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Ray Z

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  1. One more thing to touch on regarding brass.

    Most people tumble their brass with way TOO much media. And when you have too much media it actually acts like a buffer extending the time needed to clean the brass. If you cut back on the amount of media then the brass themselves will clean each other.

    What I do is add the brass to my tumbler with no media at all then turn it on. The brass will sit there and do a little dance but do not tumble at all. Then I add media a cup at a time until the brass just begins to roll over on itself. You get a lot more action and the brass will be squeaky clean in no time at all.

    Dolomite

    Dolomite thanks for that one. I've been loading for a long time and knew that too much media was too much of a good thing. But I never knew how to determan what was a good way to get the right amount in the tumbler. One thing that I do is use the dryer sheets after they have been used in my tumbler. They absorb the fine corn cob media that makes the dust when I empty the clean brass out.

  2. A while back, when I lived in Cincinnati, I was visiting the owner/ friend of a public indoor shooting range/ gun shop. While we were talking the rep from Glock came in. He asked the owner to "How many rounds had the rental Glocks have through?" He told him that as far as he know, 35000-40000 rounds each. The rep asked to see them. He took each of them apart, took a tool out of his pocket, and popped some small parts out of the frame of each gun and pushed some new ones in. Then he told the owner that the guns would be good for another 35000/40000 round now. One of the other things that the rep said was "If you pull the trigger on a Glock and it doesn't fire it's because you forgot to load it.

    Now, that being said, I shoot practical pistol competition. At the end of the day, if I shoot the Glock 34 or 35 that I have in a match my scores will be lower than if I shoot my M&P Pro or XDM 5.25. I'm not saying that the Glock isn't as good as one of the others. I just can't get used to that cotton pickin' Glock trigger.

  3. Everybody has their favorite powders. I use solo 1000 on 45acp, 44 special, 40 S&W, 38 special, and 9mm. I find it a lot cleaner to shoot than a lot of the other powders I've tried. That is to say that it doesn't have nearly as much graphite in it as Bullseye, unique, 231, and most of the AA powders. One other thing. Unique likes to be in an almost full case to burn completely.

    As far as the setting of the taper crimp goes, instead of measuring I slide the finished cartridge through my fingers. If I can feel a flare in the case mouth I'll bring the taper crimp die down not even an 1/8 of a turn and check a couple more cases.

  4. Sound like it's been a while since you've reloaded on this press. Whatever the case, If it' were happening to me I'd take the offending member out and hose it down with brake cleaner to degrease it then work it over with some fairly course steel wool then put it back together after using some good 'l 3 in one oil on it.

  5. From the IDPA rule book................

    Contestants may be anyone who can legally bear arms.

    Juniors, ages 12 years through 20 years, may also compete in

    IDPA matches when not prohibited by law and when allowed by

    the hosting club. Additionally, the parent or legal guardian must

    accompany the junior contestant during the entire match. (State

    and Local laws vary and may be applicable....................

    You've got to try it. Most people won't just jump into something that they've never done before. I think you'll find that the shooters in IDPA are just like those in practical pistol. Very willing to give a hand.

  6. Hey Robert [That's the proper greeting in Tennessee.]

    You'er going to love it here. We moved here from Cincinnati, Ohio two years ago and I'll never go back. Stuff we've found.

    • Ever gone to a restaurant and have people at the tables around you just start talking to you? People are that way here. Everybody is friendly.
    • This is the bible belt. Everybody is a God loving christian, and proud of it.
    • Food is a bit higher here. When you find specials at the grocery you will take advantage of them.
    • The Smokey Mountains are the best thing that God put here. Plenty of hiking, hunting, fishing, and a lot of other stuff that we couldn't do up North.
    • Be ready to drive a bit more. We live 40 miles South of Knoxville. My wife drives 60 miles to work in Cleveland, Tn and I drive about the same to get to the gun club in Oak Ridge.
    • There are several public ranges here. I belong to Oak Ridge Sportsman's Ass. and love it. http://orsaonline.org/ It's a bit confusing but they refer to each section as a club. Surf their web site.

    Once you get settled drop me an email rzillick@gmail.com. Love to show you around.

  7. I just found this forum while surfing the net for Tennessee legal stuff on concealed carry. I am from Ohio. Have been living here for about two years. Had my CC permit in Ohio for about 3 years before we moved here. I don't carry very often mostly because I don't like to go places that I feel at risk. Some of my particulars are,

    • Member of Oak Ridge Sportsman's Ass.
    • Past practical pistol match director for a large gun club in Ohio {7 years} before we moved here.
    • Am now helping out with the practical pistol matches at ORSA
    • Have taught classes on practical pistol at the club
    • Did target shooting most of my life
    • Reloaded for the last 50 years or so. "Kept me out of the poor house"
    • Married, 2 boys, both grown and gone "TG" My lady is still my best friend after 42 years

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