Shipster
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That's one of the cool things about a low pressure cartridge, the brass does last a very long time. I have .45 brass that I have loaded as many as 25 times or more, I load them until they crack then toss them.
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Every 1500 to 2000 rds it gets field striped wiped down and a bore snake ran down the tube (I shoot Lead Bullets) a couple of times relubed and re-assembled and ready to go.
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I here that it makes a great storage device for digital pictures, easier then then taking a loptop on vacation. has anybody used it for this application?
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I think that if you hang around a gun store long enough we could all probably relate this story to somebody we have ran into. I know that I can and that's funny and kind of scary
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The Tactical Guy
As I was leaving my house, I stuffed my Glock 10mm "man gun" Mexican style in my pants. My backup is a fully customized 1911 with all the IPSC add-on options in my $500.00 leather pancake holster custom made by Belgian Monks who have devoted their lives to silence and holster making. These are the ones used by SEAL Team 6, which I used to be a part of, but all records of my activities were destroyed in a fire "accident".
I put on my Royal Robbins photographer vest to match my pants while wearing a T-shirt underneath reading "From My Cold Dead Hands". That way, nobody can see what I'm packing.
I had my Centennial .38 Special in my ankle holster, just like the gun rag guys carry.
Lastly, I had my "Covert Sniper" I.D. Card in my wallet with my "Concealed Weapons Permit Badge". I was ready for anything.
I drove my Bug Out Truck to the 7-11 for some beer, 'cause you never know. It is a performance styled Subaru BRAT with 4 cylinders of ground pounding fury.
I pulled up to the 7-11 store and noticed a nefarious looking Girl Scout eyeballing me from the back of her mothers' SUV. A likely cover.
The mother returned to the truck and went for the keys in her purse, but I knew from my years of combat honed instincts that she was actually making a furtive movement for an offensive weapon.
I attempted a tactical shoulder roll, but fell flat on my face, kind of flopping on the pavement to avoid any incoming rounds and to make it look like I meant to do that. The store owner called 911, which is good because I then did a roll and attempted to draw my Glock.
Unfortunately, since I did not have a holster, the gun "went off", and the bullet creased my wiener. HYPERLINK "http://www.thehighroad.org/images/smilies/uhoh2.gif"
But I was prepared for that and bit down on a 9mm casing to take my mind off the pain as I dove for the garbage barrel.
That's when I noticed the Girl Scout shouting something to her mother who began to take cover. I knew they were closing on me so I drew my custom trusty 1911 Wilson Combat...I knew that they would be impressed with that. I then duck walked to the front of her SUV, but my gut kinda got in the way and I fell on my ass, which caused me to swallow my 9mm casing.
I then tried to roll to my right, but didn't want to scuff my holster, so I just threw myself into the telephone pole, but I landed on my right side anyway. So I fired one shot towards the woman's SUV to pin them down as I recovered my wind.
And before the mother knew what was happening, I charged her and I threw my groin into her knee. I knew that as I vomited on the ground in front of her that I had interupted her OODA loop. I had the advantage now. As she ran screaming for the Girl Scout, (I knew she was going for backup) I made for my Super Charged BRAT Tactical truck. I jumped into the drivers seat forgetting that I had left my rare Israeli contract AR 15 Bayonet on the seat, honed to a razor's edge. I could handle it though. Half of my ass is an implant from war wounds.
As I attempted to start my truck, police and paramedics arrived on the scene. My truck would not start and instead backfired once and caused the police to Tase me. At which point I tactically soiled myself while in convulsions. My custom 1911 then fell out the window, but I still had my Centennial .38. I knew that I had to take out the woman with the purse.
So I aimed my revolver at her at which point the first police officer fired once striking me in the chest. Fortunately, I was wearing my level 3A body armor. I didn't want to hurt the cops--they had obviously been duped by the evil temptress who was now embracing her partner in crime and crying to the police in the background. I knew it was a ruse.
