Mauser88

Buy a stripped lower. There can be found for $80.00 now. A parts kit cost's about $65.00. I will put it together for you for free.

Why not? Add an AK74 brake and your good to go.

Was the brass shot out of your rifle or range pick up? Sounds like you need to adjust the die for .002 shoulder set back. Maybe you need the RCBS Small base resizer die. If I can help further, email me.

Nope, no spitzer. The .22LR is already a soft point lead bullet.

Nothing is better then the Dillion. Spend the money once and it will last a lifetime.

Corn cob media and Nufinish car wax works just as well.

Please!!!! :roll: I have 4000 rounds of Better Bullets lead reloads through my Glock 22 without any leading or problems. Don't believe everything you read. Any yes, it has the factory Glock barrel.

Like Tiger Woods your opinion of me is worthless. Yes, I'll say it again so no mistake is made. I hope Mrs. Tiger Woods divorces him and takes all his money.

Add the Hollyweird elite and the Washington/Political crowd to that. Exactly. Useless garbage IMHO.

Yes, that's exactly I how I feel about him. Tolerance is suicide. Diversity is death. Truthfully I could care less what "celebrity sports figures" do. They ALL mean ZERO to me.

CCW in NJ? Never going to happen.

Glad I stayed home and reloaded all day. Rain in SJ today. High of 51.

The scum lowlife got what he deserved. DEATH. I can sleep better at night now that this POS is in hell!!!

The best thing that can happen to him is that is Wife takes all his money and he hangs himself in shame. Anyone who looks up to him as a "hero" is just as much as a loser as he is.

Why not!? I want to get a rough estimate on how much I need to reload to actually save money. Ok, $375 in bare minimum equipment start up costs. I'll note that does not include any brass prepping equipment or supplies. $375 in equipment / $0.07/saved per round means I'll need to reload ~4,870 rounds to recoup the equipment cost. I think I'm currently shooting about 1500 rounds of 9mm/year, so in 3 1/4 years I can realize the savings to cover the 'bare minimum' startup costs. Never said it was worth it for everyone. Some people can't justify the cost of joining my club either CJRPC. However if you are a "gun nut" like myself then the cost is justified. If your a casual shooter then maybe reloading isn't for you.

Thanks for the reply Mauser! This helps me do some crunching and get an idea of the "break even" points. Ok, assuming I buy at your recommended quantities, then upfront supply costs are: Primers - $137/5000, or ~$0.03/round Powder - $68/6000, or ~$0.01/round FMJ Bullets - $95/1000, or ~$0.10/round Brass (cleaned, deprimered, sized) - $62/1000, or ~$.06/round (http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=150161842, this is assuming I'm starting from scratch and don't have a big pile of processed brass to work with) So assuming that I need a "seed" batch of brass to start with, my initial supply up-front costs are $362 (does that include shipping and tax?) without including any of the "fixed equipment" (press, dies, sizers, brass tumbler, tumbler media, trays, scales etc.). Any estimates on the "fixed equipment" costs to start with? Only looking at the supply costs, that first batch of reloading comes out to $0.20/round. If I didn't have to buy the prepped brass, it would be $0.16/round. Assuming that 100 round WWB ammo at $23/box shipped becomes a "regular" price again, I'm saving $0.03 or $0.07 per round, $1.50 or $3.50 per box of 50, or $3.00 or $7.00 per box of 100. If I can get some numbers on what the actual equipment costs are then I can work up a "break even" point as in a number of rounds you need to shoot to justify the start up investment in reloading equipment and supplies. If you decide to start I'll gladly donate 500 pieces of brass. Secondly you really can't bring start up cost into the equation. Yes, it may cost more then you want to spend but will last a lifetime. Prices I quoted were either shipped or picked up so no freight should be included. I would start with the RCBS Rock Chucker Master Reloading Kit. Cost is appx. $275.00 Depending on how you want to do it I'd say add another $50.00 for a few more important items. 9MM Lee carbide 4 die set appx. $25.00 Electronic digital caliper from Midway appx. $25.00. Now again, that's the bare minimum to start but your ready to reload 9mm.

