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Dillon 1050 Bin Supporter...STOP THE SAG!

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 13:45:59 -0500

Many years ago, when I purchased my first Dillon 1050, I fabricated a support arm extension to stop the sagging of my Acrobin. It was tedious and required the drilling of holes through the original Dillon 1050 support to mount the extension. Hence I never made or installed one on my second 1050. Fast forward to 2021 and thanks to the use of 3D printing I have the capability of making highly customized parts that would be hard or difficult to do via injection molding. Let me introduce you to the Dillon 1050 Bin Supporter!

2021 Kimber Stainless II 9mm review..

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 23:55:03 -0400

If you love to assemble guns, this is the gun for you! I just picked the gun up today from my local FFL. You guys/gals know the magical moment when the FFL puts your new gun on the counter... Yeah, the one that you waited a whole 5 days for, thanks to SMGA's fast shipping. So, my magical moment went something like this:

The case was opened, and the Kimber was lovingly wrapped in an oversized Zip-lock bag that might as well could have been an evidence bag. At that moment I was greeted with an awesome machine oil smell, if you ever worked in a machine shop you know the smell, and I instantly knew the magic was over.

I racked the slide a couple of times and noticed that it didn't lock up occasionally. It stopped about a 1/4" short of full lockup. Having built several 1911/2011's myself, I instantly went into diagnosis mode. At first, I thought it was the hood, which is generally an easy fix, so I decided to take it home vs. just rejecting it and letting my FFL deal with it.

At home, my first objective was to get the cosmoline/machine oil off and replace it with some nice smelling Weapon's Shield. While I had the gun apart, I removed several burrs from the barrel and the breach as well as some peened over corners. I reassembled the firearm only to discover that the gun still had the same issue. This time, I eliminated the barrel as culprit. After taking the slide back off, I found a nice burr on the firing pin disconnect. The sharp edge from the plunger had dug into it, so if impacted just right, it would stop the slide dead in its tracks.

Time to rip the slide back apart, pound out the rear sight and get the disconnect plunger out. Reshape the plunger by beveling the edges. For good measure, polish the face. Rip the lower apart and get that little plunger pusher out and remove the burr and polish that as well.

Time for reassembly! After getting the gun back together, I was finally able to test fire it for the first time. It ran great. What an exciting evening, working on a brand-new gun!

The good news is that the trigger is quite nice. Generally, that is the one thing I expect to work on in a 1911, but I may not actually do that on this gun.

Once I get out to the range, I'll update the review on accuracy.

See you at the range,

TriggerMeister

Smith & Wesson 77A Pump Pellet Air Rifle

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 21:46:36 -0400

I picked up this little abused rifle at a gun show in Missouri. I had never seen a rifle like this and I heard that antique air rifles can be fairly expensive. Knowing nothing about it asked the seller to educate me. He said that he had one as a kid, that it shot great and he wanted one. Then he finally found this one and within a couple of weeks he found a better one. He said that there a rebuild kits available for about $30. Anyway, it looked rusty, the receiver was flaking and pitted. I appreciated the lesson and was ready to walk away when he cut the price by a 1/3rd. So I took it.

Shooting Chrony Remote Control

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 15:15:17 -0500

Salvaged from Web Archive. Shooting Chrony is out of business and the noplab website that published this article with a copy right of 2003-2014 has been shut down as well.

Shooting Chrony offers remote controls for their line of chronographs. The single button model sells for $16 and the 2 button model for $19. If you happen to have the parts available you can make your own remote control for almost nothing.

Shooting Chrony PC Serial Interface

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 15:09:22 -0500

Salvaged from Web Archive

Shooting Chrony sells a PC interface cable for use with the Chrony for around $23. If the parts to build the interface are not readily available or constructing a board with surface mount parts is an issue then buying the Chrony interface cable is a good choice.

The Chrony uses a 3.5mm (1/8") stereo jack as the serial port connector. This connector is also used for the remote button interface. The following diagram shows the signal locations on the plug. The signals are 5V digital I/O and need to be translated to RS-232 levels before being connected to a PC. The signals are named from the Chrony's perspective; e.g. after level shifting the TX signal is connected to the PC's RX line.

Shooting Chrony PC Protocol

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 14:54:07 -0500

Salvaged from the web archive.

The serial port settings are 4800bps, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit.

