Col. Mortimer

Here is photo of T&T from Goggle Earth street view: The GPS coordinates are: N 40 degrees 45.168', W 075 degrees 15.037'. T&T is about a half mile northwest of the Wachovia Bank at 1300 Uhler Road, Easton, PA 18040. T&T is located in Forks, PA but the address is Easton. The bank is at the intersection of Sullivan Trail and Uhler Road. T&T is on Sullivan Trail. You can use Map Quest to find the bank. The Forks U.C.C. church is on left immediately before T&T. There is a cemetary directly across the street from T&T. T&T is closed on Saturdays if the owner, Tony, is at a gun show.

You cannot find T&T using a GPS. PM me, I have the GPS coordinates. T&T is open 7-9PM, Tues, Wed and Thurs. He has a good selection of powders.

I am glad to see I am not the only brass vulture whore out there. I have the Brass Wizard and overall, it works well. On a concrete floor, it gets everything. On thick grass, so-so, but it picks up brass you can't even see.

I am going to try WSF also. Let me know what you think of it and what load you used. I have heard good things about it and it is supposed to meter well.

Ohhh...Ron is going to the 1911 Centennial Match at Tenafly. Ron said Ralph was going to a national match but I didn't ask where it was.

Maks: I need help with the Introduction Class in March 26th. This way, students are ready for the mathc on April 2nd. Update: I am all set with help and we will have plenty of staff on hand. There are only a couple of slots open so let me know if you plan to attend. The weather forecast looks good.

Throw out brass? (hands raised skyward) Noooooooo! Save it and I'll take it off your hands.

Attention Intro Class Alumni & any ROs: Ron and Ralph are unavailable for the next Intro Class as they will be at matches. If anyone could help out, it would be greatly appreciated. USPSA is a sport that needs volunteers to function. Now is the time to pay back all the hours others have given. Please PM me if you can lend a hand.

Another PITA is the brass or nickel plated steel cases. They look like regular brass or nickel cases but they have Berdan primers. Which means that if you are not careful, you will break your depriming pin. Steel cases can be detected with a magnet or looking into the case. A steel case has two flash holes. Brass and nickel cases are Boxer primed and have one hole.

I have heard that S&B drills the primer pockets while most are swaged. The result is the S&B primer pockets are tight. It takes a little more effort to seat the primers and sometimes I stop to check the primer to be sure it is in all the way. Some people get a little bent out of shape when their reloading rhythm is broken. However, I reload them all the time and they go bang real good.

It's after 6:00PM and no message from Ron Guman so the match is on. I will be there early as I have to run the safety check for the FNGs.

WTF!!! I am selling some 231 to anyone but Old School.

It's subjective but by round 8 or 9, I can feel it is more difficult to get the round in there. However, with some of the mags, there is little resistance and others feel much tighter. However, all my rotary mags work fine, even when they are dirty. My 10/22 works with all ammo but Remington Golden Bullets and Thunderbolts (aka Thunderturds) are messy, dirty, smoky and tend to gunk up the mags.

I'm cheap so I bought some small and medium storage boxes from Wal-Mart. The small hold about 200 rounds and the medium over 500. I think they are better than the ammo storage boxes with the individual nooks for each bullet. With the Wal-Mart boxes, I reach in a grab a handful of bullets. Staples also sells small cube boxes. Both types have locking handles on the sides.

Here is a link to every link you need. One of the links shows you how to disassemble and reassemble the rotary magazine. It is not hard once you do it a few times. Your magazine may not be wound all the way up. http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123409

George: See above in bold. Spring must be close, George is coming back. Mike

I use 5.3gr. of Power Pistol with a 124gr. FMJ Zero bullet. OAL is 1.158" and the crimp is 0.376". I know this is longer than most people use but I am still a novice and I would rather stay longer. Generally, you want the longest OAL that will work reliably. Factory ammo I checked is around 1.155" so I am close is factory specs. Velocity averages 1,050 FPS for a Power Factor of 130. Factory ammo is between 1,090 and 1,140 FPS with some even faster so it still has a softer recoil than factory ammo. Power Pistol is fairly clean with a little soot.

How about a Drop-in barrel for a Glock 24 in 40 S&W?

I have a table. I am selling 45ACP and 40 S&W ammo since I reload now. Other items include ammo cans, a spotting scope, and soft rifle cases. My friend is selling a couple of steel gun lockers. If you get there early, you may find something useful. I've bought brass brushes for $1 each.

As of Sunday, there is still five or so inches of slush/snow/ice over all the ranges. We can do a three stage pistol match on the 25 yard range. No rifle or shotgun stage afterwards. Please reply to Ron Gumann at [email protected] by wednesday 5pm if you will attend. If the weather forecast for Saturday is bad, we will cancel and an email will be sent out by Friday 5pm.

Marco is a nice guy but he is disorganized. I gave him a rifle to repair and wrapped it in a gun sock. The sock disappeared. He did a lot of work on rifle for very little money but he also scuffed up the receiver. I think his work is hit and miss depending on the level of difficulty and the type of work. For a hunting or plinking gun that a couple scratches won't matter - he's good. Anything valuable, I would really worry.

I had him push out a front sight in a .22 rifle and install a ramp. The ramp was held in place by a screw and a front sight had to be pressed into a dovetail. I was told the job could be done while I waited but the gunsmith was eating lunch at the time and I wound up waits nearly two hours. The front sight was loose and it shot low. The smith said it was good for a six o'clock hold which is not want I wanted. I took it apart and did the job myself and it turned out great. I never used them again. PS: I just used Mastodon in Highland Lakes and they were great. Good communication, fast service and a good price.

When do the scores come out?

Okay, I'm in. Anything out of the ordinary I should bring or know about? How cold is the indoor range?

A friend of my family wants to give me his collection. I filed for the permits and exemption in the beginning of Nov. 2010. I have my permits but my local PD lost my exemption form after it was mailed back to them. I filed a new form at the beginning of this month (Feb. 2011) and I am still waiting. THIS F***ING STATE SUCKS!