Recent content by Khaot1c

Our local (non-sanctioned) club is going to hold a classifier next month. I've participated in 4 matches and am pretty much in the bottom percentile. There's a lot of talent in the squads and I take something away from each match. But, since each match is different, other than the basics of...

It's a personal option for sure. Kind of like using them while playing golf or lifting weights at the gym. If the weather is right and I'm just keeping it light then going without gloves is fine and that describes nearly all of my range time. Still, there are some days when I feel like...

I like the Shield. It's size is great for IWB with the hot weather shorts and tee shirt weather. Plenty of after market mods if that's your thing. More than enough holster options. Functions reliably. I've considered running mine through a weekend IDPA match just to get some more...

I went 'open' underneath with a 'shelf' that runs the width of the bench.

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I'm another that switched from using Rainer to X-treme bullets. I started with a trial batch of 500 115gr 9mm and always use Titegroup for making target loads. Since then I've filled in other calibers with X-treme bullets and am VERY pleased. 40S&W I like the 180gr RNFP with Longshot powder...

YES! I see! The area between case base and bottom of bullet will not change. So the difference has be to be found at the top where the case mouth terminates in relation to the bullet. So OAL won't change either but there will be a difference where the case mouth meets the crimp die. This...

Lets say I set my dies up with a piece of brass measuring .9 inches long and the bullet is being seated .25 inches into the case for an OAL of 1.5 inches. If i keep using the same shape/style bullet through the entire batch that I used to setup the dies, but I slip a case into the batch that is...

I switched to Longshot from PowerPistol in my 40S&W for that reason. Power Pistol really needs to fill up the case to give good performance. Doing that makes the pistol less fun to shoot on a long range day. I'm using HS-6 in my .357 pushing the xtreme 158gr plated SWC. I'm having my own...

I agree, having 20,000+ rounds of any ammo type, with the intent to use it IS NOT hoarding. Even if the purchase were made with the slightest notion of possibly using it one day. But I think we all know there are some folks who are buying it with no real plan to use it. Those same folks...

I've used Benchmark in my 22-250 reloads with my most recent choice in bullet being the 50gr Hornady V-MAX. RED DOT is right up there with Bullseye in burn-rate - not something I'd look for in a 22-250. To complicate things; Savage tends to put a very fast twist rate in their barrels...

I'm stuck loading in my un-heated garage. It's 40*F in there right now and I don't have a space heater big enough to combat that kind of cold. But, I brought some 223 cases in from the dungeon and started reaming crimped primer pockets and trimming.

I'm sure a lot more people would consider reloading if it really came down to it. I don't have the tools or the time to take the project on myself. I just (not so secretly) wish people would stop hoarding and stuffing ammo in their basement if we ever want the supply to ever catch up to what...

and I'd love to see some 357 brass. I was out at the range the other day and the fella next to me dumped two boxes of 357 brass in the scrap box before I could even say "hey there," This particular range locks the scrap boxes so we dang re-loaders can't scavenge the brass. However, it does...

I have a slight paranoia about an attorney Turing my reloads into Satan Sauce in a courtroom. First; I hope I never have to find out. Even with a solid ethics leading my decisions in carry and ultimate use, The Law can be the least of our worries. I don't see myself using a firearm to...