Mixed brass. Looks like some lake city, federal, and something else I'm not familiar with. Granted, the one that actually loaded up ok is LC. Hornady regular .223 dies. John at gunstop gave a couple pointers on the case lubing, but didn't say anything about bushings. Just got the dies yesterday, but...

870TC wrote:first thing I would do is confirm the bullet diameter, a friend of mine bought 1000 .30 cal. for his M1 carbine....they were undersize bullets and did the same thing your describing.

.224", just as advertised.

Got some once fired brass I'm working with. Most of this stuff is letting the pill drop right down through the neck. A couple I can't even crimp enough to grasp the cannelure, I've squashed a couple cases already trying. It's mixed brands. -Brass worn too thin? -Not sizing right? -Need a crimp die? ...

Some aluminum mags have been known to not allow the .30 cal bullet to clear the ribs on the mag wall. Polymer mags A-ok.

@ smurfman- I didn't think about subsonic. Yes, both are <1100 fps.

@sam- That's a rather ugly warning sign. No, just starting out here and not looking to get too creative. Just trying to get as much info as possible. Baby steps.

The hodgdon annual has loads listed for the Barnes 168gr TTSX using titegroup and clays. Any idea what those are for? The special glock that you have to know somebody to acquire?

Thanks to every toolbag moron that's posted a picture on an open forum of themselves shouldering the thing and bragging how they figured something out that the government could never catch on to. Was somebody under the impression that a federally funded agency wouldn't have internet access?

I tried one of the 9mm models this last summer. +1 to beautiful build quality and it was way nice and easy to shoot for its size. The magtech it was snacking on didn't give it any problems.

SOLD... traded, whatever Full box of 1000 CCI #200 large rifle primers. Will trade for primers: magnum large rifle, small pistol, small rifle Will trade towards: match/benchrest large rifle primers --not picky on brand-- Can meet in Plymouth area evenings/weekends, or Burnsville around 3:30 weekdays.

If I made my living as a pimp, I'd have to consider it for a CCW option. Gold top hat. Zebra skin coat. Fish bowl shoes. And that thing!

I'm just thinking the average soldier or marine running around with all this stuff is in his early 20's. I'm not.
Those guys also wake up to run a few miles and do lots and lots of push ups. I don't.

Don't forget one of the most important that is actually almost never taught - shooting psychology. Active and passive meditation, visualization techniques, mental and temporal illusions, etc. The vast majority of shooting happens in the mind, not the hands. I think most videos from Gunsite come wit...

Too bad they were designed during the hi-cap mag ban. They seem like a good gun for the money though.

As far as how far the 9mm reaches, I was way surprised by this. 440 yards with 124gr fmj and it punches through a gel dummy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wXFf34bB34

Is anyone going to the event this weekend in Elk River? I'm not sure what to expect on this. Any tips for showing up as a spectator or just go?

Try the process on a Hi-Point or mosin pistol first maybe?