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Messages - rbadua

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Reloading / Re: Brass not getting clean
« on: January 12, 2016, 12:32:45 PM »
Buy a bottle of Lemishine dish detergent.   Soak in warm water agitate here and there, dry then tumble...brings back the shine.
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Reloading / Re: Alternative Propellants for 9mm
« on: February 22, 2014, 03:16:14 PM »
I use imr pb shotgun powder.  For 9mm I load about 4.3 to 4.5.  Sorry no pics to show groupings but was pretty good.  Burns pretty clean.
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General Discussion / Re: No more USPS from Midway USA
« on: April 19, 2013, 12:00:53 AM »
Ordered some stuff earlier today and it allowed me to pick USPS Flat rate large.
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General Discussion / Re: 6.5 Grendel
« on: April 12, 2013, 11:20:17 AM »
WGS was the only place I found it but they rarely get it in.  Because of that I just reload it now as its frustrating to look for ammo.
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General Discussion / Re: HPD addressing long line issue
« on: April 05, 2013, 08:46:43 AM »
If and when they implement whatever they plan to do it will be too late as the panic registration tapers off.  And when that does happen they'll take credit for the short line and call it a success.
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Bullets are good for straight up paper blasting....I personally use HP for home defense.  Other than that I use it for cheap range reloads.
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Reloading / Re: The 9mm XTP Project
« on: April 02, 2013, 07:24:17 PM »
I asked a question to Oldfart regarding reloading 9mm via PM.  I should have posted this publicly and thanks to Oldfart for pointing that out  :D
So here is the question and great answer from Oldfart....Thanks Dave!!!!

Hey Oldfart,

I seen your post with the 9mm XTP and had a question on reloading 9mm.  I ran cases down a Lee 9mm Luger carbide die to FL size them.  The case came out fine with no visible bulges.  I then seated some 124gr JHP bullets into them.  They seated fine but notice that it slightly bulges with the contour of the bullet.  Is this normal?  It seems that the bullet is bigger than the neck of the case.  I measured the bullets and they are all roughly .355.  This happen to you before?




The bulge is nothing to worry about. It just means that the sizer is squeezing the case down a little "aggressively".
The bulging effect means you don't have to worry much about bullet setback.
That is when the bullet hits the feed ramp and gets pushed further into the case than it ought too.
You should still taper crimp the ammo. Typical would be 0.374 at the mouth. Some people use the LEE factory crimp die, but I have never used one and don't know anything about it. My Dillon press came with a sizer that did the same thing. The ammo had that "hourglass" effect. The ammo works great but I did not care for the appearance. So I switched to an old RCBS sizer die

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Reloading / Blems at Midway
« on: March 30, 2013, 04:00:58 AM »
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General Discussion / Re: How's the line at HPD?
« on: March 22, 2013, 11:32:05 AM »
Any update on the lines?
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General Discussion / Re: Hi-cap Handgun Magazine
« on: March 17, 2013, 09:40:38 AM »
Thanks everyone for the great insight!  I now have a better understanding.
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General Discussion / Re: Hi-cap Handgun Magazine
« on: March 16, 2013, 08:56:50 AM »
Ahh okay.  So its pretty much sellers discretion to ship high cap handguns w/magazine to a local ffl.  Then the mags gets capped before releasing to the buyer?
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General Discussion / Hi-cap Handgun Magazine
« on: March 15, 2013, 09:56:59 PM »
Hey Guys,

I'm thinking of buying a handgun FNX-9 on gunbroker as I can't find one locally.  The ones that I find comes with 17rnd magazine.  Because Hawaii has a 10 round limit, will it prevent them to ship to Hawaii, specifcally to my FFL?  Or will they send it and it becomes my responsibility to have it capped?  Any insight will be greatly appreciated.
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General Discussion / Re: How's the line at HPD?
« on: February 05, 2013, 01:28:15 PM »
whats the line like at HPD this afternoon?
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Firearms and Accessories / Re: HELP! Need a AR15 build part
« on: January 14, 2013, 09:51:48 AM »
May have one.  Need to check when I get home......gonna cost you $200.00 muahahahahah

j/k...its just a lil nub so I can part with it...if I still have it.
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General Discussion / Re: LGS rant- Honolulu Firearms s*#*s!
« on: January 06, 2013, 11:45:21 AM »
Had similar experiences at Honolulu Firearms.  I called in on Friday to see if they had Grendel Ammo available and they said yes but cannot hold over the phone.  Since I have a hard time finding that ammo I decided to head down from Mililani during traffic rush hour.  After an hour, in traffic I finally get there.  The front area was completely empty until I go to the back where there was 5 employees and most of them on their laptops.  I told them I wanted to buy couple boxes of ammo......next thing you know the guy tells me they dont carry that round and they confused if for 6.8 SPC....WTF?!???  How the hell can you confuse 6.5 and 6.8?  Seems like a bunch of kids running the shop. 

On the bright side their only female employee was gorgeous!
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General Discussion / Re: How's the line at HPD?
« on: December 28, 2012, 11:50:32 AM »
Anyone know the line status at HPD today?  Pretty long yet?
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General Discussion / .264lbc/Grendel Ammo
« on: December 02, 2012, 01:49:25 AM »
Anyone know where I can get .264/Grendel ammo for a good deal?
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