Jamie Jackson

What's your preference for working rifle brass folks?   I load relatively large amounts of handgun rounds...10+ K/year..but have only sporadically load rifle rounds...a few hundred now and again.   Upon advice here on TGO I picked up a Little Crow WFT for trimming brass. It's a remarkable tool and makes short work of trimming my 5.56/.223 brass...amazingly short work of it!   The overwhelming majority of my 5.56/.223 brass is range pickup. I tend to find about 10% of it to have military type crimped primer pockets. In the past I've used a Lyman Case prep multitool.   Now that I have the Little Crow I was able to trim about 1500 pieces of brass in a few hours. I use an RCBS hand priming tool and load on an old Lee single stage press (that simply won't wear out) that I purchased back in 1986.   I've read several handloading specific forums in my research and it seems that it's about a 50/50 split on recommendations.   An acquaintance of mine that shoots long range rifle recommended simply taking the reaming bit, chucking it in a drill, and ream the pockets. It works great, is definitely fast. And the primers seem to fit easily and are snug.     But what are your thoughts on swaging vs reaming the primer pockets?   Any points I should consider?   edit: spelling...

  Apparently Yes.     :cool:

I'll be darned. That's interesting. I've never seen one before.   Looks like surfabilly is on it. :up:   Google yield this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-CAPE-COD-BRASS-FIREPLACE-FIRE-POT-FIRE-STARTER-/400660691443

I rarely see any .22 in the Knoxville area...very rarely.   As a matter of fact the ammo shelves at the Turkey Creek Walmart this past Monday were the most sparse (any handgun round) that I've seen them in several months.   I'm glad the folks in mid-TN are having a better go of it. I pretty much don't even consider shooting .22 these days...it's cheaper to shoot my "home grown" 9mm. :squint:

  It has been rumored that Comms has a subliminal and unnatural attraction for the .40 S&W.   I don't believe it for a minute! We all know he is a major promoter of the 10mm...you know, the longer version of the .40 :ugh:   I, myself, am only manly enough for a 9mm...so I can't cast stones...perhaps one day I too can handle the 10mm ... :pleased:         eta...Comms...you know I'm kiddin' right? :up:

LOL. It sounds like your missus has a "plan" and you are on top of it JReed! :up:   Thank you for the kind words, and of course the offer is open ended.   Keep us posted on how things transpire.

JReed;   Has your wife had the opportunity to fire a 9mm Shield or Glock 43? I know you mentioned she didn't care for the size of the Shield. But she may, or may not I guess, feel different after shooting them.   I ask because I would gladly offer to let her shoot my 9mm Shield and also offer to have my friend meet us at the range (ORSA or Windrock or wherever) with his Glock 43. I prefer the 8 round magazines and my bud runs Taran Tactical extensions on his 43. I find they just feel better in my hand with the extensions, but she could try stock factory flush mags if she'd like.   One of our "shooting buds" has an SA XDs9 as well. It too is a nice shooting little gun.   FWIW the same guy that has the 43 also has a 42 and has run a fair amount of Freedom Munition ( iirc ) through his...no feeding problems encountered. Good shooting and accurate little gun.

I don't own a G 43. But my bud has one and is running the Taran Tact's on it. I've shot it a couple of times and love those suckers! The weight and length made a dramatic improvement in handling to me. Just my opinion...   I've run Pearce extensions on my G 26 and I've no problems with them.   I have seen the Pearce extensions rupture when ejected onto concrete during a class. But I've had aftermarket Glock mags and some older NDF Glock mags do the same.   6 of 1 ... half dozen of the other I guess.   But I do plan to grab a Tran Tactical + 6 extension for my G 17 nightstand gun.

