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Coincidentally, I saw a truck pulling a flatbed trailer with a helicopter on it this morning between Crossville and Cookeville. The heli was wrapped with blue plastic, but the semi behind it had a Sikorsky logo on the side of the trailer and the trailer had a retractable radome on the back. I think that second trailer was some kind of mobile test facility, though why Sikorsky would need to test remotely is a puzzle. Unfortunately the trucks didn't get off at my ramp so I couldn't poke around to see under there, but it was still interesting and reminded me of this string.

I had to drive to Cookeville this morning, and any time I go through there I stop at Outdoor Junction. Was looking for some scope lens caps, which I didn't find, but they had a pretty good selection of powder and projectiles today. No primers, though. I've been looking for H1000 for loading 338 ammo for some time. They had several pound containers of Accurate Magpro. I've not used it before, but took a risk and bought two pounds to try out. There were quite a few of the RX powders on the shelf along with some of the Hodgdon powders. I didn't try to note everything there, but they had LilGun among others. Quite a bit of projectiles, too, including some too-expensive Barnes bullets.

Of course that's just about the only way for 99.9% of the members to hear about the NRA, including the NRA pubs. I find it telling that the NRA itself barely addressed the issue. Cox just disappeared and I never saw a word about it in American Hunter. LaPierre made some admissions in court about a boat trip to Bermuda, I think, but I don't feel like looking that up right now. The business about the expensive suits was admitted, too, as some spokesman said that WLP had to look good because of his frequent public appearances. So yeah, the left-wing media has it out for we NRA members, but there certainly have been some shady dealings and a serious lack of transparency from the organization.

Yeah, I've used that , but would really like to get a good rest. Thanks for the suggestion!

I've been looking for a Lee bullet mold to cast some 340g bullets, but can't find one. I'd like to try loading some 45-70 with Trailboss and see if I can't make a plinking round. Anybody have any success with lighter loads for the 45-70?

And in the fast lane. I've flown in helis several times while I was in the Corps. They're noisy and bumpy!

Sounds right to me!

My ancient Cabela's rifle rest has given me years of trouble-free service, but it won't work with my Ruger RPR rifles, which are patterned on AR-style rifles. The center bar of the rest interferes with the pistol grip of the rifle. Anyone have a recommendation of a good rest that will work with AR-style rifles. The Caldwell Solo has an offset design so that the bar doesn't interfere, And another one called a Primos Group Therapy rest looks pretty good. (I have NO idea how they came up with that name.) Any recommendations?

Keep 'em coming. Knives seem to move pretty quickly here.

From IMR's site. The Lee reloading manual has some reduced load formulas that I've used very successfully in other calibers. I'm not sure 4198 is included in those formulas, but if I think of it while I'm in the reloading room I'll check. I always love going into the manuals.... it's a sickness. Checked IMR 4198 is NOT one of the powders listed with load reduction data in the Lee manual, however their data for 45-70 lists 36.3 - 41.2 g of 4198 for 300 g JHP. The Lyman cast bullet manual lists 34.5 - 49.7 g for 292 gr lead bullets. IMPERIALMETRIC Twist:1:20.000" Barrel Length:24.000" Trim Length:2.100" BULLET WEIGHT 300 GR. SIE HP STARTING LOAD MAXIMUM LOADS MANUFACTURER POWDER BULLET DIAM. C.O.L GRS. VEL. (FT/S) PRESSURE GRS. VEL. (FT/S) PRESSURE IMR IMR 4198 0.458" 2.525" 53.7 2,293 33,100 CUP 57.2 2,407 39,100 CUP

I think I enjoy the loading more than the shooting. I know, semi-heresy on TGO! I doubt I'll ever hang up the press, though, I still enjoy shooting and always have a lot of empty cases around.

I, too, am pretty new to TN and love it here. This is a great forum and you'll find the people here are friendly and helpful. Welcome!

