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Dave: I'll grant all you said in post #55 except the charge of second degree murder charge; which, in fairness to you; ya didnt mention. I lifted this definition of the florida law from the nro blog: "The unlawful killing of a human being, when perpetrated by any act imminently dangerous to another and evincing a depraved mind regardless of human life, although without any premeditated design to effect the death of any particular individual, is murder in the second degree and constitutes a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. " I'm havin a little bit of a problem understanding exactly what zimmerman did that warrants him fitting into the definition above. Did he exhibit a "depraved mind"? I'll buy the "...without premeditated design....". I still think this one smells bad. Would still like to hear from some floridians. leroy

Brothers and sisters. May have just found out what's goin on. Check this link out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Sink .. Rick Scott won election by one percent against this "other carpetbagger". A real demorat. leroy

This may stir up a hornet's nest; but i cant help thinking about it a bit. The big question that i have in all this is why would the State of Florida go so far out of it's way to thrash a man like George Zimmerman? I understand the problems with the "lying and hiding assets"; but the rest of this thing looks bizarre to me (...based on the evidence we know about...). Why in the world is the State of Florida going so far out of it's way to charge George Zimmerman and drag him through the court system on a murder charge? It appears to me like this whole thing smacks of post civil war reconstruction politics. Is the black and nutty anti-gun and anti "shoot the thug" vote so important in florida that this is an attempt to asuage their indignation and buy their support; or are the state politicos so arrogant that they think that they can kick around most anyone they want to with impunity? I would love to hear from some of our brother and sister opiners who understand florida politics. I believe this one is purely political. It aint about "justice for trayvon" or justice for the citizens of the state of florida; its about something else. I would love to hear what some of our folks with ties to florida think that "something else" is. leroy

Good stuff!! Beautiful job. leroy

vujade:_____________ Back in the "old days" when we shot bolt guns only; we only neck sized the brass we were reloading and kept the brass separated by each individual rifle. That meant that the brass was, in effect, fitted to each individual rifle's particular chamber. We only neck sized the brass when we reloaded it. The problem of "brass growth" is related to pushing the shoulder back on the case each time you resize. The "growth" occurs when ya shoot the round and the brass shoulder moves forward a tiny amount (..."grows", if you will...) to completely fill the particular rifle's chamber each time you fire the round. The problem is that this trick doesnt work too well with semiauto rifles that need a bit of "slop" between the round and the chamber to operate reliably. If i wuz loading for a semiauto i would invest in a good "drop in" type cartridge gage and set up my dillon to do a minimimun resizing that would pass the gage. I like Dolomite's solution given in post #3 above. (...I would run the brass thru a single stage press for the sizing and load on the dillon; backing off the sizing station on the dillon...) It appears that Dolomite's method doesnt allow the shoulder to get pushed back; ala the old time way for a bolt gun with the extra sizing needed for the base (...which i like better than our old method...). It sizes the brass at the base and at the neck; while leaving the shoulder of the brass alone. I've got a pile of 300 win mag at home that needs either trimming or scrapping because of this. The problem was that i wuz too lazy to keep the brass separated between my ruger #1 and an old remington 40x. Hope this helps a bit. leroy

I like 'em all!! Especially the leather. Keep up the good work! leroy

Just another reason to go armed. The words "polititian" and "thug" are pretty closely related most everywhere. I bet there is a "no need to retreat" law in New Mexico. leroy

Gun shops are private property. It's a bad idea to demonstrate on private property (...if anyone if foolish enough to do so...). Once you are asked to leave, "demonstrating" becomes tresspassing. I doubt ole Jessee gets much traction with this one. As others have opined; i know some places where "demonstrating" could be viewed (...and dealt with...) in a very unkind way. If notin else, ole Jessee is entertaining; but my favorite is still the Reverend Lewis Faharakhan (...who likes guns....). leroy

Crossfire:____________ I agree with the "safe to shoot aspect". Now to the "ceremonial and fun aspect" of firin the great model 97 (...the gun the germans called an "inhumane weapon of war" in ww1...). There aint nothin greater than hearin the throaty "kaboom" and seein the white cloud from a black powder loaded shotgun. It's distinctly different and much louder than a smokeless load. You shoot and run around the cloud of white smoke to see what youve hit (...if anything...). If youve never tried it, it is worth it to see the show. Black powder loads were sold next to smokeless loads right up to ww2 (...i think...); and into the thirties (...for sure...). I believe that when the military guys do the cannon salutes use black powder because of the "kaboom" and white smoke. Try it out. It's great. leroy

