gregintenn

Or we could just have the mark of the beast imbedded into our hands and heads, lest we wouldn't be able to trade??!!? C'mon guys, think this through.

2 3/4" #5 Remington high brass. 12 or 20. I don't see the reason behind buying those ridiculously expensive shells. Shoot him in the head, and a turkey ain''t that hard to kill.

I'd like to offer my services for screening people before they vote.:screwy:I can't believe this poll is this close.....on a gun forum!!!! DO you have any idea how many thousands of dollars I've wasted being background checked? It's ridiculous. I'll likely pass the next one or one hundred. It has NOTHING to do with safety.

Yeah. You can ajust the seating die to where it will crimp and seat all in one operation. That's how I always do it. Souds like you're there.

There's another reason to crimp; don't you bell the case mouths? It seems to me that the belled case mouth would want to hang on things while cycling through the gun. I don't mean you need to put a really heavy crimp on it, but you'd at least want to remove the bell from the mouth wouldn't you?

I bought a new in the box Noricno at a show for $69. I told my father we ought to buy the entire table of them. He just laughed at me. That idea sounds better to him today than it did then. That was about the time I bought a Winchester M1 carbine for $150. As Archie Bunker says: Those were the days!"

L_I_B_E_R_T_Y

You'll want to crimp any ammo loaded for a semi automatic pistol, so the bullet won't be set back into the case while working through the magazine and into the action. As far as min and max, you'll just have to see what operates your gun correctly. Too weak a load might not work the slide. Too long or too short and they may not fit in the mag or feed properly. The 380 you used for an example probably won't have a lot of variance between minimum and maximum. Also, a very small variation in powder charge is a pretty good jump percentage wise. Unless you are very comfortable with the accuracy and repeatibility of your powder measure, you might just want to weigh each charge. To be honest, I don't load for semi autos for two reasons: 1) Some can be very picky about the load and 2)I'm too lazy to scour the ground searching for brass. I buy ammo for them, and save my reloading efforts for rifles and revolvers.

I've yet to figure out exactly where to draw the line, so I just use what's handy. If you really want to be primitive, run the deer down and beat them to death with a stick. The matchlock and wheellock preceded the flintlock. Is a rifled bore o.k., or should we all use smooth bore muskets? It's kind of like religion; each person needs to define that line for themselves.

I care.

The max loads listed in reloading manuals are arrived at using test guns in labratory conditions; often arrived at using test barrels. The max load approaches maximum SAAMI pressures under the conditions tested there. A lot of varibles can change pressure levels, including chamber dimensions, bore diameter, smoothness of the bore, temperature, etc. Pressures and velocities can vary quite a bit from gun to gun. This is part of the reason people tell you to start at the minimum load and work up from there. Furthermore, below minimum loads can also produce high pressures as well. They can also result in bullets stuck in the barrel. As for the standard or +p loads, all +p loads will be designated in a reloading manual, as these adhere to a higher pressure level than standard laods. The SAAMI specs for pressure in a given round take several things into consideration, including: case design and strength, and the weakest design and age of guns chambered in such a caliber. Said another way, the data for a 38 Special has to be safe in an antique Saturday Night Special, while still performing in a modern quality arm. AN N frame Smith and Wesson or a Ruger Blackhawk can take a lot more pressure in this round than can a snubnose RG. To answer your next question regarding overall length, The less volume you leave inside the case, the higher the pressure will be with a given load. THink of it like installing dome pistons in a car engine will cause higher compression. This can be caused by different bullet designs and shapes, what the bullet is made of, as well as OAL of the loaded round. An all copper bullet of the same weight and caliber will be longer than a comparable lead bullet. Seated to the same OAL, thecopper bullet load will produce higher pressures than the lead bullet with the same charge of powder. As well as reduced case capacity, the copper bullet will also have a greater bearing surface going down the barrel, causing more friction, and in turn, even higher pressures. In closing, there's a lot to consider in reloading. I've barely scratched the surface in variables. Until one gets some experience under his belt, it is advisable to adhere strictly to published reloading data.

I don't know this for a fact, nor am I a metallurgist, but the Marlin levers I've been aquainted appear to have receivers milled from bar stock.

Quote from a great book! I did hear a newscaster on the radio Friday state that we were better prepared for the high gas prices than we were the last time it happened. Great reporting.

Are you stuck on plastic? I can make you a custom leather holster for less money than either of those.

It isn't bad at all in my opinion. I put about another box of ammo through it today. That makes several hundred rounds now with nary a hiccup. I'm not that great of a pistol shot, and I can shoot the LCP nearly as well as some full size guns. For less than 3 bills, you can't beat em.

No complaints with mine.

I remember Katie Courik beginning every 6pm newscast with an Iraq death toll. In the last couple of years, I haven't seen her do this. What's changed? Oh yeah....I think I know the answer.

No. They'd likely take you to court and sue you for contaminating state waters, forcing you to hire a professional company to clean it up. You do NOT want to deal with these nuts.

If you want something inexpensive that works every time, get Weaver bases and rings. If you want something that looks a little better, bet Redfield style mounts and rings. I'm not sure why you'd want a picatinny rail mounted on your rifle, but I guess I'm just a crotchety old fart.

Great job! Your stitching looks perfect.

Looks like the guy behind it can shoot as well.

I have one similar to that. My great uncle gave it to me. He was in the Navy in Charleston SC. I assume that's where it came from. Mine has a sheath with it as well. Seems to be a good quality knife.

I love those 58s!!!!