegal in all cases.

    LOL. It's no secret my friend.   Thanks to the guidance and help from folks here at TGO, like Caster and Dolomite, our little group of 4 cast, powder coat, group/bulk purchase components and load our own. We share the processes and share in the savings. Community, not communism LOL.   If I can be of any assist in any way please don't hesitate to ask, or PM me. I'm glad you are venturing into handloading. It's a great skill to develop. :up:   btw...I'm in West Knoxville and shoot regularly at ORSA.

I'm liking it! Heck, I refinished and painted my decks over the past few weeks. And yep, I need to cut the grass as well.   It's confusing the heck out of my fruit tress though...the apple and peach trees are starting to bud out....

A "Season Citizen" and Sharp to boot! Thank you Ron. You've brightened this old fart's day. :up:

I just renewed and have encouraged friends to do the same.   I'm also a member of GOA, Knife Rights and NFA Freedom.   I'm not certain how much it helps, but at least it gives me "bitichin'" rights... :cool:

With liberals it's always about "feelings". Logic, Law, precedence, and common sense doesn't enter into their thought processes and they always want "Daddy Government" to change your behavior.   That said, it's all the more reason to have silencers/suppressors removed from the NFA. A suppressor and a privacy fence should make for good neighbors... :2cents:

That was one of the stupidest things I've seen this week...and I see a lot of stupid things at work... :stunned:   Just because you can, doesn't mean you should...     btw. The officers conducted themselves very politely and professionally. I imagine they deal with a lot of stupid daily.

I've had this Mika holster and used it for my J Frame 640 for years. It initially has a rubberized rough out wrapping that had worn smooth. I wrapped it in the rubbery shelf liner and applied Tactical (black) duct tape. :ugh: Works like a charm! The 9mm Shield fits nicely into my off hand pocket in my Carhartt carpenter jeans...my daily wear. Just an option to consider. :pleased:

Cylinder & Slide does remarkable quality work as mentioned. But one of the finest Hi Powers I've ever shot was worked up by Jim Garthwaite. He is a true master gunsmith for the Browning Hi Power.   I've never owned one of these but have had the pleasure of shooting one worked by each of these shops. If I ever win the lottery... :up:   http://garthwaite.com/services/browning-custom-work.php

Tula work great.   I/we have run more than 20 K in 9mm handgun the past 12-16 months.   I'm loading about 1500 5.56 right now using Tula.   One of the long range guys at ORSA (instructs at some of their clinics) told me the majority of the shooters out there actually prefer Tula.   The only Tula primers I've ever had issue with was 5K of the lead free pistol primers...they sucked. 2-3 out of every 100 was a dud...but that was only with the lead free Tulas I picked up a few years back when primers were very scarce.   I've had great luck with Winchester, Federal, CCI and Remington SRP in the past.

I'm glad it worked well for you my friend.   While I will modify, I like to think "enhance" the externals of my Glocks, I am always hesitant to run anything other than OEM internals.   I think your experiences just reinforced that for me. :pleased:

The comments and reviews are awesome! Thank you for posting this!I needed the laugh. :up:   I am so lacking in Tacticality...

[i]"We conclude that the current training program is insufficient to overcome old habits learned on other handguns," the 52-page report states. "As a result, many deputies appear to be to undertrained for the weapon they are using."[/i]   Well Duh!   Like Moped said...big difference is weapons systems.   To their credit they admit it and it shouldn't be that difficult to initiate an adequate training program.   I do hate the use of the term(s) "accidental" and/or "unintended" discharges.... Negligent is more realistic and I'm not applying this just towards the LASD. While however "unintended" those shots are they remain negligent...you do it, the least you can do is own it... :2cents:

Excellent advice from TGO David and FUJIMO. Doug.   We're seeing a lot of this in my ER...most of the time it's viral and therefore doesn't need antibiotics...just symptomatic treatment like Tylenol or Ibuprofen, Mucinex (guaifenesin), warm salt water gargles and lots of fluids like dilute Gatorade and/or water...maybe a sinus med. But if you are on BP meds heed this warning from Mayo: " [i]avoid over-the-counter decongestants and multisymptom cold remedies that contain decongestants — such as pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, phenylephrine, naphazoline and oxymetazoline[/i]".   Coricidin HBP is frequently recommended.   But we have been seeing some Strep, but very little actual influenza yet.   The only definitive way to know is to get it checked out my friend. The virus, if that's what it is, will run it's course over several days...the first 3 are usually the worst. If bacterial in nature then antibiotics are required...or antiviral if influenza.   Please do not consider this as "Medical Advice". I am just an interweb critter as far as you know LOL. But I hope you recover quickly and have a Blessed and Merry Christmas Sir.