Brother and sister opiners:_______________ Check this link out: http://moonbattery.com/?p=12305. No need to opine on this one. Something to think about. Enjoy. leroy

Amen. leroy

If you are a real history buff, try to find this book: "The True Story of the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency" [Paperback] John Velke III (Author) It is a great read and pretty much tells the truth of what went on in the coal mine country from the 1890's up thru the 1930's. It has a great section on the Hatfields. There is another more obscure book titled "Bloodletting in Appalachia" by Howard B. Lee that is also a great read. It has some great accounts of the last Hatfield (...cant remember his name...) and the sheriff of Logan Co., WV. It's a delightful read. leroy

D. M Bullard is good stuff. We have several. leroy

Amen brother. The two greatest shotgun designs ever created were the Winscheser '97 (...which i love and cant stand to be without!!!...) and the Browning Auto 5 (...which i can never find just like i like at the price i like...). It's great that these two pinnacles of shotgundom were invented by the same man who gave us the 1911. It is very fitting that crossfire fire the "97 riot in honor of Armistice Day. The '97 did a lot to cause the Armistice to happen. Now to find some great black powder loads for the firing!! Keep up the good work! lerroy

Lester:____________ Like Dave said: "...There are no bad Smith and Wesson revolvers...". He is exactly right. I'm a long time fan of the "N" frame smiths. The 357's are my pick of the "N" frames because they are the first "fancy" ones (...checkering on the topstrap and barrel...). I like shooting the 357 in the "N" frame size. All ours are steel, so they have a relatively tame recoil with the "real" 357 loads. The only downside to them is that if you have small hands, the grip and reach to the trigger may be a bit long. I'm blessed (...or cursed...) with pretty big hands. That makes the "N" frames easy for me to shoot. The magna grips that came on the old "duty" model 27's and 28's are a bit smaller. We always tried to find the uncheckered target grips; but they are pretty big for normal to small hands. The magnas may be the best bet if ya have smaller paws. While im at it; the "N" frame grip prices are idiotic when you start lookin for them. The bottom line of all this ramblin is that the "N" frame smiths in any flavor, from 44 to 357 are a great thing. You simply cant go wrong with them if you like revolvers. I'd like to have a 327 for carry myself; but i cant bring myself to give the same or more money for a new smith than you can buy a great old "N" or "S" s/n gun from yesteryear; but that's just me. Maybee i can find a "used but not abused" 327 for a reasonable price somewhere. Hope this helps a bit. leroy

Dont worry about the New Black Panthers. They only bully folks in inner city ghettos and sewers like Philly. They couldnt even push anyone around down in Sanford. leroy

Jeff:____________ In general for small capacity cartridges (...think 9 mm, 380 acp, 357 sig; etc...); the deeper the bullet is seated, the higher the pressure. The reason is the decrease in volume of the case due to the bullet intrusion. Any encroachment on the volume of a small capacity cartridge raises pressures. Interior ballistics is very volume dependent. For rifles, the issue is a bit different for different reasons. If ya seat a bullet out touching the lands ahead of a rifle chamber, this allows pressure to build higher and a bit sooner than if the bullet is seated deeper (...within accepable limits...) and is guided up the throat to the lands. Lots of target guys used to (...and still do...) custom seat their bullets out touching the lands to fit a particular chamber of a pet target gun to get the last bit of accuracy from the rifle. This raises pressures a bit due to the initial resistance of the lands before the bullet can move and start to relieve the pressure a bit. The target guys and old reloaders know this and work up the loads accordingly. If ya seat the bullet back off the lands(...again, within acceptable limits as specified in a loading manual...), this allows the pressure to build a bit more gradually, lowering the pressures a bit, as the bullet has less initial resistance when it is turned loose from the case neck in the throat of the rifle chamber which contains "freebore" that has no full diameter lands to restrict the bullet's initial movement. Look in your rifle's chamber and you can see what im talkin about. hope this helps leroy

pcrc: I've had the same problem with speer brass (...especially the old nickle....). As others have said, the problem is that the flashole is too small. I fixed the last batch with a cordless drill and a drill just a bit bigger than the decapping pin. Like normal, i cant remember what size it was. RE: The cutting down of decapping pins. As i remember, these pins are pretty hard. I would opt for the uniforming or redrilling the flash holes in the brass. Hope this helps, leroy

