Old School
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I have a question for you folks. Were you surprised by the ammo shortage? Didn't you see it coming?
How are you handling it?
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On 2/13/2021 at 7:40 PM, gleninjersey said:If it jams up the gun, just throw it over the wall.
Can't believe you remember that !!!!!!!
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Depending on what your intention is...Run to Walmart in PA and take your choice.
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Yep free states rule! Only one problem. Expenses are a wash.
What you save on taxes you spend on guns.
Just set up a digital night vision scope on my suppressed hunting rifle, zeroing today.
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Can we make this a sticky?
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5 hours ago, USRifle30Cal said:SoI get it.....
*but*, sometimes the inverse is true....start at MINIMUM and work your way up...AVOID MAX LOADS...
Until you are 1000000000% sure that everything else is spot on in spec...
Whats the headspace of your rifle, no wrong word....test gun?
Just an experience that happened recently. I was loading 45acp with CFE Pistol, Hodgdon says w/ a 200gr SWC 7.4-8.2grs
So I'm no green horn....I load 7.8grs. Toooo Hot! Not blow up the gun hot but flat primers and not real tight groups.
But it's a 1911. Don't like a steady diet of hot, plus I want a soft accurate load. I go down to 7.4grs. much better but a little stiffer than I want for quick follow up shots. accuracy pretty good. Now I'm gonna drop another .2grs and dare not go below that. I still have reasonable case volume so not too concerned. Essentially I consider reloading manuals a source/guide with loads that won't blow your face off. But, starting loads are there for a reason.
BTW my bullet selection and COL are within spec.
Just my $.02
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2 hours ago, njJoniGuy said:You only have to uniform the flash hole once. You need to make certain EVERY TIME that the flash hole is not clogged by anything (typically corn cob (dry tumble) or stainless pins (wet tumble))
A high primer in an AR round is a slamfire just waiting to happen, so a CLEAN primer pocket is necessary for safety's sake.
Uniforming the primer pocket is a brass-specific decision. So yes, it could be a sign of a crazy mind if it wasn't necessary to begin with.
Brian - No argument here! BTW decaping automatically clears the flash hole
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On 9/7/2019 at 2:07 AM, Maksim said:If you are cleaning primer pockets you are wasting time... especially if you are not shooting benchrest.
You can clean them if you want, but the vast majority of guys and gals I know from the precision game quit doing that.
Unless you dug up the brass that had been deprimed and then burried, there is little reason to. It's simply overkill.
Good doctor - I kind of agree and disagree. The thing that can screw you up is if there is a carbon deposit built up at the base of the pocket. If so your primer may not seat properly. Other than that, minimal positive benefits are experienced. Now in my experience most benchrest guys do clean and uniform primer pockets and flash hole. But they're crazy anyways.
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What the forum experience with the digital day/night scopes at about $5-600?
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A inexpensive monocular isn't going to rifle mount. The key to inexpensive night vison( gen 1 or 2) is as good an IR illuminator as you want to get.
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My go to AR is a 20" heavy barrel with carry handle irons. Why? For me it's better for shooting quickly and accurately around the yard. Maybe 25-100 yds or longer. I could always grab my wife's 16" Bushmaster with illuminated optics but I like something heavy in my hands as long as I don't have to hump it all day in day out.
Though I find the carbines very useful, I have an affinity for the 20" rifles of old.
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On 9/1/2019 at 10:56 AM, SW9racer said:Same, I always keep 3 cases of water rotated in the closet anyway. There is always construction going on and you never know when they may nick a water main. Same for power. I have 3 propane tanks I rotate for my grill. My inverter runs about 20 hours per tank. Plenty of power for the fridge, window ac, tv, and swap plugs for microwave etc. The propane doesn’t go bad, doesn’t gum up the genny, burns clean, runs longer than that micro sized gas tank on the inverter.
Replaced my old genny with an 11kw Generac. $2700 with switch gear. Replacement of genny and switch gear 6 hours and I had to run 65' of signal wire in pipe. I'm old and slow. Propane baby!!!
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Well here midway between Charleston and Beaufort but also 45minutes off the coast. Full tank of propane for the standby generator. Freezer has a 3/4 drawer full of venison and on a well.
Not in a flood zone(so far).
Bring it on!
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3 minutes ago, Maksim said:Not by state, by Region IIRC. @FreedomSportsLLC
AHHH! That sounds like it could be right.
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6 hours ago, Maksim said:About 10 months for individual and seems to be speeding up.
My understanding is each state has a given number of agents dedicated to processing NFA stamps. Dependent on the volume each state has and the number of agents the, time will vary accordingly.
Paul - does that sound correct?
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10 hours ago, Maksim said:Correct.
Wondering if there is any case law on this yet. lol.
Have not looked at Trust docs as the stuff I bought since moving has been in my own name, not trust.
I'd be more than happy to send you a blank copy of my trust but they are state specific and useless to you.. I highly recommend forming a trust. If for no other reason than the right of survivorship, Survivorship meaning your inability to possess restricted devices for any reason.
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50 minutes ago, Maksim said:Trust is its own entity. I could see the trust being forced to remove the trustee but the trust itself should be safe. And PA does not have red flag laws... Yet
All true but the person in question would have to be removed by resolution or language of the trust if a person becomes ineligible. Hey what do I know?
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2 hours ago, USRifle30Cal said:Gents - As I live still behind the lines - I have an investment collection - my daughter and soon to be husband (marriage in Oct in Charleston Hint hint for a beer there Frank...
) live in PA.
How does a trust work with these new ERPO - or Red Flag BS items ?
Say someone gets some shit in their craw and makes a BS call on me - in lieu of them seizing the weapons will it fall to another trustee as opposed to be placed in an evidence locker and rusting?
thoughts?
Depends on how your trust is written and if you will be restricted from access to the said devices.
BTW no beer for you. Not while you're in the yard shooting suppressed.
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8 hours ago, Maksim said:How many people would be interested in this idea?
The logistics could be complicated. Where would the stamped item reside when not in use? At "Casa Maksim"?
Would you need an appointment to check it out? Just sayin'
Now @PK90 - I own a couple of cans and have a trust. Do you need to notify BATF when you cross state lines with a can like you do with a "full auto"?
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6 minutes ago, Parker said:You'll find your answer on page 34 in the Hunting & Trapping Digest:
https://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/2019/dighnt19.pdf
So the rules seem a little vague. BUT>>> I'd give it a try.
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6 minutes ago, MartyZ said:Ok, so I tried to get the OAL to 2.200 as per the load data. I trimmed the case down to 1.731 and the cannelure is still sinking all the way down. As an FYI, these are Berry's 55gr FMJBTs.
Forget that cannelure.. Neck tension baby. Sure you want to check you're not getting set back. But don't worry about it.
BTW trim you case to spec. The more neck the more neck tension
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10 minutes ago, Maksim said:Wow. I have a lb... Will have to try it. I have everything to reload 223 on my progressive but generally loaded rifle on the single stages.
PM me and I'll give you a pet load that pushes a 55gr FMJ about 2800fps fully cycles and is good for plinking. Under 1 MOA too.
@Maksim BTW where are you moving to after PA puts in all their new firearms restrictions?
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6 hours ago, Maksim said:Ah. Yes. 8208 and metering. It is pretty good out of my electronic dispenser butbhave not tried in hornady or Lyman powder measures.
How doesnCFE223 measure?
CFE 223 measures very well out of my Dillon + - .1gr out of Ideal 55 as well.
Were You Surprised
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The reason I ask is, I prepared and am not hurt by this.
I figuratively have people whining at my door step.
Where were their heads a year ago?