Recent content by RDW

Update: Changed the Grips, Worked Great Thanks for the replies. Just wanted to update on the results. I changed out the grips on the 642 to the Pachmayr J-frame Compac model and went to the range last week. A little adjustment on my grip because the new grip is bigger around, but after...

Hey, everyone. I hope you're all doing well. Good thoughts to those of you in Joplin, Missouri, and other areas recently hit by tornadoes. I recently purchased my first Smith (a 642), and I finally got it out to the range this past weekend. Great gun so far, and no complaints, but I had a...

Just to close this out, Federal contacted me (called me on the phone, as a matter of fact) about returning of 45's I still have and confirmed what you've all been telling me: Yes, it's OK to reload the brass.

Hello again. I may have been misleading with the title of my original post (trying to be informative and specific at the same time). The cartridges were recalled, not the brass, and I was getting ready to reload the brass from the recalled cartridges when I got the recall notice on the new...

Hi, everyone. This might be a stupid question, but I'm still relatively new to reloading so it seems work asking: Should I toss the used brass from the 45 ACP recall of American Eagle ammo, or could it still be safe to use? Before the American Eagle recall came out, I went through a box of 45...

You're right: It was declared unconstitutional (see other threads for the details). The declaration occurred after I wrote the original post, though, after I started getting all the e-mails from the online ammo suppliers telling me that they would no longer be shipping handgun ammo to...

Thanks for the responses, everyone. It's good to hear that the problems seem to be mostly on the coasts, and that the rest of the country seems a bit more sane. There's a separate thread about the successful lawsuit against AB962 (the internet ammo ban), so I won't dwell on that here, other...

I live in California, and we’re on the verge of a new law’s coming into effect (AB962) that essentially prevents people in California from purchasing “handgun” ammunition online. You can read about the details of the law yourselves, but the law got me to wondering about the future of shooting...

Evan: Thanks for the clarification about the RN's. I'm leaning toward the TC's after doing some more reading, and the Ruger can be finicky at times, so that sounds like the way to go. With the jacketed stuff I have on hand from general reloading and the cast stuff I ordered from Missouri, I...

Thanks, everyone. Just the kind of information I was looking for. The Missouri bullets are on their way, and I'm keeping track of the rest of the stuff in a Wish List. Interesting comments about the 6-cavity molds, by the way: I'd read that come people thought the larger molds might be more...

Hello, everyone. Best wishes for the new year to you and your families. I live in California, and we have a new law starting in February 2011 that apparently makes it illegal for us to buy ammunition online. With that in mind, I started reloading in early 2010, and I’d like to move from...