Jfoster99

I think armed security and retired cops count in that number.. Not active cops

His contact is [email protected] 832-794-2184... Tell him Jeff from NJ sent you..

The instructor I used is Jason Page, for $100 he will pick u up at the airport, take you for prints at TX authorized location, teach class, take to range for live fire and drop off back at airport in under 12 hours. Great for an extended Layover. He also has a steer ranch outside Houstin for an extended stay with open space to shoot all day ? Great for a weekend group trip. Bring the whole arsenal down or use his...he has lots of toys.. Not to mention you get a designated driver for a Saturday night excursion to the local watering hole? I think he said $200 would cover lodging transport and class ( 3-4 guy minimum) but check with him... "Junior" is flying down Monday for the same day in and out package. Hopefully he will report back his experience was as positive as mine. As for doing this on a Sunday it all depends if the finger print facility is open. That is the key with doing this... You need to reserve a finger print time at the location nearest the airport (Kennedy Street?) about 1 hour after you plane lands for this to all work out. The rest Jason will ensure to get done in time to get you back to make you flight..

Franklin Lakes does permits in about a week... It has been 15 years since I got my. FID so I don't recall how long but I don't recall it being an issue.

The law say manufactured weight.... Once transferred you should be able to strap a cinder block to it...

I like the pretzel jar idea. It is clear so u see what is in them as a bonus... Also Domino sugar uses the exact same container as the red folders coffee but it is yellow. I was going to swing by the dollar store to see what they had as well... Whatever I go with I want to be consistent and have a stash closet I am proud of not a something that looks like Fred Flintstones closet.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.... We go thru almost a folders can per week... Any ideas how many .223 they hold? Ammo cans are nice but I was looking for a free solution or or perhaps $2-$3 per 1000 rounds stored. For 9mm there is a guy on YouTube saying to use large mouth empty 1 gallon juice jugs?. Then transfer to one or two smaller Gatoraid bottles to transport a shooting sessions worth to the range. Seem like it might be a good solution? Not sure if I will ever get to 10k rounds of .223 and 9mm but that's what the calculator say I need to pay for all this reloading equipment... Gonna give it my best shot....

So I have very quickly run out of ammo storage boxes. I had a bunch of 50 and 100 round Berry/MTM plastic .223 boxes. I made almost 500 rounds on the Rock Chucker this week and was looking into purchasing more. It seems they run about $45 per 1000 rounds of storage. I never thought to account for this hidden cost. I'd love to hear how other store there bulk ammo. Eventually I'd love to have 10k of .223 and 10k 9mm on hand.

Texas law are very interesting... When I took the TX CCW class we reviewed all the scenarios where your could use deadly force. The one that stands out for me had to do with trespass and mischief. The example went like this. If someone was on your property letting air out of your car tires during the day you could not use deadly force. But if done at night you can use deadly force. Apparently they give you extra leeway at night since it is potentially harder to distinguish between a mischievous act and a deadly threat? You could basically shoot any trespasser at night.... They took " stand you ground" and put it on steroids...

Looks like the progressive press is coming after all. The wife already ordered it for Fathers Day. If she got what I asked for is should be a RCBS Pro Chucker 5... Does anyone know anything good or bad about them? I believe they were just released by RCBS. Only YouTube review is from Iraqvet8888 from shot show. When your Birthday and Fathers Day are only 6 weeks apart you get all your toys for the year in relatively short order.

Thanks Gentlemen... It's great to have a sounding board here to keep from doing something stupid... It's going in the garden tonight. Now I just need the appropriate load data to fertilize Rose bushes. I think I'll use. a start load of 2 1/2 tablespoons and work it up from their....

I was reclaiming components from my bucket of shame( crushed case loads, bullets set to deep, ect ) and accidentally put W748 into the BL-C2 jug. It was 3 25gr loads of 748 into almost exactly 1/4lb (1750gr) of BL-C2. Do I need to toss the jug? I don't think I will reclaim powder moving forward.. It has been an interesting first week of loading... Lots to learn... Lots to screw up... I may have to postpone my Father's Day present. I was going to add a progressive to load 9mm in bulk.. I may wait till I get the single stage rifle press process better tuned..

Thanks I'll make up some 22.5gr W748 and she how it works out... She has been shooting .22lr for years in a dedicated spikes upper but wants to try the real deal.

