Howard

I hear you. They are a reputable company and I have shot thousands of rounds of their ammo and never had an issue before. I think you can have an issue with any ammo, and this is just a reminder that shit can happen, a good reason to always be sure to wear your eye protection.

Thanks Blake. It was nice meeting the people behind the avatars here

Yea commercial reloads, not hand reloads.

The primer was gone both from the casing in the chamber and the one In the magazine.

I think it was in battery as it was the first shot after I had racked the slide. As far as what happened to the second round I can't be sure. But I do know the primer was there when I loaded it and was gone afterwards. Also I am fairly certain the bullet we found on the floor came from that second round.

It was factory loaded using once fired casings.

I'm not going to say whose ammo it was yet just incase they make me sign a no disclosure, but they said they will reimburse me for repairs. Any idea what might cause something like this?

A bad morning at the range on Friday: At this point I am not certain how much damage was done to my Kimber Eclipse Custom II gun other than the extractor being blown off the gun. I know the Wilson Combat magazine that was blown out is a total loss. I had probably fired about 30 rounds from the gun as body shots and decided to take a few head shots. I loaded the magazine with four rounds, took aim at the head and pulled the trigger, and then kaboom. Glad I was wearing glasses, as one always should, as I got sprayed in the face and got a few scratches as the extractor blew out at me and the magazine blew out the bottom of the gun. The bullet did leave the barrel but never made it to the target; I don’t miss head shots at 10 yards. After the gun stopped smoking we picked it up and found no bullet in the barrel, but a casing was stuck in the chamber. We rodded it out and the primer was gone and the case had blown out. Here is where it gets interesting. We found a dented bullet on the ground, along with the base plate and spring from the magazine. There was also a round on the floor and one hanging out the bottom of the magazine. There was an exploded casing in the magazine with no primer and no bullet – that was the bullet on the ground. It appears that the fired round somehow caused the next round to ignite in the magazine which blew away the extractor and forced everything out the bottom of the magazine. Detailed pictures at https://www.flickr.com/photos/kirbinster/sets/72157644522879753/

Darn it, we need a like button here! LIKE!

Brandon Wright who gave the pistol demo was truly amazing. If some day I could get good enough to be half as fast as him I would be a very happy camper. As Oneshot said, while I did not win the rifle I was super excited to win the drawing for the free training class. I never win anything, so this really was amazing. It was good to meet a few folks from here and put faces together with handles.

^^^^^THAT!

Yes I am planning to go see more tomorrow.

I mentioned in the other thread that I stopped by today and its well worth taking the time to check it out sunday if you did not today. The pistol demo was simply amazing.

If any of you have a chance to go see the demos on Sunday I would highly recommend going. I stopped by today after the USPSA match at Shongum and the guy doing the pistol demonstration was simply amazing. Well worth the time to check this out!

That is probably by design - all guns are then illegal. They are as dumb as foxes

Kirby was 11 when he got cancer, and lived to see 15. It was a very rapid growing cancer but remained fairly localized on his side. I almost wanted to install a zipper, as we had him opened up four times and they removed a mass bigger than a grapefruit each time. The problem was they could never get it all and even try to do so would have required a month or more of radiation. We opted not to do that as they said they could not be sure it would work, it was very expensive, but mainly because it required a 45 minute car ride each way four times a week and the dog always went absolutely crazy in the car. We only went through all the surgery because he still had great quality of life. When he was 14 they did some blood work and the owner of the Animal Hospital told us that had he not known the dog he would have assumed the results were from a five year old dog. The last year of his life they were doing some experimental herbal cancer treatment that was doing great in shrinking the tumor from both the inside and topically. But unfortunately he developed some other issues and we had to let him go.

Yes but. During the assembly hearing the bill sponsor was asked what he considered "contending with an emergency" would include. He agreed that a flat tire would be one, but rushing to school to pick up a sick child would not. So, as always its a case of potential law that is as clear as mud!

That $5,000 is an annual cap, not a lifetime cap. So, like in the case of my dog that had cancer for four years it could have paid out a max of $20,000 over those four years. There are some that cap per illness or lifetime but not the ones I was talking about.

Glad to hear you were able to help the dog out! I know what you mean about these costs. Our 4 day adventure with Trent cost about $2,500 and we knew he probably was not going to make it but we had to try. I just did some back of the envelope math and if we had that policy since we got him we would have paid out about $2,700 in premiums and I don't think we ever had any other significant non wellness type expenses. Similarly when we had Kirby who lived to be 15 we went through 4 surgeries for cancer over a four year period and probably spent about $6,000, but by that point we would have paid $5,800 in premiums. So, does this make economic sense??? I am not sure.

You can go to their web sites and get pricing but as an example for my pup a plan that covers up to $5,000/yr of sick and illness care including drugs (not well care) that pays 80% of costs at any vet after a $250 deductible would run $31.59 per month. Its an extra $6.92 per month if you want to include such things as: Acupuncture, Hydrotherapy, Chiropractic, Physical and rehabilitative therapy, Homeopathy.

Reduck, what do you mean when you talk about a cap? Is that a cap per illness or an annual cap. The one I was talking about you pick your annual limit based on what premium you pay but there is no lifetime cap. I was talking about one that would pay up to $5,000 per year. Thanks

Yup Great place, but what do you expect for Randolph NJ? (What do you mean I am biased since I live there)

Really? I get four every five months or so and they are very happy to see me and its never an issue.

That had always been my thoughts too. But it seems to have gotten better. A plan that covers up to $5,000 a year in medical expenses and drugs with about a $250 deductible and 80% coverage runs about $30 to $35 per month. There are no lifetime caps (just annually) and it covers treatment by any licensed vet in the country. These do not cover wellcare or routine vaccines, but seem to cover everything else. Some cover pre-existing after a six month waiting period, but for a new puppy this is not an issue. I have a little time as I signed up for both (no cost or obligation) with one offering a free first month and the other free two months - no credit card or other charge, if you don't sign up after the trial they just cancel it.

What? How can the city of Newark be picky about who they give permits to? Don't they have to follow state law????