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I haven’t had any problems with flat base bullets feeding in my automatic feeder. They do work pretty well in bullet feeders.
If your flat base is on a really heavy bullet and you’re not using the right feed tube or conveyance - you will have a problem with them not feeding. It’s a misconception based on thoughts but not experience.
I shoot several thousand of the J-Ames pistol bullets about every three weeks . I got nothing but time and I’m retired. I have spent several thousand dollars on coated bullets from now eight different popular coated bullet companies before trying J-Ames Bullets. The J-Ames Bullets are the best damn polymer coated bullets on the planet! Their coating and bullet consistency is unbeatable, and now I won’t ever buy anything else.
Most people don't actually know what a "flat base" bullet is. They couldn't tell a flat base bullet from a gumball. You can easily see their knowledge of bullets from what they write.
*Bayou sells NO flat base bullets
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*Acme sells NO flat base bullets
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*Blue sells NO flat base bullets
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*Egssletons sells NO flat base bullets
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*J-Ames sells (10) flat base bullets.
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*Precision sells NO flat base bullets
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*SNS sells NO flat base bullets
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*BBI sells one flat base bullet. The rest have a small or large bevel base.PB’s all have a radius rounded base. The PB bullets have that radius/bevel base because it’s swage formed into the bullet from hydraulic machines and dies.
Flat base bullets are usually more accurate and actually easier to load by hand in a progressive press.
FACT: The two reasons why cast lead bullets were originally (and still made) with beveled bases has NOTHING to do with reloading. That beveled base was put there for the ease of manufacturing. So that bullet manufacturers could easily get them to collate in their sizing machines at high speed. It was also put there, because lead alloys don’t fill out a sharp edged flat base in a mold at high speed very well without rejects. That bevel in the mold helps bullet makers cast massive quantities of bullets, faster, with less reject percentages. Consumers mistakenly think that bevel was put there for easier reloading purposes. It is NOT.
Unfortunately, a huge bevel on a commonly found cast lead bullet is not great for the best possible accuracy and gas cutting, especially if it has a junk painted or hi-ghly crap-tek coating on it. Gas cutting is exacerbated when a large bevel base bullet combined with a junk coating is used. And that’s also why every single super accurate Bullseye shooter I’ve ever known uses flat based bullets. That’s all I’ve ever used when I cast my own. I would never buy a bullet mold with a bevel base machined into it.
I did notice the J-Ames bullets that have a bevel base only have a very minimal tiny one like .025 or so. It’s much smaller than the ones I’ve bought from six of the popular companies. But since I get spectacular X-Ring accuracy with them and no leading, I don’t have any problem with it.
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That's either fouling in the cylinders, bulged brass casings, your bullet diameter is too large or your case mouths are not crimped enough
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I caught 37 frags while flying fighter jets. There was so much frag explosions flying around it seemed like someone was trying really hard to kill me Lol. One was a 10 inch long twisted jagged piece of aluminum from my plane that cork screwed through my leg but I flew and landed that plane on a carrier deck while bleeding out real good. You're the lucky one it happened on land with people that had cell phones to help you.
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On 6/9/2020 at 7:04 PM, Kokeman said:
Anybody running MBX glock style steel mags in pcc? Do they run good out of the box? Are they worth the price? I'm currently running factory 31s with MBX and Goliath extension.
I'm tryna figure out where it was I saw those new stainless steel Glock mags with witness holes. They were high quality looking with machines aluminum base pads and I haven't seen steel mags for Glocks ever. Those see through plastic ones are junk compared to OEM ones but I prefer steel ones
I'll give you a tip.....don't uses a loaded full 30 round mag lol in a PCC firearm in a speed shooting event where theres only 7 or less targets cause it's a detriment to fast shooting. I see so many people doing that just because they're too lazy to reload mags.
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Ha Ha those little colored flakes in there are law enforcement CSI tracers. The powder companies have been adding those to trace those components back to their makers.
