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    1. Mycroft

      Reloading supplies in Indy or south of Indy. Vihtavuori N310

      Plainfield Shooting Supply carries a lot more reloading equipment and materials since they moved to their new location by the Burlington Coat Factory. Not sure if they carry Vihtavuori though.
    2. Mycroft

      New to reloading

      Reading and studying manuals is a important to start and continue reloading, but don't forget "writing." Keep records of each reloading session: date, time, caliber, bullet weight, powder, primer, and charge weight. Check your charge weight frequently, like coltfan suggested. While first...
    3. Mycroft

      Your favorite Survival/Post-apoc/Disaster movies?

      Hands down, most enjoyable survival/disaster flick: Blast From The Past Christopher Walken as a brilliant scientist builds the ultimate bomb shelter in the early 1960's. Because of the Cuban Missile Crisis, he ushers his pregnant wife (Sissy Spacek) into the shelter where they live for 30 years...
    4. Mycroft

      Projectile Thoughts

      Since I mostly shoot 9mm, I can buy cast bullets for about 5.6 cents/round. It's hard to justify the health risk and cost of the equipment for the limited savings by casting my own.
    5. Mycroft

      help with powders

      Plainfield Shooting Supply also carries powder, but I don't know if they have any H322 or Reloaded. The new Cabela's in Noblesville carries powder. I bought a couple of pounds of Tite Group from them a couple of weeks ago for about $20/lb. They also have S&B primers for about $25/k.
    6. Mycroft

      Projectile Thoughts

      Ranier must have improved a lot over the past 8 years. When I started reloading, I started with Ranier and had issues with plating peeling away if I didn't have the case bell just right. Never used Xtreme, but have used Berry's with no issues. Now I mostly use coated cast bullets from Missouri...
    7. Mycroft

      Aluminum Ammo

      Both 9mm and 45acp should be fine, though I did have a serious issue with 38 special several years ago. Apparently when you shoot aluminum cased 38's in a light weight revolver (S&W 642) the recoil can partially extract the bullets from the cartridges far enough to jam the cylinder after 2-3 of...
    8. Mycroft

      Ridiculous Analogies from Moms Demand Action

      A better analogy would be if you weren't allowed to vote because you used an abbreviation on your voter's registration card.
    9. Mycroft

      powder + or - ?

      I have a Dillon 550B and conducted a series of four tests using Tite Group, combining minimum/maximum target weights with full/low powder hopper levels and a minimum of 30 repetitions for each. I used a Lyman 1000XP digital scale for the measurements. Since the Lyman scale only reads to 0.1...
    10. Mycroft

      "Ugh, nobody is talking about taking your guns."

      Joe Huffman runs Boomershoot in Idaho and has a blog "The View From North Central Idaho". He's been collecting lefty statements like that for quite a while. Here's the link: The View From North Central Idaho | Ramblings on explosives, guns, politics, and sex by a redneck farm boy who became a...
    11. Mycroft

      Dillon 550B primer feed issue and solution!

      Whenever I change over my 550, I lube the shellplate and the primer bearing plate with white lithium grease. I've never had a problem.
    12. Mycroft

      Is reloading 9mm worth it?

      The best part of reloading is that when the shelves are bare, you can still enjoy your recoil therapy. For the past couple of years, I've shot very little .22 since it has been so difficult finding it. As long as you have primers, powder and bullets, you can shoot 9mm for about the same price...
    13. Mycroft

      Fisher Cabela's had 10 lbs of Tite-Group Today

      Just got home from Cabela's at Hamilton Town Center. I asked a sales associate if they had any Tite-Group (not expecting any) and he said they had 10 lbs in stock. I bought 2 lbs for $20.99 each.
    14. Mycroft

      There goes the neighborhood

      So it's basically a pneumatic spear gun.
    15. Mycroft

      Pro Mags vs Factory Mags

      A buddy of mine has a Ruger PC4 (.40 S&W carbine) and a couple of ProMag magazines for it since Ruger only makes 10 rounders. Neither one feeds worth a damn because they don't seat high enough in the magwell. If you press up on them (past the detent) then they will feed, but it takes constant...
    16. Mycroft

      Noob to reloading. Questions.

      I'm surprised that no one mentioned this, but Write Everything Down! I keep a spiral notebook on my bench to record the following information everytime that I reload: Date: Caliber Bullet Mfr, Type, Weight Primer Mfr, Type Powder Mfr Type, Weight Quantity loaded You can also record lost or...
    17. Mycroft

      Shield magazine ?

      Several years ago, Tamara at View From The Porch snarked that since a magazine is defined as an ammunition feeding device, Promag didn't make magazines.
    18. Mycroft

      M&P shield or Glock 26

      I love my Shield, but don't buy anything without shooting it first. How the gun feels in your hand when dry-firing it is not the same as when it's throwing lead down range. I bought a Glock 30 several years ago because Glock was all the rage and .45 ACP is God's own caliber. It felt great in my...
    19. Mycroft

      Thinking on getting a compact carry ! Any ideas ?

      There hasn't been much discussion on what holster you should choose, which is critical for a compact concealed carry. For Keltec P3AT or Ruger LCP, I would suggest a Desantis Nemesis pocket holster. For a S&W Shield, I like a Crossbreed IWB holster. There are other options, but stay away from...
    20. Mycroft

      Glock 19 compared to M&P 9

      I had a Glock 30 that I could not shoot at all. Traded it for an XD9sc and I could put every round into a 9" paper plate at 25 yards. So I bought an XD9 and shot it in IDPA for 3 years. Then found a great deal on a M&P 9 Pro. Oddly enough, it didn't feel as good in my had as the XD, but I could...
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