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Am I missing something? Dolomite

Any way you do it you are going to have part of the barrel hanging out of the barrel bushing. As far as I know there are no suppressors that thread into the bushing or onto the barrel inside of the bushing. This would mean there needs to be the threaded part of the barrel sticking out of the barrel bushing. Specifications for a 1911 barrel is .578"-28tpi. And the threads should be rougly .44" long from muzzle to the shoulder. This means you could take a standard 5" barrel and cut .31" off the end then thread it but even that might be a bit to close for comfort. Personally I would just thread it without removing any material to give you some wiggle room. Or at a minimum only take off .2" to give yourself .1 more clearance before threading it .578"-28. Here are some good pictures of how yours will look: SilencerTalk • View topic - 1911 threaded barrel Even though they are government length the barrel hanging out the end of the slide is going to be the same. Dolomite

The Chileans were getting paid $200 a month as well. I know TC hires south Americans as a normal course of business. Dolomite

I like Winchester. Not as good as Lapua but better than most others. I have never checked my runout, I am afraid to. If I do it will be a never ending quest. At this point my rifle is shooting sub .3" CTC at 100 yards. And that is out of the factory barreled Savage using rounds loaded to AR mag length. I did set the headspace on fired then sized brass though so it is a bit tighter than factory. I did load to the rifling and was getting .4" then one day I decided to try the AR ammo when the Savage ammo wasn't cooperating. That is when the groups became noticeably smaller. And those groups are with R-P brass because it was AR ammo. Now I am using R-P brass for now. And I am sure if I checked runout on those I would go crazy and probably screw up how well it is shooting now. Dolomite

According to the prices they are probably about 1/3-1/2 more expensive when financing. Glock 19 is $59 a month for I'll assume 12 months. So that makes the cost $708. Considering most Glock 19's can be had for $500 they are pretty expensive. It is not something I would do but it is not an awfully bad deal for those who can't afford a gun right now but can afford the payment. Sometimes there are instances where a person needs to have a gun but can't afford it. If I don't have the money for something I want then I don't buy it. If there is something I need, not want, and can't afford it I go to a bank and get a loan. That way there isn't any of the open ended credit card payments haunting me or the outrageous interst rates of some of the other places. Dolomite

I have noticed this as well, a slowing down of ammo so to speak over the years. Although i can't confirm I have been told old reloading manuals had much higher charges than todays manuals. This is all probably related to liability. Dolomite

Okey told me about it. Either need to turn the necks or buy some Lapua to fix runout. I don't worry about doing that on my setup. I also told him about measuring the bearing surface of the bullets. That single thing seemed to knock down my vertical flyers some. Basically take two Hornady bullet comaprators with .221 inserts for 223. You need the closest towhat you are using without going over. Put one on one side of the dial caliper and one on the other. Close them and zero it out. Now take the heads and put them into the two then measure. It gives you the length of the bearing surface of the bullet and some can vary as much as .01 within the same lot and even more between different lots. I have had some measure .375" and another measure .400". May not seem like much but consistency is the key. The longer the bearing surface the more pressure there is and with more pressure there is more velocity. Having a "long" bullet and a "short" bullet fired one after the other can result in vertical flyers. Dolomite

How are you planning on loading the 223? I would really consider getting a single stage to start with. I use a Lee Classic Cast with the Hornady Lock-N-Load conversion. Makes for a very easy to change setup. Basically you set your dies once and you never have to touch them again. As far as trimming Lee's trimmer is about the simplest you are going to find. I mounted the trimmer, inside chamfer, outside chamfer and a neck brush onto a sinlge piece of aluminum U channel. I hold the channel then spin the case with a drill going between each one. Works like a champ and is quick. You will need to clean your brass before sizing or you will ruin your dies. A small rock or piece of sand can scratch the insdie of your die. After that every case you do will have a scratch down the side. Dolomite

LOL. From what I saw you are doing pretty good. I know I wouldn't be able to do as well, at least not with my current setup. Dolomite

