timthetoolman

Just as an update I did a few different loads and landed on 14 gr of 2400 with a magnum primer. Loaded up several hundred which should hold me for a while. Now on to my 44 mag brass collection. Sent from my iPhone using [URL=http://tapatalk.com/m?id=1]Tapatalk[/URL]

Not sure if it has anything to do with the rumors, but there was a shooting incident in California at LAX.  Ive already heard the "AR15" media spin and "assault rifle" lingo being tossed around.

It was great meeting everyone! I'm looking forward to the next event already. Tim

I have the same smith in black, wouldnt part with it.

Im getting right at an MOA with WC842.  Varget and CFE223 work great too.  This is out of a 16" 1:7 twist using pulls.

My better half is a photographer and has coached me along in taking some really cool shots of my reloading obsession. I like doing macro stuff mostly and once she gets her new photo printer she's going to help me mount them to decorate the gun room with. Keep at it I think our firearms hobby is a great subject for pics.

You definitely get some beauties! Congrats.

Hey how much did that 300 blk barrel run. I'd like one for my TC

Well no luck on the trigger guard. Looks like I'm gonna have to bust out the torch and hammer.

And hopefully those results come real soon! Looks like the newly drilled blocks could arrive today...

My Colt LE is nice and quiet, but I recently put a blackout together and I can't stand the sound! The buffer tube machine lines rake the spring and I may try polishing them out to knock the sound down a bit. Compared to my colt it sounds like a peice of junk right now.

Oddest looking thing I have . Thompson in 35 Remington....man what a cannon!

Its not a Ruger but I have a Browning takedown and its been nice and tight for years. I love 10/22's and I can only imagine that Ruger would at least try to meet the longevity of a Browning. I've been toying with getting one of the Ruger take downs as well, once 22 ammo is around again.

Excellent family photo.   :up:

We"re getting MOA or better out of 16" barrels and pistol length gas systems.  Thats with M80 pulls and converted 556 brass.

Well if all goes as planned I will be making the trade tomorrow.  Fingers crossed.

Well I have no doubt the trigger wont be like a Python but considering the Taurus is DA only almost any DA/SA revolver will have it beat.  I also already reload for 38/357 and wouldn't mind another 357 pistol that is carry worthy.  Sounds like they are decent pistols from what I have read.  He mentioned something about it being based on a S&W J-Frame?  Possible?  Size looks about right.

Well it's here.  And I am already tired of buying M80 pulls to feed this Blackout.  Time to fire up the pot and see what happens. Then fire up the toaster over for a go at this whole powder coating business.  We've been getting damn nice groups with the M80 projectiles, but i'd like to get the cost per round down to plink worthy prices.

Someone approached me today (not from TGO) on a trade.  My Taurus .45 Millennium (which I had for sale) for his Rossi 357 mag.  The Rossi seems to pretty standard, blued with a 4" barrel and adjustable rear sights.  I was hoping  to sell the 45 for 3 gun funds, but a back up 357 revolver is on my short list.  We're looking at an even trade.  Any opinions on the Rossi's? All of my experience is with Colt and S&W.   Thanks!

Thanks for your help and input guys!  Ill make some calls and see if I can find that part.  Anyone else out there use cold bluing?  I imagine its alot like auto body work, the better the prep the better the finish.

This Winchester Model 02A has been in my family a long time and I recently passed it to my son. It has been refinished a couple times over the years. My father once flipped over the handlebars of his bike with it splitting the stock in half. Needless to say it's far from ideal condition and any financial value it had left is gone, but it has HUGE sentimental value in my family. As you can see the trigger guard was a cob job, by me, to make it a bit safer for my son to shoot it when he got it. I never even saw one on it personally, and my dad forgot where it was placed years ago when he was doing some work on the little rifle. I have only ever seen two guns close to it and both were 04A's. I was able to snap some pics of the trigger guard so I might have better luck in finding a replacement...so far no luck. The barrel looks like it was coated in spray paint, the stock was stripped and repaired by my father years ago but never stained or rubbed. And now I would like to finish this little family project. Like I said I know value is out the window already anyway so I think I am ok to get this project underway. I have a few cold bluing products around but I have only ever done small parts with them. Any advice on how a whole barrel could come out if the time and prep were put into it? Anyone have experience with something like this? Any idea where I can find a trigger guard or have a replica made perhaps? Any literature on what color the stock was originally? Anything will help guys...thanks in advance! I would like to do as much of this project myself as possible. Tim

Another KIDD supporter here.

Yes except in my case bx25 mags are the culprit. I use tactical innovations adjustable mags now. BC metal lips mags seem to work well but the plastic lip mags seem to change the feed angle and slow the bolt down. The feed angle on the bx25 were always a bit off in my far from stock 10/22s

IMR 4895 for me   :pleased:   If I am feeling cheap then WC846 with Magnum primers.

Any accuracy reports of the PC bullets yet?  We have a mold on the way so we can roll up some black out rounds and I am curious how its going to go.