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The buttons snap together instead of sliding into a slot.

Easy a pi 3 drams of FFg behind a Win Red wad and 1zo. #8 shot from a 20" side by side during a night shoot My link Scroll down until you find the picture of Howdy Doody shooting at a Night Shoot, I think that is what you are looking for *Smokey the Bear voice on* Only your 12 ga. loads can cause forest fires *Smokey the Bear voice off*

I was indeed shooting late in the evening with the sun directly behind me. The reflection explanation is simple and possible. Plated bullets do have a shiny base, and all other rounds fired that day did not. Now a 12 ga. flamethrower load would be impressive

A S&W M&P15-22 fired out of battery at a local match. It blasted the RO a little, but no injuries. There are too many rimfire guns that are capable of firing out of battery. A trigger that only operates with the bolt or slide fully forward is a true safety device that would prevent malfunctions from becoming dangerous.

I'm going to try tung oil next time. A finish that is easy to reapply is quite appealing to me at this stage, and it should provide enough protection. I will definately be removing the grips for cleaning from now on. Thanks for all the great advice! I will try to post before and after pics, but may only be able to take after pics (camera is across the state for a few days).

I'm not sure why your 230 gr load is leading so badly, your load specifications look pretty normal. My 625 is somewhat new (about 2000 rounds) and almost every load leads quite a bit. Its bore isn't particularly shiny, even after a through cleaning, which makes me think that it is a little rough. Perhaps shooting a large amount of jacketed bullets will shine it up over time. The only load I have found so far that doesn't lead the bore uses a 185 gr SWC from Missouri Bullet Company with a Brinnell hardness value of 12 and sits on top of a tiny charge of Bullseye. Try switching powders first, but a different bullet may be in order.

Jerry has won at least a dozen matches that he never attended. Jerry's organ donor card includes his trigger finger. Jerry can watch 60 Minutes in less than 8 seconds. Jerry is so nice, he can get breakfast at McDonald's any time of the day. Once, Jerry fumbled a reload, just to see what it feels like. The only time Jerry was ever mad, he slapped Bob Munden and said "QUIT MESSING AROUND!"

Backwoods Honey. Remember, there is no accounting for taste. Hint: The 1 or 2 cigars in every pack that are wrapped so poorly they are unsmokeable, just unwrap them and put it in your favorite corn cob pipe!

Nice shooting Mike! I barley got to meet you, and I was a little out of it from the heat, but it was still nice to put a face to the name. After watching you shoot, my girlfriend is convinced that I should smoke more cigars to shoot faster. It was great shooting with everyone on my squad, and it was real nice to meet the Pine Ridge crowd. Thanks to Hornady and Jon for the beer, and everyone who made my first USPSA match a blast. Perhaps I will attend another one soon. Next time, I will try to find a hotel with a better hot tub though.

I own a set of Ahrends grips in Cocobolo for my revolver. According to Ahrends website, they came with a water based polyurethane finish, which worked fine for about a month. However, after a long practice session in very hot weather, the finish suddenly became sticky. It felt like partially dry spray paint. I tried cleaning the grips with spray on furniture cleaner, but it was so sticky that fibers from the rag were getting stuck to the grips. I gave up on cleaning them after trying a few other cleanes, and decided to refinish. So I removed the gunk that was formerly finish with a nylon brush, sanded off what was left, and applied 3 coats of water based polyurethane. The grips looked better than new, and stayed nice for two weeks until this weekend at the Area 3 championship. After the first half day of shooting (in 90+ degree temperatures) I went to clean my revolver and noticed my hand print was pressed into the finish, and that the finish became tacky again. During the second day of shooting, the grips started out extremely tacky, but became less tacky as dust started to stick to them. Any ideas on what caused the water based polyurethane finish to become tacky? Was it the heat, sweat, sunscreen, or cleaning solvent? For reference I use Hoppes #9 and CLP to clean the revolver. I am going to have to refinish with something new. Any suggestions for a different clear finish?

I have a Bladetech belt holster with tek-lok. It works well, but heed the warnings to buy one from a dealer. If a dealer has one in stock it will ship within days. If ordered directly from Bladetech, it wont ship for about 3 weeks.

I’m gearing up for the Area 3 championship match, which will also be my first USPSA match. So, it’s good to see some video of what a hit factor of 5 looks like with a wheel gun. That run seemed really solid to me! I'm getting the impression that movement efficiency is primarily what separates Masters from the rest.

Looks like this is going to be my first USPSA match! I might as well make it a big one, eventhough there will only be a few other revolver shooters. Never thought I would travel to Nebraska for fun

Well I shot some newly loaded Berry's over 5.0 grains of HP-38 out of my 2.5" S&W model 19. There was no pronounced flame trails, but I think there was some glow for the first few yards. Usually I can not see a bullet's flight path at all, but my eyes were picking up a hint of something flying by. Perhaps I was just looking too hard. The main differences between these loads are time between loading and firing, a .357 chamber vs a .38 special chamber, .5" more barrel length, .2 grains of powder, and a switch to Federal primers from Remington primers. I have a feeling that it could be the primers, because I almost never use Remington primers.

