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I won an auction for an Iver Johnson in .38 (I was drunk, sue me) and realized I really need to reload for it if I at all want to shoot it and I cannot be arsed to clean black powder so I'd be using something like Unique or Trail Boss.
From the literature I've read it seems that a VERY precise powder throw, aggressive crimp and proper seating depth/ pressure is needed to make sure consistency is maintained and it doesn't go over pressure, I am on a rather tight budget, I know I can get away with a cheap press as long as I go slow and fiddle with seat depth using calipers but what is the cheapest scale I could get that can be accurate to at least a tenth of a grain?
Does aggressively roll crimping lead to pressure increases and if so is there a formula I could go by to maximize powder burn with pressure at safe levels? Does the loading data represent the max possible pressure or predicted pressure?
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>>30107124
Don't throw Trail Boss. The powder is shaped like donuts and will be a pain in any cheap thrower. Get a scale (mechanical), a set of scoops and a trickler. Do not use Unique if you can get Trail Boss. Use a slightly undercharge scoop and trickle to desired charge.
Buy a starter kit. A single stage is fine, I prefer RCBS presses, but Lee is fine. I prefer Lee dies.
Crimping will raise pressure, but not significantly. The jacket or case mouth with fail first. I rarely crimp my own loads, only those for others.
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>>30107124
If you insist on throwing it, find an older metallic thrower. It should be able to easily and consistently cut the powder between the measure drum and housing.
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>>30107348
Okay, is there a brand of scale you'd recommend or just buy a good weight?
The reason I want to crimp is becasue the loads are rather light and apparently it's a problem for light loads like these because there's not enough time in taper crimps to fully burn before leaving, not sure how much of that is fudd lore though.
Is there an alternative to Trail Boss? My LGS stocks it but doesn't have it too often while they always have a couple canisters of Unique laying around.
>>30107540
I'm new so I just thought throwing powders is what everyone does but apparently for this I may as well volumetrically measure using scoops and trickle to finish, which on retrospect makes a lot more sense than buying a thrower for my applications.
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Has anyone ever bought a police trade in? If they are all busted up, can you take them somewhere to be re-blued? Should I just buy a new one?
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>>30107099
They're not blued, they're anodized.
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>>30107099
I bought a made in W.Germany police trade-in.
Only has very slight holster wear marks on the slide, receiver & control levers. little bit of wear on the plastic grips.
But really it just looks somewhat broken in. not even anywhere near being "wore-out" looking
insides are damn near pristine.
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>>30107099
I have. Don't buy german sigs. Not worth it.
Sup /k/
So, I've recently been involuntarily committed to a mental institution. Did I screw my chances of buying a gun in an ffl gun store forever?
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>>30107055
yes.
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>>30107055
You failed a mental health evaluation and have been judged a danger to yourself and others. Getting to buy guns again means you will need a lawyer, a clean bill of mental health and a lot of money.
You likely won't get any of those things, so instead just buy a gun from a private seller.
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This might be the related option you will need to take
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Should I buy an M44?
I don't own any guns but I have a 10/22 and a shotgun I shoot sometimes.
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>>30107008
Likely not worth what you could buy one for these days. Unless you are syrup bro
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>>30107016
I'm not a collector though.
I just want one because it's cool .
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>>30107049
No, if you are not a collector you shouldn't go for milsurp rofles. They won't serve your purposes. Get a Savage 110 instead or build an AR.
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Here are my tactical weapons. I have a few other guns but these are the "black" evil guns. How did I do? What do I still need?
I am actually looking for a rail for the AR-10 M4T. Do normal AR-15 rails fit and work? I also want a better stock (something more comfortable and better for target shooting). I want to keep the green look. I didn't know if the dimensions/sizes were all different.
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>>30106914
What did you pay for that spas if you don't mind me asking
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I traded a Browning Hi-Power for it (I paid 600 for). And 200 bucks. So 800.
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>>30106914
AR buttstocks will work, but im not sure about handguards, I know the clamshell ones might, but not the freefloat ones. For the buttstock make sure you have either a commercial or milspec buffer tube and get the appropriate stock.
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Urban Security & PERSEC
Hi /k/,
Increasingly, we see civil unrest and the random targeting of people going about their day to day lives. What measures do you take to ensure your personal safety at all times?
For example:
>Keeping your fuel tank at least half full
>Ensuring your windows are only rolled down an inch or so when driving, rolling windows fully up when coming to a stop (to prevent carjacking)
>Keeping at least one car's length in front of you when stopped in traffic to ensure an escape route
>Alternating routes to and from work
>Ensuring you are aware of the people around you at all times
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I cobsider myself a pretty paranoid person but thinking like that stopped around the time I started carrying. Just stay armed and don't worry about it, you don't need pills for paranoia you need to be armed. Humans ain't shit without weapons.
