Darrell

He was probably convicted of building and selling ghost guns, eh?

I grew up in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, and am a lifelong WA Huskies fan. This year they're heading to the PAC12 championship game with a "stellar" 3-1 record, having backed in as a result of a Covid-cancelled game against the filthy Oregon Ducks yesterday. That game would have been a de facto PAC12 north championship game, with the winner representing the north against U$C of the south. Because the Huskies couldn't play, they ended with the "better" record and will (maybe) represent the north. Why maybe? Because they were unable to field the required number of players against the filthy Ducks yesterday and may not be able to field a team next Saturday, either. If they can't answer the bell, what happens then? Do the filthy Ducks get to go instead? Colorado, perhaps? What a terribly screwed up season!!!!!! I love college football, but this is a year to forget. Oh by he way, Tennessee has a team?

I think if I were in your shoes I'd contact the buyer, explain the problem, and apologize for the inconvenience. You've made a good-faith attempt to follow through, and if the buyer is a reasonable person he'll understand the situation.

Have you tried Tabor's? I've never tried to ship through them, so I don't know they can do it, but they're pretty friendly and responsive in there, and if they can't ship it perhaps they know who can. I'm interested to see the hoops you're trying to jump through. It makes it tough to sell primers or powder unless it's a local guy, and when you find a shipper, they're going to want $20 or so just to handle the shipping. Good luck!

Vonnegut wrote "Harrison Bergeron" in 1961. For those who've not read it it concerns mandating equality of outcome by restricting those with talent. I see shades of it today.

I wasn't even aware of the "buy build shoot" kits until I read this thread. I was aware of the 80% lower kits and even did a little research on their legality. Everything I read said that it's totally legal to buy one of those 80% lowers, which the BATF did not classify as a firearm, and complete it oneself. And no serial number is required, even if it's sold later. (Though it would have to be serialized if sold through a dealer in order to complete the paperwork.) Having looked now at the BBS kits, and trying to be objective about it, I can understand Magiccarpet's position that those shouldn't be available. I don't agree with that position, though. If it's perfectly legal for me to machine my own handgun from a chunk of billet aluminum, why shouldn't it be just as legal for me to do a little finish machining on an item that's mostly complete? In other words, why should it be that only a skilled machinist should be able to take advantage of being able to build a firearm at home? There's nothing that makes a skilled machinist any more trustworthy than a guy like me, who has minimal machining skills. So as I see it, it either should be legal to build your own firearm or not. And even though I understand Magiccarpet's position, the problem with agreeing to "sensible" restrictions on guns is that as soon as that new restriction is in place it becomes the new standard. And the anti-gun folks begin working on the next "sensible" restriction. The anti-gunners will NEVER be satisfied so long as Americans are free to own anything beyond a basic bolt-action hunting rifle or a pump shotgun. And perhaps not then. So any concession on the part of gun-owners is only advancing the anti-gunner position. A right once lost is very difficult to regain.

Wal Marche in Crossville had 100-round boxes of 12 g on the shelf for $22.00 yesterday. Just a few boxes, though.

According to Google, the average funeral in TN costs a bit over $7000. I just sold an unused burial plot in Orange County, CA for a bit over $2500, which was a bargain for the buyer compared with what a cemetery charges. Dying isn't cheap!

I've bought few guns from out-of-state dealers selling on Armslist, but never from a private individual. My most recent acquisition came from a dealer in Missouri who advertised the rifle on Armslist. I did my due diligence, of course, to be sure it was a real deal. Now that I think of it, I actually ordered it from his website. But, yeah, it sure seems that someone who's unwilling to meet and show the item is probably not on the up-and-up.

I spent 23 years as a volunteer fireman / EMT, and I saw a lot of dead folks during that time, and even watched a few die. I'm with you, pop pop, death is just the price of admission. We're all going there eventually, the only question is when. Modern folks are insulated too much from death. Not too long ago people died at home with family around them. Now we ship dying folks off to a hospital or hospice and we don't see it happen as often.