So, I loaded up some .38 special ammo about a year ago and shot all but about 25. Finally shot up the last 25 through a friends light weight Charter Arms snubby that he won in a drawing (it is quite new). Surprisingly, the bullets looked more like tracers when fired, and every round left a bright rail of fire in their wake. After firing some rounds at the berm 60+ yards away it appears that the burning streak follows the bullet the whole way. The load used was 4.8 grains HP-38 powder, 125gr Berry's plated truncated flat point bullet, 1.450" overall length, Magtech case with a minimal crimp. I used the data from Hodgdon's website, and the rounds performed normally in every other respect. I didn't notice this performance from my revolver. Any ideas as to what causes this effect? The same load, but with 125gr lead flat point bullets did not produce any flame trails. Flame thrower bullets are the only thing that can make a plastic Charter Arms revolver look cool. Any arsons out there looking to buy some ammo?

Welcome to the forums! Well I am no expert, but I will still try pass on some knowledge. 1) Randy Lee at Apex Tactical seems to experiment with titanium cylinders quite a bit. 2) While I have never attempted to polish charge holes, there is a tool called a hone that looks like a bore brush, but is used with a drill to polish charge holes or chambers. Midway USA has some for sale. 3) Personally, I think magnum ammo has really sharp recoil, which becomes uncomfortable over time. Perhaps a heavier gun than my 2.5" model 19 would soak up recoil better. Several hundred rounds of .38 wadcutters should not wear out a revolver or a shooter.

Perhaps less restrictive rules on equipment would encourage greater participation. While 8 shot revolvers are essentially snuffed in USPSA (if I read the rules right they can only load 6 at any time), ICORE allows 8 shot revolvers in limited and open. Due to their popularity in ICORE, there is a good chance that allowing a place for 7 or 8 shot revolvers to compete would attract additional revolver shooters. Perhaps open division would be appropriate. As a rookie competitor, I see some parts of USPSA style competition as particularly unfriendly to revolver shooters. For example, a simple 8 shot target array that is engaged weak hand only really causes havoc on a revolver shooter. No one likes to do weak hand standing reloads. Even lefty revolver shooters get confused on those, probably because it is illegal to practice with a revolver . Also, Multiple large target arrays combined with standing reloads introduces too much counting. Math is a proven revolver shooter repellant .

I use pretreated media too. But before that I used Cabela's brand case polish that came with the el cheapo tumbler they sell.

Especially if I keep chopping 5/100 in half during seating... ... I gotta watch that.

My average rate on a Lee breech lock press was around 50 rounds per hour or worse (boo rifle brass prep). Which is quite slow, but when I was starting out, I was trimming to length, cleaning primer pockets, deburring case mouths, weighing every powder charge, and even sorting brass! It was a learning experience and I produced lots of really great ammo, however, there is no reason to invest so much time into ammo. In all seriousness, there is no reason to load 5 days a week when, for half the cost of a decent handgun, you can load a months worth of ammo in one afternoon. Dillon equipment is a seriously good investment if your time is worth anything at all.

I bought myself a 550 for my birthday. Now reloading is once again an enjoyable rainy day activity, instead of an everyday chore. Boo chores. Hooray shooting! However, the new press is a little to... ...blue.

AMMO EVERYWHERE!!

I thought the NM carrier looked pretty slick so I shamelessly copied the design and made one at home. Of course it was fashioned as crudely as possible with nothing but a leatherman, sandpaper, a drill press made during the height of the depression, and a borrowed heat gun. However, I refuse to spend more money on a moonclip holder than I did on my reloading press. I put on condom on before I started making it, just in case.

I have loaded 230 grain LRN bullets over 6.5 grains of Unique with no pressure signs, but only 50. However, I do shoot Black Hills 230 grain +P which appear to be loaded with Hornady XTP bullets. They are supposed to achieve 950 FPS, and while I have not confirmed that, they produce recoil that makes me believe it. The BHA load has been my choice for carrying while camping in Bear country, and I can see why you want to load your own. Out of a slightly longer barrel I bet it could be legal hunting ammo (500 foot pounds).

I have used 6.0 grains of Unique under a 230 LRN, which feels quite similar to the (admittedly few) factory 230 FMJ loads I have shot. But, I have never loaded jacketed bullets for the .45 auto. An endorsement from Stephen A. Camp was the reason for me originally choosing Unique. My rounds consistently performing as expected is the reason for my continuing to use it. If I could somehow make my loads stinkier/smokier/dirtier I would, just to keep up the stereotype so there is more Unique on the shelves for me!