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    Need opinion on annealing results

    The only way to be certain is to do a hardness test. My rule is, "If you're not sure, don't do it".
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    New Member? Introduce yourself here (just intros, questions get answered elsewhere)

    I live in PA (the one in the US). Been shooting and reloading since the 1970s. Glad to be here.
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    Someone please explain to me why!

    I would GUESS that it has to do with how powder works. I don't have the equations of combustion handy but you can figure it out logically. People tend to view a bullet going down a bore like a spitball through a straw. You blow on it with more or less constant pressure, accelerating the...
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    slow velocities on .223 reloads

    There are so many variables.... manufacturing tolerances on your barrel versus the "lab's" barrel. Variations in the primer. Variations in the powder. Neck adhesion to the bullet. Overcoming crimping force. As rcmodel points out you can see variations due to "cold bore", atmospheric...
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    How Obama Silenced Gun Control Groups

    I don't think that the President cares about gun control one way or the other. I think he's trying to get the "Bubbas" riled up so he can slip something past us. Probably a tax increase or some other sort of "I want this" rule. He might also be trying to "wedge" the GOP. Get the urban...
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    Which one would you not sell?

    The USP has more ammunition availability. 45 acp is a nice round. As for the one I would sell - the 5.7. I'd be worried about a Jury seeing a 5.7 in an evidence bag. Something about a DA calling it a "Cop Killer Gun" worries me. You might want to add a fourth option - "Don't sell...
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    Concealed Carriers, do you carry spare magazines?

    Yes. At least one speedloader or magazine. Two is one and one is none. If I carry two handguns I will try to keep the same caliber so that the speedloader works in both revolvers. If it's a semi auto I keep the magazines strictly separated. Why two handguns? Two is one and one is none.
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