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Davd West. Ciderville Music Store. Go out 25W (...Clinton Highway...) toward Clinton. Just across the Knox/Anderson County line on the left at the bottom of the hill. They are good folks and have most everything. Hope this helps. Kind regards, Leroy

Plus 1 to what Froggy posted. Powder Valley is a great bunch to do business with. Just recieved a bunch of powder from them. Quick shipping and good prices. All that being said; Widener's is a good bunch too. They are one of the few wholesalers left who will let you order and pick up locally. Drop them an e-mail note for details. Kind regards, Leroy PS-- THANKS FOR POSTING THE WIDENERS NOTE!!

I like these guys too. Leroy

KB:_________________ Saw your post about the Berrys Plated Bullets. Dont worry too much about pressures; the plated bullets are alot more like lead (...only difference is the thin copper plating to prevent leading...) than the full metal jackets. They will not develop the pressures that jacketed bullets will. I use them all the time in our little 357 sig glock 33 (...they are great practice loads...). Here is some interesting reading from Rainier: Loading Data regarding the plated bullet load recipes. We use the Rainer stuff all the time (...get them from Midway...). They are just like the Berrys bullets. Kind regards, Leroy

Glad to hear it! Thanks for posting. Kind regards, Leroy

All:_______________ Check this out. It's a great thing!! Neo-Nazis Patrolling U.S. Border - CBS News Video. Food for thought. Leroy

KB:___________ The way that i set the crimp is to take a loaded round and put it in the press (...make sure your run the seating plug back a bit so that you dont push the bullet into the case too far as you do the crimp...), run the round all the way to the top of the press stroke, and screw the crimping die down until it just touches the top of the brass (...you can feel the ram trying to move down...). Lower the ram a bit and turn the crimping die down about 1/6 turn (...one flat...) at a time, run the ram and round to the top of its stroke; crimping the round a bit, and use your calipers to see how much crimp you get (...measure right at the top of the brass, just a hair from the end of the brass...). Keep turning the die down using the 1/6 turn at a time until you get about .002 crimp. Then lock the crimp die down and crimp the rest of the batch. That should work well for any of the straight walled auto cases like the 9 mm or the 45 acp. By the way; Glockster makes a great point here in regard to low pressure loads: This has been my exact experience too. Hope this helps. Kind regards, Leroy

Patrick:_________ This is the grip that i use with my Glock 33: The old dtimers called it the "Teacup" grip. Grip the pistol firmly with the shooting hand, and steady the shooting hand with the other; reaching up from below. Get a firm, but not trembly grip on the shooting hand and concentrate on the front sight. All this being said; (...and as others have said...) the best way to improve shooting is do lots of shooting; practicing the fundamentals of good shooting. The best tool to practice with is a good rimfire 22 pistol or revolver. Shoot as much as you can with it. You will be amazed at what a bit of practice with a good 22 will do for your shooting. Hope this helps. Kind regards Leroy

Nancy:____________________ Take a look at these web sites and see if you see anything similar to your guns: Cherrys Fine Guns: Cherry's Fine Guns Home Page Commemorative Firearms. Collectors fire arms: Collectors Firearms. We have done business with Cherrys. They are good guys and arrow straight. Hope this helps. Leroy

KB:________________ I have seen a bit of the "unburned" powder thing with Unique over the years. It seems to run "hot and cold" (...no real pattern...). In my experience; it seems to show up more with lead bullets. I've seen it in 45 ACP and the big revolver cartridges (...44 special, 45 colt...). My guess is that it is related to both crimp (...always use a good taper crimp ...about .002...) and individual powder lot characteristics. It seems to me that the newer batches of Unique seem to be cleaner burning. I sometimes use WW231 for the quicker burning loads ---- 231 burns cleaner; and is pretty close to the "quickness" of Unique. All that being said; ive burned a 'ton' of Unique over the years (...there's a 4 lb caddy down in the loading room now...) in everything from 38 special thru 45 colt with good results. I regularly load 5.2 grains in 38 special, 7.5 grains in 44 specials, 8.0 grains in 44 mags, 8.5 grains in 45 colt; all with lead bullets. Always use a heavy roll crimp with revolver loads. All these loads are powerful and accurate. Unique is a great powder. Hope this helps a bit. Kind regards, Leroy

