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A friend was shooting USPSA and one of the pieces of brass separated at the shelf in the photo below. The front half stayed in the gun and the next round jammed tight into it. He could not clear it...

Were you lucky or good? :)

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FireClean is not a bullet lube; it is a gun cleaner.

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I'm not sure I want this stuff on my guns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6YP5RViaAE

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I know my was around an IR spectrograph. I don't see any peaks that would indicate any anti-oxidants or UV protectorants ( used to work in the additives business ). Canola oil will oxidize to...

People have made flares, etc for 37mm launchers. Should be about the same. Here's one.

http://wn.com/how_to_make_a_37mm_shell__firework_-

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I'm in.

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I have no reason to go back; no leading, no smoke, cleaner handling, as accurate or better. Nope, no reason.

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I shoot 4 or 5 a year here in Florida. A real simple match. Definitely keep the gun stock.

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The Greatest Generation.

You might be able to see them both, but you can only focus sharply on one at a time.

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Be careful of the black residue; it is lead acetate, very nasty and easily absorbed.

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The peroxide/vinegar mix turns lead to lead acetate, a very nasty compound that is easily absorbed. Be very careful if you use this.

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What is even more stupid is that I read the American taxpayer is paying for the trips and 19 FBI agents as bodyguards.

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I am glad you are out of the woods; Get Well Soon. Any idea what happened?

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Served 1970-1994, active and reserve, volunteered for SEA; not because I was on my way to jail.

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A shooing friend is an optometrist; he made me a set of glasses with a diopter in my master eye that focuses at the front sight; problem solved.

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I can't tell from the pic; is the firing pin rectangle imprint in line with the blowout?

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It is addictive.

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no, more than theory, he's done the work. He has some nice engineering graphs in stress analysis. He used to work at Lawrence Livermore Labs. He's really got a nice website; lots of...

Found it ; look up Varmit Al's work on subject @ varmintal.com

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May be an old wives tale, but I have heard the same thing, excessive pressure on the bolt face. I think I read an article on it somewhere; I'll try to find it. It made sense at the time.

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I've been playing around with a different way to PC and I'll pass it out for anybody to try. As in all things there are some pros and cons.


1. Thin aluminum plate for oven
2. Cut piece of...

One of my jobs in the AF was fueling those airplanes at a dispersed base. IIRC a full fuel load was 45,000+ gallons and all we had were R-5 refuelers - 5000 gallon capacity. It took forever. Empty,...

Yep, me too. I give them bogus info. The computers can choke on it. I've not been arrested yet. :)

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