Really depends on how you want to reload. I do it because I enjoy it more then the savings cost. For me it's very relaxing and I do it when time permits. If you strictly reloading rifle ammo then the single stage RCBS Rock Chucker is the way to go. If you want to crank out a bunch of pistol ammo in a short amount of time then one of the Dillion progressive press's are the best. Me, I'm in no rush and still use my second hand RCBS Rock Chucker single stage press since 1982.

Tell me, I'd seriously like to know. For $300, how many 9mm FMJ's could I reload? What would be the upfront equipment cost and per round cost for primer/powder/bullets/brass? How long would it take in time to handload $300 worth? I'll break it down this way. Buy in bulk and save. 5000 CCI small pistol primers $136.99 4lb. jug of powder. $68.00. 4lbs of powder will make 6000 rounds of 9mm. Lead bullets $63.00 1000 Jacketed bullets $95.00 Brass free since I save it all. Works out to like $5.00 or $5.50 a box of 50. Since I use a single stage press I can only do 50 rounds in 20 minutes. If I went with a progressive press it would only take a few seconds to crank out one round after I had the press all set up.

if we assume that Avtomat Kalashnikov is a NAME.. we KNOW that AK is a NAME just like AR is.. we also know that receivers are not stamped Avtomat Kalashnikov that i know of at least.. so thats why im saying a receiver stamped AK IS an Avtomat Kalashnikov as defined by law.. AK MEANS Avtomat Kalashnikov... Saiga does not.. WASR does not.. the reason saying all guns that share that action are covered doesnt work is this.. most modern firearms share similar actions.. exactly how similar is up for debate.. but think about this.. IS an AK-47-C an Avtomat Kalashnikov? well since AK stands for Avtomat Kalashnikov.. i would say that it is.. it is in the sense that it shares the same NAME as a NAMED banned weapon.. Is a Saiga an Avtomat Kalashnikov? NO.. its a Saiga.. Is it substantially identical? that depends.. go count your parts.. as long as it does not have too many evil features then it is NOT by law considered identical.. Butch is an awesome guy.. i do NOT envision him breaking the law.. this IS simply how i understand the law.. Maybe, maybe not. Don't know Butch but I know my FFL and PK90. PK90 is a NJ FFL dealer and LEO. I trust his judgement 100%. Neither would risk their license or freedom without checking with the NJSP as to the legality of selling AK types marked AK47-C or AK47-S. However I guess we will never know for sure unless it's tested in a NJ Court of law. In your opinion would an M14S be legal in NJ? The law reads M14, not M14S and since it's banned by name IMHO it would be NJ legal.

I hate to tell you how many 9mm and .45's you could have handloaded with $300.00. With lead a 4 to 1 ration and with jacketed a 3 to 1 ratio. If you can spare some "fun" money it would be worth it to start investing in some reloading equipment. Free lesson's in Forked River.

For the same reason the AR types that are not stamped AR15 are legal. If the receiver is stamped "AR15" it's illegal correct? If it's stamped XM15 or LAR15 it would then be legal right? Why because it's banned by name not type. "ALL Avtomat Kalashnikov type semi-automatic firearms" is how the law is worded. It doesn't state if the receiver is stamped "AK" then it's illegal. If you take the wording literally then WASR10's and Saiga's would be illegal as they are "AK" type firearms in my opinion. The actions are the same.

Ever see what a quarter looks like at 100 yards without glass? Iron sight's with a mil-surp rifle? No thanks, I'll wait for you to do it and post a picture here.

Then you would be wrong. By your definition ALL AK's would be illegal. I read nothing in that definition that specifically states that a receiver stamped AK47 would be illegal. The NJAWB bans specifically by name, not type. If banned by type, then no AR's, FAL's and so forth would be legal. As I stated my dealer and PK90 have no problem transfering any AK post ban type stamped AK47-S or O or whatever.

3000 rounds of 7.62x39 in my garage and 1000 rounds of .40 cal in my garage right now all from them. Been ordering for them over the last 6 months no trouble with ammo, I am pretty sure it's only powder and primers. Good to hear. Very strange why they will ship handgun ammo but not primers. Glad I reload all my own pistol ammo.