db:__________________ Had a similar problem with the 21 yr old's jeep (...his was a wreck---2000 wrangler...). As i remember, a jeep hood is two peice. The outer skin and an inner reinforcing liner. Fixing the hood "right" will probably require you to pull the hood off, dissassemble from the liner, repair the dent, reassemble to the liner, repaint, and reinstall on the jeep. It's almost impossible to find "junk" parts for a jeep --- too many jeep enthusiasts!! There is, however, a jeep junkyard up around Somerset, KY (...cant seem to remember the name--looked on the net, couldnt find it; but my buddy in the junk business complains about 'em all the time--they buy ever jeep wreck they can find...). For what it's worth; I could NEVER find any jeep body parts when i needed them!! I would look around and see if could find a body man that was low on work to see if he would "moonlite" this job. Wish you were closer; next door neighbor is a great body man; work is slow now. Good luck with your repair. Kind regards, Leroy

Brasso would do nicely!! Keep up the good work! Leroy

Amen to Straight Shooter's post above. The fact is that no one wants to talk about exactly what the problem is. It is the problem of being paid not to work---period!! I'm old enough to remember the beginnings of the War on Poverty started in the early sixties. All the "war" has done is to make working folks poorer and the folks who needed help the most more dependent. There will be no improvement in any of this until ALL people get the idea that all work is honorable; and that it is an insult to your brother and to God to "stay on the dole" for your entire life. Liberal politics and social engineers have created a social underclass that is poor, militant, and sadly; in many cases a danger to their own brothers and sisters. They have allowed the raising of several generations of fatherless children who have turned into monstrous thugs that are busy killing themselves and others with impunity. In the early sixties, President Kennedy commissioned a study of the deterioration of the black nuclear family in the US. At that time, the illigitimacy rate for blacks was approximately 27%. This number alarmed Kennedy and he was worried that it would spread into the white population and destroy the nuclear family in the US. His fears have come to pass, and it has spread into the general population. Black illigitimacy is aproximately 77%; while white illigitimacy is in the 27% range. This "underclass" has become a political constituency and a powerful force in the Demorat party. The fact is that the United States has become the greatest "welfare state" for folks below the poverty line that has ever been created. Folks need to wake up. While the "sons and daughters of the kingdom" are sitting on the dole and, for the most part, are putting up with thugs destroying their neighborhoods, while believing the lie that says that there are some jobs that are beneath their dignity and are not fitting for them to do; foreign born folks are busy comming to this country with nothing and becomming very affluent within one generation. Look around at the latino community all over this country, and the vietnamese shrimping community in Lousiania and you can see great examples of this truth. The fact is, that if the 'sons and daughters of the kingdom" do not wake up, they will fade into nothingness and others will take their place. Polititians of all political stripes had better wake up and realize that most folks are sick of the "welfare state" and "on the dole" philosophy that has permeated our society since the sixties. If they do not grasp this truth; I believe that they will be thrown out and others will take their place. America needs to return to the concept of being a place where folks do a "fair days work for a fair days pay"; not a "non-workers utopia". Food for thought. Leroy

Doug:____________________ See Bob at Predator Custom Shop. He is a good gunsmith and a great guy. Link here for phone: Predator Custom Shop. Kind regards, Leroy

That would be great!! Drop me a PM and we can meet up. Kind regards, Leroy

What great news. Glad to hear it. Had a similar situation several years ago with a handgun stolen from my truck in an overnight break-in at my home. Was returned by the Knoxville Sheriff's Department. Kind regards, Leroy

DLM:_____________ Please let me know where you are finding your 200 grain full wadcutters. I would like to try them. Kind regards, Leroy

