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I agree (almost) with the above. Clean the bolt really well (carb cleaner) but dont lube the firing pin or the firing pin channel. There is no reason (IMO) to have any oil thre to collect dust, etc. I fully dissasemble and clean the bolt every time. Not the barrel, sometimes the chamber, but always the bolt, Jeff

I had the same issue FedEx left a p220 on my porch. Jeff

'Plated bullets suck. They are softer than cast lead bullets.' Really? I do not re-load 9mm yet so I bought 1/k of plated reloads. I have shot several hundred round and have several hundred more. Should I be worried shooting these out of a factory Glock barrel? Jeff

I'm happy with my Glockmeister spring. It was a plus that they are 10 min away and I got it just a few minutes after the original broke. Jeff

I would expect that you would have no problems with factory loads. Jeff

I think most people will say a single. I personally prefer a double as after the first shot in the same position I release it to reset just like my G17. Jeff

If you happen to buy an older Gen 4 with the original spring (as I did) Glock will mail you a new '02' spring for free, or at least they did for me. Jeff

A RockChucker kit on ebay for $259: http://cgi.ebay.com/RCBS-Rock-Chucker-Supreme-Master-Kit-NEW-LOW-PRICE-/180567813639?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a0aae2e07 Then a tumbler and die sets (around $45 per caliber for nice Redding Carbides)......... Jeff

I have a Glock 17 gen4 that the spring flew into pieces so I found out alot about this. The short answer is call Glock and have them send a new spring or buy an aftermarket spring. The longer answer is that according to what I have read the Gen 4 9mm for whatever reason used the .40 spring and it was too strong for the lighter 9mm loads. Jeff

I then readjusted my dies per an article in Shooting Times November issue (reprinted from 1978). The author (Bob Milek) advocated starting with the die 0.10" above the shell holder, sizing, and checking how far down the neck resizing went. If not to the bottom of the neck then screw in some more and repeat until the whole neck has been resized. This is how you should always set sizing dies, seating dies, bell dies.............. Jeff

As I understand it the crush washer lets you index the position of the comp while applying the correct torque. Midway has them for $2. I doubt HD carries anything that would do the same thing.

I would go for the adjustable since you can tune it to the loads that you want to use............ Jeff

typo..... and apparantly i cant tell the difference between edit and reply.

Never used one (my 17" is rifle gas) but I'd presume from reading the maketing literature that the gas port in the block is a smaller diameter. Jeff

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Only if there's walnut shell in them............... Jeff

I always balance my ARs at the delta ring. (If you support the rifle with your finger under the delta ring they balance.) I think this is important even after you work out the total weight. Jeff

For those like me that can't afford $1,000 for a 3 gun scope but still want a 1-4 zoom theres this inexpensive scope with 4.5" eye relief: http://swfa.com/Bushnell-1-4x32-Banner-Dusk-Dawn-Shotgun-Scope-P4735.aspx I've used it and so far I am happy with it. But I think my mounts were about as much as the scope............ Jeff edited because i can't type either...............

I've been reloading rifle for around 15 years and I can say with 100% confidence that I reload better than I shoot. I no longer use my Lee anniversary kit but I did for many years and just like most other things it's not better equipment that will get you better reloads. I prefer single stage for rifle as it lets me handle every case multiple times during the process. Diligence when sizing, trimming, priming, seating, etc. each and every round is what will get you good reloads. Jeff

I'd go with 'Let it be and start training'. What is the weight of your heavy rifle and what is the weight of one of the borrowed rifles that you shot well? Same ammo and same amount of ammo in the mag? All the recomennded and somewhat expensive changes will buy you maybe 2 pounds?

I took an NRA match rifle from Phoenix to PA for a shoot in a nice aluminum approved airline container. I had removed the sights and put them in my carry on. As you can appreciate a set of warner rear and riles front iron sights beside being delicate are about $1,000 or so. I wanted to be sure that the rifle made the connection (US Airways) in Philly. I took the shuttle out to the little commuter planes at terminal F. I went to my gate to watch them load the plane. I got there just as they were offloading the plane when it got in. The baggage handler was taking each bag out of the cargo door and raising it over his head and throwing it as hard as he could on the ground. I thought I was seeing things but he did this over and over to at least 30 bags. He was trying to damage them as much as possible. Either he was having a bad day or this was how he gets his excercise. Philly airport always sucks but my rifle arrived fine. Jeff

As asked earlier in this thread does the case remain in the chamber? Like the extractor tried to pull it out but instead pulled a chunk of brass off the rim? An easy check is to take the upper off and the BCG out. Take the bolt out of the carrier. Take the firing pin, extractor assembly, extractor spring, ejector and ejector spring out of the bolt. Point the muzzel at the floor and drop a round in the chamber. Put the bolt on top of the chamber and turn it so the locking lugs lock. It should not be hard at all. Take the bolt out and turn it over and the round should fall out of the chamber with only maybe a tap or so if needed. Do this with 20 or so rounds. If it is tight now it will be too tight after it's fired and the extractor will just rip a chunk of the rim off. When you re-assemble the bolt put new extractor and ejector parts in, or at least give them a good inspection and cleaning.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=676249 This die also does full length. You can get a neck sizing bushing die as well. Jeff

I have a Mossberg 930SPX that has run about 500 rounds of Walmart with zero malfunctions. And that was more in the $600 range.

You may want to try a bushing die. That or maybe 1-2/100 you aren't fully seating them in the die when you size them.