414gates
414gates
@414gates
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Joined: May 16, 2022
Last seen: Aug 12, 2026
Topics: 142 / Replies: 444
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Re: Anyone you know with a lathe and time on their hands ?

Prototype.I'll be testing these to see if in fact I can ignite the powder with a Federal 215, and if it survives a few reloading cycles.The machi...

1 year ago
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Re: Bruce Teel and Brian Zolnikov

I look at the result of Brian's testing, one example is the weighing of primers. Of course, primer weight is not constant, so of course there is ...

1 year ago
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Re: Pistol belt clip - any experience?

Why ? It seems like an odd thing to do.At the very least, a IWB - thin leather even - holster will alleviate the pressure points on your body.If the a...

1 year ago
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Re: Anyone you know with a lathe and time on their hands ?

You're probably right, I'm not a machinist either.I had to look up what others have done.A friend of mine runs a machine shop, he's goi...

1 year ago
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Re: Anyone you know with a lathe and time on their hands ?

Anything is possible. Just much harder that way. More operations to manage tolerences. If the pocket is transplanted, there is only one critical dimen...

1 year ago
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Re: Anyone you know with a lathe and time on their hands ?

a simple tube won't work, there will be nothing to stop the primer being pushed in by the firing pin and failing to ignite, the existing primer p...

1 year ago
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Re: Gunsmiths and Rails

no facts no details, no value ! If the gunsmith is given the opportunity to rectify, and they fail to do so, that would be cause to name and shame.In ...

1 year ago
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Re: Gunsmiths and Rails

I always think about it this way. If you need 2k a day to live on, and it takes half a day to fit a rail properly, expect to pay at least a grand labo...

1 year ago
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Re: Maintaining a reasonable shooting standard

IMO, once you become proficient, with handgun or rifle, it becomes muscle memory. Maintaining physical condition to execute that muscle memory becomes...

1 year ago
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Re: .357Mag reloading questions

What is not generally understood is that it is not safe to load to below the minimum level of the load manual.Everyone understands that to go over is ...

1 year ago
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