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Leonard
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posted May 27, 2022 09:28 AM
AS some of you may be aware, I have been handloading for a very long time, I just added it up, 54+ years, so I know my way around the subject.
But, I've started a blizzard of activity with pistol, recently. I admit to being a little indifferent and casual towards reloading for pistol, mainly because the subject don't interest me a whole lot. I've always just reloaded my factory empties in 45 and 357 and wouldn't bother until I had a bunch of brass to justify Then, load 'em up and forget about it, don't even drag my ass to the range to test out my efforts.
I stumbled on to something that is an oversight on my part. I was fooling around with the Uplula and completely filled a 1911 magazine, and it got real tight with the last round. WTF? Well, it was due to the truncated nose shape, even though I pay serious attention to the over all length. That doesn't help in some cases, with some cases.
Bottom line is, after you check out chambering and make sure the cartridges will fit in the cylinder, in the case of revolvers, when you load a magazine, fill it up completely, maybe the bullet's physical dimensions will bind up when it compresses the spring the maximum amount? Just make sure that your measurements work in the magazine. I saw this with the XTP shape, in a 45ACP magazine, which is built for a FMJ but that XTP, the sharp corners were touching the inside of the front edge, and I was way under the maximum overall length, seated to the cannelure. Then, seating them deeper than the book calls for, still, that last round caused the first round down at the bottom of the magazine to bind up! So, I had to shove the bullet way past recommended length, I forget right now, but it was something around 50 thou less? Don't go by the book, push as many cartridges in a magazine as it will hold chamber your rounds and make sure as to functionality, don't just assume it's going to fit because your published data says so.
Good hunting. El Bee
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Kokopelli
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posted May 27, 2022 09:57 AM
That just goes to show that there's ALWAYS something new that can be learned. (learnt ?? )
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Leonard
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posted May 27, 2022 12:54 PM
Well, Okay, I do have the time in grade, but it's in spurts because I just rake up how ever many I can find and dump them in what we will call a trash can where they accumulate until I have at least 400-500 and up to 700 empty factory brass, meaning that I never buy new virgin brass to reload. What I'm loading is spent factory ammo, as much as I can accumulate without major effort, I don't get down in the weeds, just pick up the easy stuff so a collection of (say) 600/700 empties represents probably a thousand rounds fired, here and there, at the range or in the field.
All this means that I might go a few years between reloading sessions. But that was then and this is now!
So, with all the clamor over shortages, I of course panic like everybody else and do some inventory and all that shit and decide that maybe what I have is insufficient for a prudent man? So, you want to take precautions and stock up against potential shortages. And, that's where we are, being prudent against scarcity and doing what I can to stockpile some reserves.
The last few months, and it is diligence and effort, but I've got it mostly covered. I'm probably better off than most, at this point and can relax, unless I want to go full retard and load up 32 and 25auto, which nobody really needs, but it's been on my to do list for a long time in principle; that I handload every cartridge for every gun that I own. But since I shoot those little novelty guns so seldom, it's not a very high priority. However, availability is impacting even the mouse guns so having the capability to roll my own is an incentive, even if it's something I could easily do without. Not very practical but IDK? Maybe I can create some very fierce combat loads, more potent than what is sold for general plinking and target shooting, something that would ruin your day and for sure, get your attention. Just an idea.
Good hunting. El Bee
[ May 27, 2022, 12:58 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
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Leonard
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posted June 02, 2022 01:12 PM
We may need a forum devoted to techniques for squirreling away a couple semi auto weapons of mass destruction.
There is the tried and true excavation, ie: digging a hole and burying a couple of your favorite black machine guns or assault weapons, or lacking those, it doesn't matter because Liberals don't know the difference between an AR15 and a Browning M2 50 cal. Who cares, right?
But, getting back to your hole in the ground, what's the best dimensions? do we need to put it beyond range of a metal detector, and if so, how deep is that? You don't want to get it down ten feet because then, getting at it when you desperately need it is a real problem. So, what is it? 4 feet deep seem reasonable?
Remember where you dug! I once told the story, apparently very true of a man that my son worked with in a machine shop. He rented a cabin from an old coot, and it wasn't very far from here, down around 8th or 9th street and between Mountain and Benson, right here in Upland. So this really happened.
The old guy told his tenant that he had buried $10,000 quite a few years ago, on his property a few acres. But he forget about it and when he did recall, he wasn't sure where he put it. But he told this guy that he was free to look for it and if he found it, he could have it.
I can't remember the man's name but I've met him a couple times. Anyway, to conclude, he believed the old guy and systematically dug all over the property and damned if he didn't find it! I think it was like a year of digging, in his spare time, so he earned it, on an hourly basis.
Where was I? Yeah, whatever you do, put a little note in a Mason jar way back on the top shelf in the pantry. You know, 65 paces east from the back door and it's 6 feet deep. (that's just an example, you could make it 45 or 55 paces just as easily.
Now. what's the best way of protecting it? The Army uses , and that's not a bad idea except it's a chore to remove it on order to get your gun in working order. Anyway, grease it or oil and wrap it well and put it inside what? Do you break it down, make it compact or buy a length of 8" diameter PVC pipe and securely glue the end caps. I don't know if you can trust red or blue PVC cement to be leak proof or caulk it with silicone.
So there's your time capsule, safe and secure until the insurrection to take back the fucking country!
The government may be reading this so it's important to state that I'm just joking, this is very impractical and I would never seriously recommend it. For all I know, by then, Liberals may make it illegal to dig any hole more than 4 foot deep in your back yard for purposes of being illegal, so don't blame me!
And, good luck!
Good hunting. El Bee
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