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    1. J

      Any lever action shooters?

      A few, had a browning BL-17 that was my go to squirrel gun but it became a safe queen so I sold it. Had a armi sport spencer in 45 schofield, sold it because while it was a good range gun it never ran right in competition. A winchester 94 trails end in 357mag was what I used to hunt deer in IN...
    2. J

      Need help with crimp, anybody got a minute?

      "38 special headspaces from the mouth RIM of the case so crimp and case length are important Just not as important as in a rimless cartridge." Most rimmed cartridges headspace from the rim. All my 38s, 357s, and 45 colts do. When I set up to load 38s for my revolvers, I use lee dies, I use...
    3. J

      Quality Budget Optics

      I have always had good luck with mueller optics. I have 4 and they have done well. They have a pretty good line with most under 300.00. Their speed shot looks like it might fit what you are looking for.
    4. J

      17hmr wsm and hornet

      clay pigeon, That is a shame about Squirrel, man had a lot of knowledge to give. He was also willing to help anyone out. When I started out with making 17squirrel he offered to meet up and talk me through it and gave me some brass to start out with, both 22 hornet and already formed 17squirrel...
    5. J

      17hmr wsm and hornet

      I guess it depends on what you want to do with it and if you want to reload or wildcat. I shoot 17hm2, 17hmr, 17 squirrel, 17 AH and 17 fireball currently. If I can find a cheap 17wsm and 17 rem barrel I will have one of those also. Use I really like the 17HM2 as a range gun and for tree...
    6. J

      WTS/WTT: PPU and LC once Fired 5.56 Brass

      Make an offer, I do not reload or shoot 5.56 so it is just taking up space.
    7. J

      WTS/WTT: PPU and LC once Fired 5.56 Brass

      I have 709 pieces of 5.56 once fired brass. 398 Prvi Partizan (PPU 5.56x45 head stamp) 311 Lake City (LC mixed head stamp) $35.00 plus shipping (flat rate box is 14.00) or make an offer or will trade for 22 hornet brass.
    8. J

      WTT: WTT Pvri Partizan 5.56 (M193) for .308 Match

      (Traded) Pvri Partizan 5.56 (M193) for .308 Match TRADED I have 602 rounds of Prvi Partizan 5.56 (M193) that I would like to trade for some .308 match ammo (boxer primed and brass cased). 10 boxes of 20rds sealed in plastic x 2 8 boxes of 20rds 42rds loose No longer have any 5.56 guns...
    9. J

      17 Mach 2

      Sniper 79, yes you can ream the chamber to 17hmr, just need to find a smith with a reamer or find one you can give to a smith. I have a 17 Fireball that started life as a 17HM2 and a 17AH that was a 17HMR. Going from 17HM2 to 17HMR is easy in single shots. The only issue is that if it is a...
    10. J

      Protecting Reloading Press from Rust

      At my last house my presses were mounted in an unattached, uncooled, unheated garage (except when I was out in it with a wood stove). I used the Z-rust bags (Zerust ICT VCI Bags | Zerust Corrosion Management) on my machines. I would spray them with hornady one-shot when done using them and...
    11. J

      Turkey/still board shoots

      I am a member of the Middletown Conservation Club in Middletown, IN. They hold a stock shoot every Sunday at 10 am. I try and make it to the turkey shoot once a month. I shoot an 870, do not know who made the barrel, I bought it off another member to get started. I have only been doing it...
    12. J

      Which RMR?

      I went with the RMR08G. My new 19MOS is in and should be picking it up tomorrow. Hopefully the RMR will be in also.
    13. J

      Wildcat reloaders - help wanted

      Anneal or not to anneal - I annealed after discussing brass forming with a few people, Todd being one of them. Most people agree that it will cut down on split necks. I picked up the woodchuck den annealing tip and it has worked great. So far I have not had any split necks. The method I use...
    14. J

      Wildcat reloaders - help wanted

      I reload for the 17AH and a few others, my best advice, pick up a copy of the sensational seventeens by Todd Kindler. Head over to the woodchuck den site and to saubier.com, there is a ton of knowledge on that site. 17 squirrel is another wildcat loader that helped me out when I started with...
    15. J

      Colt M45A1 any shops have one?

      I stopped in to Point Blank in Greenwood. They have one in the case, it is one of the newer ion bonded guns. It did feel good in my hand, but I didn't buy it. They had it marked at 1699.00 and wouldn't budge. They also had a stainless rail gun right next to it for 1200.00 that almost came...
    16. J

      Colt M45A1 any shops have one?

      Thanks for the review Dean. I found one in a shop and am going to go look at it tomorrow. Depending on the price, I will probably get it. For the amount of shooting I will do with it, most of the cons are not really cons for me. Everybody has brands that they value more than others, same with...
    17. J

      Colt M45A1 any shops have one?

      Looking for a shop in or close to Indianapolis that a the Colt M45A1. I have pretty much decided that is going to be my next pistol but I would like to see one close up before I make the final decision. I was deciding between a Sig scorpion carry 1911 and the M45A1. I like both for different...
    18. J

      Trap & skeet shooting for the wife.

      My wife started on a Browning citori 525 sporting in 20 ga that was my buddies. We got a great deal on a citori 525 sporting in 12 ga so that is what she shoots now.
    19. J

      Shot shell reloading questions

      Yes, all my stuff is here, now just to put it where I want it again. That is the worst part of moving, all my stuff was where I wanted it, now, all packed in the garage like a jenga tower.
    20. J

      Shot shell reloading questions

      Try reading up on a few of these pages. Black Powder Shotgun Shells Black Powder (& Substitutes) for Dummies BP (and subs) Cartridge Loading for CAS I reloaded BP in plastic before I got my brass hulls but I used fiber wads (Circle Fly) instead of plastic shot cups. BP and subs tend to...
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