Each line of a response includes a carriage return (0x0D) and line feed (0x0A), the initiating command does not. A serial terminal emulator application, Hyperterm on Windows or Minicom on OS X and Linux, can be used to manually interact with the Chrony. Chrony PC interface commands:

SYSX	Enter PC control mode
X.END	Terminate PC control mode
X.ALO	Ping Chrony
X.GEE	Get shot data
X.QRY	Get system information
X.CPY	Copy string data
X.INC	Increment string number
X.DEC	Decrement string number
X.GRM	Get string data
X.HXB	Hex dump EEPROM page with page decrement
X.HXF	Hex dump EEPROM page with page increment
X.HXD	Hex dump EEPROM page
X.RUN	Modify system parameter

Getting in and out of PC control mode:

Mr. BulletFeeder adapter for bullet feeding die

Sat, 20 Feb 2016 20:48:46 -0500

If someone builds a bullet collator, most likely they will opt for the cheaper $30 Hornady bullet feeeding die, but if you do end up buying the excellent bullet feeder die from Mr. Bulletfeeder you will need an adapter. Here is a way you can quickly make the necessary adapter.

Materials needed:

1 x 3/4" to 1" PEX hose adapter
1 x 5/8" tap or a heated screw
1 x 8-32 tap and screw

I think the pictures say it all:

How to make a SKS firing pin

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 04:10:41 -0500

For all of you that have a lathe handy with some 1/4" stainless steel, here are the dimensions to turn a SKS firing pin that uses a s&w revolver return spring. This design was jot my idea, but I did figure out the dimensions on my own through trial an error...

How to modify a S&W sight for a Taurus M44

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 13:31:25 -0500

Fortunately, this was such a quick job, I forgot to take pictures of the process itself. I started with a extra SDM S&W sight I had laying around. The S&W sight had a square mount and then I overlaid the Taurus sight and scribed the radius onto it. With a belt sander I reshaped the sight to scribed line. Then with a file remove some metal from each side, just enough for it to fit the mount on the M44. Now take a drill bit that is smaller than the pin and start a hole through the pin hole into the sight, just enough where you can see it. Then take the sight out and finish drilling the hole on a drill press. A little cold blueing will cover the bare metal and reinstall. I added some loctite red to give it a little extra hold and a gunsmith recommended it as a general good practice when staking sites. Remember to let it cure and the gunsmith went as far as not returning the gun until it was cured!

Motorize! ...your RCBS Trimmer

Sat, 08 Nov 2014 04:05:38 -0500

I'm just starting to appreciate the art of benchrest rifle loading. So I figured I'd share my conversion of my hand powered RCBS Trimmer to a motorized version.

2014 USPSA season is on it's way...

Mon, 09 Jun 2014 22:30:25 -0400

Sorry, I've been neglecting the the blog lately. Work, Family and USPSA has been keeping me very busy. Most of the video's from the matches have been posted on my Youtube channel, but here are a couple of playlists for the year so far:

Rob W:

Craig B:

Aaron K:

Roy N:

A Cheap 2011 Build?

Sun, 02 Mar 2014 14:52:46 -0500

Cheap is relative term when you look at a 1911. If you're considering buying a 1911 you can pick one up brand new for about 500 dollars, but if you want a decent quality 1911 you are in the $800+ price range. If you are looking for a 2011 handgun your new price is approximately 1800 dollars and higher. Custom builds run 2500 dollars and more. So, I was wondering what it would cost to build a 2011 with quality parts, but not go overboard? Here is my attempt at building a 2011 for approximately 900 dollars.

TriggerMeister's FastFire III Bikini Mount

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:08:10 -0500

Since I'm building a open gun, I've had to weigh a lot of options. For the optics I was tempted to go with the same old stuff everyone else is shooting. You know what I'm talking about, the C-More with a mount from Dawson or Cheely. However, the C-More just rides so high above the barrel, which changes your POI depending on distance. I had this FF III handy with a really narrow base, so I decided to build a mount for it. At first I wanted to build it out of Aluminum, but then I went for stainless steel for esthetics and the weight difference was negligible.

Tri-Standard In-line Reloading Press

Sun, 05 Jan 2014 02:26:22 -0500

As a competitive shooter I see reloading as a necessary evil and not as a hobby. This is contrary to other family members and friends that see reloading a hobby in itself and have no problem reloading 500 rounds on a single stage press, which will last them through the entire nice weather season here in Michigan. Then there is us, the competitive shooters, that blow through 500 rounds in a weekend between practice and competition. Last year, my friend Craig and I rescued (for a price) 4 Tri-Standard reloading machines from a barn. At the time I knew nothing about them, besides that one was set-up for .45ACP another for .38 Special, one for .357 Mag and the last one for 9mm. A internet search provided little results. However, the thought of possibly reducing the pain of reloading made the purchase so enticing. This article will hopefully assist someone else in their search for answers of the Tri-Standard.

