Momentary focus of a random thought that peaked my attention
Collection of G+ Gun POsts
XDM 10
Just found a new home. Been looking for a 10mm double stack striker for quite a while. Got thegoop off of it after I snapped a picture of it. Didn’t have enough time to take it out for a test drive yet. Was able to get online and get dies and shellplate ordered. I think I’m going to like this!
I Love Reloading
almost as much as turning a round (or many of them) into empty brass cases. I find reloading enjoyable and relaxing. Trimming cases, not so much.
I picked up a Frankfort Arsenal Case Trim and Prep Center a couple weeks ago and got to play with it a little while tonight. Setup is quick and painless, then your’e ready to trim. It indexes off the shoulder and the trim is quite consistent. Case trimming is still not my favorite part of reloading, but this baby makes short work of it.
H4198 in AR
Been reloading pistol for a couple years, just started on rifle (223). Listened to a guy at Cabela’s when picking up some powder. When I got home and looked around heard that H4198 is great for bolt guns, but on the AR platform burns too fast to cycle. Did find few guys that were able to get their loads to cycle in a carbine length gas system, but was getting close to max charge. I figured I have it now so I’d give it a try. Glad I did, it works fine at median charge in my rifles and seems fairly accurate.
Did find quickly the a pound of powder don’t last as long as in rifles!
Going to try some H335 now to see what it does. Just plinking now, but plan to get serious with some load workups later this fall and may look at H4198 again.
Got a New Wet Tumbler
Been looking at these for a while. Cabelas has a great rice on them this week http://www.cabelas.com/product/PLATINUM-SERIES-ROTARY-TUMBLER-L/1811194.uts. Now I just need to turn some ammo into dirty brass to see how well it does.
I suppose I shouldn’t be so picky, but I wasn’t reloading very long at all before I realized that I wasn’t really satisfied unless my reloads looked nearly factory new.
Just Ordered Some New Steel
From shootingtargets7.com. Don’t know who runs this place or the website but his sense of humor can’t be beat.
For instance their policy for not selling email addresses: ” We will never share your email unless you are a member of ISIS, in that case we will forward it to Seal Team Six. ”
Or the free fitness training for USPS and FedEx Drivers
Ohio Gun Laws Change Today – Restrictions Removed for Concealed Handgun License Holders
Reloading 223
These are the first bottleneck cartridges I’ve reloaded.
About 30 rounds in I got a stuck case (not my picture, I didn’t bother taking one). From some reading I did it sounds like the Hornady One Shot may not be the best option. Going to try the alcohol and lanolin mixture, to see if it does better.
