Recent content by FAL_Freak

Oops, left this thread alone too long. I'll try and cover any questions previously presented. If I miss yours, just remind me. :) I did trim this batch of brass before feeding to the progressive press. I trimed them to .002" under the "trim-to" length expecting about that much growth...

I am loading some 223 remington today. Things are going well with the Hornady L-n-L AP except the rounds coming out are a bit harder to close the bolt on. The case head is being pressed a bit as evidenced by the new shinney patches on the case head. I have marked all around the neck, shoulder...

Combined Technologies is Nosler. They just label the bullets they co-designed with Winchester as Combined Technologies. I like the BSTs too. :D

While I completely agree that gun mag reviews can be and mostly are influenced by ad dollars, when they all seem to agree it's prolly not just a fluke of advertising money corruption. I still take things I read with a grain of salt. :D The praise hasn't come mearly from gun rags though...

From what I hear the WSM and prolly WSSM lines are catching on quite alrigt. They are being praised in most gun rags and on forums enough that I think lots of people either have one or want one. I could be wrong, but one this is for sure they are catching on better than the Remington SA Mags...

9mm 357 Mag 45 ACP 50 AE 500 S&W 223 Rem. 300 WSM 338 Lapua And sooner or later.... 40 S&W 45-70 30-06 .270 .308 7.62x54 R maybe these too someday..... 8mm Mauser .380 (not so sure......)

Great site, lfbmoreira! And no, I would not see a way to make the 5.7x28 out of a 30 carbine. Bummer. :(

It does seem resonable to conclude that the 5.7x 28 is based on a 30 Carbine cartridge. I would say judging by picutes that it likely was. I cannot however find any measurements of a 5.7x28 case anywhere online to make a more scientific comparison. :( Anybody feel like mic'n a few casings...

Yep, Rupestris, that is the stock I have on my 10/22. I like it quite a bit. It's light, comfy and makes the 10/22 a bit more EBRish :D Couldn't find a decent pic of my actual 10/22. Looks much like the pic you posted though. :)

OMG! That's a Walther?! I thought it looked like a Hipoint carbine at first. This thing is likely more refined..... I'd hope. :p

Here's a recent acquisition. Yugo M48 in excellenct condition.

I have a "Dragunov" style stock on my 10/22. It looks kinda AWish and is rather comfy to shoot IMHO. DPMS makes an AR styled rifle in 22lr it also looks pretty sweet. :D http://www.dpmsinc.com/22_lr.html

Time for an updated pic I see..... Oh bother... :p

My favorite is Point Blank. It's completely free and makes a nice addition to any reloader's collection. Has bullet tables with all sorts of info. Stores your loads in a database along with any group size info you enter. Very slick and has a bunch of other calculators built in as well...

artherd - I wouldn't say my magazine rattles. It can be wiggled side to side and back and forth a bit with a firm hand, but it doesn't rattle on it's own from what I've noticed. I hear ya completely on the 70 bucks a box of 20 price on factory ammo. (Black Hills I assume... Lapua...