Shocker

M&P's are gone

That happens with every supersonic bullet, just at short ranges the sounds are too close together to tell. 1209fps is juuuuust still supersonic depending on atmospheric conditions...any longer range and that bullet might start tumbling EDIT: not poo-pooing that shot. 2k yards is...far...

I have ETMs exclusively so I can't check but I thought the ETM tube was longer than 47D, to get the 8th round in more easily/reliably Anyway, Tripps rock but they wouldnt feed SWC in my Springfield. Otherwise I'd have gone fully Tripp.

Yes that's Sig. But similarly with .357 S&W Magnum, .223 Remington, .243 Winchester...that's who developed the cartridge. If the developer was not in the ammo business they teamed with someone (the .357Sig was Sig+Federal and .40S&W was S&W+Winchester, etc)

I think there was just an article in American Rifleman about Sig making ammo, although I can't find my copy at the moment

I have my Amazon Smile set up to benefit the Second Amendment Foundation so it seems a purchase at smile.amazon.com this week gets a few extra bucks for them. If you needed to buy something anyway, might as well. Just make sure there's an "Eligible for Amazon Smile donation" icon in the description up top. Thread on slickdeals: http://slickdeals.net/f/6810400-amazon-smile-make-a-purchase-and-amazon-will-donate-5-to-a-charity-of-your-choice-expires-3-31-2014?src=pdw

I was taking a jab at Bob and his moon clips

My personal experience is: seating and crimping in a single step is ok with modern guns (i.e. XD, Glock, M&P), NOT ok with finnicky 1911's. I got all sorts of FTF in my 1911 until I added a Lee FCD for final sizing and crimping. If you're using lead you pretty much have to crimp in a separate step or you shave lead. Bob, all the rimless cartridge die sets I've seen (limited to RCBS and Lee) have taper crimp dies, the mfr's should know if the case is headspacing on the mouth they shouldn't give you a roll crimp die. Only lunatics take their rimless cartridges and stuff them into revolvers...

I had an event that produced brass that looked exactly like yours. Everyone kept assuring me that I double charged the case but I still load single stage and I don't think that's the case. I will never know what really happened but I think it was something with my bullet. Do you seat and crimp in one step? If you're shaving the copper plating and it builds up in the forcing cone that could cause a pressure spike, flatten your primer, and that unsupported part of the case will blow out first.

My parents use http://bogdenandoconerfamilydentistry.com/ (and I did too before I moved out). I don't remember them going above and beyond any time but they're competent and aren't "drill first ask questions later"

Boberg XR9-S Whoops you want less than $600

Work for the gov't? With a math background it's an reasonable move to computational mechanics and that is always marketable. WRT the Army, basic research is done in Maryland but applied research is in Picatinny. EDIT: that is, if you want to make NEW things. Repairing and modifying current things is perfectly valid as well.

I had an EMP and liked it but if you're looking to take it easy on a weaker shooter you want to go bigger, not smaller

No. That spot of honor is reserved for revolver shooters.

Golf, what gun were you shooting? (That's how i remember people) I was shooting my Springfield 1911

There's no shortage of people "in the government" that want to change things, whether by life cycle improvements or wholesale replacement. But if congress won't pay the bill it's not going to happen. Can't get blood from a stone. EDIT: Amusing light reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Carbine

Jokes about mother/sister/aunt sucking it out with a hose spring to mind...

Clays causes ball cancer. Don't even look at it and send it to me right away for proper disposal!

Right, it's usually a number with Maggie but if you image search for "Maggie Simpsons scanner" the number seems to change

I'm just trying to provide info But I sold my Spikes .22 upper in favor of a 15-22 and I'm happy with that decision.

A full-up "tactical .22" (15-22, 522, whatever you choose) will have the proper twist and will hold the bolt open on an empty magazine. Most (all?) conversions can't do that, the bolt rests on the follower and will close as soon as you remove the spent mag.

