deerslayer

Right - just because that lifted 4wd can drag race in the snow doesn’t mean it can stop.

Amen. I tested the roads last night because I planned to be at work today. I was going 30-35 on a narrow two lane road with a fairly sloped shoulder that I normally do 45-50 on (speed limit is 45) and a guy in an F-250 tailgates me through some curves and then blows by me on a double yellow solid line straightaway. Maybe it was an idiot teenager or somebody was in labor, but there was probably no need to go that fast on that road.

Folks around here in Jeeps and F-250s think they are in the Nascar Snowmobile Nationals.

I got a text from the utility company urging me to conserve energy to reduce strain on the electrical grid. Any politician opposed to more domestic natural gas production and consumption should go to jail.

17F here but the sun is out, which means there will be a little melting, which will turn to ice when the sun goes down. May be worse tomorrow morning than it was this morning. Ya’ll stay safe.

Yeah Friday morning may be a lot worse than what we have now.

If you go with a Wilson, be prepared to be on hold for a half hour any time you need to talk to someone. If I had 3k to spend on a 1911, I would save half of it and get a Dan Wesson.

Ha ha! And if you’re wearing a full blast USPSA rig, try not to bump the timer on your holster or mag pouches when you move it to your back.

I gently ride the slide so the d-bag who holds the timer six inches from your gun doesn’t add four seconds to your raw time because he also picked up the ULSC.

I’ve seen competitive shooters do it 10 times per match.

I never do it. Maybe there is something to it or maybe it's nonsense, but a lot of guys who know what they are talking about say don't do it, especially on a 1911, so I see no reason to do it.

Congrats to former UT linebacker Jerod Mayo for landing the New England job.

An hour or two is plenty for pistol cases. I wouldn’t think rifle cases would require too much more. A powder cop is useful for pistol ammo to prevent a double charge or no charge, but it won’t tell you that you are .2 grains low, etc. No charge shouldn’t be an issue because you just manually charged the case and a double charge will probably spill everywhere. A powder cop makes sense on a progressive setup, but since you are doing a lot of it manually, I don’t think it’s necessary.

How many cases did you dry in the sun? I was drying wet tumbled brass on a cookie sheet with a fan blowing into the case mouths for a couple hours and figured this would be fine. I was wrong. The cases appeared bone dry inside and out, but I started getting an occasional squib, except there was loose powder in the chamber, so not really a squib. I started dehydrating them and the problem went away. This was pistol ammo, but the same could probably happen with rifle ammo. Also, just out of curiosity, why do step 9 if you just manually measured and dropped the powder?

I would either dry the wet tumbled brass in a dehydrator or de-prime before wet tumbling to completely eliminate any moisture in the primer pocket. Ask me how I know

44 wow. How long are they good for? We have a guy at work who had a hip replacement at 29 a couple years ago and needs the other one done (crummy genes). His doctor said the new hip is good for 20 years and he MAY be able to have a second replacement. The math doesn’t look good for him.

From my experience (not knee surgery yet), the doctor fixes you, but the therapist heals you.

I lapped my Prodigy with oil and 200 rounds. Slide-to-frame is GTG.

I have a CZ 455 that sounds like what you want. It’s a shooter and it looks and carries like a first gen walnut/blue Ruger 77 that somebody threw on the copier and hit 80%. I think I gave $400 for it new three or four years ago. CZ replaced the 455 with the 457, but I assume they are similar size-wise.

I remember him being on an episode of Dukes of Hazzard when I was in maybe second grade. RIP

It makes a difference on a 4.0.

When reinstalling the floor mats in your Toyota Tacoma, make sure NOT to put them on top of the gas pedal, unless you desire a MUCH more responsive throttle. That is all.

I vote for the EMP. I've had three (one 3" and two 4") and I'm a fan. It's small enough to carry and big enough to shoot. Be aware that Springfield 9mm 1911s are notorious for having really tight chamber dimensions. They are happy to send you a label and open up the chamber and feed ramp. By now, hopefully a looser chamber is standard. I'm not a big DA/SA fan, but I can tolerate a CZ that has been worked on by Cajun Gun Works or CZ Custom or at least has some of their parts. Most out-of-the-box DA triggers are just awful, IMO. But take my opinion with a grain of salt - competitive shooting has made me a bit of a trigger snob. As for carrying either one, the holster is everything. They are harder to find, but I like kydex IWB holsters that have the clips in front of and behind the gun, as opposed to next to it. This design makes for a flatter, thinner, more comfortable package.

I use a 9mm and .40 Shock Bottle and I don’t think either one is all that forgiving, at least compared to my Dillon 9 and .40. Now those are pretty forgiving. I would probably look for something tighter if I loaded ammo for Bullseye, but my Shock Bottle will identify potential problem ammo that usually plunks and spins in the gun’s barrel.

Scrooge is a lightweight compared to me. I work at a company that makes you hate December and half of November and January. I am salary and get basically nothing for the extra hours, days, and heartburn. We don’t go bananas on gift buying at Christmas, but I can’t wait til mid-January.