Recent content by DeadLiver

When loading for my .45, I usually use plated bullets. Jacketed .45 projectiles are kinda expensive. Sticking with low-end powder charges, they work fine. Since the plating on the plated bullets is thinner they are softer, and in my experience can be very accurate. For plinking type ammo I...

Wasn't that up Hobble Creek Canyon in Springville? I need to get my 4 year old out there soon.

Thanks for the many suggestions, I'm gonna try a few things, and I'll post pics of my efforts.

Turn it on a lathe? No I can't. I actually have wondered about TSA and this stuff. I drill a 1/16" hole through the used primer and the flash hole, IMO this renders the case inert, but I doubt that TSA wouldn't confiscate if they noticed it. Just imagine what will happen when my 5 year...

I appreciate the tip on the lacquer Fred. Raindodger, I wonder if I couldn't helicoil the case neck and cut threads into an all copper bullet that would hold. If I could make it watertight, that's a good idea. Thank you.

OP and I have had conversations about this in the past. No more weekend college for me so that I can participate in the Utah Shooting Sport Council's range cleanup days. I do maintenance at an apartment complex, and when I have to replace a toilet, I'll stick in the back of the truck and we'll...

Please note that none of the products in this post are being offered for sale. If they were, they would be properly placed in the "for sale" forum. The images are for illustrative purposes only. Before I state my questions, a little background is in order. My wife and I have embarked on...

Maybe I should clarify.... The issue I'm experiencing with that gun is consistent across all types of ammo I have on hand. With about 1 in 15 rounds the slide doesn't move the last 1/16" or so into battery. The round chambers, but the last bit of travel on slide, for the locking lugs in...

AllAroundHunter: What future? I get plenty of sass now. Go help me when she's 15! Fred in Wisc: Thanks for the suggestion. We'll see how she does. 19-3Ben: Only if I come with her lol. As for the rest of you, thanks for the congratulations and compliments. Expect some pictures...

Thank you all for the replies. In my 5" Para SSP these rounds chamber and fire beautifully, with my currently less than rock solid (shoulder surgery) stance I can hold a 8 rd magazine to about 2.5" at 15 yds if I try. My RIA officer's model doesn't always fully chamber the round, but it's...

How about .17 hornet? The only gun I'm aware of for it is the Savage 25 lightweight http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/25LV/ 3600 fps on a 20 gr bullet that matches a 55gr .223's trajectory even makes it possible to use .223 bdc reticules, and at least from Hornady's video it seems...

Okay, I pulled some bullets and made some measurements. These are all seated about 0.005" deeper than the commercial ammo I have on hand. Given that I'm right in the middle of my manual's recommendations for powder charge since they recommend 4.5-5.2 grs I think I should be ok. I'll have to...

Actually, she even has a pretty good understanding of even the corollary to the "never point a gun at a person" rule. In her words "Sometimes there might be a bad guy who's gonna hurt us and then you might have to shoot him, but we don't want to do that because I don't want to hurt anybody...

A couple weeks ago, we went down to visit my grandparents and I used my grandfather's reloading equipment to load 500 rounds of .45 ACP. I used tumbled once fired brass, HSM 230 gr FMJ-FP plated bullets (only bullet I could get more than 100 of locally), 4.8 grs of Titegroup and Federal 150GM...

For Christmas, we gave my 4 year old a pink cricket rifle. She hasn't gotten to shoot it yet, because the LOP is still about 3" too much for her. She's shown interest in my firearms since she could talk, and I've been taking opportunities to teach her about proper safety and things. I've been...