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I've seen ammo in proper ammo cans stand up to floods, tornadoes, falling out of trucks, and decade after decade of storage. I can't imagine why I would use anything else for storing ammo.

first gun I ever bought was because I thought guns were cool.   I went to China Town, ( think walmart back in the 70's) bought a Model 60.  I went with buddies and we drank beer, smoked weed and shot down a tree. It was great fun. No one did anything stupid, there were other .22 rifles and we felled a small tree.  It really is a great memory.    Later I got infatuated with a real gun. So I bought a revolver. A .44 Navy way back in the day through Gander Mountain.  Mail order pistol.  It was the coolest thing to shoot. Mailed a check, they sent me a pistol.  How good does it get, the hand cannon.   Since then I have found other reasons to have firearms.  But basically it still boils down to gun are cool.

The whole shebang costed me a fair bit of money, but after 10± years, my girlfriend finally obtained her HCP. I figured a gun of her own would be the next logical step. I picked up a 9mm Shield (her choice) and had Amendment 2 Custom Coating make it all purdy with some pink Cerakote. With her Birthday and Christmas being only a few days apart, she has somewhat reluctantly accepted the occasional Happy Birthday/Merry Christmas gift. I haven't been brave enough to try and get away with that, until now. With the HCP class, HCP itself, the Shield, and the Cerakoting, I think I was able to get away with it this year. She's super stoked!

What, some .22 LR came in?  

In the spirit of TDR's offer and Christmas; I will pay for an additional year subscription for another lucky winner to be determined by TDR.

I just like them!

  Dr Susan Gratia-Hupp - Survivor of the 1991 Kileen TX Lubys Shooting Massacre   Published on Dec 22, 2012 Hupp and her parents were having lunch at the Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen in 1991 when the Luby's massacre commenced. The gunman shot 50 people and killed 23, including Hupp's parents. Hupp later expressed regret about deciding to remove her gun from her purse and lock it in her car lest she risk possibly running afoul of the state's concealed weapons laws; during the shootings, she reached for her weapon but then remembered that it was "a hundred feet away in my car." Her father, Al Gratia, tried to rush the gunman and was shot in the chest. As the gunman reloaded, Hupp escaped through a broken window and believed that her mother, Ursula Gratia, was behind her. Actually however, her mother went to her mortally-wounded husband's aid and was then shot in the head. As a survivor of the Luby's massacre, Hupp testified across the country in support of concealed-handgun laws. She said that if there had been a second chance to prevent the slaughter, she would have violated the Texas law and carried the handgun inside her purse into the restaurant. She testified across the country in support of concealed handgun laws, and was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1996. The law was signed by then-Governor George W. Bush.    

  it took her 10 years to finally obtain a HCP ?  Come on, its not that hard...

Either way, no sense rushing into anything... :)

  Go back and add them to your cart.  There really is no substitute if you're looking for classy, robust, long-term storage.

Update: A Glock tech just called me to ask a few questions and let me know that there are going to "update" some internal parts and get it on the way back to us next week. They paid the FedEx both ways

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My respect for Kurt just went up a notch.

  Self defense, just enjoy shooting AND, because sanctimonious elitist liberals don't want me to have one. Actually that should be the most important reason, to exercise our Constitutional rights, to spite those who wish to destroy traditional America. That's why I love hearing that when the "traitors" start screaming about trampling the 2nd Amendment there are record numbers of gun sales, the people giving them the big finger.

