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Geez Tom...is there a Ryder facility up there in SV? <lmao> Jon

Nonsense. Get a Ruger Redhawk with a 7" barrel in .45 Colt, and get the cylinder redone to take .45acp with moonclips. Then polish that bad boy until you can send a light signal to Mars, and carry it in a minimalist holster (so it reflects sunlight in 100 different directions). Make sure to wear mirrored shades too. Jon

Does it look like flake powder? <lmao> Seriously now, what powders qualify as SSC? Jon

Will be held at Marana Shooting Club, in Marana, Arizona! More info here: http://cmforpimasheriff.com/fundraiser/mgs7-4 Hope to see as many of you there as possible! Jon

Careful unforgiven...I've had LOTS of people come to me with "facts" given to them by LEOs, that are WAY off base with current state law! In AZ (under the old licensing method), anytime and everytime there was an update to AZ use of force/firearms laws, notice would be mailed to instructors telling them what to change. Despite this, when I've called cops on advice they were giving, pride would rear and they would puff up with "I've been in LE for X-years blah blah." The main difference is the CCW instructor is held accountable for what they teach in a class, and held accountable for each student's actions until the permit expires. The LEO/ex-LEO isn't. AZ in the past not only pulled instructor's certifications from instructors teaching incorrectly, they also invalidate the CCW permits of their students on record. Other states may vary. Jon

I'd be inclined towards the Vortex as well. Though it would be fun to play around with the Burris! Jon

The cylindrical powders ARE problematic with the auto powder measure...but the tap-tap-tap/tap-tap-tap method keeps them on...as with flake, the smaller the better. We usually reload .30-30 for reloading classes, using Reloader 7. A student asked to load .300 Win Mag and I said ok. He was using Reloader 19 (?). I'd never seen it before, but it was exactly scale to the RL7 but 2 or 3 times larger. Definately liked to bind in the works. Jon

It is cool! I would like two more rounds in the mag and a 3.8" barrel. Contacted SA but they said no plans to enlarge at this point. I'm watching bunches of them on GB right now. After a few months we should see very reasonable Buy It Now! prices. Right now the things are worse than bath salts. Jon

The Gun Zone! I like ol' Dean Spear! We should invite him out here for a beer. Jon

The only bolt-gun I have is a .22 LR. But I can show you how to lob them at a couple hundred yards...the hard part is hearing the steel. Jon

Sweeeeet! Not MSC but someone had left a pile of fliers at Pima Pistol Club last year, with info on Appleseed but there was no contact information anyone could find. I'll start honing the skills now! Jon

I never thought about getting a "false reading" on cases with scorch marks. With pistol ammo, I've noticed when working up loads, the hotter they are the less scorch that appears, presumably due to the increased pressure ensuring all the burn goes down barrel. Jon

Well done brother unforgiven! Keep up the good work! Jon

Cool! Jgun, one of the guys from Tucson Guns supplies most of the machine guns for the upcoming shoot. He has some REALLY cool stuff! Jon

Dusty, my method is a little different on a single stage. When working up a new load I set the powder measure to the recommended setting in the manual. This is VERY conservative and I usually have to twist it to a higher setting to get the proper weight. In use, my method with the auto powder measure goes like this: rotate the handle ALL the way up, three FIRM taps to settle the powder in the barrel, rotate the handle ALL the way down dumping powder into my scale pan and three FIRM taps to get all the powder out. Once a proper weight charge is thrown, everything gets tightened up. I throw several charges, weighing each one then dumping it back into the hopper. Once my standard for perfection has been reached, powder gets placed in the cases. Each of the first 5 charges are weighed, then the 5th, then every 10th load until I'm done. With the consistency of tapping the powder measure, there is no issue. That being said, this is important information! Moving to an auto press, all powders are NOT created equal! When cranking out hundreds and hundreds of round of handgun ammo, a load that worked fine with the ability to tap-tap-tap the powder measure is inconsistent with a crank of the press' handle. The larger flake powders have a tendency to get stuck with smaller weight charges, perhaps only 1/4 of the charge being dispensed. Smaller flakes/ball powder is the way to go on a progressive/auto press. Jon

Good job telluwhat! Now, don't be like a majority of CCW students here...TRAIN! Shoot LOTS! Seek more training, seek dynamic training, run failure drills, shoot one-handed with both hands, simulate injuries. If you can find someone to train force-on-force with DO IT! It can and will save your life. Jon

Hey hey hey!! I want that Appleseed shoot BAD! Do you know the organizer personally or did you get it from Appleseed? I wasn't the person that met with their rep (had students that morning). Wanted to tell them when they leave information places, they should include contact info. There are a number of us that want to get the A-S instructor certification and looking forward to it! Tom, July 4th MACHINE GUN SHOOT!!! Same place! Jon

I relooked at their website (SEI) and I read it wrong. It says "military/LE or class II/III dealer only". Still have to fart up the money. Bummer about being in a restrictive state! AZ just passed we can hunt with a sound suppressor! Jon

Both my rifles HAVE the flash hiders...but SEI is now restricting the .30 caliber sound suppressors to military/LE. That looks just like the ones on the rifles. Guess I should've specified. What is compatible with what? Jon

Hi guys! So is anything else compatible with the Smith Enterprises Vortex flash hider, that isn't made by SEI? Their website says they are now concentrating on military/LE sales only. Jon

MikedaddyH has it right! ZERO distractions! Once, reloading on a single stage press, with .357 Magnum, I had gotten done dumping all the powder loads and was inspecting cases to ensure they all had the same quantity of powder. A row of four were double charged (believe I was using Red Dot), just those four. No matter how long I thought about it, I couldn't remember doing it but it MUST have been when the phone rang. On the Lee stuff, their dies are almost all I use, the one exception being RCBS .32 H&R Magnum that came with a revolver in .327 Federal. I replaced a RCBS .30-30 set that kept squashing the neck to an oval shape, wtih Lee brand and haven't had an issue. A person can reload across a whole spectrum for one caliber. For example, .45 Colt and .25-20 are anemic factory loads. If you want you can download both even further (.25-20 well into .22LR territory) or spice them up to the .45 Colt Ruger Only/TC Contender loads and the .25-20 into .223 zippity zones. Just pay attention! Jon

Good! I'm ahead of the game then! Wait... :o Jon

Excellent Archangel! Don't think you are going to save any money though, just count on shooting more. Lots more! Single stage is a great way to start or continue. I know old dudes that can load rifle on a single stage as fast as others on a progressive, so don't fall for the speed trap. Most important, any O-press will last forever. The new ones from different manufacturers with the quick change die systems are excellent! Set-in-and-forget-it! Remember...ALWAYS pay attention to exactly WHAT you are doing in reloading! The old axiom "Measure twice, cut once" rings true. Check, recheck, then re-recheck your load data, correct powder, powder weight, charge, primers, etc, and you won't shouldn't have any significant issues. You thought gun fever was bad! Jon

Wait wait wait a minute! You mean there are models I don't have to spend ALL my money on?! <dontknow> Jon

Cool bro! Let me know how those polymags work! Jon