Graham Smith

I completely forgot that they have a plain taper die in addition to the FCD. <sound of hand smacking forehead>

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Thank you very much for the offer. I'm going to contact Dillon and see what they say.

This is the thing that I've never fully understood - probably because I don't use cast or plated bullets. It almost sounds as if you are saying that these bullets are too "fat". You should be able to adjust the die just enough so that the finished cartridge will drop free into a case gauge. At least that's what I've always tried to do.

Between Hex, Torx, and Star, I prefer Torx. What I really like are square socket but you almost never see them on bolts.

I suppose that's one technique. As for myself, I prefer to not shoot the chrono at all. The rods and the sky screens are, however, fair game.

The "Factory Crimp Die" is a taper crimp - straight walled cases don't get crimped per-se. With an FCD, you aren't really crimping the case, you are removing any residue left over from the belling done before the seating. As with any kind of crimp, a little can go a long way. It's a balancing act. Only expand the case mouth the minimum you need and only taper crimp the minimum. Test, and re-test each a little bit at a time. If you are doing it right, you shouldn't have a problem. If not...

An entire replacement unit is $25.95 and the cover alone is $7.65. For now, I've used a little superglue which should keep it from falling apart. I could even superglue a splint onto the side if I had to - I mean it's not like it's got to hold up to any abuse. I took it apart and none of the screws seemed overly tight and I never clamped it on the primer feed tube so that shouldn't have been the issue. Like I said, very strange.

For some reason I can't figure, a sizable crack has developed along the side of the Primer Early Warning Alarm on my 550B. AFAIK, it hasn't been dropped or stepped on or anything like that so it's a bit of a mystery as to what caused this. Anyone else see anything like this happen?

It's not there but I swear I remember almost exactly those words (double action or safe action). That's what I was trying to say in my brief post. I don't think I have any of the older rules books or PDF's so I can't go back and look to see when and or where it was. Maybe it was a part of the production list and not the rule book.

"You can leave your hat on." Randy Newman may have written it, but it was a Joe Cocker song from start to finish.

Strange. I definitely recall wording along the lines of "double action or 'safe action' " as a condition of a gun being allowed in Production.

Be aware that while there are a number of general things, different suppressors have different requirements and some work better than others with particular types of rifles. Start at the other end of the discussion - start by choosing a suppressor that suits your shooting and then see what the supplier / mfg has to say about what you should be doing with your rifle. You'll have plenty of time to make any changes to the rifle before you get your can. Silencer Shop is a sponsor at a long range forum I frequent and they seem to be quite knowledgeable and carry a good variety of brands.

Learned something new today. For some reason, I thought that the 10mm and .40 used a common frame and mags.

I agree that starting with what you have is a good idea. All you need is the magwell and extensions and those can be swapped to a G35 later if you want. As for getting 21 rounds in the mag - I've never heard of anyone getting more than 20 and even then the mags can be terribly hard to seat. What generation mags are those?

I would expect that there's a limited number of holsters you can use with any of these. (Limited number, get it? Limited number? I crack myself up sometimes. )

I hope these work, but I have yet to see a color screen that works well in direct summer sun.

They are also going to need a 1:9 or 1:8 twist barrel for bullets that long. That might be a good bullet for a .220 Swift bolt gun.

The dimensions probably aren't a huge deal for most 1-X scopes, but, as Vlad noted, it can be for some shooters. It's more of an issue for a medium range scope which may need separate rings rather than a one piece mount.

Darn autocomplete...

I do have a couple nits to pick... I'm not a big fan of using hex/star head cross bolts on the rail mount (can't tell what those are from the photo). They are too easy to screw up when you are torquing them, particularly if you need to reposition or remove and replace the scope from time to time. It's not a huge issue because they can be replaced and the problem can be avoided if you have a really good driver and are careful, but it is an issue. One thing that these mounts could really use is a set of dimensions. Distance between rings and offset from the base are really important for some scopes. So is the centerline height above the rail. Aero is not the only maker who is lacking on this and it bugs me.

Flash hiders are largely cosmetic unless you are in a fire fight. Breaks and compensator are different words for the same thing. Search the rifle section on the word "break" and you will find numerous discussions.

Google "flying with sports equipment"

What kind of competition? If it's USPSA then you have the power factor to consider. But, in general, if you spend and hour or so reading past threads on loads you will start to see a pattern. Bullet weight, powder speed, powder volume, barrel length, gun springs, etc, all work together. You have to balance them out to find what works best for you.

That's where the fun begins because it depends on the airline, the airport, and who's behind the desk. You can do some searches on flying with guns to get the whole story but bottom line is, before you pack, go to the airline website and find out what they say and PRINT IT OUT to take with you. Some airlines class recreational items (like golf clubs) to be generally exempt from oversize, overweight charges, so you only pay for an extra bag. Guns should fit in with that, but find out for sure.