I edited this to say use Laquer thinner. It makes the process fool proof. It is amazing and the only variable is the amount of powder. I was able to use a lot less than when using acetone and with laquer thinner the coat was much nicer. I decided to try the laquer thinner an it is fool proof. Add a little powder then swirl around to see if you have enough to coat the bullets. Then pour off the excess laquer thinner and pour the bullets out. Wait for them to dry then bake. The powder coat powder does not stick to the plastic bucket and for some reason ONLY sticks to the bullets. I am absolutely amazed at the results. So I have been promising a write up with a few pictures. Here are the items you will need Powder coating powder For the powder I have tried expensive powders and cheap powder. They all seem to work equally well. I initially used Harbor Freight red and it worked well so I order a few other colors from Powder by the Pound. They arrived quickly and they were cheap in 2oz sizes and it is a Tennessee company. I made sure to order the 400 degree powder from PBTP. Acetone Laquer Thinner The acetone laquer thinner is just like you find at any hardware store. Nothing special but I would caution against using nail polish removed that is acetone as they tend to have other ingredients that might affect adhesion. Container For the container I found some small buckets at Walmart for $2 each. They seem to work well with the size batches I am doing. I think any container will work providing the acetone doesn't eat it. Screen I used 1/4" hardware clothe that is available at most home improvement stores. I cut a piece just big enough to fit in the oven then I rolled the edges up to keep the bullets from rolling off. A word of caution. These are generally zinc plated and zinc is bad for you if it gets too hot. At 400 degrees there isn't any fumes but at 425 it was smoking. Toaster oven I bought one at Big Lot for $30 which is about the price for anywhere else. It needs to go to at least 400 degrees to work. Be careful as I have seen some that only went to 300 degrees. I will also caution against buying them used as the thermostat is what generally goes and you end up with a stove you cannot control the temperature on. Mask You need to have a filtered mask. Not a dusk mask but a mask that is designed to filter out fumes. I picked mine up a Harbor Freight for less than $20 and it works great. Eye protection I wear glasses so this is not an issue but I will say after every time I have done this I have spots on my glasses. So without eye protection you will likely get something in your eye. ******************************************************************************************* Now onto the instructions First I start by preheating the oven. I will put it on 400 degrees and set the timer for 15 minutes. It doesn't take 15 minutes to heat up that small oven. I put on my mask and eyeprotection before opening either the acetone or the powder. The powder can be as harmful as the acetone until the powder is baked on so ALWAYS wear your mask. Now I choose the color I want to use and add it to the bucket first. Here is how much powder I put in the bucket for ~100-150 bullets. You definitely want to add enough to coat the bullets. I normally add 2-3 scoops of powder using a 1.9 Lee dipper to measure. This is generally enough to do a batch of 100-150 bullets, depending on the size of the bullets. Next I add the acetone to the powder. This is generally how much acetone I use. There is no scientific measuring method for this but I will say you want too much rather than too little. If you have too much it adds a few minutes to the tumbling and evaporating time but if you add too little the bullets will come out blotchy and dull. At this point I begin to swirl the mixture around. If you have some clumps you can add 5-10 bullets to help break them up before adding the rest of the bullets. After the mixture is nice and uniform I now I add the bullets and begin tumbling by hand. At this point I begin to lightly shake the mixture up. I generally do a back and forth motion with a swirl every 2-3 times around. I will also kind of flip the bullets end over end like you do when flipping a pancake. You want to tumble them just vigorously enough to coat the bullets with the mixture. And you continue to shake, and shake and the bullets will not looked coated at all. They will have a light tinge of color but the silver is definitely shining through. Then finally the acetone begins evaporating and the amount of time is dependent on how much there is as well as the temperature. And it will not evaporate very quickly if you do not tumble. You can actually set the bucket down for 30-45 minutes and they will still need to be tumbled. But tumbling will evaporate the acetone enough within 5 minutes of constant tumbling. And as the acetone evaporates the bullets get more and more color. And when the bullets seem to be holding on to the color this is a critical time. You want to dump the bullets while they are still wet, but not too wet, but definitely do it before they get too dry. If the acetone evaporates too much the bullets will not have a wet look and will actually have a dull, rough finish. It doesn't affect performance from testing but it does look like crap. At this point the bullets should be uniformly covered with color AND still wet to the touch. There should be some of the mixture in the bottom of the bucket and on the bullets that is about the consistency of Testor's paint. It should still run from gravity and if the bulelts have color but the coating is still running in the bottom of the bucket then it is time to dump the bullets. Another big indicator for me is the sound of the tumbling bullets. The sound changes slightly as the bullets are trying to move agains the resistance of the thicker coating. This is how they should look right before dumping them out onto the screen. Uniform in color, still wet to the touch and still shiny. (Sorry for the crappy picture). I do not have a picture but you dump them out onto the screen. Then I give them a quick shake to try to keep some from sitting on top of others. At this point the bullets will dry very quickly and I give them a quick shake every 30 seconds or so until dry. After about 2-3 minutes they will be dry to the touch and not be tacky. When they are I seperate the bullets as best as I can on the screen so none of them are touching while they bake. Then I stick the bullets and screen into the toaster oven which is set to 400 degrees. I set the timer and let the bullets bake for 10-15 minutes depending on the size of the bullets and how they are looking. As they bake they will become a little more shiny than when they were dry. Once they are uniform in how shiny they all look I carefully remove them from the oven. And this is how they will look coming straight out of the oven, shiny. I set them out to cool for 10 minutes or so. The powder coat will be tacky when they first come out and will remain tacky for 3-5 minutes until they have cooled enough to allow the powder coat to harden. After that you can touch the bullets but be careful because they will still be extremely hot. And if you touch them while they are still tacky they can stick to your finger, ask me how I figured that one out. After that you can either shoot them as they are or size them down dependong on your application. Sizing them does not remove the finish at all. The coating seems to add about .002" to the size of the bullets. So if you have bullets that are the same size or .001" over the bore size as cast then they will not need to be sized after they are coated. If the bullets are any larger as cast then you might try sizing them down to .002" over the bore size. I have personally pushed these to over 2,000 fps without any issues. As a matter of fact the bore seems a lot cleaner than with jacketed or cast and lubed. I have read of people pushing them to 2,800 fps without issue. The advantages are that the bore never leads. It is also cleaner. And the biggest advantage is it encapsulates the lead to prevent exposure. This si something I will be doing with all my cast bullets. And I am not 100% positive they need to be baked. Here is a bag on its way back to Caster: And finally, if you have ANY questions feel free to ask.