K:_________________ The 44 special is a great caliber. We still shoot quite a bit of it thru Rugers, Colt SA's, and "N" frame smiths. Usually carry in a field type holster; though some old timers carried in a Milt Sparks A200 (....ALA Elmer Keith...). Link here: Milt Sparks Holsters. You can also carry the big SA's and "N" frame smiths in the old Bianchi shoulder holsters pretty well. Link here: X15H *Shoulder Harness. For a great discussion of the 44 special, check this link out: http://www.sixguns.com/tests/tt44spec.htm. The 44 special is a powerful and accurate round that is well suited to self defense. It is the basis for the 44 magnum. We regularly shoot the old time handload of 7.5 grains of Unique and a 240 to 250 grain hard cast semi wadcutter bullet. It is good for about 950 fps out of 4 inch guns and is accurate and powerful. We also load a similar load in 44 magnum brass using 8.0 grains of Unique and the same hard cast bullets. The 44 special is, indeed, a great caliber. All old time gunmen should own at least one! We heartily recommend it. Hope this helps, Kind regards, Leroy

Amen brother!! Whatta truth!!! It will be a great day for America when this commie trash is laying in the graveyard!! Keep up the good work!! Kind regards, Leroy

BJ:_______________ Glad to help. Check these guys out too: Cherry's Inventory Page. Go to the handgun section and scroll thru. They are great guys to deal with. Kind regards, Leroy

Amen brother!! Excellent post. Right on target!! Keep up the good work. Kind regards, Leroy

Lester:____________ Glad to help a little bit. I would call Dillon and tell them what is going on. I bet they will want to know what bullet and brass you are using. I have had great service out of Dillon. I buy all my dies from them. They are old machinists and really know what is going on mechanically. RE: The 124 grain Hornady XTP's. I dont have any experience. I have loaded the 125s (...the ones for 357 sig...) with no problems. Crimp good and tight using the taper crimp die (...again, a Dillon...). Good luck with the 9 mm. Let us know how things work out with Dillon on the 380 stuff. Kind regards, Leroy

BJB:____________________ What do the slide markings say? Check this web site out: Collectors Firearms. You'll be surprised. I got it's brother that has been shot a bit. It is a series 70 blued. Kind regards, Leroy

Fellow news hounds:_______________ Found this while looking for some other "Tea Party" stuff. It must be the source of what i saw at noon: Text of interviews dont change the analysis above. They are worried (...I believe...). Link here: WBIR.com | Knoxville, TN | Wamp and Haslam speak about Tea Party's support for Ramsey Check this out fromm the American Spectator Blog earlier this year (Feb. 23, 2010): Link here: http://spectator.org/archives/2010/02/23/tea-party-tennessee More news: Check this link out, Tea Party related and hilarious ---it's great: http://bluecollarrepublican.com/blog/?p=6051 Leroy

All:__________________ Here is a quick news update and some hillside analysis from yours truly from our "news bunker" hidden in the hills of East Tennessee. Was watching one of the Knoxville TV stations for the noon news and weather. There was a segment interviewing Haslam and Wamp; asking about the gubernatorial primary. Haslam was cordial and confident. He spoke in kind generalities. Wamp made quite a stump speech about the 'tea party folks" not being united in their support. He said that there was not a clear "tea party" movement in Tennessee, and that "tea party" organizations were fractured in their support of various candidates. He seemed to be disparaging any "consensus' tea party candidate endorsement as small potatoes. This means one of two things to me; the first, he could have been ambushed by a reporter who wanted to cast him in a poor light to give cover to the Demorats or Haslam. The second, he is genuinely worried about Ramsey and is seeking to paint him and the "tea party" folks as political minor leaguers. A move that I think is an abysmally foolish mistake in judgment for a politician. Having said all that; and to give "Stateline" (...my pet name for Wamp...) the benefit of the doubt; he sometimes sticks his foot in his mouth and doesn’t mean things the way they come out. Conclusion: I believe both Wamp and Haslam are genuinely worried about Ramsey; but they don’t want to telegraph the message to anyone that they are. I say, keep up the good work Ron and "tea party" operatives. We could use a good housecleaning in Tennessee!! Thats all from the "news bunker" Leroy reporting.