My guess is that the reason that the ABC and TCC wants this stopped is their problem with "undocumented labor". "Providing a safe work enviornment" is a minor issue to them. They work on someone else's property. They have a small headquarters property and shop (...generally...). The working on government and airport property is already covered by other statutes, and they know that (...they are lawyers...). This is an attempt to keep the "undocumented workers" and delightful rustic citizens in their employ on the reservation (...think "no firewater" to the indians here...); nothing more. Their big problem with "workplace safety" is the individual construction activities themselves. Their position is a disgrace. They apparently neither trust their own personnel nor do they trust citizens like you and me. Looks like they could use a cleaning up themselves. leroy

This particular drone was launched to watch and i suspect harass a live bird shoot at this plantation; which is evidently legal in SC (...its not legal in some states...). The nerdy "do-gooder" animal rights advocates that decided to fly it forgot that if folks will shoot at released pigeons will sure shoot at "harasment drones". I think the drone thing is hilarious. Especially this one. Wait until some hard case with some real tools shoots down a "real" drone or some smart guy stirrs up the fourth amendment side of this. It will be interesting to watch. leroy

Yall seen this: http://thetandd.com/animal-rights-group-says-drone-shot-down/article_017a720a-56ce-11e1-afc4-001871e3ce6c.html .. leroy

wally: Any L. C. Smith double is a great thing. They were the "standard" of hunting shotguns in this area (...east tennessee...) for many a year. All my dad's uncles were dedicated bird hunters. They all either owned or were working to own an L. C. Smith double. Take a look (...or call...) Cherry's Fine Guns and talk to them. They can value it pretty close. I trust them. Hope this helps. leroy

Many times we have a rather jaded view of LE. Some (...me included...) are pretty quick to "third base" and or call into question the motives of some. This story gives a great insight into the character and convictions of two men who i believe fimly simply cannot stand to see the wrong thing done. They didn't compalin about it; they choose to do something about it. Story here: http://usnews.msnbc....ext-to-his-boys . After evidently finding out that doting, misguided, childish, grieving relatives who wanted to bury this murderin b*****d next to his kids as if nothing had happened; they decided to put their convictions on the line. Not by whining in outrage; but by simply buying cemetary plots on either side of these children murdered by their own father to prevent another outrage. I believe they are, indeed, men of conviction that simply cannot stand to see another outrage perpetrated by the descrecation of the ground in which two innocent kids were to be laid by the presence of the bones of the deranged b*****d that murdered them -- their very own father. They are Pierce County, Washington Sheriff Segeant Ed Troyer and Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor. They simply could not stand the thought of a murderer being buried next to the two kids (...his own, by the way...) he murdered. Thank you Sergeant Troyer and Sheriff Pastor for your actions in this matter. Thanks for your service and conviction. leroy

Ishel:_____________ We reload the 124 grain hornady XTP(...available from midway...) with 13.5 grains of Accurate #9. Accurate and powerful load. We reload "plinking loads" with Rainier (...midway...) 124 grain TCFP plated bullets with 12.0 grains of Accurate #9. Good accuracy, milder recoil. Pay attention to sizing on these and make sure the overall length is good per your reloading manual. Hope this helps. leroy

Ishel:______________ I've carried a Glock 33 for a good while. It is extremely accurate and reliable. We are handloaders and it will do about 1275 fps with my jhp realoads. Recoil is snappy; but is easily manageable; even when using the flat base mags (..no pierce grip extensions...) holding with two fingers. I'm a great fan of the glock 33. Highly recommend it. Havin said all that; if i owned a Sig P239, i wouldnt trade if for a glock. They are variations on the same theme. The glock weighs about 20 ounces. I dont know what the sig weighs. You can pocket carry the glock in a hip pocket holster or carry it in the front pocket if your pockets are big enough. Hope this helps. leroy