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>>30106788
>my gun is my adult security blanky
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>Increasingly, we see civil unrest and the random targeting of people going about their day to day lives
No we don't.
America is ridiculously safe compared to a generation ago.
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So we know SPR was all wrong, so what would the first wave at Omaha have really been like?
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Hell.
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pew pew pew pew pew pew
waaarrrghhhhhhhh booooom pew pew pew
ok guys we're going to run pew pewpew pew
ahhhhh!!!1 pew pew pew ahhh!!!! waaaaaaarrgggghhh booooom boooom booom
pew pew pew
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>>30106653
The only thing I didn't really like was how the defenses were made out, the fuckhuge bunker thing looked autistic as hell. Nothing like this on Omaha
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Am I doing it wrong? 2016-05-29 23:29:09 Post No.30106410
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I have always believed that the only thing that I need on my AR is a good optic and that is about it. I feel comfortable with it and shoot well with it, but the other day on a separate board someone was telling me I was doing it wrong and NEED thing like rail systems. Is that jackass right? Am I nothing but fucking new fag who would be first to die in the mole people uprising?
Pic related of my sweet baby girl.
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>>30106410
No, everyone has their own opinions. Some like the standard ARs, some like to mod the shit out of them.
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>>30106410
Turn off your trip, faggot.
And no, nobody cares what you do or don't put on your AR. It's your gun, set up to how you like it, and whoever tells you otherwise is a try hard mall ninja wannabe who probably couldn't even pass a PT test.
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>am i doing it wrong
No.
You'll only ever do it wrong if you stick an Airshit mag into your real gun.
that said, why mount on the carry handle?
Not criticizing but i'm curious. i'd have gotten a set of flip sights and use them with in conjunction with an optic.
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What's yours look like
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Like this.
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>>30106375
lol 3d fags
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Looking to buy my first fun, a Fin M39.
I don't know much about guns, especially older ones. Would it be prudent to buy two in case one breaks for whatever reason. Or are they going to be neigh indestructible and easily last a few generations.
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>>30106331
Most people would say to get a smaller caliber to start so you dont develop bad habits like flinching
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>first gun
Ruger 10/22
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>>30106465
Thank you both for completely ignoring my question.
Yes
"Cheap bolt Action .338 Win mag" 2016-05-29 23:20:24 Post No.30106324
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Any /K/omrades know of any less than $500USD not the full setup, just a scope less rifle
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tru
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Tikka T3 might be close.
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thank you /k/omrade
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I did it /k/. I found the Specialist Captain in line at a Panera.
(Not pictured: unbloused Timberlands)
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>>30106203
Wasn't rotated on my phone, sorry.
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I found the idiot who doesn't know how to post a picture.
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>>30106203
>posing as an officer
>with a fucking mop for hair
These toons need to learn what a barber is.
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Most Operator gun possible in Virginia. 2016-05-29 22:59:12 Post No.30106073
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Most Operator gun possible in Virginia.
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What is the most operator gun I could buy in the great state of Virginia /K/?
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>Virginia
anything.
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>>30106194
I know I can buy anything but what specifically is the most Operator gun that you know is here or can be shipped here?
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>>30106073
Mosin-Nagant.
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>be new marine
>D.I. has been smoking everyone all morning
>private! Why do you keep doing push ups?!
>sir! Im a marine sir!
>I?! Did you just say I?!
>youre gonna push earth until you cant even count to i! Now push!
>sir, nobody can count to i, its a letter
>*d.i. picks me up by my belt and tosses me across the floor*
>I make the fucking rules here private!!!
>Hehe... not today
>i side kick him in the jaw and get into the lean and rest position while more D.I.s arrive
>they say ive passed the final test of boot camp
>they give me the silver star for bravery and my own battalion
>tfw now i make 750k per year teaching MARSOC just 2 years into the core
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Thank you for your service
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>>30106100
Of course, I always knew I was destined to be one mean green killin machine
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>>30106071
They are only funny to civies.
>iTT boots with typical stories
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Afghanistan - russia's vietnam? 2016-05-29 22:26:54 Post No.30105706
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How would you compare Russia's invasion of Afghanistan to America's war in Vietnam?
They lasted roughly the same amount of time, how were experiences similar or different?
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>>30105706
>How would you compare Russia's invasion of Afghanistan to America's war in Vietnam?
Compare number of lost helicopter
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>>30105706
They were similar in the fact that both rebel/Guerrilla forces had access to places that the enemy for various reasons, couldnt send in military units (North Vietnam/Cambodia/Laos and Pakistan respectively).
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>>30105730