Recent content by Fish

I've been away from the shotgunning thing for a couple of months now. Funny how a new (and equally awful) job sucks away your free time. I guess I'm posting to point out two things: First, I just spent two weeks down at Fort Bragg, NC. The gate guards carry shotguns about 1/4 of the time...

Why can't you salvage the primer? Seems like you could just punch it out with the resize die and use it in another hull. I'll have to start keeping some pliers by the reloading table. I've got tons of hulls -- more than I really need. And when those run out or get shot out, I've another...

Yeah, I figured as much... which is why I discarded all the light loads, and stepped up to the proper loading. Speaking of discarding bad loads... is there a good way to dismantle a defective shotshell other than cutting it open? Undoing a crimp and pouring out the shot is easy, but the wad...

I've now fired probably 500 rounds or so from my new H&R Topper Deluxe single-barrel shotgun, and while I love the gun to bits, I'm still experiencing intermittent problems with the ejector. Every once in a while (say, one round in 75 or so), the little ejector claw just seems to refuse to pop...

So my 7/8-oz. charge bar for the MEC Sizemaster arrived in the mail yesterday along with some other goodies (bushings, bottle supports, etc), so I tossed in bushing 28, which should throw ~ 16.4 grains of Red Dot -- just about perfect for a low-recoil 7/8-oz. load. Except neither bushing nor...

Oh, right, that's tomorrow. Almost forgot! I should be there with bells on. SWMBO is out of town, so I can even take the car... not certain I'd like to brave possibly-snowy roads on the bike. I'd love to try some of the 1911s at the very least... Fish.

Finally tracked down an entry of Bill's where he discusses (briefly) some of his work as a test pilot: Courage.

Yep; I believe he's done some work as a test pilot, and messes around with the private airplane construction industry... on his own time. fiVe: I'm glad you're enjoying it. I go back and review it every couple of months, and have printed out copies to give to many of those who ask me why I've...

I'm sure many of you on this board have already read this essay, but I thought I'd point it out to those of you not yet lucky enough to have seen it: Freedom, by Bill Whittle. There are too many good passages to quote them all, but here are two that really touched me personally: And this...

Newbies allowed? Just saw this post -- would anyone have a problem if a newcomer to handguns showed up? I've a bit of longarm experience, but have never fired a pistol before, and this seems like a great chance to hook up with some veterans and learn (some of) the ropes... Fish. token newbie

Dave, thanks once more for prompting us to head out to PGC. What a nice place that is to shoot! I wish I'd brought my digital camera to take some photos of all the folks who turned out to shoot in the cold. And of course I'd love to have gotten some shots of the grin on Marie's face when she...

I was over at PGC yesterday and they had cases of Remington Gun Club 8s for $37.50; about on par with the value packs of Federal or Winchester. Fish. token newbie

Does anyone have an official source for a reloading recipe for Winchester Universal hulls? I have a fair few once-fired hulls lying around from Wal-Mart bulk packs, but the only reloading recipes I've been able to find are for premium hulls like Winchester AA, Remington STS, or Federal Gold Cup...

I think I may have dodged my weekend engagement, so I'll try to be there with bells on. Need to pick up reloading supplies anyway, as some guy at Berwyn is supposed to be showing me how to use the club reloader on Tuesday... Fish. token newbie.

Any particular reason you need exposed hammers? Other than that, the Stoeger Coach Gun sounds right up your alley. Fish. token newbie