I had "naked neighbor" at my last place, and he was at least part of the reason I sold out and moved to TN. This guy is a retired Navy Captain, and seemed like a pretty good guy when he moved in. Pretty soon the neighborhood women started to see him outside wearing nothing but a loin cloth with his 70 yo skinny ass hanging out the back. I had ten acres, he had two and a half, and if he wanted to run around naked he had plenty of space to do that out of sight of the road. One day my wife came home complaining that naked neighbor was at it again, so I took my camera to our property line and took several pictures of him fondling himself, and told him that next time he had one of his frequent parties I was going to distribute them to his guests. That was the last time I saw him in his loin cloth. He also had a dog that he refused to control. That dog killed another neighbor's cat after chasing it inside her house. One day the dog chased my cat up onto my deck. The cat went up one more level where the dog couldn't follow and I came within an inch of killing the dog. But it really wasn't the dog's fault, so I grabbed it by the collar and was hauling it up my driveway with a 357 in the other hand. NN was waiting at the top of my driveway, having already been threatened with a beating if he ever set foot on my property. I told him the story and that the dog almost died five minutes previously, and son-of-a-gun, the dog didn't show up on my property ever again. I had good-to-great relationships with everyone else in that neighborhood, but this guy really was the naked neighbor from hell.

That's great and now you know your legal standing. But now you also have a neighbor problem, which is not so great. Those kinds of things can fester for years. Since her husband seemed reasonable, maybe he'll help her understand. Good luck!

The NRA called me for a donation just a couple evenings ago and I told them that no more money from me so long as WLP was running the show. Apparently the caller (I wonder if they're members or paid?) had heard it a few times before, as she just thanked me and hung up. I've been an NRA life member for a LONG time, and made regular donations up until a few years ago. I can hardly believe that WLP was reelected and find it disgusting.

Just out of curiosity, how much property are you on? Can you move 100 yards away from the neighbor's house and still remain on your own property to shoot? TN laws don't allow you to shoot at a game animal while hunting if you are within 100 yards of a house, or even to chase an animal within that distance. But that's a hunting regulation, not a "shooting" regulation. You didn't mention any CC&R's attached to your property, so I assume there are none, but in any case, being a good neighbor might mean finding another place to shoot. At a very minimum I'd go and speak with the neighbor about your shooting activity. Perhaps she'd be agreeable to occasional gunfire if you show her where you're shooting and demonstrate that it's safe. A little respectful, friendly conversation can go a long way.

Their website shows primers in stock at Academy in Knoxville this morning for $7.00 / 100.

I really identified with my job, and I thought there would be a long adjustment period when I retired. Well, that adjustment period took as long as the walk from my desk to the gate. I've never looked back, never missed it, and never been bored. I should have retired at 25!

Ten if you don't! I've always wanted to hunt Africa, but alas, too dear for me. I'd really like to hunt lion or leopard, but in the unlikely event I ever go it will probably be for Cape Buffalo. S Africa has some amazing fossil fields, too, I understand. Wouldn't it be great to stumble across one!

None of the magnum powder I've been looking for, but quite a bit of some others: https://shop.hodgdon.com/hodgdon

I got some very old primers and powder from a neighbor last spring. I took a random sample of the primers and loaded them into empty cases, then ran that through a handgun. I found that the small pistol primers were fine, the magnum primers were not. The powder is usually okay if it's dry, doesn't smell funky, and isn't clumped up. If you have the same powder in a newer bottle you can visually compare them. Powder tends to be fine so long as the container is tightly sealed, at least that's been my experience with some old powders. Unique is fast powder, but I think you'll be okay if you load some minimum 38 SPL loads and shoot them through your 357. That powder isn't as old as some I've used successfully, as evidenced by the plastic bottle. Score on the dippers, projectiles and dies! I love those Lee dippers.

Interested in the Sig. PM outbound.

Curious logic, since Donald Trump has encouraged people to be vaccinated and directed the creation of "operation warp speed" to hurry the production of the vaccine while he was still president. I'm sick to death of this horrible kind of politics. Both candidate Biden and candidate Harris expressed distrust of the "Trump vaccine" while they were campaigning, and now they are mandating it for federal employees. I just read that some BLM leaders are claiming that vax passports are racist. Politics are warped beyond all belief!!!!

Unfortunately, there seems to be NO actual credible source. The fact that there were almost no deaths attributed to flu last year makes me pretty sure that Uncle Sam is cooking the books. (I got my flu shot a couple days ago, btw, as I have every year for the past 4 decades.)

I had no ill effects from the first shot of the Moderna vaccine, but the second made me pretty uncomfortable; chills, aching joints, etc. That lasted only about 18 hours though. Hope your wife is over it soon.