So I have worked up 50 rounds of IMR 4198 19gr and 50 rounds of BL-C(2) 25gr. Both with a 55gr Bullit. I hope to function test them next week. I went back to Davis to pick up more BL-C(2) since it metered perfectly and of course they were out. So I ended up getting Winchester 748 and Hodgdon Varget to try. I want to make up 10-20 very light loads for my daughter to shoot after I function check my loads... Just enough to power to cycle and get the bullet 50 yards on target. Can anyone suggest a low power load from the powders above that will still function a clean well lubricated rifle. Or a rough formula ( 75% of a starting load should function a clean rifle????) I will be shooting a stock 16" BushMaster XM15-E2S that is well broken in clean and frog lubed.

Thanks for everyone's help.... I pumped out 50 rounds tonight... Everything looks good in the headspace gauge and OAl. As soon as I adjusted the crimp to zero everything worked fine. Now I just need to get to the range to function test them before I crank out a 1000 or two... I takes me about an hour to turn 50 rounds from once fired to new rounds. I assume that is about as good as it gets with a singe stage rock chucker IV.

I am using an RCBS Rockchucker IV with RCBS AR Dies. I used the RCBS Lube tray lubricant. Why, because I thought perhaps that was the reason they were crushing the cases. My procedure for setting the dies was trial and error.

So, I have been gathering equipment and supplies for the past month setting up my reloading shop. I have been doing fine prepping brass, cleaning primer pockets, tumbling, setting the powder measure, ect. I attempted to do my first 50 reloads yesterday and had an issue seating the bullets. Before resizing the brass the bullets will drop thru the case, after resizing it takes a press to seat them, After lubing the case and bullet when I try to seat the bullet two out of three times the neck is getting crushed down and or bulging. I tried adjusting the sizing die to not make the opening so small. But it seems like it either resizes or is does not. Very little adjustment. There is a die height where is does not resize, then an 1/8 rotation and the neck is sized same as if the die was screwed all the way doe. So, I am assuming that is not the issue? I tried rolling the bullet in Rcbs case to to the point is was gooey to see if lubrication was the issue. The bullets are 55g boat tail blems. / 2nd's. Could they be seconds because they are too big? I assumed it was because they had small scratches and stuff. Second question, I got a few primers stuck seated only half way. What is the best way to get they out? Can they be set off using the deprimeing die? In the pic the three are crushed, the one on the right is a good reload a friend did with my dies on his press. The boat tail bullets are what I am using.

I think i did two flights not an official layover. Yes it might be a little more expensive...

Update: I switched powder to BLC-2 and the powder measure is working perfect. I picked up 4lb. This is a spherical powder not extruded. The activator handle moves like butter it is so smooth.. What a difference. This load calls for 27.5g not 19 which kind of blows. @19g 1lb = 368 rounds, @27.5 1lb = 255 rounds.. At least the accuracy between load is at +/- .1g so I am happy with that.

If I'm set for 19 is a range of 18.8 - 19.2 the best I can expect. Can baffle improve on that? What is an an acceptable deviation for plinking ammo.?

I am using the RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure. Can anyone recommend a good ball powder (or flake) for .223 loads.? I need something that shoots well in mixed .223/5.56 military brass for general plinking. It needs to be reliable and accurate in this RCBS Feeder below..

FYI - I got my Texas CCW on the way home from a trip to Las Vegas. I arraigned to have a connecting flight thru Houston, TX with a 12 hour layover. I found a great instructor. He picked me up at the airport, took me to get fingerprints then we had lunch at a BBQ joint and setup shop for a few hour in the back booth to review class room material. A quick trip to the range and then he dropped me off back at the airport. If anyone is interested I can send you his info... No Hotel or car rental was needed... If you plan it right you can arrange for a stop over in Houston on your next West Coast trip. Very little extra cash... Just add 12 hours to your travel time. I believe TX renewals can be done via mail now? Does anyone know for sure?

I am using the RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure. Can anyone recommend a good ball powder (or flake) for .223 loads.? I need something that shoots well in mixed .223/5.56 military brass for general plinking. It needs to be reliable and accurate in this RCBS Feeder below..

I set up the powder measure from my Rock Chucker Supreme kit. Trying to use IMR 4198 stick powder. 19 grains for .223 load. The RCBS powder measure varies from 18.8 - 19.2 Is this the best it will do? I notice the handle gets stuck on the stick powder and I have to force the handle and sheer the powder. Will it be more consistent with ball powder? What do you recommend for ..223 loads.

Plenty of time to get a few PPP's and a new ccw carry system.