You may not believe it but the cost of a single soldier is more than the cost of a single contractor. When you consider dollar for dollar the cost a contractor is a real deal compared to soldiers on the ground. Also, 90% of the military are not trained to work on PSD teams in Iraq or Afghanistan. Most contractors are very specialized in their skill sets and not all are run and gun types. As a matter of fact most are not run and gun types. Also, not all contractors are making a lot. There are contractors that made just $200 a month and were from south America working over there. Also, with some of the clients they do not want the military because it makes them a target. For some it is much safer running around in a beat up Toyota than a humvee. You also have to realize that the vast majority of contractors have to pay taxes on what they make overseas and any service members in country do not. And in the event a soldier is permanently injured, which a lot have been, there is a lifetime of benefits provided by the government. Contractors have to rely on private disability insurance for any benefits they receive, not the government. Ask the average person how much money it would take for them to be shot at on a regular basis? I would like to hear what everyone thinks a contractor makes? Unless you have worked as a contractor you have no clue how little it actually is. Dolomite

Since it is a commander why not just get a gove't length and have it threaded? Would be the easiest and probably the cheapest. Dolomite

That is great. I mailed a present for Okey off this morning. Have him show it to you once he has it installed. If it works as well as I think it will it should be a nice improvement over his current setup. Dolomite

They were not KPD officers at the Expo center. I have been to every show at the Expo Center for the last year and KPD has never been there checking firearms before this weekend. At the Chilhowee show they use, and have been using, KPD officers but not at the Expo Center. The ones at the Expo Center were security officers with uniforms similar to Knox County Sheriff's Department uniforms. They would portray themselves as police officers when asked if they were security or officers. When asked if they were security the response was always "Its none of your business if I work for the sheriff's office". You probably need to trust me on this one. I have been fighting to have that particular security company (Knoxville Contract Security Division) either fired or arrested for over a eyar now. I am doiong it because of them taking people's private property without due process. They are in fact stealing from people under the guise of a posted sign which they cannot legally do. I contacted the local DA and they confirmed they were breaking the law as well. I have contacted the state and started the complaint process. I was gonig to finish it this weekend if they were still there. They cannot take people's private property without a court order to do so but they would then act as though they were officers and make threats of arrest. Here is their information: Knox Contract Security Division - Knoxville, TN (Tennessee) | 865 740-6660 The owner, Gene Farmer, is a well known and not in a good way. Dolomite

Nope. Mine showed up cashed very quickly but took about a onth to go pending. I would make my first call one month after the check is cashed. Then call every week after that until you go pending. The you are either going to go quickly or slowly depending on the examiner. Some examiners are taking months to complete while others are taking weeks. It also depends on your paperwork. If everything is ok then the process goes on but if there is an issue you may have to call to find out. I have also been told that those of us who have clearances or had them may take a little longer. I guess I could call and find out if there is any truth to that. Here was my timeline: 1. NFA Item: Suppressor 2. Form Type: Form 1 3. Transferee Type: Individual 4. Forms Sent: 1 April 2011 5. Delivered: 5 April 2011 6. Personal Check Cashed: 12 April 2011 7. Pending Date: 9 May 2011 8. Approved Date: 1 July 2011 9. Forms Received: 7 July 2011 10. Examiner: Suzanne Santa Maria 11. Notes: And by all accounts the waits are getting longer. Dolomite

You will get more port noise than with regular subsonic ammo. The short case doesn;t seal as well and it also opens earlier. As far as accuracy goes it seemed ok, no better than regular subsonics. Dolomite

Wonder if the security being gone had anything to do with it? I am sure word spread pretty quickly by Sunday. Dolomtie

Just to expound on what the OP has said. Mike's gunshop has the largest inventory of any shop I know of. What is on the floor is amazing but he has a lot more in storage on site. I have been there and seen someone ask for a oddball gun only to have Mike walk downstairs and bring it up. His prices are great as well, never found a place that regularly has prices like his. And the selection of accessories and reloading supplies is pretty amazing as well. I was in there last year when he was discussing building suppressors. Glad he finally got around to it. I can only imagine he is going to upset some with his suppressor prices as well. And finally, they are a great bunch of people. They are freindly and willing to let you touch anything on the shelves. They are also very knowledgeable but still let the customer be right. Glad he and his staff are doing well in this climate. Hopefully they will be open as long as I am around. Dolomite

Again, it is impossible for a bullet to be set back in a revolver. It can only be pulled out of the case by recoil. Dolomite

