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I would not spend the time to install a one shot lube system. For the casual hobby machinist it's not woth the time. I have one on my mill but only use it ocassionally. If you're interested in a budget DRO check CDCO at the following link. http://www.cdcotools.com/index.php I've bought a few tools from them and found them to be of decent quality. I'm considering one of their DRO's for my lathe. A DRO for the mill is a big improvement. No more counting turns and having to remember where you are. WRT three phase power, I run a 5hp home built rotary converter. It's basically a three phase motor you start with a static converter and then pull the three phase power off in parallel to the idler motor. I don't get too reved up over any decrease in power due to using a static converter. In gun work I am looking for accurate cuts with good surface finish. I'm not looking at how much metal I can remove in 8 hours. Keith

Anybody done any load development for minor loads with 220 gr bullets? I'm making major at 3.2 Clays from a 5" Eagle and it's really soft. At 2.6gr Clays I average 152 PF.

Let's try a hyopthetical situation that's not so hypothetical. During a COF the shooter has to approach a closed door while moving laterally to the right, open the door and engage one threat target behind the door. From the walk through it is clearly advantageous to shoot from the right side of the door since there is tight shot with a possible shoot through on a non-threat if shooting from the left. First shooter in squad starts the COF and engages targets as required. On coming to the door hits the door to open while crossing the opening to get to a shooting position on the right. Door opens faster than anticipated so shooter is exposed to the threat. Shooter correctly moves to cover on the right side before engaging threat. Nothing in the course description required a specific shooting position at the door. SO confirmed that shooting from the right side of the door is acceptable when questioned during the walk through. Did shooter earn a PE? Keith There is no stated penalty for simply exposing yourself to a target. The "use of cover" rules apply to shooting and reloading. Period. Running past or simply exposing oneself to a target is not, and has never been, in and of itself, a penalty. Shooting at it while you do either of those two things is. The penalty that was reffered to applies to the active engagement of threat targets. Technically, the shooter could run up to the threat and draw a smiley face on it before he returned to cover to engage it without incurring a penalty. Read the initial post. The shooters ran past cover, then returned to it before engaging - No penalty. Covering the same ground and changing directions twice is inefficient, but it is compliant with the rules. Craig

I store unprocessed brass in 5 gal buckets. I use ammo cans for processed brass and store them under my reloading bench. Adds lots of weight to keep the bench from moving when I operate the press.

I've owned both the Chargemaster and the Pact. The Pact is a little slower than the RCBS, however, the first RCBS I had died in the warranty period and was replacedat no charge. I never had any confidence in the Pact scale.

I have used a Jarvis in my G35 for the last two years with no problems, however, I have used primarily plated and jacketed bullets. I recently put a Lone Wolf barrel in my G21 and have run around 2000 rounds total and 1000 rounds of lead with no problems. Keith

I got a recent education on loading lead 230 RN. I load jacketed to 1.270. I loaded around 100 rounds of 230 gr RN lead to that length thinking it was a direct replacement for jacketed. It passed the chamber gage with no problem but when I tried to chamber it at the range the gun would not go into battery. The lead bullets had a shoulder that was above the case rim and was stopping them from chambering. I shortened them to about the length I load 200 gr SWC and they run fine. When I load a new bullet profile, I load about 100 rounds and shoot it to check for any feeding problems. Much better to have to change 100 or less than to have to recycle a good evening's loading.

The one I use is very similar to the second prototype. The sliding sleeve is made from 1" aluminum round stock and has a delrin insert. the delrin insert reduces the friction between the SS rod and aluminum. Also the 1" aluminum slider had two flats cut to fit in a vise. I clamp the slider in a vise with the spring on top and the fish scale below. I use a caliper set to the required compressed length to measure the compression. The fish scale has a sliding marker so I don't have to look at the caliper and the fish scale concurrently to get a reading. The fish scale can be replaced by a weight bucket that you add weight until the compressed length is reached then use a postage scale to weigh the total. Keith

Seems like the Warren/Sevigny sights are .115 front and .140 rear notch. I've modified the Heinie to the same proportions by opening up the rear slot. As someone else said mount the sight on the slide and mount the whole slide in the mill. IIRc the Heinie notch is .125 so a little careful work with a file would get you to the same place. Keith

I recently ordered a CompTac. It was delivered in less than a week. Keith

Once you have primers in the primer tube handle them carefully with the pinned end down. The primers can with enough agitation flip inside the tubes before you drop them into the primer feed tube. When I have multiple tubes filled I put them in a tall drinking glass on the loading bench and make sure I don't knock them over. Also make sure your bench is well anchored. I don't think there is such a thing as too rigid where reloading benches are concerned. Keith

I'm with Vincent on IDPA making a focused effort to improve the quality of the SO's. I continue to go to regional level matches and hear SO's cite some locally adopted rule that is not in the current rule book but enforced by the local club. I should be able to go to any IDPA match and have a full understanding of the rules and how they are applied. Having a contact at HQ to provide rule intrepretations in heading the right direction.