Most or all of my pants have a belt loop at 3 o'clock where I would otherwise put my holsters so short of cutting off the loop it would have to go between the pants and undies (or tucked in undershirt). Inside the pants is simply the way they're meant to operate though. That said, I use a Blade Tech and those paddles have notches/wings that grab under your belt from both sides, and it's rock solid.. The last Comp Tac I had only grabbed from the inside and didn't feel as stable.

I give my quartz Tag to Roman Jeweler's in Flemington, but I know they send it out somewhere. My autos haven't needed servicing in a while but I was considering Govberg's mail-in service http://www.govbergwatchrepair.com/ for the next time (they'll do quartz too)

Amusing... I'm sure many have seen this, but for the rest of us: http://www.frfrogspad.com/jmb.htm Copy/paste here since that site doesn't like formatting: 1 In the beginning was the 1911, and the 1911 was THE pistol, and it was good. And behold the Lord said, "Thou shalt not muck with my disciple John's design for it is good and it workith. For John made the 1911, and lo all of his weapons, from the designs which I, the Lord, gave him upon the mountain." 2 "And shouldst thou muck with it, and hang all manner of foul implements upon it, and profane its internal parts, thou shalt surely have malfunctions, and in the midst of battle thou shalt surely come to harm." 3 And as the ages passed men in their ignorance and arrogance didst forget the word of the Lord and began to profane the 1911. The tribe of the gamesman did place recoil spring guides and extended slide releases upon the 1911 and their metal smiths didst tighten the tolerances and alter parts to their liking, their clearness of mind being clouded by lust. 4 Their artisans did hang all manner of foul implements upon the 1911 and did so alter it that it became impractical to purchase. For lo, the artisans didst charge a great tax upon the purchasers of the 1911 so that the lowly field worker could not afford one. And the profaning of the internal parts didst render it unworkable when the dust of the land fell upon it, and these profaners didst try and fit more rounds of ammunition into the magazines than the holy number of seven, appointed for the .45. 5 And lo, they didst install adjustable sights, which are an abomination unto the Lord. For they doth break and lose their zero when thou dost need true aim. And those who have done so will be slain in great numbers by their enemies in the great battle. a 6 And it came to pass that the Lord didst see the abomination wrought by man and didst cause, as he had warned, fearful malfunctions to come upon the abominations and upon the artisans who thought they could do no wrong. 7 Seeing the malfunctions and the confusion of men, the lord of the underworld did see an opportunity to further ensnare man and didst bring forth pistols made of plastic, whose form was such that they looked and felt like a brick, yet the eyes of man being clouded, they were consumed by the plastic pistol and did buy vast quantities of them. 8 And being a deceitful spirit, the lord of the underworld did make these plastic pistols unamenable to the artisans of earth and they were unable to muck much with the design, and lo these pistols did appear to function. 9 And the evil one also brought forth pistols in which the trigger didst both cock and fire them and which require a "dingus" to make them appear safe. 10 But man being stupid did not understand these new pistols and didst proceed to shoot themselves with the plastic pistol and with the trigger cocking pistols for lo their manual of arms required great intelligence which man had long since forsaken. Yet man continue to gloat over these new pistols blaming evil forces for the negligent discharges which they themselves had committed. 11 And when man had been totally ensnared with the plastic pistol, the lord of the underworld didst cause a plague of the terrible Ka-Boom to descend upon man and the plastic pistols delivered their retribution upon men. And there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth in the land. 12 Then seeing that the eyes of man were slowly being opened and that man was truly sorrowful for his sinful misdeeds, the Lord did send his messengers in the form of artisans who did hear and obey the teachings of the prophet and who didst restore the profaned 1911s to their proper configuration, and lo, to the amazement of men they didst begin to work as the prophet had intended. 13 And the men of the land didst drive out the charlatans and profaners from the land, and there was joy and peace in the land, except for the evil sprits which tried occasionally to prey on the men and women of the land and who were sent to the place of eternal damnation b by the followers of John. a Several old manuscripts add the following text. "And they [also rendered as "these men"] didst chamber it for cartridges who's calibers startith with numbers less than the Holy Number 4. And lo the Lord did cause great grief amongst these men when their enemies who were struck in battle with these lesser numbers didst not fall but did continue to cause great harm." b or Hell