Don't do this. It squeezes the bullet at the same time as the case but the case springs back and not the bullet. This makes the bullet undersized and will generally just fall out out of the case. And yes I have done it so I do know first hand. As far as the case crimp goes it is applied so it grabs the bullet to prevent them from working out from heavy recoil. The crimp is not below the bullet but aplied somewhere on the bullet or at least they are on calibers generally used for revolvers. This is why you see 357's crimped, not because the bullet it going to be setback from chambering like on an auto but because recoil can cause the bullet wot work out of the case. The same style of case crimp also prevents bullet setback in semi autos. Heavy recoil does not cause the bullet to be set deeper in the case. The bullet can be set back in a semi auto upon chambering but not from recoil. The recoil can cause a bullet to be pulled from the case. And in most cases they also have a crimp at the case mouth that way there are two crimps holding the bullet in under heavy recoil. And in a revolver it can lock it up tight as a drum. Hense the need for a sturdier crimp. Dolomite

I guess I need to get to work on making it even prettier Dolomite

Those are not KPD and are probably security for Chilhowee Park but not security specifically for the show. Sounds like the same uniform as the security that caused all the problems at the Expo Center. If that is the case they may have been hassling you over loosing the Expo Center gig. Was he a tall white haired man with a name that started with CH and that sounded italian? If so it sounds like the jerk from the Expo Center. Generally how it works is a single representative from KPD is paid by whomever, either Expo Center or the show promoter. Then the officer pays other officers who want to and are able to work the show as a side job. They do not get paid using taxpayer dollars for side jobs like this. I do know a few years ago it was pretty good money for KCSD officers. I bet the show promoter could advertise the next show with "Now with new security" and get a bunch more people to show back up. I know I had talked to dozens of people about the old security and the majority said they wouldn't return because of how they were treated. Dolomite

That is cool. I was talking to Okey about it and it definitely beats running out and checking targets. I did something similar. I bought a wireless security camera for like $25 off of EBay. It runs off of AC or a 9 volt and has a range of about 100-150 yards. It is one of the small, quarter sized ones with no external lights. I didn't use it for targets though. I mounted the camera in a box and put a QD attachment for mounting it to rails. I could mount it to a rifle or pistol and have the image beamed to a receiver that had standard A/V jacks. This was about 6-7 years ago before all the small cameras hit the market. I was actualy doing it as a proof of concept for having a camera on LE weapons for when they are not on the car's camera. The same thing could be done for cheap for 100 yard targets. The 9 volt lasted about 8 hours when on continuously. Dolomite This is the camera I used: http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Wireless-Color-Camera-Microphone/dp/B000YM2OIK Again not as high speed as the OP but worked great out to about 100-150 yards.

So I was dreading entering and dealing with the baffoons of Knoxville Contract Security Division. Those are the default security officers used by the Expo Center during events. They have stolen from customers for over a year now and threatened people. Well as I was walking up I realized the uniforms were different. And had I not been using crutches I probably would have jumped for joy at the sight of KPD. Every officer there was professional and courteous. And most importantly they were not taking people's ammunition. The Expo Center show is now my favorite show again. Dolomite

Ok, here is what I do and it works great and lasts a lot longer than paints. I mix up some clear two part epoxy then add some glow in the dark powder. Then I dab that into the spot on the front sight for the white dot ising a tooth pick or other sharp object. Then I drizzle some more of the glow in the dark powder on top of the epoxy while it is still somwhat wet. Then when it sets up it is impervious to almost any solvent you might use on your gun. I prep the front sight by using a small drill and get rid of the old white dot paint. I also deepen the hole for the epoxy as well so it has a better chance of staying in place. This works equally well with titanium dioxide, the whitest substance know to man. I also have titanium dioxide. The epoxy method is pretty much permanent until you take the same drill bit and drill it back out. Most often than not those glow in the dark paints are similar to nail polish. And those will break down under most cleaning solvents used on firearms. If you want we can meet at a local range and I have plenty of epoxy, titanium dioxide and glow in the dark powder to do you sights. Just need to kind of do it when I am feeling ok. Dolomite

I'll input my experiences when I get home. Phone is almost dead. Dolomite