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  1. Mike OTDP

    Top loads using black powder in modern large caliber revolvers

    Elmer Keith, in "Sixguns", recommended that a starting reloader use BP. Precisely because it was impossible to overload a cartridge with it.
  2. Mike OTDP

    What was your first marksmanship badge of honor? .....

    2nd place, Flintlock pistol, 1979 MD State NMLRA Championships.
  3. Mike OTDP

    I finally shot a S&W 52-2. WOW! :)

    The Model 52s are known for outstanding triggers. They'd have been more popular if a third of the NRA Bullseye Pistol course of fire didn't require the .45.
  4. Mike OTDP

    Maryland laws on short barrel rifles

    Ohen is right. A centerfire SBR has to be 29 inches overall...with the stock extended. For an AR-based SBR, this works out to about an 11-inch barrel. I will say that the Maryland State Police has been decent about the whole arm brace business - they are considering a braced pistol to be a...
  5. Mike OTDP

    Shooting a replica Japanese ‘Tanegashima’ snap matchlock

    For shooting a matchlock, long sleeves and glasses are a must. A big floppy hat is recommended.
  6. Mike OTDP

    Shooting a replica Japanese ‘Tanegashima’ snap matchlock

    Matchlock is an experience to shoot. Handling the match, especially on the range, is tricky - but coping with a failure to fire is the real headache.
  7. Mike OTDP

    Where do you buy your black powder?

    I shoot in the N-SSA...at Fort Shenandoah. The biggest distributor of BP on the East Coast is on our exit road.
  8. Mike OTDP

    Beretta 84f Value

    Your best bet would be to look at completed GunBroker auctions. That being said, Beretta 84s aren't that scarce at the moment, due to the importation of a large number from Italy last year.
  9. Mike OTDP

    Who should be the next NRA leader?

    Remember, the Executive Vice President is basically a CEO position. Administrative expertise is essential. And yes, I'm available. Though my administrative portfolio is thin. I support a much smaller Board of Directors, review and revision of the contracts the NRA has, and reconciliation...
  10. Mike OTDP

    Too many Guns?

    Here's how I look at it. My firearms break down into the following groups: 1. Competition guns. I shoot on the U.S. International Muzzle-Loading Team and the North-South Skirmish Association. Dabble in ISSF pistol and NRA Bullseye on occasion, but the muzzle-loaders are the primary interest...
  11. Mike OTDP

    Too many Guns?

    Someone with only one safe is a piker with a penny-ante collection. I’ve got two vaults, need a third.
  12. Mike OTDP

    Who regularly shoots a gun older than they are??

    I don't shoot it much, but my competition gun for the MLAIC flintlock pistol event is a Wogdon & Barton...made around 1805.
  13. Mike OTDP

    Shooting Glasses

    I use a dedicated set of shooting glasses by Knoblock. Fully adjustable frames, with the lens provided by www.customsightpicture.com.
  14. Mike OTDP

    Ruger Old Army Value

    I think you can do better for $600ish.
  15. Mike OTDP

    The Combat .22 Semi-Auto

    If you want reliable .22LR ammo, I strongly recommend going with good match-grade stuff. RWS, Eley, Lapua, or SK. Maybe CCI Green Tag. Most of the complaints are with el-cheapo bulk pack. As far as pistols, I really regret the loss of the old .22 versions of pocket pistols. Walther PPs and...
  16. Mike OTDP

    Shooting Indoors or Out

    OK. It would also be an interesting graduate study to see what impact suppressors would have on air pollution. I suspect they might be as effective at moderating the air contamination as they are the noise.
  17. Mike OTDP

    Shooting Indoors or Out

    Allow me to point out that air rifle and air pistol can be shot indoors with no more than a pellet trap. I've got a 10 meter range laid out in my own home.
  18. Mike OTDP

    Shooting Indoors or Out

    I strongly suspect that this is the real issue. Not lead in the projectiles. It would make an interesting graduate thesis.
  19. Mike OTDP

    Looking for books

    I won't repeat any of the other excellent recommendations. But anything written by Walter Winans is worth reading. He's the only man to win Olympic Gold for art. And rifle shooting. The punch line being that he won the Art gold with a sculpture...Winans was primarily a pistol shooter and a...
  20. Mike OTDP

    Flame & firing ...

    I can confirm that a matchlock is shockingly fast. Provided that you have the match properly set up. Handling a failure to fire can be...interesting.
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