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Buy jamesbullets.com and don't look back. They're the only bullets I use now. I'm currently shooting 4,500 - 5,500 pistol rounds every 4 weeks or so. And another 300 - 700 rifle rounds in that same time. I just got an email discount code for the first time from them for 4.5% off an already low price for a far superior product. The code I got isn't transferrable..
Every time I win a match with those bullets, that company gets at least 1 to 3 new customers right there,
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Loading mags
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Have your machinist drill holes in the tubes
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9 minutes ago, Racinready300ex said:
I like seeing data people collect. This allows me to search the forum and typically you might be able to find a dozen guys who have tested a bullet/powder combination I'm considering and it gives me a good idea of what it will do.
Since you like useless data I compared 135 Gr Blues to 115 Gr blues with clean shot. Both making 130 PF. Exactly the useless info you're talking about. The 135 is just a little softer, both are accurate in my X5 and zero is the same. So to save money on my training I use the slightly snappier and cheaper 115's for practice and club matches which is most of my shooting. Then I'll run the 135's for majors. I don't think that test was useless. It probably doesn't sound like much, but when I order 115's the cost per case is basically the same but I get 600 more bullets per case. That's a extra 2,400 or so bullets per year I can train with for the same money. I thought it was a worth while experiment.
I'm sure you would prefer reading useful accurate data that was done competently and correctly so as to improve your reloading skillset and overall knowledge of ammunition manufacturing and shooting alike.
I don't "like" useless data. That would clearly go against the intent of this thread.
I don't know who you are, nor was I referring to you or any post you've ever made here. My "quote" was one that I just made up, but is similar to ones I'm regularly reading here. I made that very clear in my original thread post.
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On 9/22/2019 at 10:49 AM, perttime said:
During this weekend's IPSC match, one of the Stages required a start with pistol in holster, magazine inserted, but with empty chamber.
I hear I wasn't the only one who instinctively racked the slide and engaged safety before holstering. I don't even remember doing it. The next thing I heard was: "Unload and show clear....If clear, hammer down, holster... Let's do it again.
You do what you train to do (read: what you usually do).
You didn't say whether the hammer was down or whether the safety was engaged while in the holster.
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4 hours ago, GrumpyOne said:
Lastly, I strongly suggest that you read (and understand) the forum guidelines on posting.
Do elaborate on that comment. There's no problem with what I posted.
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4 hours ago, GrumpyOne said:
How is it erroneous? The data is correct for each bullet type/load. The poster is merely relaying the information (data) they got from their testing to the reader. If someone draws the wrong conclusion from that data, that error is on the head of the reader, not the poster.
As far as the poster making a decision on which load and bullet to use, that is entirely their decision, not yours.
Lastly, I strongly suggest that you read (and understand) the forum guidelines on posting.
It's erroneous if your comparison is between an apple and a orange.
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5 hours ago, usmc1974 said:
Don't take this wrong but you sound like one of those people you're insulting.
Who the hell, chemically cleans the barrel between shots, when chronographing?
I use a Magna speed 3 and generally fire a minimum of five shots, most of the time I shoot 10 shot strings uninterrupted.
People who post accurate data done properly that unwitting newbies here will read from are the ones that chemically clean their barrels between shots.
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6 hours ago, RangerTrace said:
I think people do it to give the reader/reloader a place to start or stay away from.
That's EXACTLY the problem. Those people posting that junk are posting ERRONEOUS inaccurate garbage that newbies here will read and think is proper. It's NOT.
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You misspelled your name, George. Lots of people complaining about that.
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Is it water injected?
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Some of you don't do this. Some people here know better and actually know what they're doing.
But I keep seeing other people posting absolutely ridiculous "test results" "chronograph tests" "power factor comparisons" between one bullet and another. You should realize that whenever YOU post this ridiculous inaccurate erroneous "ballistics data" based on your lack of knowledge with ammunition reloading/ballistics tests, you are publicly bashing bullet companies all over the United States.