I use a big job box to store ammo inside military ammo cans. It'll accommodate a double or even triple depth, and I lock it with two keyed-alike padlocks. Since these things are designed to make it difficult to steal tools, I figure they're pretty good for ammo. The only trick is deciding which ammo cans go on the bottom layer. I actually drew a map so I can find what I need quickly. The loaded box weighs well over 500 pounds, so it's unlikely a crook will try to haul the whole thing away.

Since your resized but unloaded brass chambers properly, and since you've seated bullets much deeper than spec, that leaves me to believe that the bullets are expanding the necks of your brass. When your reloaded ammo won't chamber, are there land marks on the bullet? I'm betting not with deeply-seated bullets. If not, then it's unlikely that the bullets are running deep into the lands. You might carefully measure the neck diameter of a few factory loads that chamber properly, then measure the neck diameter of a few of your reloads that do not. If there's a difference, then either your bullets are too large or perhaps your bullet seating die isn't crimping properly. Have you tried more than one brand of bullet? (I've never had a problem with factory bullets, but I suppose it's possible.) One possible solution is the Lee factory crimp die. They're not expensive, but they seem to do a really good job of making sure a reloaded round is concentric and "unbulged" for lack of a better term. Good luck!

There's a fine line here. While a person who takes the time to drive to NY for generators surely deserves to profit from his effort, consider the people who were selling bottles of water for exorbitant prices after hurricane Katrina several years ago. Now, I don't compare ammunition to water, which is necessary to life, but the point is that there is a line somewhere between profiting and profiteering. Profiting is fine, profiteering is ethically indefensible and often illegal.

https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/sensible-compassionate-anti-covid-strategy/ I get a copy of Imprimis every month, and almost always the articles are thought-provoking. No less this one, with an interesting take on a Covid strategy. I think it's worth the five or six minutes it takes to read.

VERY impressed by your generous offer. I hope it comes back to you with interest.

I was looking at Armslist this morning, and I see that one seller wants $1500 for 1000 rounds of aluminum-cased 38 SPL (+P). Wowzer! But the thing that truly amazes me is the price that some folks are asking, and apparently getting, for primers.

I saw this on a local news site this morning: Recall Notice from Smith & Wesson https://www.mpshieldezrecall.com/ M&P SHIELD® EZ® PISTOL IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR PISTOLS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 1ST, 2020 AND OCTOBER 31ST, 2020 Smith & Wesson has identified two M&P Shield EZ Pistols on which the hammers manufactured by our supplier were cracked. In those firearms, the hammer failed to fully engage the sear, causing the round to fire, cycling the slide, and potentially resulting in multiple discharges without depressing the trigger. This issue can occur in the following two scenarios: With a loaded magazine in the firearm and the grip safety depressed, releasing the slide (by pulling it back, or releasing the slide stop), may ignite the round as the slide closes, without engaging the trigger. The condition may occur, regardless of the manual thumb safety position if equipped. This may also result in multiple discharges. With a loaded magazine in the firearm, the grip safety depressed, manual safety in the fire position, slide closed, and a round in the chamber, pulling the trigger will cause the round to fire normally, however as the slide cycles, the next round may be ignited as it is chambered by the hammer failing to fully engage the sear, causing multiple discharges. In all cases, the firearm will NOT fire unless the grip safety is depressed. While this condition has been found only in two hammers, and our investigation suggests that these two incidents are very isolated, any unintended discharge of a firearm has the potential to cause injury. Therefore, we have established this Safety Recall as a precautionary measure to ensure that all M&P Shield EZ Pistols in service meet our design specifications. Stop using your M&P® Shield™ EZ pistol until you determine whether it is included in this safety recall, and if so, until it has been inspected and repaired by Smith & Wesson, if necessary. PRODUCT AFFECTED: This notice applies ONLY to M&P® Shield™ EZ pistols (including Performance Center® models) manufactured between March 1, 2020 and October 31, 2020, and only to a small percentage of that population. It does NOT apply to all SHIELD™ pistols. To determine whether your M&P Shield EZ Pistol is affected, check the label on the box to determine date of manufacture (see image below), and if manufacture date is between March 1, 2020 and October 31, 2020 – your pistol may be affected. In this case (or if you are unsure of your date of manufacture), simply go to MPShieldEZrecall.com and input your serial number, or call 888-871-7114 .

