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I'm going to have to rework my load for the 35gr. Hornady. Is it a much longer bullet, and I can't go any longer on the OAL or they won't fit in the mag. It is going to compress the space and work up more pressure. With the Varmint extreme bullets, the OAL will obviously be much shorter.

Not really how I wanted that post to look. The process for posting images works a little different every time I use it.

Left to right are 35gr Hornaday, 40gr Nosler, 40gr Hornaday, and the two on the right are the 34gr Varmint Extreme. All appear to have the same base.

I just got a package in the mail of 500 Varmint Nightmare 34gr bullets from Midsouth Shooters. They are bulk packaged and it says on the bag that they are from a "major manufacturer". Anyone have any idea what they are? I also got a box of Hornady NTX 35gr bullets. Looks like more fun working up a l...

It's getting hotter here in Vegas, and I won't be going out to the desert much longer without an EZ-up. Next trip I will try putting the beta chrony under the shade structure.

Another trip to the desert with the Chrony this morning. This is getting pretty fun. The only downside was that I burned through a fair amount of EA S4M that has been in my safe for a long time. Apparently the combination of a moly coated bullet and early sun do not favor this chrony. I got a lot of...

I just left my smith's place this morning and put in that order. He is making me an exact duplicate of the factory front sight, length wise, so that I won't have to modify the slide cover. He will use a .040 fiber so that he can get the total width down to .090. I asked him about making it out of al...

Thanks, Bazzer, for being a great seller. I paid for it and got it in the mail two days later. Thanks also for your help on the reloading advice.

I have not been very good at uploading photos, but this one makes me pretty happy.

I may have to buy another PS90. Cant wait

Now that I have a Chrony, it is time to try and prove a couple of things that I believe to be true. I still have about 1,000 rounds of old brown box SS192. I stopped shooting it when I realized that it was going through things that SS197SR was not going through, even though I was being told they wer...

Even more puzzling; If a vegan does crossfit, what do they talk about first?

I like that statement "the groups that all Savage rifles are famous for".

I will have to study a little more. I have a couple of Savage rifles, and I like them, but I didn't realize the groups were famous. My non-Savage rifles are going to be dissappointed.

Blue, it's good to see you buying a new 5.7. I hope you get back to shooting as much as you used to.

I have no where near the expertise of most of the folks on this forum, but I have been shooting this pistol for a while and thought I might throw a few thoughts out. I have an IOM with adjustable sights. Back in about 2004, I felt like I had to do something to it. I spent about $150 having night sig...

I finally got around to shooting my first rounds. I bought a Shooting Chrony Beta Master and took it out to the desert. the range here won't allow me to set up anything but a target in front of the bench. I read a lot of chrono reviews, but mainly bought it because it is what was available at the lo...

I loaded the first 25 rounds. Until I get really comfortable, I am not using any type of powder throw. I am weighing every charge. The True blue powder is so fine. Even a tiny bit of static and it sticks to the inside of the plastic funnel. I loaded 5 rounds each at 5.6 through 6.0 grains with 40gr ...

OK, I'm still working on the same batch of brass for my first attempt. The money keeps piling up. I sprung for a Little Crow World's Finest Trimmer. With shipping, it came to my door for about $75. I trimmed them all (1,000) to 1.132. If you have used the WFT, it is really easy to use for a lot of b...

I sold a lot of it on this forum for $.06 a round. Apparently I was too low.

Ok, with the awesome help of this forum, a little search and wiki use, this is getting fun. After figuring out just the right simple green/hot water ratio and time, and case lubes, etc., I have come up with one combo that is a must. Pandora, with a Frank Sinatra station and Merle Haggard station set...

OK, I'm getting down to bullet decision. Should I go with the Sierra Blitzking Moly 40gr or the Vmax 40gr? The Sierra is pretty cheap in large quantity from PSA. I'm hoping this guy in Salt Lake City gets another dismantle contract and sells off all the pulled 27gr bullets. I passed on a bucket of t...

All good information. Also reinforces the idea that the very best caliber is.... the one you have on you when you need it.

OK, good advice. I have CCI 41 military primers. My single stage press is a Lee classic, and I must admit, it feels downright "dainty" next to the 550. Tell me more about "uniform headspace resizings". I have been using the barrel from my FsN as a case gauge, but I think I will order the EA. I like ...

I finally bit the bullet and tried to dip my toe into the reloading arena. I can hear you all laughing already. It's hard not to fall into the deep end. I know from reading here that 5.7 is not the cartridge to start with. I bought a cluster of equipment from the estate of a widow. I took my time cl...

Before you get too far into tearing it apart, dry fire it once or twice. That should clear the firing pin.

