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By SpacemanFry
Given the current climate I think it's incredibly important to support gun rights advocacy and help spread the truth about 2A, guns in America, our civil rights and other relevant issues.
Anyway, the point of the post is to point to a Kickstarter campaign by accomplished director/writer Kris Koenig to finish up his movie Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire and to actually get it into theaters not just online. Normally I wouldn't push any Kickstarter projects on here, but I feel that such a movie would be huge right now for us and you'd be hard to get a better return in terms of advocacy for $10 (the lowest reward which include download of the movie).
Here's the link:
http://kck.st/VZmXBM
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By TheWombat
As mention in this thread on changing MrsWombat's EMP to a single sided safety she has had some issues with HollowPoints on her 9mm EMP. As the this is no longer about the safety I've started a new thread.
Out of the 133 Hollow Points she tried to shoot at the weekend she had over 110 Failure to Feeds and/or Light Primer Strikes. This was after 724 rounds of FMJ over the last 8 or so months without issue.
We tried a variety of Hollow Points including:
Speer Gold Dot 9mm: 124gr +P Hollow Point Short Barrel (23611)
Federal LE Tactical 9mm Luger: 124gr +P HST (P9HST3)
Federal LE Tactical 9mm Luger: 124gr +P EFMJ (P9CSP1)
Winchester Ranger Talon 9mm Luger: 124gr +P HP (RA9124TP)
Black Hills 9mm: 115gr +P Tac-XP (D9N10)
Corbon 9mm Luger: 125gr +P JHP (SD09125)
Hornady Critical Duty 9mm Luger: 135gr +P FlexLock (90226)
I sent an email to Springfield Armory Warranty on Monday 3rd September evening (Labor Day), by 10:11am on the Tuesday I had a response from Springfield Armory seeking to clarify a couple of points and our contact details and by 10:27 I had received a FEDEX shipping label to return the EMP to Springfield Armory to investigate and resolve the issue.
I have to say I am very impressed. Compare to my Sig issue I have to give Springfield Armory an A+ for customer service response (so far) compared to the D- for Sig.
Will post an update once we receive the EMP back.
TheWombat
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By TheWombat
Mrs Wombat's EMP 9mm doesn't seem to like Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P so we've got a few different HPs to try during our next range visit. In case anyone is interested I've posted photos below. I'll provide an update once we next get back from the range.
Left to right in 9mm
Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P
Corbon 125gr +P
Hornady Critical Duty 135gr +P
Winchester Ranger Talon 124gr +P
Federal HST 124gr +P
Black Hills 115gr+P
Speer Gold Dot .45 ACP for comparison
Just from looking at the rounds I'd say the Hornady Critical Duty seems the most tapered (i.e. likely to feed most like a FMJ) with the CorBon being the least tapered (i.e. least like a FMJ) and the remaining HPs seeming to be much the same (somewhere in between the other two). At least from a visual inspection.
TheWombat
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By TheWombat
I'm looking to switch the ambi-safety on MrsWombat's EMP to a single-sided safety.
I've never done this before and am new to 1911s. Does anyone have experience on changing 1911 style safeties and how difficult is it? I'd probably use an Ed Brown safety however have read that you need to spend about an hour filing away on the safety? I was thinking of trying it, however another option would be to find a gunsmith.
Otherwise any recommendations on a gun-smith within 45 minutes of the Secaucus, NJ area?
thanks
TheWombat
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Press Release May 2, 2024 Hodgdon Powder Company Acquires RCBS Reloading Hodgdon Powder Company is pleased to announce the acquisition of RCBS Reloading from Revelyst, a segment of Vista Outdoor (NYSE: VSTO). This acquisition is effective May 2, 2024, with Hodgdon prepared to immediately continue shipping RCBS products to wholesale and retail customers. “This acquisition of RCBS, the leading brand in metallic reloading tools, is a perfect complement to our portfolio of smokeless powder brands for our handloading customers,” said Steve Kehrwald, president and CEO of Hodgdon Powder Company. With our world-class ballistics labs, we look forward to providing even more load data to our new RCBS customers.” Hodgdon is thrilled to add the RCBS facility in Oroville, CA to our company-owned facilities in Shawnee, KS, Herington, KS and Miles City, MT. The addition of the RCBS team will more than double the headcount at the Hodgdon Powder Company and greatly expands the company’s manufacturing capabilities. “For years, our friends have referred to the Hodgdon family and company as ‘The Gunpowder People’ and this acquisition further demonstrates our dedication to the handloader,” said J.B. Hodgdon, co-owner with his late brother Bob, of the Hodgdon Powder Company. “Our dad Bruce partnered with Fred Huntington from RCBS to conduct Reloading Roadshow events in the 1950s and 1960s. I believe they both are looking down today, proud to have our two great brands together in 2024.” “For more than 80 years, RCBS has demonstrated their manufacturing, innovation and operational excellence,” Said Eric Nyman, Co-CEO of Vista Outdoor and CEO of Revelyst. “We are thrilled for RCBS and their new ownership with Hodgdon Powder. This transaction joins two iconic brands, and it ensures that RCBS is positioned for success in the next chapter of its history.”
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I used to have one of the old sky screen chronos, but they dont work indoors. So I recently broke down and bought the new Garmin Xero Pro. It works indoors and doesnt record the guy next port over. Buy once cry once. I have Lee Loadmasters with ALL the modifications and they work perfect. But I dont use them in full progressive mode. Once all dies are set up, I manually load a case and bullet. Add case and bullet...pull handle...one completed round. Repeat. I go slow. I am proud of the effort I put into these rounds.
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By thunderfox · Posted
Hmm.. Closing the gun-show loophole and expanding background checks is a step towards ensuring everyone's safety, right?)
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