I have a Winchester MDL 70 rifle that occasionally has light firing pin strikes. In my case, the lube on the firing pin had thickened, causing the pin to move sluggishly. There were light marks on the primers. I used some One Shot (Hornady product, I think) and everything freed right up. But I've had repeat performances. I would think a striker would be more prone to sluggishness than a FP, but I have no experience with Sig pistols.

Do you have a chronograph? And are you comfortable shooting the loads that David recommended? If so you can chronograph five or ten of those loads and figure an average velocity, then go to a couple of reloading manuals to see which powders yield similar velocities with the same bullets and primers. Those powders that yield similar velocities probably have similar burn rates to the powder that you have. If it were me, I'd choose a powder that yields those velocities near max load, and then load your pulled-down powder at minimum loads and work up from there, paying close attention to signs of over-pressure. Another approach would be to see which reloading manual recipes look very close to the loads that David recommended. Checking multiple references should increase your confidence that you have a reasonable match.

Take a look at these threads and see if it helps: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?276605-Pull-down-surplus-7-62x54R-powder-for-use-in-7-62x54R-with-different-bullets https://www.thefirearmsforum.com/threads/8mm-7-62x54r-surplus-powder.29892/ Apparently there was a good deal of this pull-down powder around for a time. And apparently you are not alone in trying to figure out a rough-equivalent powder for reloading data. Please be cautious in making your decisions!

I guess there's something about rings that I just don't "get". I've used cheap rings and mid-priced rings (never have used very expensive rings) and have never noticed a lick of difference. I'm not saying that there IS no difference, just that I've never noted any. I've never had a scope move or be damaged, even with some fairly heavy calibers.

Benjamin Disraeli, if Google is right.

I looked for this kind of information recently, and wasn't able to find it. Kudos for digging it up. I read through a CDC study that DID attribute a lot of excess deaths to COVID. One more example that we live in an era of selected information. Who was it who said there are lies, damn lies, and statistics?

I know a couple of Amish folks in the Deer Park area. The father-in-law of one of them died of the virus, and another one believes that he himself had it, though he's slowly recovering. The man who's recovering has not been tested, so far as I know. The man who died was tested and had the virus. That's very anecdotal, of course, but it shows that the Amish aren't avoiding it entirely. It's also worth noting that the Amish are, in-general, people who spend a lot of time working hard out of doors. The few I know are lean and in good health, eat the way human beings are meant to eat, and don't sit around doing nothing.

ReeferMac made some great points, whether or not you agree with everything he wrote. The big takeaway for me is that I no longer believe what MSM and the politicians tell me. I always took it with a grain of salt, but now it's much worse. ReeferMac mentions a couple of governors who issued directives and then ignored them. We saw Pelosi ignoring the rules to get her hair done, and Feinstein has been photographed in the capital maskless. Those events and similar tell me that the politicians are probably a lot less concerned about this virus than they let on. The Supreme Court just ruled that governments have been treating some gatherings, like church and synagogue, differently than others, like acupuncture businesses. And on the other hand there's Herman Cain and President Trump himself was hospitalized with the virus. Having said that, I'm certainly not about to ignore the obvious dangers. I'm doing what I can to minimize my exposure without overly disrupting my life. As soon as a vaccine is available, I'll take it, just as I've taken the flu vaccine for the past 40 years or so.