My first was a Colt trooper MK3. Had to use .38's for qualification. Needed 113. In practice, I shot a 150 which is perfect. On the test. I shot a 148. :shakes head: Had a damn flyer.

Some of the guys carried those but everyone had to qualify with .357. I am left eye dominant so I had to learn how speed slowed kind of cross handed. I got pretty efficient after a lot of practice. Being right hand dominant it was a piece of cake doing off hand drills.

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I'm left handed but shot right. I breezed through the off hand shooting part.

After a while. I switched to the 4" 686 S&W. I had a trigger job done on it. Then I changed again to my Colt Gov't Model 70 Series 1911. I actually worn the bluing off of that pistol.

I’m left eye dominant too

Damn I thought I was a unicorn. I'm left eye dominant and right handed. I'm pretty much ambi when it comes to shooting. I was doing CQB before it was cool and since the beginning I always shot both eyes open.

If anyone is ordering ammo or reloading supplies on line. Have fun. :shakes head: It's either sold out or limited on how much you can order. :shakes head: 9mm and .223 is hit the hardest.

That sucks!

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A friend wanted me to reload some of his stuff. Went on line and couldn't find what I was looking for. He's SOL for now. Told him, he has to find it.

Things are going to suck for awhile. :(

Again. I still remember the last time where I couldn't get powder. :shakes head: You still can't get some of it. RL 26 has been non existent since then.

Anyone here into firearms?
 

Only for bulk stuff. I can still go to my normal place and order hunting Ammo at regular price. Guess people don’t rush to buy **** that is over a dollar a trigger pull.

For the reloaders... How much is your cost per round for each caliber?
IIRC I'm at 17 cents for 223, 9 cents for 45 and 49 cents for 30-06

For reloaded rounds?

yep... I didnt include the cost of brass, because I get those free picking them up from the range..lol

Lets break this down.

Powder. 1 lb of powder equals 7000 grs. So divide 7000 by the number of grs in your reload. Then divide the cost of a lb of powder by the number you got from before. Ex 7000 divided by 20 = 350. Cost of powder 29.49 divided by 350 = .084257142, rounded to .084. That's your cost per round.

Primers, $32.99 for a box of 1000. 0.033 each. Used this for each reload below.

.223 AR 15
.223 69gr Sierra Matchking bullets $29.99 box of 100. $.299 each.
Powder, AR Comp. $29.49lb. 7000gr per lb. 20gr per round. $.084 per round
Primer $.033 + bullet $.299, + powder $.084 = $0.416 per round.

45 ACP
45 230 gr round nose bullet. I cast my own. Free. :tup:
Powder, Unique. $23.99 lb. 7000 gr per lb. 5 gr per round. $.017 per round.
Primer $.033 + powder $.017 + bullet free = $0.05 per round.

.338 Lapua Magnum
.338 300gr Sierra Matchking bullets $47.99 for a box of 50. $.960 each.
Powder. RL26. $28.49 lb. 7000gr per lb. 100gr per round. $.40
Primer $.033 + bullet $.960 + powder $.40 = $1.39 per round.

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

That's about where I'm at on my stuff. I haven't bought powder in a long time.I might have to get some since Midway is offering no hazmat fee for orders on qualifying powder & primers over $150. :tup:

Don't think you'll have much luck getting powder from Midway. Most of their powder is out of stock or on back ordered. Unless you want some odd ball powder.

I use BL-C2, IMR4895 or W748 for my .223, Unique or Bullseye for the .45, IMR3031 for my .32 Win Special & .30-30. I can't remember what I use on everything else. I want to say Unique is my go-to for most pistol calibers, Bullseye if I'm loading 38 HBWC. Rifle is mostly the ones listed. I've not tried AR comp or RL26.

Midway is just down the road in Columbia, so I might just take a Z trip down when things calm down a bit. Hodgdon is here in KC and it's literally over the hill from where I live...:yum:

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.

Midway closed their store front. Everyone is now in shipping. This is from the email I got from them.

I got that one too. I figure by mid-summer, they'll be back open, at least I hope so. :ugh2:

Who knows, by then I may have acquired a Hummer...... :inoutroflpuke:

Ive used BLC2 for 223 before, but I like AA2230 its cheaper and the loads require less powder, but theyre hard to find. Whenever I see it in stock, Ill clear out their invenory..lol. IMR 4895 is what I use for my Garand loads. I dont like having too many different powders. I use cheap Hornady FMJ, bought like 1800 223 from Midway when they had a good sale... free shipping.. :eek:

If anyone is in the Pheonix area, stop by Bruno's Shooter Supply. They have pretty good prices on supplies.

Yup. Its crazy how much some competition shooters spend.

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

https://www.egglestonmunitions.com/

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

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

Now comes the fun part, finding good springs and followers to fix them....:icon14:

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. :tup:

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.

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.

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

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....:eek:

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).

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