Recent content by ric426

I've got a Nighthawk/Marvel .22 conversion kit that uses an Elliason rear sight like the early Gold Cup 1911's. I'd like to put a Fastfire mount on it in place of the rear sight, using the hole for the rear sight elevation screw. From everything I can tell, it's a 6-64 thread (looks like 8...

After reading some other threads here I'm wondering if I'm off base assuming that the carbon rings are caused by the powder. It sounds like they're as likely to be from burned bullet lube, in which case I'll just have to deal with it since I'm sitting on 4000 Zero HBWC's. When I can afford to...

I'm wondering what I could change with my standard indoor PPC load to make it shoot cleaner in a 4" 686. I'm using Zero 148gr HBWC over 2.3gr of Winchester Super Target (yes, it's a bunny fart load) that works very well in my 6" PPC gun (clean, accurate, not very smokey), but leaves a lot of...

I started using the Hornady powder cop die, but found that it was too easy to forget to look at it. I wound up building a circuit with a pair of optical sensors that read the shaft position and trigger audible signals. http://www.thehighroad.org/showpost.php?p=6443143&postcount=579 After some...

Considering all I've read about how nasty the dust from used media is, it practically sounds like toxic waste and I wondered if anyone took extra measures in it's disposal. Seemed like a reasonable question at the time. So, how did a thread about disposing of used media turn into another debate...

I've searched for the answer to this, I really have. I'm also not trying to rekindle the perpetual "is it safe/unsafe" discussion. I choose to take reasonable steps to minimize potential risks. If you don't, so be it. Having said that, when do you decide to change your tumbling media and...

The "issue" you're probably thinking of was a problem that would sometimes occur with the firing pin bushing. In some cases primers would flow enough to get into the bushing and lock up the action. From what I've heard it's one of those "if it's not broke, don't fix it" things. When you get the...

It's a 1942 Colt frame, No.807xxx with a WB (Waldemar Broberg) inspector mark and a P proof mark by the mag release. On the left side of the trigger guard there's a W and what looks like VP in a triangle. The right side of the trigger guard there's a 6 0 stamp. The coolgunsite.com section on...

Here's the deal. I've got a Colt G.I. frame that dates to 1942, that was part of a mongrel 1911A1 given to me by my late Uncle. It was built up from a mixture of left over surplus parts, so there's no collector value to speak of. The frame itself is in usable but worn condition with a lot of the...

I converted a Powder Cop die to be audible because I kept forgetting to look at it. It stays silent if the powder level is too low, gives a 1 second beep for a proper powder level and screeches like hell if it's got too much of a charge. I've got myself trained to not pick up a bullet until I...

The 121gr. and 125gr. are both .356 and listed a 9mm on Hornady's web site.

I just started reloading for 9mm, successfully so far, and I have a question. Can anyone tell me why Hornady makes 9mm HAP bullets in both 121gr. and 125gr. Is there more to it than just a 4 gr. difference?

I'm loading light .38 rounds and learned a good tip, I'm pretty sure from Walkalong who has provided a lot of good information. Since I'm dumping fairly light charges, when I'm checking charge weights I dump 5 into into the pan and then weigh it. I load in batches of 60 (for PPC), so I used to...

Thanks ArchAngelCD, I'll add Clays to the list of powders to try in the future. I'll be starting the winter PPC league in a couple of weeks so I'm going to stick with WST and my proven loads for that. Once spring comes and I can get to the outdoor range to test loads I'll probably experiment...

Uh oh. I told my wife what I wrote. She looked at me with a serious look and said that it probably isn't a good idea 'cuz she may be tempted to use the guns. Interesting because it's mostly her family coming. :uhoh: Sounds like this'll be a memorable holiday.