ColtPistols

Great info guys. So it looks like I may have to do a little tinkering, but no major problems with either brand. No one has said much on bullet feeders. Does Dillon have one? I couldn't find it on their website.

Do the Dillons 550 or 650 have a bullet feeder and case feeder or at least offer it as an add on? Anyone know the full cost of changing calibers for either the Hornady or the Dillon's? I can't even figure out what all is involved.

Will I? or currently? I have been traveling out of state for work a lot the last year, but I may be here more often now so I'de like to load at least 2-4k month.

I haven't loaded much over the years mostly due to time, but I'm seriously considering upgrading my RCBS single stages to one of the nice progressives. My concern is primarily cost and time involved in changing over calibers. It doesn't look like a simple swap out of dies. Looks like they have different setups for the primer feeders, case feeders, bullet feeders, etc. So each caliber costs a lot to setup. I have been interested in the Dillon 1050 and the Hornady Lock 'N Load Ammo Plant. Who has what? and who likes what they have? Also cost of swapping calibers/dies/etc? I load for 5 cartridges now, but would like to load a dozen or more handgun cartridges and a half dozen rifle cartridges. Thoughts? recomendations?

4 days and still waiting. I'de go to PA but when it comes to AR's I'm totally new so I would believe a dealer if he said he understood NJ rules and sold me the wrong one...then a few weeks later NJ state police would kick in my doors lol.

I'm still waiting on two NICS checks, one from Saturday and one from today. Apparently they're not taking them in the order received.

How do you go about getting the stock pinned? Does the nj FFL do this or does it have to be done before it can be shipped into this state? Also, how much does pinning the stock cost? The 6920 says it comes with a flash hider, what does it cost to change it to a compensator/muzzle break? Do the front sights come off easily? "Cause I might put a scope one it. Which is the lightest one? 6920 or 6720? Sorry for all the questions, but I can't seem to find an easy to use reference guide to all the NJ legal Colt AR15 types. Even in my books, they list a bunch, but only give the weight on one or two.

If you're the shop owner I think you are I remember stopping in after visiting cherry ridge range once and placed an order for a Colt Mustang earlier this year. If there aren't any competitions closing the rifle and pistol ranges next weekend I'll be up there to see you. Any idea if Colt AR's take a long time to come in, like their pistols? I've always had a hard time getting Colt pistols, but never ordered any of their rifles.

I'm looking for my first AR type of rifle. I Don't know didly squat about them, but I'de really like a Colt. Is there anywhere that a complete list of Jersey legal Colt's is posted? Or do most people just get the model they want and then have the stock pinned and compensator welded before they ship it to NJ or whatever else they do? I think I want really lightweight on account of I'll probably add a scope and a bipod so those 8 pound models seem ridiculous to me for such a small caliber rifle. Any suggestions? or anywhere up north where they stock Colt AR's so I can see a couple models?

I bought bad ammo from federal last summer. .45ACP. It had no rim. No idea what would have happened if I fired it. Also several boxes of UMC .357 Sig had about 25% that wouldn't fire from a P226. Everybody has bad ammo once in a while. I guess the only way to avoid it is to load your own. But who has the time and money for that? lol. I had no idea you could return defective ammo for a refund. Live and learn.

Yeah I've seen it and I think caspian has or at least had a pre-fit set as well, so does sti and others in the brownell's catalog. The slide to frame fit seems a little time consuming but not too difficult. Mostly though it's just the overwhelming number of parts needing to be fitted. I don't think it's any one single step that's too hard. The idea that so many things have to be fit so tight and so precise but still operate smoothly, any one error in fitting could cause a lot of headaches and scrapped parts. Even if I managed to fit a part perfectly, i'de have no one to ask, "Is this too tight, too loose or perfection?" I've watched probably twenty hours or more on 1911 work by the pro's on DVD but it ain't the same as having an in person instructor to ask questions and show the progress to. Thought about taking one of those 1911 classes, but they're always at the wrong time of year, too expensive, or booked to capacity. Besides, most classes pick all the parts for you and you get virtually no choice of the build.

I haven't bought the jigs, stones, files, and tools yet. I haven't even picked out the frame and slide yet, let alone all the parts. I'm thinking of an awful lot of options. It's so hard to decide which to go with first. A 5" government Caspian in .45 ACP, carbon steel...or a railed frame, maybe stainless so I don't have to refinish it when I'm done, maybe a long slide instead, possibly 10mm over .45ACP so I have something different...And an STI wide body 6" longslide with a light rail kit from fusion seems cool...too many choices. Mostly though I was wondering if anybody in or near Morris county was into this sort of thing and wouldn't mind looking over the progress of a first time 1911 builder for when all those questions come up.

I have been very interested in building a 1911 more or less just for the fun of it. I bought a lot of books and training materials, but lack the confidence to just dive in without a mentor looking over my shoulder. Just wondering if anybody wanted to build one at the same time so I could compare notes. It'de be even better if you were from north jersey so I could show the stages of completion in person if I had questions, which I'm sure I'll have a zillion of them.