I pulled out my concealed weapons permit badge and showed it to the officer who shot me and yelled out, "I'm one of you guys!" He continued to cover me and ordered me to drop my .38 so I laid it down. I still had my bayonet after all, attached to my ass. The cop walked toward me and upon reading the badge, maced me right in the eyes. Fortunately, my Oakley shooting glasses stopped most of the spray and I was able to rip free of the Taser cords easily. It only cost me one nipple, easily replaced. I dove for the passenger side of my truck and began to run zig-zag for a ditch. Unfortunately, the bayonet sticking out of my ass slowed me down. I knew it would have to be hand-to-hand now. I knew the cop coudn't take me when I saw he merely carried a Glock 17, not a man's gun. So I immediately threw my eye into his right hook, followed by a knee into his Mag light. As I lay thrashing on the ground, I took the heel of my Bates Enforcer boot and kicked at the cops ankle. I knew from my classified experiences in Tajikistan that once breaking the ankle, the cop would fall down and I could "stun kick" him in the head, knocking him out but not hurting him.
Apparently the cop had also been to Tajikistan because he side stepped me and struck me in the back with his ASP baton, but my trauma plate absorbed it. I then drew my Benchmade auto knife and was promptly tased again, but I was ready for it this time and only wet myself a little bit.
Next thing those cops knew, I was unconscious. That'll teach 'em.
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What toddrod said, works real well.
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Questions now the the gun ban is gone is it still ILLEGAL to build your own mags from parts?????
That depends on where you live. Some states it still is 10 rounds. Other wise No, build away, or buy away or do both.
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20 + 1 Reloadable with Dawson +2 base pads. Para springs and followers
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I've got 17 pound main springs in both my Kimber in .45 and my Para in 40, and I can even shoot CCI primers which seems to be the hardest of the primer mfg. I use Winchester primers almost exclusively.
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I voted NO. The LE's that I know think that it's a hollow award. It doesn't encourage participation. So they don't even shoot that category. We had a LE show up at one of our club matches and after having his backside handed to him by just about everybody (score wise) he never returned. We were nice and supportive and so was he, but I believe he was a little embarrassed with his performance.
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... here they call us "Brass Whores."
I'm not ashamed to say that I bend over ... and take up my brass.
Wow! a brass whore, man! you guys are tough! Well I guess I would be "whoring around your range as well. But I wouldn't be a cheep whore I would only pick up shiney new looking brass.
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I grew up in a "poor" shooting family and the brass was the one expence that we had control over, so needless to say,
"Hi my name is Steve, and I'm a Brass Rat"
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I've got about 2500 rnds through my XD 40 with no FTE's. It's my carry gun so I hope that the problem is not carrying over into the 40's.
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Jeremiah RN's seem to work really well in a 230gr bullet. My shooting buddy has not had any luck with the 225 TC's but the 230 RN's run 100%.
I have never used the Lee sizer die but it should work, then using a dry or liquid lube. You might also check into using molly, it's simple, fast, and less messy then a liquid lube.
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Wheel weights work really well, there is tin in them allready you should be fine with straight wheel weights. Yes the tape weights are softer leave them out and sell or give them to a friend that shoots a muzzle loader. 230 gr Round nose and Hogdon Clays works real well, nice and soft.
As far as a lube-a-sizer, if your wanting top accuracy the lube-a-sizer is the only way to go. A guy I know just runs them through the lub-a-sizer with no lube, then he molly coats them via the tumbler method.
Good luck
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I'm with brass-hog my XD works best at 1.135.
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Dawson "Ice" is the only way to go, IMHO. I have one on my P16-40 Limited and I love it, with Dawson +2 mag bases it's a hard combination to beat.
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USPSA Limited and Limited 10
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Keep it as it is. Production was supose to be the non-race division. Lets keep it that way.
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Has anyone tried the "new" Unique? I just got some for my shotgun and I noticed that it is now make in a totaly different country and plant. It also claims to be "cleaner burning".
It wouldn't take much of a change to make it "cleaner burning". Yes I have tried it in 38 spl loads for the wife. It didn't look that much cleaner.
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LEAVE IT AS IT IS!
If somebody wants to shoot with 8 rd mags and the holster and mag holders on or behind the center line of the hip, there is nothing stopping them from doing it. In the next few years who knows what will happen, there maybe more States who will push a assult weapons ban, then we will have to change things again.
Leave well enough alone.
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I'm Well above average....
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Uncle Mikes now make one for the XD in both the Mini and the standard 4"
all at the sametime.
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Mr Sweeney hit the nail on the head. That is exactly the problem and a easy fix.