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    What's the use of 220 grain polymer coated bullets?

    I loaded and fired 4 of these heavy bullets in .30-06 and none even hit the cardboard backing of my target at a gun range. My first 2 shots were bullseyes with 110 gr bullets. And this was at 50 yards, not the usual 100 yards at which I shoot the 06. No idea where the bullets went.
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    Who said you can't call in Eastern coyotes?

    Sitting in my ladder stand in w. PA. at two o'clock on this snowy Friday. Sounded wounded rabbit and woodpecker in distress to no avail. Four minutes after the female coyote call a small, young, dumb male 'yote came trotting down the trail and got himself shot at 40 ft. with a .22. I was 3/4...
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    scope ring screws

    Who sells replacement screws for scope rings? Mine got messed up by the #10 torx wrench I was using to remove them. Guess they were of poor quality. I carefully miked the dimensions and am hoping someone sells them on line without charging the cost of a new set of rings. Kwiksite is the name...
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    light 9mm loads mystery

    Loaded 3.8gr Win231 behind a 100gr truncated cone flat point cast bullet to have some light loads to shoot from a light gun - Keltec PF-9. They were a dream to shoot with little recoil and very accurate. All cycled perfectly with this minimum listed load. Used same charge of powder behind a...
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    Keltec P3AT fte

    I've made up at least a half dozen loads for my Keltec .380 and have always had good results feeding and ejecting until yesterday. My load is 100 gr Berry's plated bullets with 2.9 gr Titegroup. This load is hot, maybe too hot. I had numerous fte's. Does this happen more often with hot...
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    install gas checks

    Due to unavailability of .308 fmj I am thinking of using cast lead through my M-1 if I can find enough at the right price. How do you install a gas check? Do I use the sizing die or is a new die required? I have been reloading jacketed for the M-1 and a Win Mod 54 in .30-06 for several years...
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    .30-06 Milsurp not reloadable?

    Lugged so much brass home from the range I thought my days of buying empties was over -until the depriming started. When full length resizing my depriming pin kept being pushed up through the pinch nut that couldn't hold it no matter how hard it was tightened. When I ran a few once-fired Win...
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    Lead 9mm keyholing badly

    Bought 500 LRN, 125gr. some time ago. Loaded a bunch low power with 3.4 gr. Titegroup, used a light, 15 lb. spring with the Glock 19, seated 1.12 following Hornady. Shots at 10 yards keyhole all over the place, a few round holes. I upped the charge to 4 gr. to make the bullet slug up and they...
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    Low power Wolfe spring for Glock 19. Why?

    Bought a 15 lb. spring by mistake from Wolfe for my G19. Must have been half asleep because I thought a stock replacement spring was coming just so I would have a spare. Not only is it a low power spring, but it's not a captive spring so I would need to send another $25 plus shipping just to get...
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    Ruger customer service

    About five weeks ago the barrel on my LCP .380 split while shooting at the indoor range at my sportsman's club. Likely cause was a squib load blocked the barrel and I fired again - beside the point. It cost me $13 to Fed Ex to Prescott, AZ where they repair that particular gun. Got an email...
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    new reloader, .220 swift

    I finally completed my first reloaded cartridges: Used 55gr v max bullets and 35 gr IMR 4064. My RCBS seating die shaved plastic off the tips of 4 of my 15 reloads. Since the tips are no longer symmetrical, are the bullets garbage now? Does this happen often with plastic tipped bullets. I...
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    new reloader, .220 swift

    Can someone tell me which bullets to buy? Are they .223? I know 50 or 55 grains are right. Do you use small rifle primers? My kit and my dies will come in the mail later this week. Does Gander Mountain carry the right powder? It's a good 1 1/2 hour to the nearest Cabela's.
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    holster as wallet for Ruger .380

    Having just bought a Ruger LCP I have been debating what if any holster to get. A holster that looks like a wallet caught me by surprise. Has anyone owned one and fired his gun through it? I would like to know if it works. Is it easier than pulling the .380 from a pocket holster or from an...
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    Ruger .380 LCP +P ammo a no no

    Recently bought this gun for concealed carry. I got home and read the manual to find that +P ammo is not to be used, voids the warranty or something. My mind is made up to buy some +P anyway for self defense even if only the first two or three rounds in the mag are high power and the rest...
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