1911 Single Stack Build

Thu, 26 Dec 2013 05:31:12 -0500

Just a quick update on my previous Sarco Inc blog post. After testing the parts on my Colt Gold Cup I decided to make it into an entire gun. I picked up a Caspian frame from Great Lakes Firearms and Ammunition. Here are some details around the build:

Polished and blued all kit parts
Polished and blued barrel
Brazo's fiberoptic front sight
Bobbed hammer to reduce weight
Hogue 1911 grips
Caspian extractor
Custom sculpted Colt slide with lowered ejection port
Polished slides

So here is the completed 1911 completely blued:

2011 Open Gun Build

Sat, 21 Dec 2013 23:23:44 -0500

It's that time again. Today I started with Craig on my 2011 open build. As usual I started out with a design in my head and then several cuts into it the creative juices took over. I really like the way the slide turned out, so without further ado here is the start of my new gun...

WARNING: Please check your candy for rogue M&M's!

Sun, 15 Dec 2013 04:02:40 -0500

Hi! It’s Mrs. TriggerMeister… and you thought I was all a figment of his imagination! Ha!

I want to tell you a story about how I was trying to get him a very cool, personalized Christmas gift that he could share with others…

It just so happens I was cruising through my emails when one from Groupon shows up. This particular offering had a coupon for MyMMs.com – you know… that place that makes M&M’s, only now they can personalize them for you? BUY, BUY, BUY! I had a stroke of brilliance when I figured I could make him his very own TriggerMeister branded M&M’s!!!! Perfect!

Sarco 1911 Parts Kit with Barrel review

Tue, 26 Nov 2013 04:15:26 -0500

I was looking into building a 2011 on the cheap and in my hunt for parts I found this Sarco kit that often gets negative reviews. In fact for all the bad reviews I found, I only found one positive one on Youtube. Surprisingly, these kits are hardly ever in stock and so when I checked their website and it said "available" I whipped out my credit card to try this kit out myself.

S&W 625 Moon Clip Loader / De-Mooner

Mon, 25 Nov 2013 20:12:17 -0500

Here is how to make a inexpensive Smith and Wesson 625 Mooner / Demooner. As noted in the video, this is a update, so it shows an enhancement to the one I made previously.

Items needed:

1/2" ID brass tube
Small screw and nut
Soldering iron or torch
Solder
Pipe cutter, dremel, file (something to cut the pipe with).

Benefits:

Tube holds all the brass in the tube when de-mooning and one can quickly dump them into a bag.
Holds the round in place for quick loading of the moon clips
Provides extra leverage and is faster than the other low cost tools.

My new hunting rifle: AR15 in 7.62x39 (Part 3)

Sat, 16 Nov 2013 02:06:56 -0500

First off, the AR15 is the best hunting rifle I've used for the area I hunt in -- a swamp with dense vegetation and islands of trees. Navigating through the swamp is difficult and lugging a heavy Remington 7400 or a Browning BAR around becomes a chore -- even when slung over the shoulder. The length of the traditional hunting rifle becomes a drawback in this environment. I can't even count the times I've been accidentally flagged by the muzzle of a fellow hunter when climbing through brush. The short AR is much less likely to get caught on overhanging branches.

2013 USPSA Matches in Review

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:20:38 -0500

Rob's Matches:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXRslSQ_IQb1k6SMvusY2xXcVeqOtIIPE
Craig's Matches:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXRslSQ_IQb3Sq81OOQkcjNSBst2W8SmF
Aaron's Matches:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXRslSQ_IQb3bBN69Qmr12ZXolevu3oUK

Kimber Stainless II: The Overhaul

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 05:49:13 -0500

I'm not quite sure when my wife fell in love with the idea of owning a Kimber. Nevertheless, in order to support my wife's dream, I went on the hunt for a Kimber. After some time we found a Kimber Stainless II. My wife loved it from the start as it met most of her requirements. To customize it, she bought some grips that she liked. Everything was fine except one issue. This gun shot horribly low (4" at 7 yards). In an attempt to fix the issue I replaced the front sight with a lower Hi-Viz sight, but it was still shooting low. After never being quite right, I finally convinced my wife to let me customize Kimber to fix that annoying issue and give the 100 year old design a facelift. Before we jump into the alterations, here is a picture to remind everyone what a stock SSII looks like:

Trick Shots

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 16:09:17 -0500

My new hunting rifle: AR15 in 7.62×39 (Part 2)

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 02:42:07 -0500

Here is my accuracy test right before hunting season:

Mr. Bulletfeeder on a Hornady LNL

Sat, 03 Aug 2013 16:59:40 -0400

The Mr. Bulletfeeder is setup for a Dillon reloading press such as the 650 or the 1050. However, I have a Hornady press, so this post is focused on what one needs to make the Mr Bulletfeeder work on a Hornady LNL-AP. This will hopefully get the next reloader going faster with the Mr BF & LNL-AP combo.

