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Remy

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  1. Although I’m certain I’m not as physically fit as you seem to be I think we’ve enjoyed some similar hobbies. When I was young I was involved in karate and Kung fu, I’ve been shooting my whole life and love bicycling (road type).

    Have you considered photography? It’s another type of shooting. I discovered and explored things and places I never never would have otherwise. It can be physically demanding or not at all. Unfortunately, like most hobbies it can become a money pit. 

  2. I just did this recently and I didn't like the results. My brass was dusty from old overused media. The bullets ended up looking and feeling dirty. A couple rounds did't feed well. Probably my thumb against the slide but the dirty feeling brass couldn't have helped. I feel it's better to just take the extra step and remove the lube.

  3. I’m not sure about non-chlorinated brake cleaner but chlorinated brake cleaner will remove paint from painted grips. I’d also be careful to keep it away from sights with painted dots. It’s probably not a bad idea to keep strong solvents away from the special coating on glass optics as well.

  4. I had a squib years ago from a round I loaded and the round did have powder. As far as I know my powder check didn’t give any indication of problems  either. How you might ask? Media with Nu Finish car polish got stuck in the bottom of the brass. I used to add Nu Finish car polish or Dillon Rapid Polish to my media. I was tumbling my brass in new media and remembered I hadn’t added the polish to my media so I opened my tumblr (Vibratory Case Cleaner) and put some in. Lesson learned: NEVER ADD POLISH AFTER BRASS IS IN MEDIA! If you’re going to use polish always put it in media and run tumbler until it is fully dispersed then add brass. I feel a little dumb sharing this story but it may help somebody. 

  5. I had a similar squib, powder fell out, bullet stuck just in the rifling. The problem in my situation was case polish compound and media stuck in the bottom of the casing. The lesson learned was never ever add compound after you've already started tumbling your brass!

    Edited for spelling

  6. I've been taking one or two chopsticks with me shooting for some time. I don't think I'd use them as a squib rod tho. I usually use them to help remove the firing pin stop on a 1911 or slide cover plate on a glock or to hold the firing pin down while replacing a firing pin stop. They also work well for pushing the extractor hook into its hole to remove it from a 1911. I also use them when cleaning guns to help scrape off stubborn burnt powder.

  7. The only problem I have had with mine was when the lock got loose and locked or partially locked before the draw.

    Easy fix.

    Love mine, allows me to switch between Limited and open without changing rigs.

    How did you fix it? I had the same problem and tried tightening all the screws but had no luck.

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