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GMan, The firestorm looks to have a smooth front strap. Did you have any trouble with it slipping in your hand? My Kimber Custom II has a smooth front strap that really needs some stippling or checkering. Wayne

I would gladly trade you for the snow.. :-) Wayne

Much more to the north and west. How much did you get? Wayne

My Dad always told me to keep my mouth shut and my ears open so I could learn from people who knew more than me. Oh so true... Wayne

From Alliant's website - "Clay Dot™ is functionally and technically identical to competitive shotshell powders but at a reduced price." It's pretty obvious that Clay Dot is meant to functionally replace Hodgdon Clays. Our supplier ran out of Clays and wants us to substitute Clay Dot for Clays. From what I understand, you don't have to change anything when switching from Clays to Clay Dot in shotgun or pistol. Has anyone used Clay Dot? Have you used it in substitution for Hodgdon Clays? If you've used Clay Dot in either fashion, I'd like to hear what you experienced. Wayne

This is the .250" basewad. Any idea who has published loads for these hulls? Wayne

I found some info on google about these hulls. If it has a separate plastic basewad, it could be either the .200" yellow basewad or the .250" black basewad. This is the black basewad, but I can't tell how long it is. I'm going to cut one lengthwise to see the length of the basewad. Stay tuned..... Wayne

I picked up a bunch of these hulls at the range, but don't know what type the are. Googling says that they are Remington type-6, but before I load I want to make sure. They have a black plastic base and straight walls. Wayne

All, I have a Lee micrometer adjustable charge bar for my Pro-Auto Disk powder measure. I reload mostly 45ACP and need between .57-.68cc volume (measured on a scale of course) of powder for my loads, depending on the powder. The micro adjustable charge bar is a great idea, but at these fairly low volumes the powder doesn't drop straight into the cavity and bridges. This makes the charge bar pretty much useless at these volumes. Does anyone else have this same bar? Have you found any work-around? Wayne

Rugerman, I wonder what 'tapping' method should be used for consistent loads? A hard hammer like whack, or a love tap? It does seem a bit silly to have to tap the measure... I think I'll just use a single larger cavity and take a slightly smaller charge. Wayne

This is very interesting indeed. I can't say that I've heard of Firestorm 1911's - who makes the parts and where are they assembled? GMAN - will you be making another trip to the gun store soon? Wayne

I didn't realize until a couple days ago the XDm can't be sold in California. Why? Wayne

Snowing in Chicagoland as well. We haven't seen snow since yesterday! Wayne

Moe, Can you show us a picture of the targets? I was at a Scheels in Iowa and saw a certified target from a Cooper .204 Ruger that looked like a single bullet went through it - seeing was just amazing. Wayne

Hornady Critical Defense 185g 45ACP

I loaded 100 45ACP loads with my Lee Pro Disk powder measure. To get the grains of Hodgdon Universal Clays that I wanted, two disks were stacked with .30 + .30 together. Normally I only use one disk with a considerably larger hole and don't have any troubles with inconsistent drops. I suspected that with the .30 holes Universal might bridge, so I tapped on the reservoir just before dropping the powder. Universal is a pretty small flake, so I would have thought this would have worked well. The loads were terribly inconsistent and I won't do this again. I wonder what powder would meter well through this small of a hole? Below is a picture to show the size of the .30 hole in the disk. Wayne

But how much could they really save?

I found this on Google: The M1C and M1D .30 cal. Sniper Rifles were specially adapted for sniper use from the M1 Garand service rifle. The M1C and M1D sniper rifles served the U.S. Army and Marine Corps from late in WW II through the mid-1960s. Wayne

Steve, I understand the lead free lead free part, but the part I can't understand is why put small primers in 45ACP? Wayne

Read on another site that Glock will release the Gen-4 Glock at the SHOT show. Anyone else hear anything about the Gen-4 Glock or new/changed features? Wayne

I ran a couple batches of clean brass through again with corn cob media and Nu-Finish today for grins. I can't believe how clean and shiny the brass is now and how dark the media became - this was brass that I had already cleaned. I'm a Nu-Finish convert. Wayne

I picked up a bunch of 45ACP brass at the range today. Unfortunately, some of my find was the Winchester NT brass that has small pistol primers. Really makes for a bad day of reloading when you accidentally run those through your progressive. I can't think of a good reason why Winchester would do this? It just can't save that much money in component cost, or could it? Wayne

What spelling errors?

Bob, You are right, it's not right for me not to mention my Ruger MKII. I bought it new when I was in college and have probably run 50,000 rounds through it. Everything on the pistol is original and still works like it's brand new. With the bull barrel and adjustable sights, it's accuracy is just fantastic - much better than I'll ever be. Wayne

I ladled poured about 2500 bullets in a few months before I decided to get a bottom pour pot, because it seemed much easier and faster. I have cast over 20,000 bullets since I got the bottom pour pot and can honestly say that I have never used the ladle since. Anyone else? Wayne