Welcome to the club. Like you I shot a bunch of them before getting burned. I now have 3000 under my bench that I don't know anyone who has p#$$ed me off badly enough to sell them to. They tumble out of every 9mm I own. When I miked them they are all within a few tenths of the advertised dia. When I contacted Berrys they were no help. I'm shooting Precision Deltas now. Keith

+1 on the G34's and Comp-Tac. I like the longer sight radius on the G34 over the G17. Keith

I work up a load to the PF and feel I like using whatever primers are in the machine at the time. Once I have settled the other variables, bullet weight, OAL and powder charge, I load enough to chrono and accuracy check with both standard and mag primers. Some loads like the mag primers and some like standard but I have not found any way to predict the outcome. I've also found variations in performance when switching between primer manufacturers. Keith

IIRC they come out with the 9mm. I didn't have a huge number of .223 in the batch I did so was not a big issue to hand separate. Keith

I don't shoot through a supressor but in my unsupressed guns VVN310 or 320 are both clean. I recently discovered Clays and find it to be clean also. Keith

I shot probably 10,000 Berrys 9mm 147 gr bullets and never had a problem. The last 4000 I bought tumble out of every 9mm gun I own, G34, G17, M&P 9, and Kimber 1911 9mm. Nothing was changed between the previous loadings - same powder, same primers, same die settings, etc. When I spoke to Berrys they referred me to their reloading expert. His last comment was let me know when you find a solution. When you consider that jacketed bullets are no more expensive than plated why take the chance on getting a bad batch. Keith

I had the same experience recently. We set up a Pro Chrono Digital and a Shooting Chrony Beta in series. The Shooting Chrony was always at least 10 FPS higher. Check the thread below for recommendations to reduce the inconsistencies. I'm not aware of any quick method of checking the accuracy or calibrating a chronograph. Makes me wonder about the accuracy of the equipment used at matches. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=35206 Keith

I reload to get ammo that performs as I prefer. In working up a load I try a number of different powders frequently starting with the recommendations I find here. When I find the one I like best I use it. Powder is such a small component in the cost to reload it makes no sense to compromise on your choice to save a few pennies. Keith

I had a dealer discount with Midway for several years. Suddenly one day I went to order and it had disappeared. After trading e-mails with them for two weeks they finally said my business name (which I have used for 25 years) did not meet their criteria. Now all my business (under my original business name) goes to Brownells or Grafs. Keith

Had the same experience with the corn cobb media in the hollow points so I now tumble finished rounds with HP bullets in walnut media. It's finer and does not get trapped. Keith

The last IDPA match I shot that was chronoed the procedure was to finish shooting a stage, load a fresh mag and walk over to the chrono table. I was shooting .40 loaded with AA2 and 180 grain bullets and needed to make 694 fps for PF. My first round over the chrono was around 600 fps and suddenly I went from being entirely confident to entirely concerned. The next two were in the 740 range so I passed. What I learned later was AA2 drops in velocity as the temp increases. The hot barrel had heated the round in the chamber enough to affect the velocity. So you need to be aware of the how your powder performs under different conditions when you go to the chrono table. The requirement to chrono the ammo from the longest barrel legal for that division only comes in play if the shooter's gun fails to make PF which is a situation I've never witnessed. Would seem to me it should be the shooter's responsibility to provide the alternative gun. I know with what I shoot I get different results between stock Glock barrels, Jarvis barrels, and 5" 1911 barrels with the same load. Likewise everytime I change bullet suppliers I have to chrono my load. So if the shooter provides the alternative gun there's no opportunity to complain that the alternative gun has a shot out barrel or shot the bullets poorly, etc. and caused his load to fail. Plus the match staff does not have to come up with someone willing to shoot someone else handloads in their gun. I've never had a bullet pulled and weighed although there is usually a bullet puller available at the chrono stage. WRT gun weights, I've had to weigh at a few matches. I was always concerned about the accuracy of the scale used at the match. I weigh my guns if there is any doubt before I go to a match. I set the scale readout to grams instead of ozs and convert the grams back to ozs to get more significant digits in the result. I've checked my scale with test weights but am not always confident the match scale has the same level of accuracy or repeatability. Keith

I've loaded N310 with 180 and 155's when I was working up my 40 IDPA loads. I didn't find it as well as several other choices. N310 or N320 burn very cleanly. Accurate 2 with Fed 200 primers gives me the best SD for 40 minor. Plus it's low muzzle flash for low light/night shooting. N310 is faster than Bullseye on the burn rate charts so any bullet setback must be avoided. Keith

How are the Techwell mag wells installed? Keith