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Legal and Activism / Re: Open carry in public
« on: August 22, 2018, 04:06:54 PM »
pew
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Preparedness and Survival / Re: Hurricane Season 2018
« on: August 21, 2018, 02:49:16 PM »
If kauai takes a hard strike, those stupid hippies are going to wish we still still had the superferry available.
:rofl:
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Preparedness and Survival / Re: Hurricane Season 2018
« on: August 21, 2018, 02:47:49 PM »
Went to city mill for supplies, definitely busier than usual but it was not a madhouse like Costco/Sams/Walmart reports have been.  The propane line was getting long though.

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General Discussion / Re: Ghost Gun
« on: August 02, 2018, 01:24:29 PM »
They seem to be quietly trying to redefine what a firearm is....
ATF Is Classifying .50 Cal Bolt Action AR Uppers As Firearm
Along with that, they also seem to be scrutinizing the 80% lower/frame concept as well.  The commercially available 80% lower concept might soon be toast.

All of these regulations and what not are pretty much total trash anyway as well all know.  The technology for 3d printing will continue to improve and costs down to lower all barriers to entry.  The internet has made all information now freely available if you know where to look.  Trying to stop information spreading in this day and age is a fools errand.

I've already seen a few glock frame files available for 3d printing.  Thats just plastic anyway right (special plastic, but still, plastic)?  Slides are not firearms and you can buy them on ebay.  Print frame, buy slide = bang bang bang.  How is the government going to stop the internet without shutting it off altogether? 
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General Discussion / Re: Mag Drop
« on: July 30, 2018, 10:41:08 AM »


or not seating mag fully and checking it...
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Yeah that too.

Now that I think about it, that's  what happened to me at the match.
The problem was that I was practicing with a new gun at The bullseye range where only 5 rounds are allowed.
So when I got out to the action bay for the first time with that pistol, I loaded the mags up to full capacity.
When the mag is full it takes a lot more effort to lock in.
Yea, I keep my ready AR mags loaded to 28 or 29 as trying to put the mag into the gun with 30 and a closed bolt requires you to firmly bang on the bottom of the mag and then rip at it to see if its in there good or not.  In a stressful situation, it would be very easy to overlook that without training past it. 

I really dont like that 5 round limit at all - I just dont like limitations in general maybe, but often times you wont have problems with a magazine until the thing is fully loaded to capacity and down-loading the mag is one way to hide/avoid functioning issues.  I'd rather have my problems at the range with a full mag than at home with a full mag when it counts.
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Reloading / Re: Adorable little 55 grainers
« on: July 27, 2018, 03:16:08 PM »
Just as an initial observation, lead boolits will help keep the pressure down a bit compared to a comparable jacketed bullet. However, if you push a lead boolit too fast you will experience accuracy issues. And possibly functioning issues. This is just a general observation as there are so many variables that have not been stated there is no way to tell exactly.
Thanks inspector!  I think I hit that point of accuracy issues and functioning issues  :)

Finally, some trigger time.  Anyway, excuse the ugly shooting please  :D

1.3 gn of HP38 is definitely too much juice.  The gun can handle it no problem, but I cant hold on to the little thing good enough without it torquing in my hand heavily when the slide thwacks back.  I tried to get a better grip but I ended up riding the slide causing trigger reset and chambering problems once or twice.  The grip safety doesnt help anything, either.  It really sucks and I think I'm going to get rid of that.  The 1.1 gn recoil impulse is way more buttery feeling (almost the sweet spot), and I imagine I can go down even a little more in powder, and seat the bullet a tad deeper next time.

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General Discussion / Re: Importance of Dry Fire - What Do You Do?
« on: July 19, 2018, 11:45:06 AM »
I have one of those laser cartridges, but it's for my HK USP 40 Compact and I rarely shoot that gun and almost never dry fire it.  Not sure if it's still available, but it was meant to be partnered with this electronic target, maybe 5"-6" square that would register hits.  It was pretty cool, but I never bought it.
Yep, I'm cheap as hell when I can get away with it.  I just use painters tape and slap up a shoot-n-see and point the phone at the target to register the hits.  I wasnt about to pay $100 for the whole set up  8)
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General Discussion / Re: Importance of Dry Fire - What Do You Do?
« on: July 19, 2018, 11:09:56 AM »
I've been banging on my glock for the past week - havent had much time to get to the range lately.  Do it away from loved ones, as they will quickly become not-loved-ones with all the irritating click-clack.   :D

This is a generic laser cartridge (ebay) that lights up where you shoot, so at least you know if you're hitting what you're aiming at while you practice that trigger pull.  Its not rimmed so you can keep racking the slide to reset the trigger without it ejecting.  They're meant to be used with an app on your phone pointed at a target to record hits, but I rarely do that and just watch where the dot hits.  I use the G-Sight LTP app over the iTarget Pro as for some reason, it registers hits better for me (YMMV).

