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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.
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I remember him being on an episode of Dukes of Hazzard when I was in maybe second grade.
RIP
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1 hour ago, gregintenn said:
Mine’s a 4 cylinder. I doubt it would make much difference.
It makes a difference on a 4.0.
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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.
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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.
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12 hours ago, Boro Bullets said:
Hornady gauges are very very tight. They are not forgiving at all. Even some of Hornady ammo off the shelf wont even gauge in their own gauges. Shock bottle gauges are extremely forgiving and if your ammo does not gauge in a shock bottle gauge I would suggest not shooting it.
Some of the reasons 9mm cartridges dont gauge are:
Glock bulge in the old case (need to be roll sized)
Concentricity of the projectile is not perfect (initial seating die needs adjusting)
Cases are hairline cracked (visual inspection before loading or can only be checked by a camdex processor)
OAL is not to spec
There are several other variables but these are the major reasons.
Unless you are shooting tournament I would not use a Hornady gauge. I would suggest a shockbottle gauge for range ammo and Wolff gauge for self defense.
Best of luck and hope this helps a little
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.
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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.
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19 minutes ago, peejman said:
Look at all the players opting out of bowl games now. That was unheard of 10 years ago and speaks to the (lack of) loyalty and commitment to the school.
ME ME ME. Different mentality. A stud senior on my daughter’s soccer team blew her knee with two games left. She was more distraught about letting her team down than she was about her scholarship she had just accepted possibly being in jeopardy.
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The kneeling thing was the nail in the coffin for me continuing to watch NFL football, but I was already extremely tired of NFL players refusing to practice etc because they demanded $20 million instead of $18 million, or they weren’t the highest paid running back, or whatever. College football didn’t have all that. I assume that will change.
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12 hours ago, Darrell said:
While I think that college players should share in all the wealth that football and basketball generates, it's something of a shock to see good players weighing whether they can make more money staying in college or going pro.
and it may ruin college football.
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17 minutes ago, gregintenn said:
I’d buy them….were they available locally. I have some Wolf primers that work fine, but haven’t seen any for sale in a looooong time.
Ha ha, Wolf. The brass colored ones are pretty good, but the nickel colored ones maaaaaay cause the occasional hiccup in striker fired guns. Ask me how I know.
I recently found Fiocchi small pistol primers at Sportsman’s Warehouse for $60/1000. They actually had 10 or 12 cases (1500/case for $89.95 or so). I believe components will soon be harder to find (wars/Lake City/Vista/elections) and I was on the lookout for primers, so I bought a few. I told several friends about them. A week or two later, they were up to $75/1000, but they still had several cases. I have no idea why the price increased, unless the Vista announcement spooked Sportsman’s. Whenever I’m down that way again (Southaven, MS), I’ll drop by and see what they have. Anybody else have a Sportsman’s nearby?-
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If this were all a plan by manufacturers, they may have shot themselves in the foot. People have discovered that Italian Fiocchio and Turkish ZSR primers will work quite well for less money.
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7 minutes ago, gregintenn said:
I’d like to see the actual text of recent government contracts.
…would probably be an interesting read.
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Even a couple fellow competitive shooters have given up the game due to lack of available components. A couple years ago, whoever had reliable .22 ammo would win the Steel Challenge match. Participation dwindled. Primer/ammo chaos may be exploited, but long term it can’t assist a business model.
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13 minutes ago, gregintenn said:
Right. You’ve seen prices double or triple though. Scarcity tends to do that. I’m thinking there isn’t any real shortage, just an updated business model. It seems like retailers would be pizzed were that the case, but what are they to do?
I think the shortage is/was very real. I’ve seen local stores that were reliable sources with 0.0 in stock for several months straight. That doesn’t serve their (retailers or manufacturers) business models. Several smaller bullet companies have closed shop because people are reloading less because they had no primers and therefore didn’t buy bullets.
13 minutes ago, gregintenn said:Vista Outdoors has gobbled up just about all the shooting related companies. I thought there were antitrust and monopoly laws against this type practice. However, it would please .gov to see a decline in the shooting sports, so here we are.
I wasn’t happy to see three of the four American primer manufacturers lumped under the Vista umbrella (Federal/Remington/CCI). I was even less happy when I learned that Vista was recently sold to a Czech group. I’m glad I’m not short on primers.
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2 minutes ago, gregintenn said:
Have you considered we haven’t seen fully stocked shelves since before the last great American component panic?
I think it is a new business model. Nobody’s paying 100/1000 for primers when there are cases of them stacked to the ceiling, but set out one box at a time and folks line up for them.
I haven’t seen primers stocked in meaningful quantities since 2019.
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I don’t advocate for panic buying, but with Israel, Ukraine, and an upcoming election, I’m stocking up on primers and powder if I’m a handloader.
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Nice gun, these are shooters. Giving up on Limited?
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3 minutes ago, Chucktshoes said:
Come on now! Insinuating that anybody would watch that reality TV dreck is a borderline personal attack.
I wouldn't know - I’ve never seen it, but it is encouraging that there are folks here who can set aside their rabid disdain for the actors and just enjoy the show.
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57 minutes ago, Links2k said:
Regardless of agendas, I'm glad I can turn off that switch that seeks out agendas in movies and television shows to still enjoy what's supposed to be a treat for our imagination and an outlet from the stresses of day to day life.
Right. Enjoy those reruns of The Apprentice.
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6 minutes ago, monkeylizard said:
With Kirsten Dunst in it, you can bet it will be a 2-ton boulder of agenda hitting you over the head.
I don’t know anything about her, but I rarely turn on the TV and keep up with actors even less. I’ll watch it sooner or later and if the agenda if too in-your-face, I’ll turn it off. It wouldn’t be the first time.
On the other hand, if it starred Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, and Rosie O’Donnell, I wouldn’t even turn it on.-
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38 minutes ago, Links2k said:
I’m not looking for an agenda in the movie. I hope others aren’t either. I’m simply hoping to enjoy what looks to be an exciting action movie. It’s sad people deprive themselves of small pleasures because of political affiliations. Must be stressful being them.
Nowadays nobody has to look for an agenda. We are hit over the head with it.
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Oh dang, I need to start shopping for 5.56
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This is Pascal. My daughter named him after Rapunzel’s lizard in the Disney movie Tangled. Pascal is 12 years old, weighs six pounds, and has no teeth, but he thinks he is a wolverine.
This is Cody. We lost him in February. He had 8 or 10 pounds on Pascal, but had a much better disposition. He always looked like he was smiling.
This is our other dog, Teddy. Teddy is actually a cat, but may have more dog DNA than Pascal. Teddy is the friendliest pet we’ve ever had.
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Tips for lapping a 1911 slide to frame?
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I lapped my Prodigy with oil and 200 rounds. Slide-to-frame is GTG.