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Thanks dude! I wouldn't say my knowledge is second to none, but my quality control is.

I'll wait till I have a couple hundred rounds or so fired. Sometimes I just wipe off pistol rails and oil to keep wear down on the slides and keep the action cycling good.

Sweet shooter Frank!

That's right. A coyote or dog print will generally show the nails. The difference between dog and coyote is a dog has a wider print with shorter nails. I used to hunt the newark watershed area not far from cherry ridge and the coyotes would be howling up a storm by the swamps. Very eerie.

Welcome - This is how it starts. If you got bitten, 1 gun turns into a full safe.

I'm going to say it's safe only from being at the range with Mark and I trust that he'll clear his gun at a cease fire. Although Mark may be safe, I have seen some clowns at the range. Here's where it's not safe: A noob is on the firing line and doesn't realize his last shot was a light primer strike. He thinks he's out of rounds. A cease fire is called. He drops the mag, locks the slide back, but the extractor is bad and doesn't extract the live round. He now has a round in the chamber. He comes back from a target change, hits the slide release without knowing a round is in the chamber, the gun goes into battery. His friend wants to check out the gun and he hands it over. He may think it's safe with no mag in it. What if his gun has no magazine disconnect and will fire? Anything can happen at this point. Many safety rules need to be broken for this to really occur and is highly improbable, but not impossible. I've already seen a guy loading his gun while people were walking back from a cease fire. The same guy started to walk out for a target change when the range was hot. I guess the rules are made to cover all users, noobs to experienced. They try to make the range accident proof, or should I say idiot proof. That being said, the RO probably could have had a better tone about it from knowing Mark at the range.

They're talking about cougars not bobcats. There have been multiple reported sightings in NJ. The pic above is too wide to be coyote. A coyote is about half the width.

I've loaded a lot of .45 ACP with Acc #2. The min load spec for 200gr. is 4.9gr. with a Hornady XTP so be careful going under this. To me, Acc#2 seems hotter than HP38 (231) when used in the specified load range. I load a lot of .45 with Acc #2 since it shoots good and meters the best out of the powders I use. Ramshot True Blue also meters awesome and similar to Acc #2 Try using HP 38 or 231 (same powder) for a softer shooting .45. It also meters pretty well.

Looks like crap. I would be embarrassed shooting it.

There are a bunch of liberal idiots running this state that have one goal in mind. That is to seize as much control as possible over all citizens of this state. First it's 10 round capacity, next will be 5 round capacity. It goes on and on trying to get whatever control through. They don't think in rational terms and can't be rationed with. It's all about power and control. Their belief is government is needed to care for the people. People cannot take care of themselves. It's been that way in this area for years, and well seated. The only hope for us is a radical change in the state legislature which is highly unlikely.

Andrea was starting to get some of those emotions back. Yea - and what's with letting the kid rome around the woods. It looked like he was out there for a bit while the parents are BS'ing on the porch. Don't they watch their kid?

+1 to what Tim said. My RCBS die set came with a washer to add under the die. Very easy.

There's a small pizza place in Kearny, Big Nick's that makes great pizza.

BFL No offense and I don't mean to sound like I'm jumping on you. I didn't say it was an internet story that you heard. I was saying that's how they start. I have read numerous threads and have personal experience with the PPS. This was the first time I heard anything about "larger than 115 gr ammo" is a problem in the PPS. I find it hard to believe that the gun wasn't made to shoot larger than 115gr ammo when it's also made in 40 cal. Like I said, My PPS has over 1K 124gr. failure free "normal pressure" rounds with no signs of wear or tear. Most likely the tech meant not to use high pressure ammo which is stated in the manual. It has nothing to do with bullet weight itself There are many shooting 124gr and 147gr HP normal pressure ammo with no problem. You can create high pressure with 115gr bullets although the bullet weight is less. For the most part, pressure mostly depends on powder charge, case volume under the bullet, and crimp. I'm a reloader so I have some knowledge about ammo pressure. I don't mean to go off topic since this is a PPQ thread. I just wanted to point out that "as far as I know" the PPS can handle larger than 115gr normal pressure ammo. The PPS is a fine handgun and great CCW piece. If the PPQ is built similar to the PPS, it should be a great shooter. I may have to check one out.

OK - are you saying that you heard "the PPS was not made to shoot anything over 115gr?" If so, that is complete bull. I have a PPS with over 1K failure free rounds. It's one of my favorite 9mm's. All I shoot is 124gr. This is how "internet myths" start. There may have been something mechanically wrong with the gun, but I highly doubt it was ammo over 115gr. The manual suggests that using +P ammo may affect wear characteristics, but nothing about bullet weight. It does say not to shoot +P+ loads because the ammo may exceed industry standards. What does the PPQ manual say?

I don't remember seeing these in auto cartridges. I've only shot these in revolver 38SP, 357Mag, 44SP, and 44Mag.

I've been shooting these lately In 357Mag: Magtech 158gr SJSP 14.5gr 2400 Magtech 158gr SJSP 15gr H110 38SP: 158gr Lead RNFP or 158gr Lead SWC 4.2 gr Universal 158gr Berry Plated 4.4gr. Universal 158gr lead with 3.9gr 231 I like Universal better for 38SP, but 231 is also good.

This scale is awesome. I also have the RCBS 505 and the 750, but the 1500 is great. It's stable, accurate, and quick. All 3 seem to have the same accuracy, but the 1500 is faster. The 750 needs warmup time to stabilize. RCBS was giving out rebates, not sure if it ended. I got back $50, but I bought it with the dispenser which is also awesome.

I have a set on a Springfield Trophy Match 1911. They are very high quality, look great, and feel nice on the gun. I may get a set for my EMP.

Thanks for the updates LS

Sweet shooter! I'm also looking into a new wheelgun and interested in the model 60. Did you compare it to the 3" full underlug model? Please post a shooting report. I bet 357Mag will be a handfull in that shooter. My 357Mag reloads feel pretty potent out of a 6" GP100. I would probably mostly shoot 38SP maybe +P loads from a J frame.

I like the idea of 2 seperate pistol ranges.

It's not just the bullet hole, similar things happen at CR. Watch when the bee's fly in front of people in the summer. I watched a guy sit down and load his gun when the range was cold and walk out when the range was hot. Stupid things happen all over.

I prewash the brass in dishsoap and water to get the powder residue off. This helps the media last longer. The RCBS Chargemaster 1500 is my favorite scale out of the 3 (RCBS 505, Chargemaster 750 &1500) that I own. I use 2 while I'm reloading to spot check each other.

What's up dude? Hope all is well.