Well, nevermind. The last order of 10 boxes arrived. I was in such a good mood I went online to order another 10; and the price went up to $21.99 a box. Dang it, all I had to do was say something and ruin a good thing. I better go shoot this stuff.

It warms my heart to be able to pick up ss197 so cheap from Palmetto State. Their "deal" price has been there for months. With shipping, I can drop $171 and have 10 boxes arrive at my door a few days later. I can't even pick up 10 boxes of new 45ACP that cheap locally. Just place another order today...

I was bored one evening and took mine apart and polished the steel trigger pushrod and put a little dry graphite lube everywhere it touched the stock. I didn't do a before and after trigger pull measurement, but the difference in feel was noticeable.

Impressive pictures and cut work. Am I right to assume the carbon buildup came after the bulge appeared? or was it something that caused the bulge?

My experience (FWIW) is that loaded to standard specs, you can load .45ACP brass until you can't find it anymore. I have loaded Detonics .451 magnum. It uses brass with a stronger web. It is 40 thousandths longer so that it won't chamber in a 45, and it is loaded significantly hotter. Detonics used ...

Wow. All good questions, and I can see why your head hurts. You refer to a specific patent, even by page number, like it is a document we are all familiar with. I have not seen it and cannot find a link in the forum wiki. If you have such a link, send it up. I would love to see it. We have a couple ...

Thanks for the data, infantry.

If you hang out with varmint hunters, you can't tell me you don't have at least one friend with a hole in their hood from "barrel below the scope".

A few years back, a user on this board named "Beecher Tool" was talking about investing in a hydraulic press and swaging his own bullets. Any one know how that worked out?

I'm reviving a zombie thread, just to share this recent experience. Flashlights have changed a lot in the past few years. I like to have one EVERYWHERE. Costco made that easy with three packs of handy little lights. However, I'm still always in search of the perfect light. I live in Nevada, and last...

King, interesting results. Nothing like real world observation. It trumps my speculation every time. I think that's why the snipers like to use Data Observed from Previous Encounters (DOPE) to dial in their scopes. What part of the world are you in? I might have some powder that would be fun to try ...

King, I agree with Jay. The lacquer is necessary to create the delay. I am a pretty serious amateur at this, so this observation should be taken with a few grains of salt. In the most recent iteration of the Savage 17HMR semi-auto, they have added an interrupter to the bolt in order to delay the blo...

king, welcome aboard. Keep posting your results, as they are very interesting. I have some very unscientific thoughts about your FTF jams. If the spent case is ejecting, the load has plenty of power to drive the slide all the way back. It sounds more like timing than power. The action is pretty sens...

I have an older PS90 with a white ring sight and a gen 2 hammer pack. I have played with a few "pimp" ideas, and have only ended up with 3. First, I put a green Rem T3 on it. Pretty much makes the sight awesome. Second may not sound like a big deal. I took apart the stock and polished the trigger ba...

All my PS90 mags have EA springs in them, but I have kept them fully loaded for over 5 years with no problems.

I'm impressed. My slide fire is fun, but even after a 30 rounder it is smoking hot. I can't imagine running 100 rounder through it. It is a serious money-to-noise converter. I get about 1.7 seconds for a full 30 rounds.

Amazon teased me with a 3 book package of "John Milton" books by a guy named Mark Dawson. Review said that Milton was the next Mitch Rapp. I'm halfway through the first. Not too bad, but I find it pretty easy to put down when I get tired. I stayed up all night for many a Mitch Rapp adventure.

I'm not sure it needs it, but it is so easy to run a bore snake through it and wipe down the bolt, that I do it every time I shoot it.

That is pretty awesome, but with wood, it will be over the top.

I was at a presentation by Elon Musk's team that is building the new battery gigafactory in Northern Nevada. Pretty impressive stuff that I could talk about for a while, but I will try and stay on topic here. He is spending $5 billion to manufacture the Panasonic 18650 cell, and use it to make large...

I have the original white ring sight. I would consider only fair, until the REM T3 is added, then it becomes awesome. I have seen them for sale at $400. That shocks me. They may be decent, but I know I could do better for $400.

dmachine, welcome. You won't have to look far here to find a lot of other PS90 nuts. Everyone has their own idea about the best setup, which is the way it is supposed to be. You will find lots to read on old threads, but a couple of things seem to come back to basics. Use the FN mags and you won't r...

OK, fly, book 4 is behind me now. Enough brain candy for a while. I think I will go read a little about what Bogle's thoughts on the federal reserve are.

