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    Ammo Obsession?

    Ammo hoarding is a GOOD thing. It will satiate itself eventually, and we'll have a few tens of billions of rounds in our collective basements. Remember that they only started going after ammo because there are so many guns in circulation that it is considered a lost cause. One side effect of...
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    Is talking about our guns a good idea with big surveillance govt?

    You can't hide data... but you can bury the signal in noise. If you are worried about it, go get an account at a few anti forums. Create a bunch of free email addresses. Have them send each other a ton of encrypted mail. Have some of them send mail to one group, others send mail to a...
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    Cleaner that will attack lead but NOT copper?

    This is fundamentally a chemical engineering question, and you might have more luck in an actual chemistry forum. You want to know what will react with elemental lead - but not elemental copper (or iron!). I might be of more assistance if I knew WHY you are wanting to preferentially remove...
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    Firearm smells awful

    A word of caution -- if it HAS been in a house fire, and the metal got hotter than about 300-400 degrees (F), there is a good chance that the temper of the steel could have been changed. There are lots of other things that might cause the smell, but that one is worth considering. I'd at...
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    Of all of the things on back order

    Il.bill - I am flattered that you found it of value. Please feel free. Ideas have more value when shared - with the caveat that it is just the speculation of an amateur armchair economist. Every mega-corp I have worked for, though, has regarded the dollar value of any sort of inventory -...
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    Does Anyone Here Make Their Own Jacketed Bullets?

    Me too! I have a bunch of 40's that I pick up by accident since they look so much like 45 ACP... a practical use for those would rock.
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    "Are you a fugitive from justice?"

    That's awesome Double Naught. It show that this question is entertaining no matter how it gets answered...
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    Of all of the things on back order

    I am sure they'd ramp eventually. It is inconvenient in the meanwhile though. That is my point.
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    Oh my eyes, Hogue should be ashamed!

    @blasin - Right. And the 22 is a fine chambering. It is the most popular round on the planet a reason. :neener
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    stacking decibal reductions

    Another point: the reduction values on the package are approximate, and make certain assumptions about the frequency of the sounds being blocked. Something that cuts 30 db from a 400 Hz motor hum will not always take 30 db off of an impulsive sound like a gun shot. In general, though...
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    Well, I shot my chronograph

    I've also shot two now. A third is sitting nervously on my desk. One little hint, though: if you shoot it, and it still works -- you did it wrong. You want to put the round directly through the faceplate, so that it travels through the full body of the device and hits both sensors. That...
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    338-06

    Wow... he said "225gr @ 2700", and then he said "plink". That's some serious momentum for not being a "true magnum". This sounds like a really cool project. How did you go about this? Did you start from a .338 barrel blank and then have the chamber cut by the smith? Has anyone had...
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    Loads for 30-06 and .308 using H380 and IMR 4350

    I've had good results accuracy-wise with IMR 4350 in the '06 using 150 gr bullets, and am experimenting with 180's on the next trip out. Haven't had a chance to chrono it yet, but manual shows 4350 to be within 100fps of top velocity for 150/168/180 for 30-06, with a full case in all cases. I...
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    .224 Bullet Comparison

    Do you have specific uses in mind for all of the above, or are you still testing to figure out what your gun likes?
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    Reloading .45 ACP. FMJ or JHP?

    If we are talking target shooting, a lot of FMJ's will feed better in your 1911 than JHP's. They don't tend to be as sensative to OAL to get smooth operation. One less variable to worry about. My 1911 feeds JHP's quite happily from the right mags, but I've since relegated all the lower...
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    Does Anyone Here Make Their Own Jacketed Bullets?

    I've looked into it. Jackets can be made from copper tubing or old 22LR cases (for .224 stuff). The capital investment seems high -- like $1-5k, depending on what you get. Possibly more viable as a part time business than a hobby, unless you do a lot of shooting or have fairly serious cash...
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    New gun owners vs. buying more guns?

    I went to renew my CPL recently, and was told that volume for the last few weeks was over 4x normal. Lots of new people getting into concealed carry. That probably correlates with new buyers vs existing shooters.
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    Oh my eyes, Hogue should be ashamed!

    We should judge guns not by the color of their stocks, but by the contents of their chambers.
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    Its Hard Not to get Angry!

    How would people react to a sign that says "Please do not murder the students while on school property"? I would imagine badly. Why would a "no guns" sign give the average anti a warm and fuzzy feeling, while a "no murder" sign makes them uncomfortable?
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    Maybe supplies are comin in

    I'm convinced these things end when folks run out of money. Short gun panic = bad economic indicator. I think I'll start a hedge fund that automatically buys and sells everything on the S&P 500, based on the available stock of CCI 400's at Powder Valley. Who wants in? :evil:
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