NJKen

about $34. Not the best ive found but in stock. Ken

Cheyenne mountain outfitters has a decent amount of CCI 500 small pistol primers in stock. They also have a 1 brick limit at the moment. Ken

Most of the guns on the ban list are there only because that is the only guns the chuckleheads that wrote the law knew of. Or, thats teh ones that where in the news at the time. The Ruger mini14 is banned by name but the ruger ranch rifle is good to go. In case you didn't know, they are teh same exact thing! Same thing with the AK47. The clone guns made by saiga and others are the same thing but they are legal since it doesn't say AK47 on it. Its really kinda stupid witch makes it appropriate in this stupid state. Ken

If it looses its whole charge that fast it is a major leak. It most likely holds about 8 lbs of R22. That leak should have an oily mess somewhere. Unfortunalty it is most likely in the condensing unit or the line set. That has been my experinece. If they cant find the leak and it did loose all its charge I would put my money on the line set. Also, R22 has gone up a LOT. just charging it may be very costly now. Ken

I do all my loading single stage. I load for an M1a and i am paranoid about slamfire. I like to pay particular attention to primer seating and case prep so single stage is my answer. Solomons is an awesome place to get supplies from. Gene is the man! Ken

Unfortunately we are seeing the same ridiculous pricing on components. It has carried over to the hand loaders as well... With what I have onhand at the moment I reload 168grain sierra matchkings in 30 for about .50 per round. I could make 150grain blasting ammo for about .38 but have not in quite a while now since the 168's shoot so much better. For 223 I make 69grain matchkings for about .33 per round and 55 grain FMJ for .29 Once I can restock on supplies I am sure that price will go up. SUX! Ken

Also, FWIW, the CFE223 will almost always show me high pressure signs where Varget wont for almost the same MV. Im not completely sold on that stuff yet....I know that at the moment you have to load with whatever you can get or have on hand. If you ever wanna hit the range with me, chrono some loads, and trade notes just send me a PM Ken

I have found that a lot of the lake city brass has a fairly loose primer pocket. I would not be too worried about the flattening that you have. On some of my lake city brass that has 3 or 4 loads on it that will happen even on a moderate load. I have had the best luck with Winchester brass with primer pockets. BTW, what looks like an ejector ring in those pictures is actually one of the several ring shaped imprints that is on the casehead of this brass when its produced. Its actually slightly smaller than the ejector but is deceiving in those pics. Ken

The best way to find out where your money went is to start attending meetings. There you can voice your opinions and share ideas about what should be done. Not trying to be a jerk, just sharing my experience. Ken

That didnt last long! Ken

If youre loading for rifle there are two types of powder design. Stick and ball. Stick powder doesnt flow that great in powder measures and can make progressive reloading difficult where the ball powder meters real smooth. Thats one big difference in the rifle powder world. Ken

I honestly dont know. That is one I dont have or reload. Since its a bottleneck cartridge I would think so. Hopefully someone here can give you more info than me. Ken

You need to measure to be sure. You trim at 1.76" to 1.75". Most factory ammo needs to be trimmed after the first firing. After that you an usually get 2 to 3 loads before you have to trim again. You can either measure with a caliper of get a case gauge to sort brass quickly. Either way, a case trimmer of your liking is required for most any bottle neck cartridge. Also, semi auto firearms are harder on brass than bolt action and require more case prep. Ken

Its hit and miss. It is better than most though. Thge best thing to do is give them a call and ask. Ken

Cheaper than dirt is one of the bigger price gougers out there, $39 for 20 rounds of XM193!? They will never get a dime from me ever again. As of yesterday Cheyenne mountain Outfiters in Robbinsville had a huge supply of 15 round thermold for $19 each. Thats the same price as before the gouging/panic buying started. Ken

Unfortunately there is probably no ammo to buy. Even if there was a group buy might at best only come in at what was a normal price a few months ago. This whole situation is sad. Always punish the people who follow the rules when the idiots that dont break them. Ken

Im not sure but I ordered 10 punds of it from SGammo and we shot it all up at the farm and didnt have a problem. I have seen it sold at the local gun store also. Like everything cool in NJ im sure it wont be for long. Ken

They had 22lr this AM as well. They seem to get things in and blow them out fast. I have been able to get most of my reloading components from them just by checking when I get up in the AM. They are moving a lot of stuff through their store. You just have to be lucky! Ken

Not quite what you are looking for but a valuable source of info here http://www.reloadersnest.com/ Ken

Here is some good reading for you.....http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-426464.html Ken

So I made it to the range tonight instead of last Saturday, that seems to be my new normal, be a few days late. Anyway, the exact edge extractor is AWESOME! 200 rounds and not one hint of any type of malfunction other than the first round did not chamber. I think that may have been my fault. I didnt get the magazine locked in good. It is worth the $10 investment to try if you ever experience a stovepipe on this gun. Ken

I have friends that are stuck with the NJSP for firearms issues. They seem to suck about the worst. You are probably going to have to take sevral days off to get it done with them too if they would even do it. You may just have to deal with manalapan. I wish I could tell you something positive but there is nothing there. Ken

Anyone else here miss C band satalite? Remember the days of free HBO and live feeds from the then new networks? Then came digital transmission and it all got screwed up..... Ken

Thats nuts! I think its a sign of desperation! Ken

Thats about the same info I got. Some places have only raised their prices a little bit. That fits supply and demand. A lot of places have raised their prices a LOT, that fits demand and gouge. Ken