The Guns We Own

[javlin]

People do unbelievable dumbsh*t ALL the time. Adding to the confusion are those who load "one in the pipe" and the guns that come with a magazine safety preventing the gun from being fired with the mag removed. Plain and simple guns are NEVER safe unless in pieces

Mike that is a nice piece brother the MHP cut some loose about 5yrs ago in blue and stainless w/stainless going at the shop for $400!Target shooting I am sure was all they had in immaculate condition.I have a fellow worker you does that and with a Glock!I have a mag in but nothing chambered it only takes a fraction of a second to make that happen whether the M1 carbine or the .45.The fella I am talking about is an x-Marine with a CCW and he claims he feels secure but then again he is single and no children.

Chris it is getting tuff bud to fine ammo if it was not for me stock piling brass,lead,powder and etc. years ago I be in the same boat.I am sitting on a good stash and still able to make 2000 more rds of .30 if need be.

 

[mikewint]

Javilin, the 40M&P is a Glock except for some cosmetic changes. S W got their butts sued by Glock over the clones. One really nice addition is that the back-strap is removable and can be replaced with bigger or smaller units to fit just about any hand size (take note Matt). I've got the large installed and it is a perfect fit for my big hand. The barrel axis is also very low putting the recoil straight into your hand/arm thus very little muzzle rise.
Pennsylvania State Police ordered about a 1000 then their funds got cut. He had several of those but wanted $560 each. Nice looking and had the badges engraved on the slide. I still like the black

 

[Bucksnort101]

Picked up a new Ruger Single Ten .22 on Friday. Needs a good cleaning though, she's a tad bit dirty from the factory. Stood around the dealer for 20 minutes or so while they looked for the box. Could not find it so they threw in a nice little pistol case for no cost. They are calling Ruger to have a box, manual, and the rest of the goodies that should have come with it sent to me.
While waiting, a pretty young gal came in and picked up a Barret .50 cal Rifle. Now there's something you don't see every day. Shop guy said her boyfriend was in twice the day before to look it over. They also had 400 rounds on .50 cal ammo on order! And I had a hard time handing over the cash for my little .22!

Also managed to pick up 400 rounds of .22lr ammo at Cabela's on Saturday. That is the most scarce ammo out there. Had to make 4 trips into the store, as they only allowed 100 round per customer. Bought a pack of ammo, ran out to the vehicle, then back and forth 3 more times.

 

[Torch]

Nice you will enjoy the M&P. Have an FNH FX 45 on layaway,15rds of 45 should be fun.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Does anybody reload their pistol ammo (or can you reload them)?

 

[Bucksnort101]

Does anybody reload their pistol ammo (or can you reload them)?

Yes it can be reloaded, but the basic componants to reload are getting hard to get as well. I was lead to beleive that reloading .45, 9mm, etc... ammo was a bit trickier than reloading rifle ammo? Not sure why, but I could be mistaken.

 

[javlin]

Yes it can be reloaded, but the basic componants to reload are getting hard to get as well. I was lead to beleive that reloading .45, 9mm, etc... ammo was a bit trickier than reloading rifle ammo? Not sure why, but I could be mistaken.

I found some 110g bullets for my M1 cabine today .25 a piece said sheesh but p/u anyway 200 was the count on that them then I p/u 100 bullets 150g B/T Sierra for the 30-06 most likely might go .308 though.The hand gun ammo question as for the last .45 I loaded it was a bit of a pain I lost about 15 cases over 200rds made.The FMJ 230g have very little bevel at the base and can rip a case if not perfectly straight in my case when the bullet is pressed in other than that they shoot just like the store bought ammo.

PS: no primers at all in the shop today hopefully next week they say only have about 1000 primers left.

 

[Torch]

Yes you can reload pistol ammo, used to own a Dillon Square Deal,cranked out thousands of rounds with it,great customer service. Too bad i had to sell it to pay off the lawyer for a divorce. Highly recommend the unit.

 

[Matt308]

I've got a Lee progressive reloader. Works great.

 

[javlin]

I've got a Lee progressive reloader. Works great.

I still use the old single stage Lee.I cannot remember on those .45 did I buy them already deprimed?I know 30 carbine is the easiest ammo to reload and figured the same would be with a another straight case as a pistol round.Then like I said was it the lack of a good bevel?I do recall now upon loading some .45 Hornady 230g HP/XTP no issues at all

 

[Matt308]

I have to admit that I haven't reloaded in quite a few years. But never had a problem with 9mm nor .45ACP on my progressive. I have the Lee single stage, but have never used it. Bought it only because of the anniversary price that I couldn't pass up.

 

[bobbysocks]

always wanted a dillion. had a lee turret press that could have been made progressive. sold all of it years ago and am kicking myself for doing that now. i remember the original add for the dilion...$299 got you up and running. was considered expensive then...dirt cheap now.

 

[vikingBerserker]

I used to reload shotgun shells, I had a sweet multi stage reloader, but alas I lost it for the same reason as Torch.

If I get heavy into pistols I'd reconsider doing it again.

 

[Torch]

Whats nice about the Dillon,you can have multiple die plates set up. Changing calibers was easy. The Square Deal only did pistol cartridges thou. I used to do my .308 hunting loads 1 at a time with the RCBS Partner kit.

 

[Matt308]

Whats nice about the Dillon,you can have multiple die plates set up. Changing calibers was easy. .

Same with Lee. Not looking for a pissing contest between Lee and Dillon. You pay more for Dillon, but I have NEVER EVER heard a single bad thing about Dillon and their customer service and return/repair policy. Then again, I haven't heard anything negative about Lee either. But Dillon is the Nordstroms of reloading equipment. And there is something to be said for that.

 

[mikewint]

Been wanting to reload since I started shooting long Colt. The prices!! Been looking into the Dillon Square Deal. The only bad? thing seems to be that you can only use their dies. With all the calibers I shoot it will be a major investment just to get started. However looking on line for reloading supplies is like looking for ammo. It's all soldout. Been saving my old brass just in case but they're only reloadabe so many times. Don't want to invest $2000 in equipment then have nothing to reload

 

[Torch]

Matt no pissing contest going on,Dillon and RCBS are the only things I know. Yes Dillon has their own dies but once your set your good to go. I loaded .38/.357,9mm,.45,.44mag...I can't attest to other companies but some little dohickie broke and they shipped that sucker over night no charge with extra's. What I would like to own is their 550.

 

[Matt308]

Amen brother. That's Dillon.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Woo hoo! Was able to get a box of .40 Ammo. Last one on the shelf too. A friend of mine was able to pick up a box as well for me.

 

[mikewint]

Chris, that's great. The local Bass Pro outlet continues to have Sellier Bellot .40 boxes of 50rnds for $17. Walmart in town had two boxes of Winchester .40 at $20 per box of 50. So I've managed to get 1000rnds altogether in the last two weeks. Unfortunately .22WMR is still a dream.
I had mentioned my backyard range. In the foreground on the stump mounted to a 4X4 are three targets. In the grass about 4 O'Clock is the yellow tumbling disk metal target. The dead oak to the left gets paper targets nailed to it. Several self-resetting targets. The small disks by the log pile are for .22 and the bigger vertical disks are for large caliber. Then we have the living targets that wandered in asking to be targets. Two gallon jugs can be seen in the further woods. Altogether I can range out to 100yds