Jeff686
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Which C-more? I just mounted a Serendipity on my son's new GSG. Easy as pie.
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Here's a video. Sorry about the background noise, wifey was watching a Justin Beiber documentary. I took this video between frequent gags and dry heaves.
Oh, and to answer the next question, it has never fallen out.
Actually, it fell out before I got the ball-detent. Lost the set screw...
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it just pulls out by hand
I'll post a video tomorrow
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You can. I do.
Have your gunsmith install a ball-detent in the slide. It holds the racker in place, but makes it easy to remove or switch sides. It takes 2 seconds to install or remove the racker.
I'll try to take a picture or maybe a video.
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I might have to travel to Kingman, AZ for personal business. Anyone familiar with the area? Is it safe? What is the best way to get there? It looks like Vegas is the closest major airport. Any issues with driving from Vegas to Kingman?
I might have to spend a few weeks there. Anything to do (gotta be baby friendly)? What about just killing time? Is there a mall? Some good places to eat?
Any info would be great.
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+1 for the surefire sonic defenders! Love them. Easy to talk. Easy to hear. Don't notice blast from my open gun.
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My wife says I act like a six year old. Does that count?
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This is what it should have said:
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I spent $300 on a used Norinco POS. Spent $300 on gunsmithing. Shoot round nose bullets. CHEAP, reliable, and fun!
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Yea, I would never reload someone else's brass for major 38 super.
That said, you have two solutions. Roll size, or push-through size. There is one roll-sizer on the market today, and several push-throughs.
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Welcome! Where in Oregon? Where do you shoot?
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Yes, aftermarket barrels are made. I've been waiting for several months to hear from Henning or Rich that they are in stock. Henning said something about having to wait for Briley to run another batch, and that could be a while.
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Right now, there are no aftermarket barrels to be had. Until they run another batch, you'll be stuck with whatever comes from the factory. Therefore I vote Gold Team.
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How's the JB Weld holding up?
I was thinking about getting one of these. My thought is I would heat up the factory magazine release button, then melt-fit the plastic button into the checkering (to increase the mating surface). A little JB Weld or similar epoxy would hold it in place.
However, due to the nature of a short thumb, a lot of torque will be placed on the button. The JB Weld will be under a lot of stress.
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Maybe you'd do better in SS if you were shooing major. Keep track of your scores (Charlies and Deltas) and see if that is hurting you a lot.
In some places, the problem with L10 is there are fewer participants. If you want to win your division/class, but have only two other people to shoot against, I guess that's OK.
I shot L10 for years with a 45 and a bunch of Chip McCormick magazines. Made B-Class.
Anyway, not to sound preachy or anything, but as long as the gun runs, keep shooting. Doesn't much matter what division or which gun. I guarantee you can make B-class with the 9mm in SS, or a 45 in SS, or a 45 in L10. Why? Once the gun is reliable, it's more about you than it.
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I stuffed a piece of paper under the die as a shim. Easy to install/remove, but keeps things from moving.
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I really like the feel of the 121 ifp. It seemed that I could easily make major, get the kind of gas I needed to work the comp and ports, but not blast my nose hairs out. The 121 were a solid nose, but lead tip. I felt they might feed better than a hollow point bullet.
With 124gr, it doesn't shoot quite as flat, and I have to pump up the PF to 175 to really get enough gas. However, these are round nose, and feed the best.
I'm guessing that 115 gr might be a good choice too.
I've had a nose-dive issue with my gold team for a long time. I tried all sorts of fixes (U-die, roll size, different bullets). The 124gr RN bullets were a little better. However, I finally discovered a bur on the bottom of the feed ramp. The bullets were sometimes catching on the bur. I knocked off the bur, and polished the feed ramp and it runs like a charm.
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Thanks for the lead on boomersooter. I just posted there.
Jeff
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I'm running 7.6gr of 7625 with a Montanna gold 124gr CMJ.
I really liked 121gr IFP from Montanna Gold, but switched to the 124gr RN CMJ due to feeding problems. I think that since I've fixed some feed ramp issues, I could go back to IFP, but have 3K of the CMJ on hand.
I'm considering switching to AutoComp, since 7.6gr of 7625 tends to 'splash' as the shell plate indexes.
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I've got some personal buisness in Tulsa, and need some advice about the area.
I've noticed that almost everyone I've meet in the shooting community are honest and upstanding people, and are usually very helpful.
If there are any friendly souls that know the southeast areas of Tulsa, down the Mingo Valley Expressway, maybe all the way east to Broken Arrow, and south to Creek Turnpike, please send me a PM.
