Melgamatic

This is exactly the next gun I want to purchase. I was looking at the same model at Cabelas today. My town is fast processing permits, but the trick is finding a time when there is anyone there to take the paperwork since they went to the county dispatch.

1 to change the lightbulb and 12 to tell you that if you didn't buy a Dillon blue lightbulb you wasted your money?

Thanks. How do they compare to they Hornady LNL's you use? Sorry that was sarcastic. I know there are hundreds of Dillon fanboys, and the Dillon is no doubt an unbelievably fantastic machine, but I'm looking for feedback from people who have actually used both....

So on the Hornady, what do you need to change calibers other than the shellplate and the dies in LNL sleeves? (People are talking about Dillon service a lot, which is a strong point, but I've never had anything but fantastic customer service from any of the major reloading companies, Dillon, Lee, Hornady, RCBS or Redding; they all sent me parts super fast for free, etc.) -Dave

Going to buy either a Dillon 550B or 650, or a Hornady Lock N Load AP in the next few days. Interested in opinions from people who have actually used both presses or at least have touched both on a workbench somewhere. For this project, cost is not an issue, particularly. I had bought into the Dillon religion, and I know a lot of guys on this board have Dillons, but this possibly well-reasoned and independent analysis has me thinking twice about the Hornady: Dillon Lee Hornady comparo He does a careful analysis of each machine for many different aspects, gives winners for each. Dillon and Hornady tie for winning many categories, but Lee wins a few. Hornady ends winning at the end, but not by much. Read it over and let me know what you guys think, especially if you have used more than one of these machines.

Looking for 7.62x39, so they won't help. I'll let you know when the other ones show up and how they look.

TNT Reloading always posts on their website where they are going to be each weekend. Here's what they said this weekend:

dinzagarms is a great place, and Brian gave me a lot of advice about what parts to buy, which I did buy. But, he doesn't have these in stock. However, armsofamerica.com has them (and lots of other ones) in stock, so I bought 2 15-round Surefire mags. Thanks.

Just get a varmint or "Bull Barrel" with a crown at the end of the barrel and you don't have to worry about pinning, etc.

What I ended up buying today: Midway USA Competition Range Bag (on sale $39) Caldwell XLA Bipod ($37) Leapers UTG 5th generation AK sight mount ($30) Lee 4 hole turret things (2 @ $13 each) Possum Hollow cleaning rod case ($25) Carlson's Sporting Clays Choke wrench ($16) Lyman peel and stick reloading labels ($5) So that was $180 of fun.....thanks!

I feel like buying a big box of shooting stuff at Midway today. No good reason, just feel like it. I wish I had this feeling on Monday so I would have had my box o' stuff for the weekend, but I'll just wait until next weekend. So far I have a sight mount for my Saiga, and a Caldwell bipod for one of my iron-sighted 10/22's, but I want to buy more! If you had some money to spend at Midway, what would you buy? Give me some ideas!

It's a great show for broken old guns and creepy Nazi memoriabilia. (Seriously, it's a big show, and if you like very old stuff it might be worthwhile, but there are more creepy guys selling nazi stuff at this show than all the other shows I've ever been to put together. NOT a good show to take people who aren't sure about how they feel about guns...this will push them over the edge). I once took a non-gun friend to a random gun show when we were at a conference somewhere down south. He was horrified at the WWII memorabilia (well, just the Nazi stuff really), and 10 years later when I mention "gun" or "NRA" he'll tell me how he still can't over the Nazi stuff....

yes, I hear Surefire are good time. Can you tell me a place that actually has them in stock, because I can't find one!

I need some magazines which will a) work in my Saiga 7.62, and B) be 15 rounds or less. Originally I was hoping for cheaper mags, then I was just hoping for Saiga brand mags, now I'm just hoping to find any magazine at (nearly) any cost that will work in my Saiga and be NJ-legal. Anyone know where to buy? TIA

I think your metalwork looks great. Nice job. It reminds me of a custom car project. Not sure if "runs flawless" is meaningful if you have to "pick the right ammo" though...

Actually, Bullet Hole has a little wooden shed next to their store on that little side street / alley (Valley?). In that shed are 3-4 big fullsize garbage cans FULL of brass. Once I was leaving and a range guy opened the shed (it's locked), pulled it from the wall and poured a smaller can of brass into the giant cans. I asked the guy if I could take a picture and he said no, of course, but it was an astounding amount of brass. Had to be several hundred gallons....

I went down to Monmouth County RPC today, and my buddy and I had the range to ourselves. Parking lot was mostly thawed, and there was a nice path down to the 50 and 100yd targets. Had a great time shooting, very efficient since we could change targets only when we wanted. Warm enough that I only had on a fleece, didn't need my jacket at all!

I was there yesterday and had a good time, bought some reloading components from TNT Reloading (their presence is the main reason I went; they always have everything at very good prices, 8lb jugs of every kind of powder, bullets, brass, etc), and a Saiga. The show was a little small, but there was very little crap being sold, almost no Nazi weirdo stuff (unlike Allentown shows), and I thought the quality of the average table was pretty high. So, for me it was worth going. Also, it turned out to be only around 65 minutes away from the Westfield area, which was surprising.

On Tapco's website they say several places that the G2 trigger group isn't meant for Saiga's, is this the right part? Tapco AK G2 Or is there a different part I can't see? Thanks! This is a very good thread with great information. I bought my first Saiga 7.62x39 today! -Dave

The Bridgeville, DE range is 600 yards, and since it is around 3.5 hours from Union County it's probably a lot closer for many of you guys. This range is well-known for their 600 yd benchrest matches, but their calendar is full of events. Some of their website pages are out of date, but the calendar page is up to date: Bridgeville R&PC Calendar Unfortunately, their website sucks, but I know they are still in action...

If you read the document, you'll see that they send questionnaires to all the police depts across the state, and they write a lot about the accuracy of the data and issues with the data.

Just found the 2010 New Jersey State Police "Gangs in NJ Report" which is truly fascinating. NJSP Gangs report A lot more gangs than I thought, with a lot more members, in a lot more towns. Fascinating reading.

I think this is going to be a good show. My attendance will depend on the weather and storm situation on Saturday...

I have two (almost) first hand experiences. My buddy had his 1911 worked on, and the gunsmith did a good job. He actually did slightly more work than agreed, but did it for less than the price agreed. So, good experience. I bought (nearly $2K) Kimber Custom Match 1911 from NJFAG, and then later bought the Kimber 22LR slide from them, and found out at the range that they didn't work together. The GS took them in, did some work (I can see some evidence of some machining on the 22LR slide), and then charged me a lot of money. Took it to the range, and not only didn't the 22LR slide work, but the 22 magazine would no longer lock into the pistol (it would just fall out). So, poor workmanship and clearly no testing. (It's a separate problem that NJFAG charged me a lot to fix something that was not right with some very expensive hardware I bought from them, but that's a problem with NJFAGs and not the gunsmith). I didn't personally talk to the gunsmith when I dropped the pistol off or when I picked it up, so certainly there may have been some communication breakdown. This was pretty much my last business with NJFAG, which is too bad because they are soo close to my house, but I just can't go back there.

K&K's added! Thanks for the info. Reading the article, seems like a very interesting place. Have you been there?