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Reloading / Re: Adorable little 55 grainers
« on: July 19, 2018, 10:53:57 AM »
Snuck in a bit of reloading time and prepped a couple of charge weights for testing sometime in the very near future.

Starting my testing with HP38 - I have the most of that laying around and am already using it with 32acp reloads.  I did two sets at 1.1 gn and 1.3 gn.  The data is non existent for 55 gn hard lead.  One 25 acp reloader told me he was using 1.1 gn of HP38 with a 55 gn FMJ as his MAX load.  My goal is to make the gun cycle, shoot point of aim, and not beat the thing up too bad while still getting a defense-worthy round down range (unicorn goldilocks?).

From my initial experimentation, I backed off the seating depth of the bullet after seeing how much volume 1.3 gn of HP38 it takes up in the case - any more powder and I'm probably going to be crunching powder when seating the bullet.  I've been weighing the bullets and they're coming in heavy at 57 or 58 gn and I'd like to avoid pressure problems, as the gun is 100 years old.  However, I cant get close to the max SAAMI overall length of 0.910".  I'm at 0.900" right now which is what was recommended for a 50 gn FMJ.  If I go over 0.902 or so, a single round will chamber, but loading the mag with more than one round will cause the spring and follower to jam up as they tilt out of place.  I'm RIGHT at the top of the bullet lube groove, so I'd really like to seat it a hair deeper if I run these without beating my gun up too bad.

 Thats a 9mm Speer Gold Dot for size comparison.
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Reloading / Re: Adorable little 55 grainers
« on: June 14, 2018, 10:49:16 AM »
Apologies for the delay; needed a breather from this site (few nasty guys specifically, you guys are cool) and have been travelling a bit.  Havent had time to dip into this project until last night.

Anyway, I got the dies all set up, just need to set up the powder drop to do some experimentation with charge weights and powder types.  Thanks for looking that info up, astroboy!  I reload 32acp with great success thanks to this forum (oldfart specifically).  I've already shot nearly a thousand reloads of 32 8)  oldfart has legitimately saved me hundreds of dollars in ammo costs in that caliber alone in only months.

Here's a few pictures of the dummy rounds/snap caps I produced and cycled through my pistol.  The FMJ is the factory Federal round I was trying to mimic in dimensions, but its just not possible 100% with the bullet I have.  The bullet lengths are roughly the same, but the shapes are quite different and so are the widths.  The factory FMJ is a "small" .250 and the lead is a "big" .251, if that makes any sense.  You can see the lead slightly bulge the casing moreso than the factory FMJ bullet.  Also, the bullets are seated to almost identical depths since the lengths are so close.  However, the bullet shape and slightly bigger diameter has the lead touching and getting bitten into by the rifling.  I hope this is not an issue, and read that it may help accuracy (in rifles).  I just hope the bullets arent too big for my barrel?  They seem like it will fit, but theyre definitely going to be cut deep with the rifling.  Chambers fine, but sometimes if the lead is bitten into and the rifling catches it well, it will be difficult to pull the slide back to cycle the next round through.  Should be a non-issue when live firing, I hope  ;D

The've got wine bottle cork in the primer pockets to absorb the pin hit if i squeeze the trigger, and the cork is also necessary to properly eject the dummy round from the pistol since it uses the pin as the ejector.



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I'd be more worried about liability.  Since Hawaii wont let you un-register the guns, if you move them out of state and transfer them to others, somebody else then commits a crime with them, HPD sharing information could potentially get you in hot water for no reason other than you owned the weapon at a point in time. 

Now you have some explaining to do.

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Reloading / Re: Adorable little 55 grainers
« on: May 08, 2018, 01:17:18 PM »
Nan desu ka?
OF, was going to get in touch with you about these sooner or later.  I dont have the dies in yet (or the gun, just at HPD today, lol).

They're 55 gn flat points, BHN 15, sized at .251 from Rim Rock bullets.  These are for the mighty 25 acp.

The problem is that I cant find any load data for 55 grain - only 35 and 50 and they're for FMJ.  Extrapolating from load data that is available, I'll have a really slow bullet sitting on barely over a grain of powder.  Going to use HP38 and Titegroup, but the titegroup charge might put me below a grain.

Check out the miniature mag.  The mag next to it is a 32 auto and is already a tiny mag.


