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rgramjet

#285
December 23, 2009, 12:02:00 PM
Did you keep the brass?
Quote from: ducpainter on May 20, 2010, 02:11:47 PM
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zooom

#286
December 24, 2009, 02:24:35 AM
Quote from: rgramjet on December 23, 2009, 12:02:00 PM
Did you keep the brass?

I wish I had for barder purposes....no, like a dumbass, I gave my brass to a friend who's backyard I had been shooting in up in Fredneck....and I actually haven't been shooting in well over a year...and been wanting to take Dolci to the range to teach her to shoot....but I have to figure out where I'm gonna take her (probably On-Target up near Fort Meade) and what ammo I'm going to shoot, or where I'm going to buy it...I got spoiled by the clean S&B ammo I had been using.
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Monsterlover

#287
December 30, 2009, 05:01:10 AM
Well, I paid up for all the reloading equipment.

I got carbide dies online along with 500 SWC lead 200gr bullets, and 1000 pieces of brass on the way.

Gonna pickup some primers and a pound of powder today.

The guy that sold me the gun also gave me the original grips for it as well as 2 sets of rubber grips, a set of wood grips with a fat thumb shelf on the left one and 100 rounds of home loads!

I think I got a pretty good deal :D
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#288
December 30, 2009, 05:02:14 AM
I do too...
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cduarte

#289
December 30, 2009, 07:49:18 AM
no, you got a great deal.
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Monsterlover

#290
January 18, 2010, 01:11:19 PM
Well, I took the thing to the range yesterday and put 240 rounds through it :D

I joined a local club that has an indoor range so I can shoot and not freeze my ass of this time of year.

On the whole, I did ok.  I'd say 5-10% of my shots were good ones.

I shoot consistent groups, they're just too high.

I need more time with it to practice.

I shot 50 rounds given to me by the guns previous owner, 50 that I hand loaded with him, and 140 that I hand loaded on my own here at home.

They all felt the same [thumbsup]

No fail to fires, but I did experience a few fail to feeds.

Using the LSWC sometimes the nose of the bullet would jam on the top edge of the chamber.

Every time I'd stop and clear it, reload the round in the mag and it would fire just fine.

Go figure.

Lots of fun though :D
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

cduarte

#291
January 18, 2010, 03:30:54 PM
polish your feedramp, it will then feed semi wadcutters just fine.
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Monsterlover

#292
January 18, 2010, 04:08:29 PM
Previous owner did the work to get it to feed SWC

Everything I've read about feed failures points to an issue with the magazine.

Either a worn out spring or deformation/damage to the lips that hold the rounds in.

Thoughts?
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

junior varsity

#293
January 18, 2010, 04:16:54 PM
Totally agree about magazine issues.

I use Tripp Cobra Mags or Checkmate. Love 'em both. Apparently the feed lips and the bump make a big deal.

I do NOT like my wilson or mccormick magazines; the kimber factory mag is fine, but its got tripp internals now.

Monsterlover

#294
January 18, 2010, 04:18:44 PM
Huh.

I've had McCormic mags highly recommended to me.

Is this one of those deals where people find something that works and then stick with it for life?
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

cduarte

#295
January 18, 2010, 04:23:56 PM
I mostly use ww2 vintage USGI 1911 mags, they work fine with 200gr semiwadcutters.
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Monsterlover

#296
January 18, 2010, 04:24:34 PM
Where do you get those?
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

junior varsity

#297
January 18, 2010, 04:28:14 PM
well, i bought a few of each and picked the ones that fed the most reliably. i didn't find the 8rd mags crammed into the same size mag tube to work all that well. The Tripps and Checkmates extend below a little bit, and they work great. The backside of the tripps are seamless. Its amazing.

Here's a little east meets west with an E.G. Makarov and a Kimber CDP Pro:


The mag doesn't actually stick that far out now that I have a superior mag catch from EGW, which positions the mag a smidge higher.

cduarte

#298
January 19, 2010, 02:40:41 PM Last Edit: January 19, 2010, 02:43:21 PM by cduarte
Quote from: Monsterlover on January 18, 2010, 04:24:34 PM
Where do you get those?

gunshows, the best way to identify them is that they have a letter stamped on top of the mag base where it sticks out.

check out this link...

http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/history/mag_faq.htm
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Monsterlover

#299
January 19, 2010, 06:16:39 PM
Good link, thanks :)
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**
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