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Fireworks? No TNT Reloading http://www.tntreloading.com/ My press was at Amazon, dies at Midway, brass at gunbroker (don't bother there in the current environment). If you're going to spring for a Dillon I hear brainenos.com has good deals.

I drive to TNT in Easton for components and you're even closer than I am. I think he's tapped out like everybody else though. I got all my equipment online.

Not sure your criteria, but I'd be willing to give it "top engineering school in hoboken". Maybe "top engineering school in hudson county" but that's it. And I have my graduate degree from there.

Wouldn't matter since they don't seem to aim

Probably a bespoke 1911. Because "forever" = "until I hit the lottery".

No doubt the lead obturates better but if they're the same weight and velocity, it shouldn't matter what the pressures are. If he's dialed in separate loads that will give both bullets the same velocity at the same point downrange (wherever the chronograph is) I don't understand how one would drop more than the other... How far apart are the two groups?

The all-knowing Wikipedia says a PDW fires a rifle cartridge, often proprietary, which distinguishes it from a submachine gun like the Uzi, MP5 that you mentioned. EDIT: seems like semantics. If the cartridge has to penetrate body armor then the typical subgun ammo just won't do it, hence 5.7, 4.6 or 5.56

I like it a lot

I have a Shield in 9mm and a full size M&P40. I say go for the 9mm. The biggest reason (although a bit silly) I got the 40 was the standard magazine held 15 which isn't an issue for your compact. My secondary reason is I feel I have more room to fiddle with reloading recipes for IDPA with the larger .40 case. It's easier to make power factor with a 180gr pill and some fast powder than a 147gr or even lower.

A fool and his money...

I almost bought a PPS but they have that "different" mag release, right? That scuttled it for me, I wanted consistency.

Are both types of bullets the same weight? Are these those cast lead bullets that are "painted" with polymer?

I think he was just saying the gun does not need the retainer to operate. If you got the thing together somehow without the retainer it would work. As you say the retainer is necessary to disassemble though. And as Mr. Turtle said, the trigger/hammer assembly does not play nice with large piece of foreign debris. If the parts were binding with the hammer or stopping it from making a full stroke (?) I could easily see light strikes as a symptom. Was your receiver extension partially covering the retainer? If not then Turtle has it right, get the new parts and screw in the extension further.

Similar? Well they have the same fire control so...sort of? The trigger is pretty close on new models (the Shield has a better reset than the older full size models) but the puny size and dual recoil springs make it feel different after the shot. I don't think big hands will like a Shield though. I had a SP2022 and sold it because I didn't like it...must be a personal thing...

The 9c is way fatter but otherwise they're pretty similar.

The one on 22 by 287 seems pretty open every time I go by

And sabre has (had?) the XR-15 which could be easy to confuse looking at their crappy stamping EDIT: it appears bushmaster sells an XM-15 but I keep seeing results come up under bushmaster XR-15. I assume "bushmaster xr-15" are mistakes though

6.8 is a compromise just like many other cartridges. Its decent for terminal effects close in, if accuracy beyond a few hundred yards is your thing look at 6.5 Grendel. If you want max zombie stopping at short ranges perhaps .458 Socom? Haha

Doesn't seem to far fetched for a device like this to have a linkage to actuate a fire control though...

Was it Bob Raike? I wish I wasn't so atrocious with names...

I don't know how often that NJHunter gets updated but heres another source http://mynortheastoutdoors.com/esos-boycott-supporters/ 207 as of this morning including the NRA The ESOS facebook page is 100% negative comments too, haha

Holy crap! You aren't kidding. Boy it will be nice to have Old Bridge back...

I was thinking this was a question of a serious gunsmithing DIY-er with a bullet trap in his basement. I guess that's what would earn you a fine.

A stack of books would do ok although with a much higher sectional density There's plenty of room for a trauma plate in a backpack if that's your...thing

My kydex Bladetech did the same thing, kinda pointing the gun into my ribs, I chalked it up to being scrawny. I put shims behind the top screws to angle it out (still appears IDPA legal). Kydex gets malleable under a hair dryer if you want a more permanent solution.