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Reloading / Adorable little 55 grainers
« on: May 07, 2018, 03:07:53 PM »
Kawaii desu ne!
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General Discussion / Re: Going to apply for Hawaii CCW
« on: May 03, 2018, 02:37:29 PM »
Figure HPD short over 200 officers, victims getting letters saying they can't investigate due to manpower shortage.  Might as well apply.
Are you using that as your justification?  Do let us know how it turns out.

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General Discussion / Re: Snap Caps
« on: May 02, 2018, 03:07:07 PM »
So being a newbie i had my dummy moment i read somewhere in here that said to let the slide slam and that worked i guess i was just being to soft with my pistol. I've been doing allot of research to learn more and more about pistols, cant wait till i finally get to take it to ukumehame on Sunday to finally test my 1911 out.
:thumbsup:
Don't be shy about letting the slide slam home.  When you pull the trigger and it goes bang, its doing that every time.
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General Discussion / Re: Snap Caps
« on: May 01, 2018, 04:12:49 PM »
The "Most Liked Negative Review" at the link you posted says:
Hah yea, I just saw that.  Like I said, I dont have those in semiauto versions.  The OP is looking at 45 so please disregard what I posted.

The firing pin/snap cap debate is not likely to end soon - its one of those things that works, until it doesnt.  You could go your whole life not breaking a firing pin and scoff at me for being so cautious because you've never had a problem personally. 

I'm just going to leave my personal experience here.  I've got a youtube video showing my broken 1903 pin replacement if you guys care to see what the pin looked like when it cracked and how easy it was to replace it.
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General Discussion / Re: Snap Caps
« on: May 01, 2018, 03:56:03 PM »
I've used ST Action Pro dummy rounds for many years.  Never had an issue.

Careful if you order on Amazon.  I've read reports the plastic inserts crack on those after little use.  Also, one Amazon listing said of a .45 ACP ST Action dummy: "Not intended for dry fire". 

I have a feeling some of these are not factory products, but maybe knock-offs.  Just my feeling, based on the price and comments/description.

The inserts are recessed from the primer pocket, preventing any damage to the firing pin.

http://www.stactionpro.com/
I've got a set of those in 9mm.  Orange fake bullet and recessed orange rubber thingy in the primer pocket in some kind of crappy silver colored casing.  I dont believe theyre intended for dry fire because of the exact reason you said - the inserts are recessed in the primer pocket and the firing pin wont touch it.  Firing pin has to have some kind of cushion for when it thwacks, otherwise, its kinda like you punching the air full force(not a great analogy, I know) - it hurts more than when you hit something solid. 

I believe those are more "action proving devices" - intended to assist new shooters in reloading magazines and cycling rounds through for unloading practice, etc.

If I were to buy a set now, I'd get these.  Not the most accurate rounds in terms of shape, but the design is great for saving your firing pin assemblies.  They do wear out though.  I honestly don't know how great they cycle in semi autos as I've only used the revolver caliber ones, but theyre made of plastic, so yea.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1903213850/tipton-snap-cap-polymer
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General Discussion / Re: C&R FFL in Hawaii
« on: May 01, 2018, 12:53:15 PM »
maybe it'll be simpler to just apply for a regular pistol permit since the local FFL will already have it?  That would also make selling it later easier if you decide -- no worries over the C&R-is-not-a -business restrictions.
Yup, got it.

My question/concern was over the local FFL and whether or not they'll simply hand me the pistol without wait period and permit to acquire.  I understand that when you procure a firearm out of state and is shipped to an FFL01 or up, the FFL here then takes it to HPD to get it registered.  After the FFL has reg'd it in their name, you can then acquire it from the FFL.  I've never purchased a C&R item from a shop here so I dont know if one can simply walk into one of our LGS with C&R in hand and leave with an oldie but goodie.

I really dont mind too much doing the regular reg process - I suppose it will clear up any transfer headaches should I sell the piece in the future and keep me from entering the pistol into my ledger.
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General Discussion / Re: C&R FFL in Hawaii
« on: May 01, 2018, 11:20:58 AM »
You're really making this complicated. I can't tell if all your comments refer to Hi, NY, or both.
Pardon me flapp, I am new-ish to the C&R world and am currently trying to navigate it while staying on the correct side of the law.

I am buying online from a vendor in NY to be shipped to HI.  Seller in NY will not ship handguns to C&R addressee "per regulations" (thats just what they told me) and will only ship to FFL.  A cursory googling shows that all handguns in NY (even C&R) have to go through an FFL.  True or not, the seller wont ship it direct regardless but I'd tend to believe it knowing what I know of NY gun laws.  Bummer, but price was right and thats what I get for late night shopping on my phone. 

Now, the pistol is currently en route to a FFL here in the state.  I'd like to simply walk in the shop, hand over the signed copy of my C&R, show my ID, and head right over to HPD without doing the two week paper shuffle song and dance.

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