I have seen similar primer strikes and thought it was a gun problem until I pulled the bullets and found that the primers did their job but since there was no powder the bullets didn't move. Pull the bullets to be sure there was powder and you should also see black soot from ignited primers! :)
BINGO! It's a little rare for modern factory bluing the "plum" but not that unusual for "everyman" re-bluing to "plum" after years of use or storage.
Older guns, it's the "patina" from getting old! :)
Buyers set prices! If you think it's too high for a common M10/M&P 38, make an offer or move...
Hope this helps! not all primer are created equal and some cups may crater due to softer metal. Attached is a "Primer on Primers" lots of valuable info!
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I agree with your post regarding preparing for all the "what if's"! But as a trainer I see too many people wanting to rely on R/Ds without putting in the time to really learn "self defense shooting" and practice scenarios as in some of the "shooting games". When they do they invariably have...
The Cascade Range in Washington. The dead elk was found opening morning with evidence of coyote activity! We had heard that poachers had been arrested a few weeks before the "opener". :(
Do your own research. After many interviews of self-defense shootings. very few defenders could remember seeing a sight picture!
Couple that with the most common S/D scenario, 3 rounds, 3 seconds at 3 yards!
Go to one of the computer aided self-defense training centers and go through some...
Lots of interesting concepts in the above posts. I've been using the NRA formula since the 60's.
Lanolin grease applied with a pad or fingers sparingly! Never a stuck case!
Since trying DCL 30 years ago I've duplicated it ever since. It's 99% Isopropyl Alcohol available at some hardware stores...
I would never feel under-gunned with that beauty. 3 rounds, 3 seconds at 3 yards! No nite-sight, no red dot , no laser, no zillion lumen WML!
Just pure S&W beauty and muscle memory! Love my 3" M-66! :)
My shotguns get wet and muddy. Hunting saltwater is brutal! I carry several cans of WD40 to flush everything at the end of the day. Seems to work just fine! :)
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