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So many times I'm reading post(s) here with words similar to this:
"I compared PF and FPS chronograph numbers between RMR 147gr .355 TC FMJ and Acme 135gr .356 RN coated bullets" and I got 130 power-factor with the RMR and only 124 power-factor with the Acme. My choice for best PF is the RMR bullet"
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^^^ OMG!!! Huh?! What?! Did I just read that right?! SMH.... This proudly posting FOOL actually thinks that's something real and accurate....^^^
It's ERRONEOUS "data" produced by an incompetent inexperienced fool.
If you're gonna compare Power-Factor/FPS numbers between bullets, BOTH bullets and loaded rounds NEED TO HAVE:
*The SAME jacket material
* The SAME nose shape.
*The SAME diameter.
*The SAME weight.
*The SAME cartridge OAL
*The SAME propellant charge weight
*The SAME brass case headstamp
*The SAME primer
*Fired from the SAME barrel/firearm with the barrel rifling chemically cleaned BETWEEN shots.
**And I'm not even mentioning wind conditions, ambient air and barrel temps.
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Ha Ha! Some people are better off playing golf!
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There are commercial grade ones that vibrate, very expensive, but the one at a time kinetic ones are cheap and fairly durable, just slow.
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I've tried all the rest. I only buy the best. Toughest highest quality one of a kind coating. J-Ames Bullets full tilt.
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On 5/13/2020 at 6:55 PM, NickBlasta said:
"nothing I try and bind the cardholder to in terms of agreeing to no refunds will fly. I could say 'but you said you were fine with no refunds' and the CC company will say 'you agreed to give refunds under these conditions'. I speak as a merchant who sells nonrefundable deposits and wins chargebacks."
"CC company"?. You mean your Merchant Services company. But then you say you win chargebacks. That is contradicting.
As a merchant, if YOU have a pre-arranged agreement with your Merchant Services company that you DO NOT give refunds unless the customer did not receive their product(s) within (45) days from the date of sale, then the Merchant Services company WILL honor a "NO REFUNDS" policy that YOU have in your website Terms of Service agreement that your customer agreed to when that person placed their order.
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2 hours ago, StealthyBlagga said:
6.4.4 An individual may be barred from participating in a USPSA match, at the match director’s discretion, if the person:
a. has demonstrated an inability to safely complete courses of fire, or
b. has demonstrated behavior which would or may disrupt the match, or which would bring disrepute to the sport.6.4.5 A Match Director enforcing Rule 6.4.4 must submit a detailed report to USPSA within seven days of the occurrence.
How broadly can/should 6.4.4 be interpreted when it comes to despicable behavior. I am thinking of a specific case in which a competitor pre-registers and pre-pays for a major match slot, then - at the last minute - decides not to turn up. The match goes ahead as scheduled and that competitor's slot goes unfilled. After the match, the competitor submits a charge-back on their credit card to get a refund they don't deserve per the clear match refund policy, and this has a significant negative financial impact on the match. Does rule 6.4.4.a give the MD the ability to declare this competitor persona non grata at his matches going forwards?
#1 - Getting his money back for a service or product he DID NOT receive is legally acceptable.
#2 - Rule 6.4.4 "barring" ONLY applies to that ONE single USPSA match, NOT any match events going forward.
#3 - If your barring a competitor is solely based on your "refunds policy", then the MD - DOES NOT have the right to enforce USPSA competitor "barring" rules (6.4.4) , since his getting a refund alone DOES NOT meet those detailed (6.4.4) requirements of: " match disruption", "safe completion of fire" and "disrepute"
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I have actually fired off 9mm rounds in my double stack .40 cal gun. Not only did they feed and fire off reliably, but the spent brass ejected and my bullets hit a steel target at 15 yards away. You heard that right. The brass was toast though. Good to know that can be done if you're ever in a fire fight and run out of your own .40 cal ammo!
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I just got more into this. I'm in the middle of welding up a custom camper model with a liner aluminum barrel that I made. The trigger has zero pre-travel and the grips are machined aluminum with 25lpi checkering. Pull is 2lbs and it's have a machined weaver mount with a five port aluminum comp.