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  1. mokin

    Broke my bullet puller.

    Dagnabbit! Broke my whack-a-moler. With the workout I've given it over the years, I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner. Fixing those loads was well worth it though. Don't comprise on your QC.
  2. mokin

    50 BMG case weight/damage from falling

    This is a thought that I have pondered off and on.... In contemplating the air war in Europe during WW2, I've wondered how much damage was caused by falling brass. I was watching a documentary last night that had a lot of information about bomber tactics and the B-17. It was mentioned that...
  3. mokin

    209 primers in rifle cartridges?

    I've probably put in too much time at work this week.... As I was walking home I started thinking about handloading steel case 7.62 x 39 ammunition. So much wrong... I was thinking, rather than trying to punch out the Berdan primers, drilling out the anvil, cutting a sleeve for a Boxer primer...
  4. mokin

    Fun/funny picture

    I made it out to the trap club today. I even shot a round. I was rusty. I haven't shot in at least a month, but it came back to me. We have a member who winters his bulls on a portion of the property we don't use. They don't seem to mind the gunfire and the member pays the water bill over the...
  5. mokin

    410 Itch

    Some of the recent discussion about .410s has given me an itch I went out and scratched today. I've been curious about slugs in .410s for a while. I managed to accumulate some slug components before things got crazy. I finally got around to loading some up and seeing how they perform. The slugs...
  6. mokin

    Ladder test/ AR-15 and Mini-14

    The difference between the way these two rifles shoot different bullets has interested me for a while. I've mostly been shooting 62 grain bullets. I was curious how each of these would handle 55 grain bullets. I started with Hornady data, 22.8, 23.7, and 24.6 grains of Varget. Then I used...
  7. mokin

    Trap photos

    I made it out to the trap club today. We had beautiful weather, temperature in the high 50s and only a light breeze. I took a turn loading a machine while a round was in progress. Just for fun, I took some pictures hoping to capture some of the excitement. Here the target has been hit. The wad...
  8. mokin

    "The Rear Gunner"

    I didn't meet Ronald Reagan, Burgess Meredith, or attend United States Army Air Corps Gunnery School. I did go to the trap club and shot a couple of rounds. I managed to hit 24 targets in one round. This video popped up in the "list of things I might be interested in" last week. I fell for it...
  9. mokin

    Weapon mounted lights....

    I've been following a thread here for several days regarding weapon mounted lights. For the most part, I've been on the side that they are not necessary and possibly put you at a disadvantage. Around a year and a half ago, I was house/dog sitting at a friend's place when the dogs started went...
  10. mokin

    Skallywag Tactical

    Has anyone heard of them before? I received a "Dewclaw" knife from them today. It's a stout little blade. Very well balanced. It was an impulse purchase but I like it. The blade has a unique shape that looks and feels like it will be great for skinning. It has a very adaptable sheath that...
  11. mokin

    Trap house 3

    Here's a perspective I imagine a lot of you don't get. I thought I'd share. I hope y'all are having a good day.
  12. mokin

    Straight razor sharpening in the Albuquerque area?

    The title says it all. Does anybody out there know of someone who sharpens straight razors in the Albuquerque area?
  13. mokin

    Fun shooter (Mini 14)

    Impulse buy or a sign? Two weeks ago a friend asked me if I was interested in his Mini 14. I told him I was, but couldn't justify buying another gun at the moment. Last week we got to talking and I asked if he still had it. Nope. He'd sold it. Oh well, I figure, probably for the best...
  14. mokin

    Comp-Tac vs. Crossbreed

    Is there anyone out there who can/has done a side by side comparison? I have a Comp-Tac Spartan that is beginning to show the wear and needs to be replaced. It's six or seven years old and has been a good holster for that time. I've sort of been shopping and find many great reviews for...
  15. mokin

    Range report: Ballistic Products Thug Slug

    Today I managed to get to the range with my shotgun and, and among other things got to try some 1 1/8 ounce slug loads I completed last week. I used data put up on Ballistic Products website that was published in the July 2015 issue of American Rifleman for a subsonic slug load. I followed the...
  16. mokin

    Sad day at the range

    The day started pretty well. I went to the range with the intention of chronographing a slug load and some 9mm loads I'm working up. So I set my chronograph up five yards out and went to work. The slug load was a 1 1/8 oz. Thug Slug using the information on BP's website. Really nice! Three shots...
  17. mokin

    Cartridge display ideas?

    I'm working on a cartridge display and while I think I've got a good idea of what I want, I need a way to hold them in place. It can't be permanent but fairly secure. Here's sort of a prototype of what I'm working with. Any ideas?
  18. mokin

    Last day of small game.

    This was the last day for rabbits in Colorado (unless you hunt with falcons...). Even though I was fairly busy I managed to make it out 7-8 times since November. Final score was Rabbits 7 (or 8), me, zip. I don't recall seeing that many even. Maybe 4? over the whole time. I think the population...
  19. mokin

    Red Dot for 10mm Auto

    Has anybody tried this? I decided to use some "leftover" components including some Red Dot and 200 grain Hornady XTPs today. I based the load on Lyman data from a page I photocopied out of an older manual - no edition number available. The data listed 5.1 grains as a starting load with 1034 fps...
  20. mokin

    "Bulge Buster die" vs. fireforming brass?

    This is sort of a hypothetical journey onto thin ice... While picking up my empty 10mm Auto brass I noticed someone else had left quite a bit of it on the ground before me. I picked it up along with the cases I had just shot and threw them into the bag to take home. After tumbling them I...
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