Thanks!
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http://www.ericgrauffel.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=170
I didn't have much luck getting it working.
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Well, I know what's wrong with your printer, and it is not the cartridge. I can't tell you why I know, but... well... I know.
Anyway, your printer has a series of small plastic and rubber parts at one end of the carriage. They are designed to clean, maintain, and keep your print head moist. There are several parts: wipers to clean the pen, scrapers to clean the wipers, a cap to keep it moist, a spittoon to shoot ink into. The printer performs a series of wipes and spits all the time, depending on you (what you print and when). Sometimes it only spits a few tiny drops, other times it wipes and spits many times. Even a brand new cartridge requires some spitting and wiping to get them 'started'.
Now, all this spitting and wiping makes a mess. There is a certain amount of space designed into the system for this waste ink (as much as possible, within reason). For very heavy users that keep their printers for a long time, it is possible for the spittoon to get full (big stalagmites of dried ink form), or the wipers and scrapers to get covered. Once they are dirty, they don't do their job. Usually, the stalagmites get so tall that the touch the print head as it goes by. Other times the wipers actually transfer gooey messy ink onto the printhead. Either way, once the printhead is dirty, it cannot shoot ink properly. Instead of little drops flying through the air and hitting your paper, they get caught on the messy surface and make a bug huge blob of wet ink. That blob of wet ink feeds on itself as more and more ink is printed into the blob. Sometimes you will get streaky black print on the page, getting worse and worse as it goes down the page, almost disappearing at the bottom. Other times, you can even get a huge drop of ink that will touch the paper and make dark black messy streaks.
Anyway, you have two solutions:
1. Take it apart and attempt to clean it. This may sound difficult, but you don't have to remove the working parts, just some of the plastic.
2. Buy a new HP inkjet printer.
I know others on this thread have said to get a laserjet. That is not bad advice. However, be sure you do a cost-per-page analysis. There is an industry standard test that determines the number of 'average pages' you can print per supply (both laserjet and inkjet). It is easy to calculate the cost per page. Generally, the super cheap (and sometimes free) printers actually have a much higher cost per page (more expensive supplies). If you print occassionaly, those super cheap ones are the best value. If you print a lot, the mid-priced office products are actually cheaper in the long run. Check out the cost-per-page, and you may not think they are so cheap.
Oh, and a new mid-priced office inkjet will be much faster than the 845C, but not quite as fast as the laserjet.
I also have the 8500. I love its speed and wireless connection. Of course, I don't really worry about the cost, so I can't comment on the exact financials of that model. It also has some really cool online features, like print via email and scheduled newspaper delivery.
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Hey folks-
Gonna make a mini vacation with significant other in Oregon as a by-product of this match. Can anyone with local knowledge advise on killer areas to go and see ? I have three full days after the match. Current thinking (completely reverseable):
* Head south west to Coos Bay from Albany and make our way up to Astoria, returning to Portland to fly out
* Love Spa's
* Rolling costline with dunes
* Log cabins for nite-time stays
* Low stress
* Romantic
Appreciate the thoughts,
J
I'm not sure where 'home' is for you, so some of these may not apply.
I'll just throw a few things out there, no particular order:
Crater Lake (not sure if snow is gone yet)
Evergreen Aviation Museum (Spruce Goose)
Bend is a nice vacation spot (mountains & lakes)
Black Butte Ranch is only a few hours from Albany, spa and golf and mountains
Sisters is a small tourist town near Black Butte Ranch, lots of cabins nearby
Sun River is just past Bend, nice resort and spa
Go north & visit Mt. St. Helens, maybe farther up to Mt. Ranier and Seattle
Visit Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge (filming location for The Shining)
Jetboat ride up the rogue river from Gold Beach
Some people love the oregon coast, lots of cliffs, coves, tidal pools, and beach combing, and lighthouses
Somewhere down south coast, you can visit a sea lion cave (via elevator, I think)
Albany - Coos Bay - Astoria is a lot of driving. The coast highway is much slower than the interstate.
For a more leisurely coast road-trip, west from Albany, spend a night in Newport or Lincoln City (or better yet, Pacific City), then a night in Astoria.
Oregon coast is often colder than inland! Bring warm pants and jackets if you go.
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Hornady bullet feeding die
in non-Dillon Reloading Equipment
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No, not nuts.
I bought the die, and some aluminum tubes at Home Depot. I turned down the end of the tube so it fits in the end of the die. A couple of holes and a cotter pin, and it works as a 40 round feed tube.
I'll eventually buy the collator, now that I know the feeder die works.