Recent content by Chris Pinkleton

Mild steel really doesn't do all that much to barrels. E.g. : my SAR seems to have suffered no ill effects from a few thousand rounds of steel-jacketed ammo. I don't know about backstops. But it was my understanding that ranges that ban these kinds of ammo, do so because the cases are...

I believe grendelbane is correct. The only reference to Heinlein's personal weaponry in Grumbles from the Grave involves RAH dispatching a stray tomcat with a .380 that was foolish enough to mess with RAH's own kitty, if my memory isn't playing tricks on me. Better hope RAH's ghost isn't...

Wasn't a recent Steel Challenge winner a Japanese man who had never fired a "real' gun in his life, until he got to the match, aside from airsoft pistols? I'd guess they were very high end, but still... A few years back, I went shooting with a friend who had no experience with firearms...

I am a fairly low-volume reloader, with a Lee 3-hole turret, Lee dies, and Lee scale. I load .38, .45ACP, and .357, with 9mmPARA to follow soon. I have no basis for comparision, but my impression of Lee equipment, aside from the dies (which seem good, at least the equal of the on RCBS die set...

Yet another vote for the 625 -- I love my 5" 625. But I'd only go for it if you have medium to largish sized hands. In autos, I'd say the same about the P220 and the CZ97B (I think the 97 is actually a bit nicer gun than the P220, although the P220s sights work better for me than the 97 in...

I have 3 myself, with the oldest being 6 years old... the only thing i've regretted so far is getting a greedy, unskilled hack to do the first one, requiring 3 subsequent touch-ups to get it to what it should have looked like in the first place. This comment, the classic response to "should I...

Unfortunately, by the time I was ready to shoot yesterday, we had a storm that lasted a solid 4 hours. I didn't get too upset, though, as we really needed the rain. I did do a little "muzzle flash comparision" between .22LR, .22 mag, .38, 9mm, .45, and 7.62x39 at 11:00 last night, however...

I assume you are shooting all-lead slugs -- make sure they're not being damaged (especially the base of the bullet) during the seating process -- this could account for the the keyholing. Yeah, the sparks are probably just normal. However, I do notice excessive sparks with light loads of...

I feel fine with just about any brand of 230 grain JHP. I use the Gold Dots now, and I'd probably use the Remington Golden Sabers if they weren't availible. I use 230gr., not only for it's slight edge in penetration, but also because it tends to hit closer to the point of aim in fixed sighted...

These suckers have given me a good laugh for years. But I really wish they weren't on the market. Bad image for us gunnies, etc. Anyone have any solid documentation on this? I was under the impression that frangible was strictly for training use, since it tends to act just like a FMJ on...

A Saiga SKS? What exactly would that be?

Just make sure to keep it away from some plastics -- I uglified the outer casing of the scope on my grampa's old .22 pretty bad with a sloppy application of CLP. It made the plastic turn white and bubble up. Works fine on my Glock, though.

Hey, y'know this thread has made me realize that despite the fact that my sole centerfire rifle is a SAR-1, I wish this forum had more threads on hunting weapons. I know far less about them than I do about military weapons. Right now, even though I really want a another AK variant (maybe a...

They do? Maybe I need another SAR....

the best site for SAR owners: http://www.gunsnet.net/Linx310/index.shtml Go get yourself some cheap Ruskie ammo and blast away. I like the stuff that comes in the 700 round "sardine can." Wolf FMJ and HP work fine as well. I didn't like the Silver Bear ammo I tried very much -- it left...