What you need:

First, order your Mr Bulletfeeder directly from Rick (the inventor) @ RAK Systems
Tell Rick that you need a Hornady powder funnel with your order.
Then visit your local hardware store and buy a 3' pre-cut 3/8" solid aluminium rod to extend the hanging rods ($6)
Also buy a light long spring from the Hardware store. I found a Utility Ext Spring (1/4" x 2" x .018") that works well ($3)
...and you need a zip tie that you hopefully already have at home.

First, unpack your new Mr. Bulletfeeder. Before you assemble the hanging system completely, you will need to replace the vertical rods with two rods that you need to cut to length from the 3/8" rod purchased above. Replace the shorter rod with a 9.5" rod. Then replace the longer piece with a 12" rod. See the picture below for reference. This will allow the Mr. Bulletfeeder to hang low enough to still utilize the spring shaped bullet tube without interfering with the bullet seating die's action.

My new hunting rifle: AR15 in 7.62×39 (Part 1)

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:37:26 -0400

Here is the video from when I first built the rifle:

Rob's 1911/2011 USPSA Limited Gun Build

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:31:52 -0500

There is a custom gun and a "C U S T O M - G U N". Many believe that if you swap out a couple of parts that you have a custom gun. Well, not really. You may have customized it a bit, but at the end of the day you still have an off the rack gun.

So here is the pictorial of my gun build that Craig and did. Enjoy!

How to make a cheap digital trigger pull gauge

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:49:30 -0500

Really, not a whole lot to this project. I bought a $4 dollar electronic hanging scale from Amazon. This one does not have a MAX memory button so you just have to watch the scale when testing.

All you need to do is take a old plastic hanger that has a metal hook. Take the hook off and straighten it out. Then shape it like in the picture above. The little bend in the hook locks onto the trigger of the gun.

The Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting...and guns are not the cause of violence.

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:51:05 -0500

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Why do anti-gun politicians always reference hunting and wanting to protect that? We know that they've probably neither shot a gun in their life nor ever experienced the joy of hunting. The reason is because "Divide and Conquer" is their strategy. Over the years they have recognized that hunting is such an integral part of American life that they have made the choice of only attacking guns that have a military style look and are leaving the wooden grandpa guns alone. However, if they could take all of your guns they would, regardless if the gun has a composite stock or wooden stock. Therefore, you have a choice to a make; either you are pro-gun or you are not. This means that you either need to protect all guns or you are not protecting any. The moment you say take that gun, but not the one your father gave you, you have already lost your right and with it the second amendment. We, as gun owners, need to stand together regardless of our political views.

The Super-Sized Bullet trap

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 03:08:42 -0500

One of the things that I've wanted for a long time was a Bullet Trap which is generally a small box that catches the bullets. You can find an example of a bullet trap on Amazon.com. Here is a pic of the "Champion Heavy Duty Metal Trap"

I, however, wanted something bigger. Much bigger. So here is the shopping list for my trap. I figured out the basic design and called the local scrap yard to check if they had some 1/4" steel plate in stock. Most scrap yards don't have the ability to cut the large plates for you, so you may have to alter your design based on what is available. I got lucky and they had a sheet that was 44" by 60". Then I headed down there to see what they had for the frame. This is what I ended up with:

Sig-Sauer Mosquito: Hammer Spring Replacement

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:52:36 -0500

So you are ready to lighten up the double action on the trigger? Here we go. We are going to use a hammer spring from Wolff and since they don't have any for the mosquito, we are going to use one for the P226 and similar *WITH* plastic hammer spring base insert. Note there is nothing plastic on the spring, so don't be confused. The lightest I recommend is 17#. Anything less will produce light strikes. First, take apart the gun according to my previous post.

