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    What gear do you use at the range?

    in Gear & Accessories

    Posted · Edited by Anon

    Range bag - A backpack/bookbag that I bought on clearance after shool starts for kids. It's well made, has several padded compartments, and can be carried over one shoulder or both.

    Brass bag - The backpack has a mesh front compartment that is perfect for holding brass, while allowing the dirst/sand to fall out of the mesh.

    Hearing protection - Regular earmuffs

    Eye protection - Regular clear safety glasses. Safety glasses aren't for looking cool, they're for eye protection. For your long-reach problem, get glasses that have adjustable-length arms, like these:

    (99% UV protection, anti-fog, ANSI Z87.1-1989 and CSA Z94.3, MADE IN US)

    (And only cost $3!)(Buy a few pairs. take the money saved and buy more ammo)

    http://www2.northerntool.com/safety/eyeware/item-174634.htm

    174634_lg.jpg

    I store my glasses in an old sock, when not in use. Keeps them scratch-free.

    Call me cheap, but all the items you are looking for cost me less than $25!

    Rifle Firing in Bursts

    in Rifle - Technical

    Posted · Edited by Anon

    I'm no AR expert but the BATF&E has been known to hassle folks for this...they don't care why...just that it does it is enough for them

    I'll see if I can dig up the article on this.

    I realize this thread was dragged back from the past, and the case we're referring to happened after this thread was started.....

    Google "David Olofson". He had an AR that doubled (malfunction) at a range, and went to jail for 30 months for it.

    .40 S&W on Dillon 550B - equipment

    in 10mm/40 Caliber

    Posted

    I have a Dillon 550B, set up for .45ACP, and caliber change for .38/.357. I'm going to start reloading for .40 (for a Springfield XD).

    I see posts about different sizing/seating dies (Lee, Dillon).... What should I buy? I want to do it right the first time.

    Should I just get the Dillon carbide set (http://www.brianenos.com/pages/dillon/pics.cal_conv.html#dies )? Or is there a better choice?

    Also, I think all I will need is:

    Conversion kit = 20179 - which includes:

    ---- Shellplate = 5 - 13743

    ---- Locator Buttons = 2 - 14062 (This is the same as the .38/.357 I already have)

    ---- Powder Funnel = W - 13600

    Looking for scale IDPA targets

    in IDPA Shooting

    Posted

    Printable target here:

    http://www.glockfaq.com/targets.htm

    As for keeping the targets tan-colored, I'm not sure that it's worth the extra work.

    MichiganShootist, while not IDPA, here's a site with growing airsoft participation:

    http://www.aaps-federation.org/

    They have a monthly "Postal Match", that's fun to set up, and fits in a garage-sized area. The COF they set up is not perfect for IDPA or USPSA, but it des let you run through skills, against the timer, and against other shooters (who set up the same course, and submit their times).

    Hope to see you over there!

    Do you breathe while you're shooting?

    in Handgun Techniques

    Posted · Edited by Anon

    ....... I think what's happening is that .....it's just a pause in breathing.....

    That's what I think is going on with me.

    If you don't breathe you will die, scientific fact. ... As long as you don't hold your breath all is fine.

    Really? If I hold my breath, I'll die?! :sick:

    That would explain all of the dead shooters at the target competitions. If only they had known. ;)

    .... He's asking about breathing while you're actually pressing the trigger.....

    Yes, that is what I'm asking about. Are you inhaling or exhaling during the trigger press or recoil of the gun.

    Unless the COF is under 4-5 seconds, I assume we all take a breath while on the course.

    Do you breathe while you're shooting?

    in Handgun Techniques

    Posted

    Inspired by another thread: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...st&p=833129

    When actually stopped in a position, and firing a single (or multiple shots from that position), are you holding your breath?

    What about the draw?

    If you are aware of holding your breath, do you know if you exhaled just before stoping, or inhaled?

    For me, I believe my breath is held during any actual shooting, but I take quick breaths while moving, reloading, or even long pivoting between targets. I'm not sure of this, though, as my attention has never gone to my breathing.

    Hard drive reformat

    in Computers, Cameras, and Electronic Devices of Any Kind

    Posted · Edited by Anon

    To save a few dimes, most new PCs do not come with restore disks.

    They come with a "recovery" option, that lets you blow away everything that is installed (including the OS), and it rebuilds the PC back to the way it came from the factory. This is nice for a situation like you had (bad files, hard drive is still fine).

    This is not-so-nice if you have a dead hard-drive.

    To deal with a dead hard-drive, the recovery tool usually has an option of using the tool to burn your own set of recovery CDs/DVDs. This is something you should do when you first turn the PC on. So, to save the cost of the CD, they make you do the (hours) of work, and purchase you own blank media.

    I've stopped tumbling brass

    in General Reloading

    Posted

    I have a small rotary tumbler (from the days before vibratory tumblers existed)(some of you young folks have always wondered why they're called "tumblers" :P).

    I'm sick of it.

    This year I have gone to no-tumbling-at-all.

    Now I:

    - Pick up brass at range (any pistol brass I find, mine or someone else's discards)

    - Dump them (mud covered/dirty/whatever) into a bucket.

    - Add warm water, a touch of dish detergent, and an ounce or so of vinegar.

    Swish it around. The next morning, swish it again. That evening, rinse and throw in a strainer to dry.

    No, it's not beautiful, but it's completely functional (and that's all that matters to me).

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