Anyone here into firearms?

bunk · 03-26-2020, 09:20 AM

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New Lapua Brass 338 Lapua Magnum Box of 100 is $259.99. This would screw with the numbers.

Yup. Its crazy how much some competition shooters spend.

bunk · 03-26-2020, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

45 is Unique. Smaller pistol I use Bullseye. Magnums, I use 2400 mostly. I just started to use AR Comp a couple of years ago for the AR. 243, and up. I'm all over the place with powder. Ram Tac is another good powder for the AR.

I ordered a bunch of these coated 45 bullets. Have yet to load one though..

https://www.egglestonmunitions.com/

bunk · 04-04-2020, 07:44 PM

True

Ghostvette · 04-06-2020, 08:12 AM

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True

bunk · 04-06-2020, 08:18 AM

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I found 6 of my 1911 mags that I thought I had forgotten at the range yesterday

Ghostvette · 04-06-2020, 09:44 AM

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I found 6 of my 1911 mags that I thought I had forgotten at the range yesterday

Whew.... good 1911 mags are hard to come by. I've been going through mine and half are shot.

Now comes the fun part, finding good springs and followers to fix them....

God-Speed · 04-06-2020, 09:54 AM

Not much into guns as I once was many years ago. Keep a loaded 38 special behind my pillow and a 40 cal auto right under the bed. I have just too many rifles to list. However I need to take a pictures to show you guys a really cool pistol that belonged to my dad. It's a 4 barreled darringer. It's pretty cool.

bunk · 04-06-2020, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghostvette

Whew.... good 1911 mags are hard to come by. I've been going through mine and half are shot.

Now comes the fun part, finding good springs and followers to fix them....

Do you keep your mags loaded? I only keep a couple loaded and a few more with 4 rds. I bought a bunch from a gun show, had to nix them. Every one of them gave me a FTF.

bunk · 04-06-2020, 10:05 AM

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Not much into guns as I once was many years ago. Keep a loaded 38 special behind my pillow and a 40 cal auto right under the bed. I have just too many rifles to list. However I need to take a pictures to show you guys a really cool pistol that belonged to my dad. It's a 4 barreled darringer. It's pretty cool.

COP 357? Have you fired it? My dad had a Calico M900. He sold it for a M1 Carbine with a folding stock. I wish he kept both.

God-Speed · 04-06-2020, 10:18 AM

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COP 357? Have you fired it? My dad had a Calico M900. He sold it for a M1 Carbine with a folding stock. I wish he kept both.

As long as I knew my dad, he never fired it and I have never fired it as well. Kind of afraid to, to be honest.

SouthArk370Z · 04-06-2020, 10:25 AM

Has anyone "rebuilt" the spring in a magazine? Ie, adjust to proper length and heat-treat. Would it be more involved than that? Seems like that would be a valuable skill to have if (when?) the SHTF. Just wondering.

bunk · 04-06-2020, 10:34 AM

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Has anyone "rebuilt" the spring in a magazine? Ie, adjust to proper length and heat-treat. Would it be more involved than that? Seems like that would be a valuable skill to have if (when?) the SHTF. Just wondering.

Too much work...just have a bunch of mags handy..lol

Ghostvette · 04-06-2020, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by God-Speed

Not much into guns as I once was many years ago. Keep a loaded 38 special behind my pillow and a 40 cal auto right under the bed. I have just too many rifles to list. However I need to take a pictures to show you guys a really cool pistol that belonged to my dad. It's a 4 barreled darringer. It's pretty cool.

I had a COP (Compact Off-Duty Police) that was a stainless 4 barrel derringer in 38/357. It was a bitch to shoot in 357....

Ghostvette · 04-06-2020, 11:16 AM

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As long as I knew my dad, he never fired it and I have never fired it as well. Kind of afraid to, to be honest.

It only shoots one barrel at a time, but is a handful in 140gr 38 special loads or any 357 loads. I kept mine loaded with 2 shot capsules and 2 HBWC mounted backwards (all 38 loads).

Ghostvette · 04-06-2020, 11:17 AM

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Has anyone "rebuilt" the spring in a magazine? Ie, adjust to proper length and heat-treat. Would it be more involved than that? Seems like that would be a valuable skill to have if (when?) the SHTF. Just wondering.

I'm going the replacement spring route, but I'm not tossing the old springs. You never know....

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