Appendix carry vs traditional strong-side carry is much akin to the 45 acp vs 9mm argument. It'll never be settled on the interwebs but will always be fodder for verbiage. Choose what works for you and be happy. :up:   As to the video. Good on them!   We live in a 360 degree 3 dimensional world with people all around us. We generally train (if we actually train at all) or practice/shoot (more likely) on a square flat range.   At least these folks are considering, and training, in a relatively realistic manner for a relatively realistic situation.   There are things that could, probably should, be done a bit differently...but they are at least training and learning. I applaud them for that.   The young lady has damn fine trigger discipline. When, if, we train, there are times that we will muzzle ourselves and others...we try diligently not to do so. But in a dynamic training scenario it's always a possibility.  But if your finger is not on the trigger until you've made the conscious decision to fire, the risk is mitigated to a large degree.   We all need to learn to move around people, dynamically even...because that will mostly likely be the situation you find yourself in when the balloon goes up. Use a dummy gun, blue gun etc. Learn to maneuver around others from a competent professional, and practice.   Recent study is demonstrating that physical contact ( actually touching or physically redirecting those that are with you) behind you or to the side, out of your line of fire, is working much better that having to mentally process verbal commands. Processing auditory commands under stress is problematic when "flight-fight-freeze" kicks in. Training and practice helps  immensely in these situations.     Just my unsolicited and ever devaluing $0.02 worth...     fwiw you may want to look into the training and material to be learned, information gathered, from folks like Craig Douglas (SouthNarc), Chuck Haggard (Agile Training) and our own Randy Harris. Their breadth of knowledge and experience is phenomenal.     edit: spelling...

I admire your restraint! That is one beautiful handgun kieffer! :up:

  +1 to all of this! Especially #5.   I run Trijicon HD's on my 19 and XS Big Dot 24/7's on my 12 & 17. The factory Glock sights are fragile and will break, especially as you seek and process realistic training.   I have done grip texture mods and undercut the trigger guards...but wouldn't recommend it until you have plenty of trigger time on your gun. Then if you feel you will benefit for external mods you can make that informed and educated decision.   I leave my Glock internals stock OEM and after 10's of thousands of rounds I've seen no reason for me to change that.   I have several "carry" magazines that I know function. I have a box full of "range" magazines that receive repeated rough handling, use, and abuse. It works for me.   I like TGO David's sight recommendation and it's a good one to consider.   Good advice all around here imho.   edit:spelling

That's a well thought out load and setup MarkA along with solid rationale for such.   The potential for a scenario as laid out in Forstchen's "Day of Wrath" is a likely situation, on some level at least. A variation of it was mentioned earlier in this thread stemming from the San Bernardino terrorist attacks investigation. Might want to read and at least consider the possibility.   http://www.amazon.com/Wrath-Dies-Irae-William-Forstchen/dp/1625781547/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450701512&sr=1-1&keywords=day+of+wrath+forstchen     Getting home is my #1 priority. I'll stack the deck in my favor in whatever manner is necessary.

Thanks for all the good advice and insight folks. It's appreciated.   So far the reamer bit from the Lyman chucked on the drill is working OK. I reamed and primed 500 pieces last evening.   Leroy, I'd like to get a Dillon swager...but all of my "expendable cash" has gone into components recently...but it's on my wish list for sure.   As frankmako mentioned, it's getting rough on my aging and somewhat arthritic hands...getting old ain't for sissies LOL.   comms...I have a 550 and with Dillon's incredible customer service I'll probably not have a need to purchase another, at least that I can justify to the missus. :) Dillon rebuilt it for me last year. I originally purchased it in '89. It's like a brand new press now. +1 to Dillon!   I've considered purchasing the head exchange setup and another powder measure for the Dillon as a quick-change to .223...but at this point, when my brass is completely prepped out, I can load 250 rounds/hour easily with my single stage Lee. So I'm pleased enough with that.   Heck handloading is a Zen thing for me anyway and helps focus my sometimes scattered brain. :pleased:   Thank you for the good advice my friends.