Hornady LNL Progressive Press: Casefeeder and Bouncing / Falling Brass

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:55:21 -0400

If you are reloading some shorter pistol brass you may have experienced you brass bouncing or falling off the shell plate holder. When this happens it slows down your ammo production. The fix is so simple and very cheap. All you need is:

A paperclip
A piece of heavy duty tape (Gorilla tape, Duck/Duct tape, etc)

Check out the video on how to implement the fix:

Light Strikes: CMMG AR-15 22lr barrel

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 02:31:24 -0400

I recently built my first dedicated .22lr AR-15. Since I already owned a CMMG .22lr conversion kit, I decided to just order the .22lr barrel from MidwayUSAcom with the barrel adapter. As soon as I had it all installed I noticed light strikes on the .22's. So I reached out to CMMG. They had no advice, so I consulted some forums and found that others were experiencing similar issues.

Long story short, I disassembled the entire gun and found the problem when I inserted a dummy 22lr cartridge (blue). Essentially, the collar that came with the barrel had a ramp that prevented the cartridge from seating properly. So I removed the adapter and used a round file to reshape the adapter until the cartridge, seated flush with the breech-face. Don't be timid, since there is quite a bit of extra material and just go slow, little at a time. In fact on some of these there is so much "extra" feed ramp that you think that "can't be right". Take a little off at a time and when you can remove the collar without pulling the dummy bullet out of the chamber you are done! At that point you should polish the feed ramp to remove any tool marks and give it a nice mirror shine. That solved all my light strike problems. Hope this helps someone!

Advantage Arms Glock 17 Gen4 Conversion Kit

Thu, 10 May 2012 03:44:46 -0400

Despite my not so favorable review about the AA customer service, I did end up buying another AA conversion kit and when one looks at the features they still have the best conversion kits on the market. I bought this kit last Fall, so this a post is actually about an issues I had with my new kit.

First off, I want to say THANKS to the tech that helped me out in getting the conversion kit locking back on the last round again. Whoever you may be, hiding behind the 22kits@adavantagearms.com, you are my friend. My 22kits tech helped me get the replacement parts and figured out the issue that was causing excessive wear. If you stumbled across this post because you are having a similar issue, here is a picture of what went wrong:

Sig-Sauer Mosquito: Hot & sexy?... nope sorry, she's a tease

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:45:14 -0400

Why did Sig Sauer name their gun the Mosquito?.... because it is the gun that stings your pocketbook twice!

The story starts about 2 1/2 years ago. I walked into Al & Bob's Sport's Shop and picked out the very hot handgun, NRA's gun of the year: "The Springfield XDm". With me were my wife and kids and as we were wrapping up the paperwork, a nice little pink Sig Sauer caught my wife's eye. Still on the shopping high, I said: "Yeah, go ahead and get it!" The ride home was great, my wife was so happy and she was taking pictures of the pink little beauty and tweeting it to her friends. The gun was pink, hot, and sexy IMWHO (In My Wife's Humble Opinion).

Hornady LNLP: Quick and Easy Reloading Tips

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:10:46 -0500

We all have our little tricks and sometimes they seem so simple we forget to share them. Here are a couple of mine that cost less then a dollar combined. How good could they possibly be? You be the judge....

Things needed:

2 x ZipLock Bags
1 x Paper Clip
Some good tape, like duct tape

Reloading Stand: No shake, rattle or roll

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:48:59 -0400

So, this weekend I fixed another issue that had been bugging me for a while. For my reloading area I have a wooden bench that was sturdy but would still flex under the pressure of the press when cranked. I see this issue often on Youtube videos and it leads to spilled powder and cases falling off the feed platform.

I decided to weld up a stand similar to the one on "Ultimate Reloader", but I wanted to integrate it into the bench so I would have still some surface to place various items on. So lets get started. Here is your list of required items

UPDATE: Making the Hornady Case Feeder "GLOCK FRIENDLY"

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:23:00 -0400

At first I was going to just modify my original post, but then I figured this deserved it's own post. If you find yourself in the situation where your .40 cal Glock brass will not fall down the small clear tube, you have an alternative now! While some of us have come up with different solutions to make it Glock situation work by either expanding or replacing the feed tube that holds the aligned cases, Hornady has responded with a official solution. The fix for the .40 cal Glock brass is to use the large clear tube, with a "medium" drop tube. This was posted by one of the guys on my blog.

Make your own Hornady EZject Sub-Plate

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:31:44 -0400

Hello, again. 'tis is the season for reloading once again! I've probably run about 8000 rounds through my Hornady LNL Progressive Press since the last major reloading post and shot about 6000 rounds in that time, excluding .22's of course. Now, it is back to bulk reloading for the winter to get me caught up for next competition season. It's always nicer to enjoy the sunshine vs. reloading in the basement. Winter reloading? ...I love it.