I went skydiving once, back in the days before tandem jumps. They put me through about 4 hours of training on the ground. I recall that most of the training started with, "this will never happen, but...." I stepped out of the plane at 3,500', on a static line, arched, counted to 5 elephant, looked u...

Really Fly? Could you possibly have left it any more hanging at the end of book 3?

Crap....

Last week I picked up Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms". Read it cover to cover on Sunday. Felt like I was back in college and a book report was due in the morning. Good book, fascinating writing style. Started off almost like a stream of consciousness thing, then got more grounded as the book went o...

For decades, Ferrari built $100,000 cars, then watched them hit the resale auction for $1,000,000 a couple years later. Then they figured it out and started selling them for $1,000,000+. It seems to be working. Not that I hope that is the future of EA ammo. When Jay is able to make the supply curve ...

Double J, you are addressing separate issues. First, how deadly is the round? True, it may not have as much FBI data as other calibers, but it looks like there are enough instances to qualify it as deadly enough. Second, reliability. It doesn't matter how deadly a round is, if you are not confident ...

Resurrecting a zombie post. That 451 and I spent a lot of time at the range with both 45ACP and a few different recipes of 451 Magnum ammo. I found a source of brass and picked up 900 pieces and had a good time attracting attention at the range. Put 11 grains of Unique behind a 200 grain bullet and ...

Sold. Thanks Jim.

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Jim, I sent you an email.

I'd think a USG would be $1,000 at best. I can say that pretty honestly since I have a LNIB USG that has been posted on this site for months for $1,000 and have received no interest. Why would a forum member here pay $1,200?

Wow. Suddenly my recent attempts to move to a recurve with no sights seem positively kindergarten. This guy is impressive.

It's a shame you don't enjoy pistols....

Too overwhelming to describe. The industry is doing well. I didn't even make it to the FN booth, yet. Rock Island must have had close to 100 models on display, including a new 22mag 1911, several 6" 1911's, including a very cool 10mm, and Glock uppers to make a Glock into a 22TCM. Scads of very cool...

I am going to stop by the SHOT show next week. Turning green already just thinking about all the stuff I will see that I can't have or can't afford. Anything specific I should look for? I know everyone will have a tacticool tweak to their AR platform, including FN. Anything else new expected?

Blue has also sanded, dremeled and generally fitted the grip of his gun to his hand. My IOM has an almost smooth, dimpled grip that I have come to love. If I were to shoot my USG much, I would have to sand down the grip. I bought a Rock Island 10mm 1911 with VZ grips. Unbearable at first, but a litt...

USG, 3, twenty round mags. Adjustable sights.

OK, I should add photos;

One of the things I love about my Five Seven is the low maintenance. I pull mine apart and hit the lower with a blast of compressed air, and you could never tell it is not brand new after 5,000 rounds. I pull the barrel out and with a q-tip and carb cleaner, make sure there is no lacquer in the cham...

I have an extra FsN that currently would be better off as a mortgage payment than a safe queen. It is a USG in the older flat box. Three 20 round mags and the cleaning kit, test fire casing, paperwork. Less than 500 rounds. I bought it as a back up to my IOM, but just haven't found much reason to ha...

EA or similar hand loads are a great answer, but the real answer is that best ammo and caliber are the one you have on you when you need it.

He offered me all of the virgin primed brass for $.25 a piece. I passed, as I have lots of brass and I can prime it for a lot less than that. I will see him this weekend and ask about the lot number. He seems like a pretty upstanding guy, but I don't know what his motivation would be not to tell me ...

I am new to reloading, so I have got a system together that works pretty well for me. I gather all the components, then take them over to a very experienced reloader buddy and use his Dillon 550. Actually, I usually just end up watching him use the 550. He is beyond a perfectionist. So far, it has b...

From http://www.fivesevenforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=15935" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Ewet, stay patient and look for the right one. If you are not in a hurry, you will find it. I have purchased three, and sold one of them. Personally, I really like the IOM with the round trig...

I buy some ammo from a place called ammosupplywarehouse.com. They are mostly an online seller, but they are out of a small town not far from Las Vegas, so I go pick it up. They move an incredible volume. They almost always have 5.7 ammo at a fair, but not cheap price. Recently they have SS195 in sto...

Nope, I just added a Rem T3

You really need to determine what you want out of it first. I have seen the ring sight from a G2 alone go for $400, even though you could buy something similar for less. I have seen the G2 hammer pack go for $600-$800. Crazy. If you value those aspects, it doesn't seem wrong to pay over $1,500 for a...

Like any market, supply and demand factors work on price. If you are patient and know what you want, you can find them at "market" prices. If you are desperate and have to have one right now, there is a patient seller out there waiting to charge you whatever you will pay. I have purchased 3 FsN's. O...