I went to the good folks at Guns & Leather today to have Jeff install new sights on my new Sig P320 9mm, and decided to avail myself to the range while I was there. I also took my P320c .40 with me. The good fellows at G&L didn't have a Glock 20 to rent, so they allowed me to shoot a used Glock 29 with extended grips on it. I load full bore .40 to duplicate the velocity and recoil of the Critical Defense ammo that I carry, so they weren't just target loads. I shot the .40 for awhile and then immediately picked up the Glock so I could appreciate a full impression. It was FUN!! Nice fireball coming out of that shorter Glock, but, alas, Glock has to go and put those danged finger grooves in the wrong place for people with XXXL hands, (they had a new 20 for sale that I handled). If you haven't shot a 10mm then I suggest you give it a try just for a wee bit of fun. :)   Too bad I live so far away because their range prices were really great!!

No, I can get how one would think what you thought. I just am very familiar with that idea so read it the way he meant, I believe. :-)

It's a shame the cops got ran over.

Lmao. That or cheap green tip. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

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LOL!! Yes, of course!

He got banned before he quit.

Talk to Highpower. He can clue you in on my high powers. Back in the day if we were carrying 9mm anywhere in the world it was a BHP. Carried by more countries military and police forces than any other auto... FBI, HRT, USSF, SAS The alphabet goes on and on. The main modification is taking out the Magazine safety to improve the trigger pull. I used an Inglis with shoulder stock for an entry gun at one time. Still carry it often as a travel gun. You cannot go wrong with a BHP.   That's my story and I'm sticking to it.   Cheers,   TS

The gubbermint will just print more....it's what they do.

I put mine on front of mag well

  This. I now have renewed interest in finishing up my mini Draco and finding the right case.

Same here!

Use the CCI BR4 primers.  Way safer due to the thicker cup.  Yeah, I know that slam fires are extremely rare, but why not eliminate the possibility if you can do so for a minor increase in primer cost.  BR4 ... only way to go.

I will say that Jar Jar Binks is a Sith Lord.

It is revealed that Yoda is Spock's father.

  With Credits.   Hope I didn't spoil anything.  :)

In honor of Star Wars, the force tells me, its today for the mighty EO, because he is ready to jump on the tax payer funded plane to Hawaii for 2 weeks! 