The "Hostage Shot" with a .25 ACP!?

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:10:10 -0400

...is something probably most people would not consider. Let me back up. Let me back way up.

Last week I decided to clear out every gun that I have never shot. This included 2 rifles and 1 pistol. All of these guns were "impulse purchases" that I *never* shot, breaking my long term rule of "never selling a gun". One gun I sold outright and the others I traded. In this horse trading, I ended up with a Beretta 950 also known as "Jetfire". Here is a picture of the mini James Bond gun:

Review: Glock 27 Advantage Arms .22 conversion kit

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:08:36 -0400

Last weekend my daughter and I entered a local non-sanctioned IDPA match at a local sportsmen club. While that may not seem impressive, I should mention that my daughter is 9 years young and she out-shot some adults.

The nice thing about doing a non-sanctioned match is that there are some liberties that one generally does not have in sanctioned events. This played in my daughter's favor, because she was able to use a Advantage Arms .22 conversion kit on my Glock 27 lower. I had used the conversion kit only about 3 times previously and then it started collecting dust until this spring when I dusted it off for my daughter to take to the range.

Cheap S&W 625 Moon Tool

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:25:24 -0500

I recently purchased a very nice S&W 625 Performance Center from a colleague of mine. When I purchased it, I actually knew very little about that model; the only thing that I was sure of is that he has very nice taste in guns and that whatever I buy from him is always a great shooter. OK... on this one I was not quite sure, since he had never fired it. Long story short, he shot the first clip through it since one should shoot each gun one owns at least once, and then I had the honors. Behold! It was an awesome shooter. I would generally consider myself a "semi-automatic" guy, but this revolver can probably sway anyone's mind.

Making the Hornady LNL Case Feeder .40 cal/Glock friendly

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:50:39 -0500

What came first? The Glock's unsupported .40 barrel (KB) or the Hornady Case Feeder? Well, it does not really matter because the problem remains the same. Unexpanded .40 cases will slowly slide down the nice clear tube, although it is still a little tight IMHO. Expanded cases, like the ones fired out of a GLOCK, will most likely get stuck in the nice clear tube. Just seeing a case stuck in the Case Feeder Tube can cause one to go bonkers. So after you cleared your 3rd stuck case, you consult the internet and find that Hornady is aware of the issue and has offered some individuals a custom made adapter that will allow you to use the large tube on the .40 cal brass. According to the same forum the individual was waiting for more than 2 weeks for the miracle part. On ultimatereloader.com, I found that a guy (Rob, his comment below) that used two copper fittings and a pex water pipe to replace the clear tube.

Hornady LNL Die Conversion Bushing - Installation

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:04:44 -0500

Here is the scenario: I have a Hornady LNL Progressive Press and a RCBS single stage Rock Chucker. Interchanging the dies between the two is a pain, since you have to remove them from one press and screw them into another. This takes time a fiddling to get them adjusted just right each time.

Thanks to some forums, I stumbled across this Hornady product: Hornady Lock-N-Load Press and Die Conversion Bushing Kit

Hornady Progressive Press Shell Plates (old vs. new) - Part 2

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:00:56 -0500

Life was great with the new press after I had "fine-tuned" it with the new Ez-Ject base plate and the #45 shell plate I ordered from Midway. A couple of issues had disappeared, with the new system. The retainer spring would faithfully drop into the "eject groove", which is the area where the retainer spring ducks out of the way of the incoming brass and allows the finished round to eject. Previously, there were occasions where the spring would just continue to ride on the rim of the baseplate, causing the round not to eject properly and me loosing my rhythm and therefore the efficiency that this press is supposed to provide.

Hornady Progressive Press Shell Plates (old vs. new) - Part 1

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 07:59:06 -0500

Recently, I acquired a brand new Hornady Lock-n-Load progressive press from "Phil" a guy that was "getting out of it". He purchased the press a couple of years earlier and NEVER USED it. It was sold to me with the comment: "I hear it requires some tinkering." Having never reloaded before, all I knew I was getting a good deal on the press. However, I did pay the price in the aftermath, as I found out that Hornady made significant design changes to the press while this thing had been sitting there unused, anti-tarnish and all.

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Dillon 1050 Bin Supporter...STOP THE SAG!

2021 Kimber Stainless II 9mm review..

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