Are the fire control parts (safety) and hammer pack the same as could be ordered from FN?

I think we discussed this once before, but it is back. A kit is for sale on GB. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=444788381" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; What was once an LEO P90 was destroyed according to ATF rules, meaning the receiver was cut up. It leave the re...

Jay, will do. I'm now going to sell the Witness 10mm. This one is just way too much fun to go back to the Witness.

It ran, but not perfect. It's like having Jay accurize a FiveSeven. I took off the magwell and sanded a tiny bit of the cheese grater finish off the grips. The 10mm recoil was tearing up my hand. I changed out the recoil and main spring to #20/#23 based on the advice of the gunsmiths at Armscor. The...

Sounds like such a blast. I have been looking but can't find anything of the sort here in the Las Vegas area.

I have the bug. Handguns call me with a certain Siren Song, and I am not sure I even want to resist. I fell prey to the 10mm a few years ago. I was in remission, but it came back. I picked up this Rock Island. I've actually had to do a lot to it to get it to run just right, but that is like most of ...

I have vague memories of Elite working on an 8" FsN barrel. That was going to be interesting. Jay, can you make a P90 barrel?

I got that guy twice in the past week. Hung up on him both times and immediately redialed the number and got a disconnected number. My daughter, away at college got the same call and he talked her into running some sort of scan. I upgraded her Norton and cleaned it up.

Very nice. I like that it has everything it needs, and nothing else.

SPF. Thanks

I counted up the brass in the garage. Turned out to be 1,300+ rounds. Interested?

I still can't resist the urge to pick up what I shoot, even though I don't reload. I have about a #10 coffee can full. I suppose I could count them tomorrow.

Sounds like a steady diet of 198 may be just the ticket for a healthy shooter. I would avoid the AE stuff. It has disappointed me every time.

I use a bulldog case that is kind of a hybrid soft/hard case. I cut places in the foam for extra mags, but there was plenty of room to cut in for a fiveseven. It is a great case. Not hard enough to work for airline shipping, but plenty for banging around in the back of the SUV.

Hunter, I can only comment on the lacquer in the chamber. No matter how well you think you clean it, a tiny shot of carburetor cleaner and q-tip will show you that you left varnish behind in the chamber. As far as the resistance on the slide release, I hope Jay or someone more experienced than I com...

I almost feel a little guilty. I keep a pretty good stash on hand of 5.7, and when things got crazy, I couldn't resist. I sold 500 rounds of 197 on gunbroker. I got $530 plus shipping, and the buyer was so happy he called me and asked if I would sell him more at the same price. I didn't. This week I...

Up to $906 with a couple of hours to go. I'm refraining from bidding so that I don't block out someone on this forum that needs it more than I.

I am pretty close to giving up. I upload photos on other forums all the time without any problem, but just can't seem to get it to work here. I'd like to post a couple of photos of the gun and the targets. With the 10mm, it was interesting to me that I shot better groups with the milder reloads. I d...

I give up on the photos. I have read the posting instructions over and over, and I just can't get it to work. Bummed, because I took a lot of photos of the targets for my range report. Anyway, without photos, let me describe a pretty nice evening at the range. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings, the...

http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh622/nlvmike/90ade100-3cd8-4a6a-9d34-1f86e5fa328d_zpsf043eebd.jpg~original Well, that was a PITB, figuring out how to post from Photobucket. This gun shop out in Pahrump, NV has a pretty serious relationship with Armscor, as they developed the 22tcm round for th...

I finally found a way to satisfy several itches at once. I got the Rock Island Arms 1911 in 10mm. It's a serious 1911, without having to shell out the coin for a Dan Wesson or a Colt Delta Elite. I know, worthless without pics. I just tried to log in to my Imageshack account, only to discover that i...

I just got outbid and missed this one, but it is nice to see a case of 197 go for under $800. That's what I used to pay for it.

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I picked up 5,000 rounds of 22lr ammo yesterday. I'm embarrassed to say how much I paid for it, but it has been so scarce lately that i just couldn't resist an entire case when I saw it. I can take the youth out shooting again.

So far, I have yet to hear anyone report an actual failure of a lead free primer, and they have been around for quite a while. The 197SR also has lead free primers now. The point of impact differs with the potency of the ammo. You will likely want to qualify with what you are accustomed to shooting....

I had some free time today and stopped in two local gun stores today. Overall a pretty good experience, relative to the last year or so. First, my local pawn shop/gun store had about 5,000 rounds of AE 5.7 for $24.99 a box. Not cheap, but not to expensive. He said it was moving off the shelf at a pr...