Recent content by pacpiper

I just got lucky and snatched up the one and only my LGS received from his distributor. I generally live in a High firearm mark-up area but I'm getting mine for $600 on the nose. It just came in today:D So what's wrong? I have to wait until Monday to pick it up :banghead:

Thanks all! Boy do I feel stupid but as most have said. a $22 container of powder is NOT worth a trip to the E.D. Off to the garden I go!!!!

So I just finished loading up some .223 with Varget and had about 400 grains left and proceeded to pour it back in the container. As I was closing the lid I noticed I dumped it into my H335 powder. So the H335 was new and I loaded 150-.223 @ 27g yesterday so I figure I used about 4050 grains...

two points. another reason that 10 round magazines aren't enough!!!! no brainer there but...... I am skeptical on what he was "tested" for since there are MANY street drugs that do not show up on random drug screens so I'm not 100% convinced he wasn't under the influence of something. Then...

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I spoke to Hornady and the problem was resolved in an expeditious and professional manner. Always a pleasure to deal with their customer service. Lets just say that it is a known issue with extruded powders and not my "technique"..........thankfully :D

Unfortunately the problem is that you sometimes have to press a little too hard and the case ends up crushing/turning in the case mouth thereby making the rest of the powder to end up on the shellplate. Thanks for the advice on not backing off a bit!!!

I'm actually waiting on my 40S&W dies and I'll be good to go on them but this powder issue is killing me and I'd like to get it settled.

New to reloading and it's going painfully slow. I picked a 55g Bullet and started with Varget powder for my 1st set of 50 reloads of .223. Unfortunately I keep getting a crunch and resistance when the rotor is about halfway up. If I back off a bit and try again it will eventually go up but...

I have only held one at Dick's and I'll be honest, it didn't feel that bad.:D True, I'm not a 20+ year gun owner with a safe full of hard as a rock wooden, sturdy, steel everything, safe queens. I only know the nowadays synthetic stock, plastic/polymer triggers, etc... so I have NOTHING to...

Never ever, ever have I seen anyone CC or OC. very boring I know. Come to think of it, I've had a LTCF and have yet to carry either :what:

I wish I could and I definitely would but unfortunately too many wee ones running around so keeping it out (where I'd want it) is not gonna happen. Too uncomfortably to lounge around with a holster either so I guess I need to take my chances on running to my gun safe in the event of an...

I second a S & W J-frame

and yet another 357/44 bashing. There's those who like them and those who don't. They both are strong guns but that's something you already knew. The beauty of both of these choices are that they both can shoot not only there own respective calibers in whatever load you feel comfortable with...

It all boils down to the odds game. IF you're pulled over. IF you volunteer that you have weapons with you. IF the officer just wants to be a dick (because as others have posted, they will just arrest you and let the courts settle it) IF!:banghead: IF!:banghead: IF!:banghead: We all know...