I always wondered what the heck TapTalk was...now that I know how annoying it is, I must look into it!   OS...could you send me a link to it? :pleased:

Our media, locusts that they are, have never let something like reality, or the truth, stand in the way of furthering their agenda.   Language structures thought...so there is intent to their labeling.   I hate to think my tax dollars are funding tripe such as this.   "Suicide by cop"? Who woud-da thunk it? :stunned:

Until relatively recently I would have highly recommended Falcon Bullets. I've shot several thousand of their 147 gr 9mm...great bullets.   But alas, upon checking their website they seem to be on a hiatus related to family issues.   We cast and powder coat, but I know several folks that just use the interwebs and order bullets from BBI or Black Bullets International out of Alamo, TN   https://www.blackbulletsinternational.com/contact-information.html   or http://www.bayoubullets.net/   and http://montanagoldbullet.com/index.php/catalogsearch/result/index/?limit=all&q=bullet   Good luck with your search.

      Only to the most highly trained observer...and everyone else... :squint:

  Me too. Fortunately I have Amazon Prime and it arrived yesterday. Here's to hoping it's better than the last one...reckon I hooked on the series though...

That sound like my kind of luck. But hey, like you said...those suckers can keep working.   When I head to my reloading room in a bit, I'll check and see if I have a spare. You'd be welcome to it.

It's only a matter of time before someone decides to use this concept in FOF training...   LOL...It might just work! Not saying I'd do it...yet anyway. I doubt they do more damage than SIMS rounds though. And would definitely require tight scripting and a strong safety regime.   I too used to press wax bullet in .44 spl for a Charter Arms Bulldog I had. Primer only and those suckers punched through cardboard at 7 yards handily...

Leaving in or not is very dependent on your particular circumstances and situation.   A folding stock AK, or even SKS in a nondescript carrier doesn't draw attention.  My next will be a .300 BLK pistol. Dolo's wisdom has me convinced.  :up: 

I received my UPS ship confirmation yesterday... they should arrive next Monday. Just 1K of 55 gr bullets...small fry stuff LOL. But it shows they are digging out. :pleased:

    That's just wrong :ugh:  LOL   But it'd probably work...

I recently read "77 Days in September". Decent book...definitely from an everyday guy standpoint. But I agree it's well written.   "Lucifer's Hammer" is indeed a classic in this genre. Great book!

Since I will be saving lives and eradicating disease...as well as tending overdoes...I will only be able to be with you guys in spirit,   In light of recent events, pressure testing and measuring your skills with a goal toward improvement...well, this class is spot on and needed!E   enjoy and learn Folks. You've one of the best teaching you.   btw...how did you break a trigger pin Bob? just curious...

I've legally carried daily for better than 25 years now. Not once has anyone questioned whether or not I was armed. And most of my shooting buds and friends back down south were LEO of various sorts...Don't judge me for the company I keep . :cool:   I carried a 1911 for about 6-7 years OWB, but went to carrying a Glock 19 IWB, now AIWB (>10 yrs) and again...never an issue.   fwiw I usually wear Carhartt carpenter jeans and a Tee shirt...2nd gun in a pocket...2 spare mags offside...   As mentioned, folks pay you little attention. They are way too narcissistic for that. But just don't fiddle with the gun or your ancillary gear. Wear a proper quality gun belt (THE foundation of the system, a quality holster and mag carriers) and rest assured they will be were you need them, when you need them. :2cents:

Great ideas folks.   Have any of you read any Mel Tappan?   He was, for lack of a better term, a "Survival Guru" back in the late 70's early 80's. I read his book "Tappan On Survival" back in the 80's. He has a lot of good suggestions such as we are seeing here. He really focused on the concept of a small community. It's truly worth your time imho.   PDF: http://www.giltweasel.com/stuff/Tappan%20on%20Survival.pdf   the book: http://www.amazon.com/Tappan-Survival-Mel/dp/1581605099/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1449623865&sr=1-1&keywords=tappan+on+survival

    You need more powder.     :pleased:       I like the way you roll Sir.

Outstanding comms! Congrats to you and the missus! You are Blessed.

Good on you David. It's a good feeling knowing you have something like that in the works isn't it?   We, as in our little group, make bulk item group purchases throughout the year. Brings one peace of mind. and saves money. :pleased: