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Without taking time to actually look up the relevant regulations, I think transport by commercial aircraft is a no-go. You can transport loaded ammo in checked baggage in factory boxes or better (plastic boxes good, plastic bags bad). I think the regulations limit you to 5 kg of ammo, but some airlines have lower limits. I'm pretty sure powder and primers cannot be checked, only assembled ammo. Transport in a personal car or truck should be ok, for reasonable 'personal use' quantities. I suspect there may be a weight limit somewhere in the DOT regs, but I don't know what it is. I don't know if trailers are treated differently. Commercial transport will be treated differently! If you were found hauling massive quantities, it's going to look like commercial transport, and it might be hard explaining why you are hauling it without a CDL, hazmat endorsement, and vehicle placards. Transport in a rental truck for personal use is likely treated the same as transport in a personal vehicle…except your rental agreement for the truck may have additional restrictions in it.

That's pretty close, but a real American breakfast would include a 1911. And more fried eggs. And a side of bacon.

Mine was also opened prior to shipping; not a recalled batch. Good to see they are checking.

Absolutely right. Even for rifle calibers you load a lot, many find it better to resize on a single stage, then cycle them through the progressive press for the remaining steps. Also, single stage presses are useful for those calibers you rarely shoot. It's cheap enough to get a set of dies and load a few rounds on the single stage, even when it's not worth the investment of time and money to do a caliber conversion on the Dillon.

Why no love for the Winchester Model 70? I've always been a fan of the 70.

I remember when CMP (then DCM) raised their M1 prices from $165 to $175, and the mad rush to get orders in before the increase! That must have been in the early 90's. Back then they sent them direct to the buyer, via USPS. You could come home from work and find a boxed rifle leaning up against your door. Good times...

I ordered 1000 M22's from Cabelas 8 months ago, for $59 shipped. They were back ordered, but eventually arrived, I shot about 400 of them before learning my lot was subject to the recall. I shipped the rest of them back, and two days ago received a check for $100. Yesterday I was able to roll $59 of that (with shipping) back into another 1000 M22's, due here 3/5. Not a bad conversion. Of course, what I really need to find is CCI standard velocity.

Y'all be careful over there. Her Dad's aim is bound to improve.

Magnawing's repost from FB wins the thread. Now I don't feel so bad about having to replace a nearly new Michelin on Friday. At least my rim wasn't damaged. I'm really dreading spring. I live on one of several quarter-mile long paved & named streets in my town that the town somehow decided aren't town streets. They don't pave them. They don't patch them. They don't plow them.* The past few years, the neighbors and I have bought 2000 to 2500 lbs of bagged asphalt patch every spring and patched the street on our own. I'll bet this spring it takes over 6000 lbs to repair the damage. *The town does, however, charge all of us the same stupid-high property tax rate.

Done. 88% currently opposing the 10 round limit.

Done! Fast and easy--no excuse not to call!!

Here is my update. I received a check in the mail today for $100. I don't know if that is what they sent everyone who returned a 1000 pack, or if it was reduced since I'd shot about 400 rounds out of the box without problem--but I suspect it's what everyone got. So the reimbursement was indeed more than average retail, and I'm happy with it. It's still going to be hard converting the money back into .22LR, though. Anyone have a lead on CCI Std Velocity? That's at the top of my wish list--it's the only thing my bullseye gun will feed reliably.

Sample 4 is indeed the 'best' based on these numbers. Whether or not it's statistically better from some of the other 'good' loads isn't clear from the data, but one can go nuts trying to pin that down. 'Best' based on consistent velocity (minimum extreme spread, lowest SD) may be the most precise load (best grouping) as well--but that's not guaranteed. Some bullets, some guns, have a 'best' velocity for maximizing precision, and only shooting for group will show that. But, finding the 'best' load for consistent velocity is a real good start, and if it also groups well, that might be all you need to do.

Ah--thanks Stu, Contrvlr, and Krdshrk.

Very cool. What's with the yardage markers? The numbers get bigger in front of the shooter, smaller behind the shooter. Makes it look like the backstop must be behind him!

Yep, you're new at it all right. That's the tidiest reloading bench I've ever seen. :-) Don't let those Quad posters distract you while you are loading; it's possible to double charge, sometimes triple charge, most pistol loads. (seriously--nice setup)

Plinking ammo it's not. Eley Tenex is right at the top of the heap for ultra premium match ammo. It was nearly this expensive before the current pricing craziness.

If Patton was involved, 'battle' is appropriate, but I think he was better known for his ivory-gripped .45 and .357 revolvers. All just back-up guns, of course, to the tanks he commanded.

New Jersey is the 11th most populous state, slightly behind North Carolina, slightly ahead of Virginia. They are all eastern seaboard states, so close together they either have a common border, or almost do. Very similar populations. The biggest cities in NC and Virginia (Charlotte, Raleigh, Virginia Beach, and Norfolk) are bigger than the biggest cities in NJ, so the argument that urban areas are inherently dangerous should mean NJ is relatively safer. I don't have at hand the number of carry permits or the violent crime statistics for NC or VA, but I would think the comparison would be most enlightening...and probably self-evident to those of us on this board. Too bad the politicians in NJ don't care about the facts.

On my return trip last night, I stopped by the Bass Pro Shop in Harrisburg, and Cabela's again. While these snapshots of inventory may be of limited use, here is what I found. It was my first visit to Bass Pro Shop. It's probably twice the size of Cabelas, which I wouldn't have thought possible. It's amazingly big. I wouldn't make a special trip from NJ to visit, but if you are in the neighborhood it's pretty cool. Unfortunately, they had no .22 of any kind, but reasonably good availability of most other calibers/gauges. Half a dozen rifle powders in stock, but no pistol or shotgun powder. Plenty of primers, Win or CCI, for $4/100, 2000 limit. Glancing across the bullets and brass shelves, availability was kinda spotty. My impression was that in general Cabelas has slightly better prices, at least on the things I was looking for. Oddly enough, Bass Pro didn't seem to sell any ammo or components in bulk. No 10 box sleeves of shotgun ammo, primers were all out in individual boxes, no bricks, no battle packs of rifle or handgun ammo. Cabelas had all of these in stock. I wasn't optimistic about Cabelas getting in .22 ammo on President's day, and it appears they hadn't. No .22 at all--even the dozen bricks of $99 match ammo they had the day before were gone. Most of the other ammo shelves were still full, including a big display of PMC battle packs for a couple of calibers, including .380 (really--.380 in a 'battle pack'?). No change to their limited selection of powder, but on this visit they had so many primers they had them stocked in two sections of shelves. They'd added Federal to the mix, which also included CCI, Win, and Rem. Prices for any of this were nothing special, but they had just put up a sale on shotgun target loads: Rio for $55/10 boxes, Winchester (though not AA) for $65, 12 or 20 gauge.

I passed by there tonight. The ammo shelves were almost fully stocked, except for .22, which was absent except for some match ammo ($99/500) from a maker I didn't recognize. Bullets also fully stocked, some brass available, lots of primers in every size ($39/CCI, $37/Win). Very little powder; only 4064 and RL17, I believe, but many cans of those two.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. So I'm happy to see them stepping in, whatever their reasons might be.

That's probably not a bad set. I like RCBS stuff. I've no experience with that particular press--it looks lightly constructed, which may not be ideal for the bigger rifle calibers (I'm just not sure), but would certainly work fine for pistol and moderate amounts of rifle loading. And it does include the Nosler loading manual. There are a few local shops that stock powder and primers, and you can find limited supplies at most gun shows. I don't know what the scene is in Ocean County, but I'm sure the locals will chime in with suggestions on where to look. You're going to need all four primer sizes for the calibers you mention-you'll have to work harder to find all four in the current climate. (ok, it's possible to find small-primer .45 brass, which would cut you down to three. But I still don't like small-primer .45 brass). For the pistol loads, you can probably identify three or four powders that will work in both .45 and 9mm with the bullet weights you want. That's a good thing, it will increase your chances of actually finding one of them. You'll probably need different powders for .223 and .308, so identify several you'd like, and hope to find one. I really like using powders which recommend standard primers, so I don't have to stock both magnum and standard primers in various sizes. Simplifies inventory management...

Some (not all…) SCUBA shops sell small gauge bungee cord or surgical tubing-often by the foot. It's useful for attaching small bits of gear to a diver's rig. Of course, if the scope bungee is not stretched out too badly you can shorten it and get some more life out of it.