Non-Political Gun Talk (On topic)

[I have been lurking]

FINALLY! The nice thing about the sba4 is it balances nicely for bedside duty

 

[I have been lurking]

I dunno what to get for this peak. All this was from 10-11 hour days 5x a week last year.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I regret not stocking up on 40 cal bullets a while back. Can't find any anywhere. I did manage to pick up some plated 125 gr 357 hollow points. Never seen stores so picked over.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

They did have a good supply of 357 Sig ammo...

 

[sailfish]

They did have a good supply of 357 Sig ammo...

It's everyone with the bastard chamberings laughing now.

 

[oldngray]

It's everyone with the bastard chamberings laughing now.

I still wouldn't want a 357 Sig. Good round but not worth the extra hassles and expense. And reloading straight wall pistol cartridges is at least 10 times easier.

 

[NAHimGOOD]

I still wouldn't want a 357 Sig. Good round but not worth the extra hassles and expense. And reloading straight wall pistol cartridges is at least 10 times easier.

Trading it all off about a decade ago was one of the best movies.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I need to devise some sort of die to push all those 147 gr .360 rejects through to make them .357.

 

[oldngray]

I need to devise some sort of die to push all those 147 gr .360 rejects through to make them .357.

Swagging die?

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Yes. I only need to take off 3 thousandths.

 

[oldngray]

Yes. I only need to take off 3 thousandths.

Maybe not even that much. .357 is only nominally .357 but with tolerances it is probably more like .357 to .358

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Funny story about these oversize 9mm rejects. My father acquired them from a guy who had a whole 55 gallon drum of them.

The whole thing fell off his clapped out half ton(!) Ford onto I 5. Strangley this incident did not make the news. What a mess.

Can you imagine how much a drum of those would weigh?

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Maybe not even that much. .357 is only nominally .357 but with tolerances it is probably more like .357 to .358

My Speer book describes them all as .357

 

[oldngray]

My Speer book describes them all as .357

Lead bullets are often .358 but they easily swag down in the barrel. You could probably shoot .360 if you reduce the loads a bit.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Lead bullets are often .358 but they easily swag down in the barrel. You could probably shoot .360 if you reduce the loads a bit.

These are FMJ

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Got 586 of these in a peanut butter jar.

 

[Operational needs]

This is pretty cool. You can keep a gun hidden near your front door.

New Patriot

 

[Poop Head]

I dunno what to get for this peak. All this was from 10-11 hour days 5x a week last year.
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Trick out the carbine!

 

[quad decade guy]

A guy traded me some 9mm reloads as part of some motorcycle engine work. I then tried to use those for my CHL qual. in a SDVE. The gun jammed first shot. Took a gunsmith to remove the round. So, I've been told-never depend(your life) on anything but factory new ammo. Thoughts and opinions. Yes, I know the factories may not always be there...

 

[oldngray]

A guy traded me some 9mm reloads as part of some motorcycle engine work. I then tried to use those for my CHL qual. in a SDVE. The gun jammed first shot. Took a gunsmith to remove the round. So, I've been told-never depend(your life) on anything but factory new ammo. Thoughts and opinions. Yes, I know the factories may not always be there...

Reloads are great for practice but you shouldn't rely on them for personal defense. Besides reliability issues (not a problem if the reloader knows what he's doing) there are legal and liability issues if you ever need to shoot someone with them.