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This is a powder I keep planning to get, but it’s always out of stock locally. I haven’t heard anything bad about it.

Where do I start...? Okay, there’s this....Submarine pay. Yep, we actually got paid extra...and still got Sea pay as well. Not to insert politics, but Jimmy Carter was Also a SQUID. Under his administration Sub pay went up dramatically, and for the first time since about the 1940s. Mine went...

All of my .300 barrels are 1:7. Plenty fast to my understanding. I could understand if my hand loads were unstable...still new to loading rifle rounds...but factory rounds keyhole as well, whether Hornady, Sellier & Bellot, Sig Sauer, or Armscor.

Whoops...count me in. I “built” my first AR in 300 Blackout because I wanted an excuse to load the 225 new Norma cases I bought from bullets.com in their GOOB sale. When my subs consistently keyholed I ”built” a 10.5” AR because an “expert” on another forum said you can’t stabilize subs in an...

This just out in email. The first (per Speer) 5.7x28 mm round specifically designed for self-defense. If I had a Ruger 57, I’m betting I start carrying with these. Reloading can wait...don’t have any empty brass.

I wasn’t a big fan of Silhouette at the start. It grew on me over time. I’m on my 2nd bottle now. The only other powder I’ve used a full pound is HP-38. If I went to an AP I’d definitely want an easy loading powder like Silhouette or HP-38. No way would I ever use Universal...I have to fight my...

When I got started 2 years ago, the only place around me that I knew of was Cabela’s. I had press, dies, and 1000s of fired 9mm that I’d saved for 2 1/2 decades...knowing one day I wanted to reload. I also had Hornady 9th edition (came with the press). My wife and I went to Cabela’s where I...

I’m partial to the Frankford Arsenal Perfect Seat Hand Primer. It runs around $60 when you can get it on sale. It has proprietary case holders included as well as rams for small and large primers. The tray, also a flipper, holds plenty of primers, though I stick to a sleeve of 100 at a time...

I’m a Navy guy...I absolutely rode a boat. We submariners always refer to our boat as a boat. Ships are the things we hunt down and sink....or in my case as a missile boat sailor, the things we run from and hide to remain undetected. Now to be on topic, I usually order my bulk projectiles from...

I really love to load the tiny .380 ACP with 95gr JHP. Sadly, I also like to load 9mm with that same bullet as it’s a blast to shoot. Consequently, I used up nearly all of my 380 bullets on my 9mm. I got smart with my latest order and bought some heavier JHP just for my 9mm. The real benefit of...

I started out loading a mere 2 years ago this month. Bought lots of crushed corn cob and walnut shell. I also bought some blocks of jewelers rouge, shaving it into the media to add a polish to the brass. I would run my vibratory tumbler for 3 days, and then spend time poking the media out of the...

Softer shooting and I have plenty of Mag cases, and only a handful of .38 Spl cases. I picked up the idea in another reloading forum and liked it, so thought I’d give it a try.

I’m interrupting my reloading to post this. I load 380 ACP, 9mm, 357 Mag (with 38 Spl loads), 40 S&W, 45 ACP, and 300 Blackout. I have dies to load 458 SOCOM, but no materials or cases to do so...just getting ready. I have a Hornady Lock & Load Classic single stage, and a Lyman All American 8...

I’m not a lawyer, so my answer is only my opinion, but since there is no prohibition against openly carrying a rifle, though unusual in itself, why could it possibly matter if a handgun were chambered in a ”rifle” round. Moreover, as the 5.7x28 was designed as a Personal Defense Weapon to...

Good suggestions and comments. Can you believe I bought the Springfield 911 over the S&W 380EZ? And I’m a Smith & Wesson (now American Outdoors Brands) stockholder. I’m still considering the 380EZ, as well as the Hellcat and the 9mm EZ. But since I’ve picked up 2 Kimber Micro 380s in 38 days...

I really love the looks of the 911, and I also love how it shoots now. I feed everything through it...I just need extra care when field stripping. I’m going to try the self-service approach mentioned by Annihilator and see how that works out. On another note, I’d hate to just transfer my problem...

Proving the value of this forum right from the get go! This is the first I’ve heard of the capability of self-service for a firearm. I actually flew out to Pahrump, NV in 2018 to get warranty service on my Rock Island Armory Baby Rock. I didn’t know I could bypass the FFL. I appreciate the...

I have but one Springfield Armory pistol, a 911. My original intent behind the purchase was to have a compact 380ACP that my wife could shoot, and potentially carry. That all went out the window when we went out to shoot it for the first time. Failure to feed. Fine, change ammo. Failure to feed...

Hau'oli Makahiki Hou, and thanks for the invite to a new forum. From the guy from Oahu, currently exiled in Ohio. Really need to teach better geography in school.