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by threoh8
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Haiti - probably don’t want to visit
Replies: 21
Views: 11633

Re: Haiti - probably don’t want to visit

In the 1980's I had a warrant officer who was from Haiti. The Army had a mission there, and he was approached for the assignment. He said something like, "I worked very hard to get out of there. I do not wish to go back."
by threoh8
Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:33 am
Forum: Reloading Forum
Topic: Question about temperature and reloading
Replies: 7
Views: 786

Re: Question about temperature and reloading

Did you use a micrometer or calipers?
When did you last calibrate your micrometer or calipers?
by threoh8
Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:56 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Colt 1911, max range 82 feet
Replies: 9
Views: 2888

Re: Colt 1911, max range 82 feet

82 feet is really close to 25 meters. Still, about half of the 50 meters I recall as the maximum effective range I was taught for M1911/M1911A1.
The article smells like AI.
by threoh8
Sun Oct 08, 2023 5:59 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: 38 special wadcutters?
Replies: 8
Views: 3977

Re: 38 special wadcutters?

Factory .38 Special 148-grain wadcutter loads tend to be very good target loads. They are normally loaded to low velocity ("mid-range"), often around 700 feet per second. It's mild in recoil and report, it tends to be accurate, and it makes clean, easy-to-score holes in targets. It's also ...
by threoh8
Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:39 am
Forum: Reloading Forum
Topic: What Did You Do In The Reloading Room This Week?
Replies: 318
Views: 101601

Re: What Did You Do In The Reloading Room This Week?

I recently put together a case annealing machine for rifle brass (Bean Machine v3), and put a coule of hundred cases through it over the weekend. It works nicely for '06 and .308. It's not yet perfect with .223. It still requires a little tinkering on one of the parts I made. Even with that, it does...
by threoh8
Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:49 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Nickel vs Brass Casing for Carry Ammo and Reloading
Replies: 3
Views: 1114

Re: Nickel vs Brass Casing for Carry Ammo and Reloading

For carry rounds, I'm more concerned about the feeding reliability and performance of the bullet than I am about the case finish. I've never had a feeding or extraction problem that I would attribute to a case being plated or unplated. I don't seek out nickel cases, but won't reject them either. For...
by threoh8
Fri Feb 03, 2023 12:52 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: War with China
Replies: 35
Views: 9229

Re: War with China

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by threoh8
Mon Jan 09, 2023 5:24 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Chinook question
Replies: 3
Views: 1457

Re: Chinook question

A friend of mine flew them in the Army, but he pronounced "Chinook" rudely. The forum safe version would be "Stuff-hook".
by threoh8
Thu Dec 01, 2022 6:18 pm
Forum: Commercial Vendor Bargains and Deal
Topic: Grab a gun SCCY DVG-1 9mm $145.99 after rebate 10+1 two mags
Replies: 12
Views: 3792

Re: Grab a gun SCCY DVG-1 9mm $145.99 after rebate 10+1 two mags

The DVG series is a little smaller in the grip, front-to-back, in part due to being striker fired vs the hammer fired CPX's. I've put a few boxes through a CPX with no hiccups. Worst issue for me: My trigger finger gets beat up by the trigger guard in firing. It's noticeable after a couple of magazi...
by threoh8
Sun Oct 23, 2022 10:16 am
Forum: Self-Defense Reports
Topic: Lubbock - Dogs Attack Woman, Dead Person Found Nearby
Replies: 4
Views: 2165

Lubbock - Dogs Attack Woman, Dead Person Found Nearby

Dogs attack woman, shots fired in defense. Dogs ambushed a woman walking her dog. The dogs were chased off by an armed man working nearby, who fired at the dogs. A human body was found near the scene, possibly killed by the dogs. Pending autopsy. Three dogs were later caught and euthanized. Lubbock...
by threoh8
Mon Sep 12, 2022 9:03 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: England: the Royal Family
Replies: 96
Views: 38739

Re: England: the Royal Family

My new favorite photo of Elizabeth:
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by threoh8
Mon Jul 18, 2022 8:45 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Suppressor's
Replies: 16
Views: 4988

Re: Suppressor's

Which absolutely befuddles me! How on earth a suppressor ever became categorized in the same group as a fully automatic weapon is beyond any reasonable comprehension. In the run-up to the National Firearms Act of 1934, there were attempts to include handguns as well. It was largely because of the N...
by threoh8
Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:06 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Help Identify Bullet
Replies: 7
Views: 4318

Re: Help Identify Bullet

Some rimfire rounds had rims that would fit into a .45 case, such as .38 rimfire.
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Note the "P" headstamp.
by threoh8
Sun Jun 05, 2022 5:01 pm
Forum: Books & Videos
Topic: Empire of the Summer Moon
Replies: 3
Views: 5075

Re: Empire of the Summer Moon

Agreed. It made some connections in history for me, and added a lot of detail to the stories Dad and Grandpa had told us.

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