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AriM

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  • Birthday 10/19/1978

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    San Diego, California
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    shooting, building firearms, building ammunition, music, cosmology and physics, beautiful women, sports cars, hi-fi...this list can go on forever
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    Ari Mouratides

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  1. AriM

    Abandon Hope

    Hope is the lack of belief in one's own abilities to produce.....man I "hope" I do well on the test wouldn't it be better to think....I WILL do well on the test WILL....I WILL IT TO BE SO!!! abandon hope, for it is the measure of the desperate and lazy
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    The Art of the Marksman

    I could answer the question, but it would only be a statement of opinion. I suppose neither of us would find any Zen in the answer. .....nothing
  3. went to my first uspsa/ipsc match yesterday.....i didn't shoot in the match....just asked questions and observed and learned the rules....they did let me shoot the stages after the match was over....i felt pretty comfortable doing it.....i really enjoy shooting the steel targets....the texas star is a whole lot of fun....everyone was friendly and helpful....i can see that getting a lot of really good magazines is key.... I'm not going to bother to post my indoor range targets anymore....I think the indoor range is good for testing ammo and gun set-up, and that's about it.... I get to shoot the steel match again on thursday.....can't wait.... thanks to everyone who made suggestions to get me to this point
  4. A good time or a smoking time? A smoking time is under 4 seconds up to about 5 seconds (more or less). A good time is 5-7 seconds. All this is with all good hits on steel of course. 4 seconds!!!! lol, I have a lot to learn.....at least my times were consistent....consistently slow
  5. that mouth at the bottom looks hungry....better feed it before it get's mad.... om nom nom nom
  6. very cool!!! unique ideas.....good job....it feels great to shoot something you built your self....easy to pay someone to make something for you, but priceless to do it your self.....I did one myself recently, and am just itching to do another....I bet you are too?
  7. the gap is supposed to be there, to clear standard/old style mags with the extended foot in front on the base....it serves a purpose, but you can just get the insert that covers it up if you like?.....what is your gripe about it? looks? or is it somehow making it function improperly? or are you just curious?
  8. shot my first steel match yesterday.....did better than I thought I would.....what is a good time for an el presidente?
  9. ok, here is some real world experience, from someone who owns a variety of hornady presses'......the lock n load AP, is a very nice machine....it defines the mid range segment of the market....it produces adequate ammo, just like any other press at any price point....the real key is, how do you get to that adequate ammo....the hornady presses I have are not w/o problems....they have certain design flaws, as ANY mechanical device does....rather than list those flaws and start some debate, let me just put it simply.... the hornady products are very good presses' for the money....they offer value ease of use and turn out good ammo....they are NOT precision tools, like Dillon presses'....I repeat NOT precision devices....they suffer from some QC issues and need more maint. and adjustment than a Dillion....you can't simply set-up your hornady and leave it as is for 10 years...you will have to clean certain mechanisms and adjust the timing every so often, to keep it working correctly... if I had it to do over again, I would still buy the hornady machine, simply because of cost....customer service and warranty is a moot point....I have called hornady with a few problems, and they have gone out of their way to listen to me, be courteous and ship me entire parts assemblies, no questions asked, at their expense....they didn't even ask me for registration info. or anything....the real key here is, would I have these problems and service issues with a Dillon machine....that I can't say for sure, since I don't own a Dillon....but of the folks I know who own them....I have not heard of the same kind of problems....they simply work.... I would take into account a few things....how much do you plan on loading....what kind of ammo....how much experience do you have....what is your overall goal? comparing the 550b and the lock n load is not fair....they are NOT the same kind of machine....550 vs. lock n load AP, I would pick the lock n load....hands down....lock n load vs. 650...well I would have a tough call there...by the time you factor in the other things you will need to make the lock n load function properly, and run as smoothly as the 650, cost is no longer an issue....in the long run $200 won't make a difference....that being the case...I would say 650 (yes I am a hornady owner).... also consider that Dillon has a much better powder check option, a better system of low supply sensors (low primers/low powder)....only trouble with Dillon, is that it won't be as cheap or easy to change calibers...the lock n load bushings are awesome...simply drop in new dies on the hornady and a new powder assembly and you are ready to go...if you buy multiple tool heads and measures for the Dillon, then that benefit is also moot, but at a large expense... I think your situation is one that a lot of folks find themselves in...if you are just starting buy the hornady and see if reloading is something you really want to do....if you are convinced that you will keep doing it, then just bypass the trouble and get a Dillon....I know that I will eventually wind up getting one myself...I won't throw away or sell my hornady (it's a great tool), but for volume and precision in one specific caliber, I can't imagine that ANYTHING will beat a 1050...simply the fact that you can adjust primer seating depth and that it primes on the down stroke, is enough to sell me on that machine.....as soon as I can justify the expense of the 1050 and a bullet feeder, then that is the route I will go one more thing to note....I have NEVER had a primer mis-feed or detonation on my Hornady...the dillon priming system is a bit different, and I can see that if you had a detonation on a Dillon, it might be a bit more catastrophic then on a hornady.... as far as single stage presses...I have a hornady lock n load....and it's great...soild build, easy to change dies on.....and as any mechanical device, it'e own set of problems....one thing to note....hornady paint finishes DO NOT like solvents during clean up....I tried to spray my single stage press down with solvent once and it melted the paint (no good).... to sum it up....if you plan on doing this and are sure you will stick with it, bypass the hornady and get a dillon 650 or 1050....if you aren't sure and just want to dip your foot in the pool, get the hornady and upgrade to a 1050 when you feel it's necessary....I have no doubt that you will be able to accomplish the same task on BOTH presses....again it's just a matter of how you get there... good luck
  10. You can take for granted the fact that you can't take anything for granted. I'll grant you that one....but won't take it for granted
  11. God knows I have tried.....but technology has yet to live up to it's promises....with you 100% on this one....thank god we still know how to think for ourselves....I hope future generations still know how to do that....
  12. haven't tried StarLine....I have heard really good things about it....Hornady, Starline, and Speer are the only ones I don't have much experience with.... I wish the manufacturers would print specs. for wall thickness and other dimensions of their cases....
  13. the new stuff is the stuff I like....with the deep stamp in italics....the cases just feel so much more substantial than anything else....just so well made....heavy wall thickness...thick head....concentric and deep primer pockets....I just haven't found anything else that comes close....willing to try anything though.... the newer federal gold match cases (not sure if they are different than other federals) are also very nice, but not up to par with the blazer....I have a feeling that whoever rolls out PMC also rolls out Blazer....and it's odd that the blazer is cheaper.....to me it just seems to be better ammunition....especially their 45 auto. I would take Blazer over WWB or just about anything else....if I couldn't roll my own Only thing I have tried that came close, in factory loads, was some of the premium Black Hills match ammo...
  14. just goes to show, that we can't take ANYTHING for granted in the reloading process....I have done the exact same thing with other variables....OAL, different charges etc.....expecting that my tiny little change would equal nothing, and blammo...accident....I think one of the few facts I have come across in reloading is....YOU CAN"T TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED.....test test test test test test test and after all of that....test some more...
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