No don't.

the Wally Walk kills me,  I LOL about it.  We all did it.  Good times.

I have the grandfather of the Tacoma, a 1986 Toyota truck with about 235,00 miles. It's my hunting, fishing and honey-do list vehicle. Belonged to my moms till she passed 4 yrs ago. I can't even imagine how I'll be able to afford these new trucks if I had to get cause I don't know how I'll get along without a truck of some kind.

Some Monkey got pure spoiled today. However, I did also get some wine for myself but I feel like this was a pretty good haul. He told me he needs an all new gun safe just for the bourbon. Here I thought we could have a bar and share it. Someone clearly likes to squirrel away brass but now also bourbon. LOL [URL=http://s166.photobucket.com/user/predsgirl33/media/IMG_2849_zpsvxyux6dz.jpg.html][/URL] I originally just stopped in for the Woodford White Corn, but then recommendations were made, a sweet eldery woman handed me the Whistlepig and told me it was great for sipping. How do I say no to that? Monkey's already cracked it to try it. [URL=http://s166.photobucket.com/user/predsgirl33/media/IMG_2850_zpsq7asr0r3.jpg.html][/URL] The Ocean has been a huge hit in this house. He loves it so I always restock it whenever possible because I don't want him to run out. Basil's is one that he's always enjoyed and then the other 2, well they speak for themselves. I am probably going to even get in on the Handy once I figure out a good cocktail to make. I am not even strong enough to attempt it on the rocks!

Probably get diner at the White House.

Totally agree with Possumslayer.  Dislike (no hate) any kind of payment (even at 0% or 0.9%).  As long as I can keep a truck mechanically sound, reliable, safe to operate and it serves my needs I see no need for me change trucks. 

Among other reasons....because I can. :)

80 Chevy short bed .... Blows a motor, put a new one in good for another 100,000 miles + no monthly payment for several years.

  ^^^^^^This^^^^^^ Trust me if you only use a wooden surface as the striking point you won't break a kinetic bullet puller. Additionally you must always use a square on impact as an angled impact induces undersigned twist and torque into the tool which will cause an early failure. If you don't find a lister with this tool call Mid South Shooters Supply and they'll pull it and have it waiting at the counter for pick up.

I like to go light. Mall ninja is for amateurs. I go scuba ninja.

How else am I going to post operator pictures of myself onto Facebook?  Chicks dig selfies with military style rifles.  Just ask them.

volume is absolutely safe -- millions of rounds have been loaded with a dipper or a volumetric dropping device.  Weight is more precise.   Volume has random air fluff in each charge,  and some powders this is significant while others it is almost zero (smaller particle powders have less air space problems).  Weight is weight ... if every charge weighs the same, you have the same amount of powder in there.   But its tedious.   If you are not making serious competition ammo or long range precision ammo  or something like that, volume is fine.   I make mine with a cheap lee disk device and the ammo is better accuracy than most store bought at medium pistol ranges of say 20 yards.    I use fine grain powder to reduce the air/error and its great.

When the standard inflation rate is 1.5%, 2% per year is 25% too much. And 4% raises every year? That be the stuff dreams are made of. I'd be surprised if my take home pay has increased 4% total over that 9 yr span. Generally I'm happy if the "raise" is more than the healthcare premium increase.

I'd be pissed too.  You buy Glock for reliability.  If you wanted something that can be ammo picky and unreliable you could get some fancy 1911 and then you'd at least have something that's aesthetically pleasing to look at while you're clearing malfunctions.  LOL!

  Much irony in this post ...

An ak underfolder is the way to go.

Meh, I split the diff, keep a basic 10.5" AR pistol behind the seat.. It's bout as accurate as a rifle up to 100 yards, and with ~ 2700 fps soft points in there should be plenty effective. Plus I get 20-30 quick tries. :) Only got about five bills in it, but it's plenty reliable ... sure, would hurt to lose it, but the comfort it gives me being there is worth the risk. And should circumstances ever require it, can even tote it around on my person: - OS

  At least she didn't have to make sure the safety was off, like you know, on a Glock.   - OS