Recent content by Straightgrain3016

1960-64 was called the "surge" when I was in my 20s. Picture a cartoon where a fire hose is opened, and the bubble moves down the line...1961 was and still-is on the back side of that bubble. "Doors Slamming Shut" means the opportunities were quickly decreasing. It's hard to believe "doors...

My frame of reference; being born in 1961; the "doors" were already slamming shut; life behind the boomers; I felt I had to hurry... With the exception of my parents, all my elders hounded me to get a HS diploma, get a family, and get a career with a pension plan; I did. On younger ppl not...

There is at least one form of "testing"; regarding unemployabilty.

24 March, 2023

Yield-Not one inch!

"Looks like meats back on the menu boys....uruuuuh!".

$100.00/1k primers $109.00/1k bullets $34.00/1LB powder $0.00/range brass $243.00/1k bullets .24 cents each Ouch, but not gonna quit.

I agree. The Argentine primers are fine in the brass; only one case wasn't seated properly....my fault. The test loads fired fine again today. My issue with the Argentine primers is where the gravity-feed tube and the primer slide manages the primer capture; it falls from the tube and into a...

Follow-up on Argentine primers snagging in the primer feed on my Hornady AP. I measured 3 primers from 3 different brands; the Argentine primers were shorter than the other two.... (I hope the pictures show the results). The Argentine primers are fine other than 1/100 will snag the primer...

For the younger readers who haven't decided where to retire yet and haven't been convinced that taxes matter; big time. Clean Air Clean Water Security (ROL) Safety Recreation Hospital Church perhaps 3+ bars on the phone...😂 Reasonable Taxes Fair elections No HOA rules Lots of ham radio...

I have so much to learn about cans and the relationship between me, the store, SilencerCo, and the Feds. I'm enjoying it.

SPPs from Argentina; I don't yet know if its my press or the primers....but they don't feed as smoothly as the CCI, S/Bs, Rems, & or Winns. 1 misfire out of 15 samplers at the range on Monday; compared to maybe two pistol misfires since 2012. I think they are a bit taller, so I tried a shim...

Starting & erasing 3 new replies or comments on taxes; relative to retirement.. Commenting on taxes without using politics to exemplify the impact taxes have on retirement; is a "bridge too far" for this old praratrooper. We need a mod-waiver to keep this thread helpful. Taxes could easily be...

More snow

Empty woodshed or clogged stove pipe..?