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Burekbossman said:
Mini 14s are pretty fun. My friends broke on him, but that we put 1000s of rounds through that thing. And .308 was better when cheap Wolf ammo was available, but the Ruskies and Ukies just had to start shooting at each other again.
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I'd also add that Ruger's customer service is great. I broke a Mini 30's trigger group once and they replaced the whole rifle for free and even refunded me on the background check fee (this was in California too).
 
Decided to take a couple of pics of my two optic equipped pistols: my FK Brno PSD and Staccato P. The FK Brno has a Trijicon RMR and the Staccato has the new RCR fully enclosed optic. I definitely prefer the RCR. It's a little heavier, but it's much easier to find the dot in a hurry because it has a larger viewing window, and you never have to worry about crud getting inside and blocking the LED emitter. Nice thing about the RCR is Trijicon designed it to be as compatible with the RMR as possible. It uses the same footprint and will fit practically any holster with an RMR cut, but you don't have to take it off the pistol to swap out the battery since the battery is located right on top of the RCR.

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Belgians in the Congo said:
Do you reload the 7.5x27mm? The gun is neat but the cartridge really feels like the star here, if Glock were to chamber it I might actually buy one.
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Nope. I don't reload at all. Maybe one day when the kids are grown and there's more room in the house, but it's just not tenable for me at this point. The ammo isn't hard to find as the Italian Firearms Group is importing it to the US. It ain't cheap at about $99 for a box of 50 rounds, but there really isn't anything else like it, and if you look at the price of other hot handgun rounds it isn't all that more expensive than 50 rounds of hot 10mm Auto, .357 Sig, or .45 ACP +P with quality hollow points. You're looking at $60-$75 for 50 rounds of that stuff and nowhere near the performance of the 7.5FK. I really think it would make an awesome SMG/PDW cartridge in a platform that, like the FK pistols, is designed to attenuate the recoil similar to the Vector SMG.
 
Burekbossman said:
Mini 14s are pretty fun. My friends broke on him, but that we put 1000s of rounds through that thing. And .308 was better when cheap Wolf ammo was available, but the Ruskies and Ukies just had to start shooting at each other again.
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Mini 14's are basically the spiritual successor of the SKS in terms of old world handling but with a modern round. They look fun and I want one, they're just so different
 
Is it worth it buying into a reloading press? Or is it a money sink?

I’m not worried about picking up a cheap box of 100 Blazer 115 grain FMJ but home defense ammo is fucking pricy. I picked up 100 rounds of Federal 147 grain JHP at Academy and it cost me over $200.

Should I look into getting a press?
 
update on HK USA
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-Guns will feature German parts but America production of parts will continually ramp up
-G36 and MP7 are coming, If all goes well HK expects them to hit the market sometime after 2025.
-No HK433

Saiga-12 with non rock and lock style magazine
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Wooden Pic rail from Syria
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Members of Jihadist group Anjad Al Kavkaz with two PKMs with backpack ammo feed
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Kryptek Ukrainain DShK Infantry conversion with either a big Thermal or NV. Can't wait until one of the four studios who know make COD games become aware of these and implement these ridiculously large abominations as run and gun really big assault rifles.
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1919 in Libya
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416 being used as a Pseudo-Cornershot
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Bren in Ukraine from way before the SMO (I'm also like 98% sure this guy is wearing a Sfera Helmet, which is a collection of three titanium or steel plates held together by a nylon head diaper)
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Custom PPSh captured from ISIS
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I think this is a first (for me at least). A Ukrainian bullpup conversion that isn't a Black Storm or a Malyuk
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Another Ukrainian Bullpup conversion, this time an SKS that also takes AK mags. This might be an early Black Storm product based on the styling
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Keeping on the trend, from the DPR
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To think that Eugene Stoner designing a battle rifle in the 1950's would inadvertently lead to a chain of events that would eventually cause these parts to be fitted to a low cost (The VSK-94 and 9A-91 were made as cheaper alternatives to the Val and VSS) Russian special purpose rifle
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Bullpup PKM with a style of Rail I've never seen before (Bonus A545)
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A little hard to make out, but I believe this is one of the first examples of an AK-12 Obr. 2023 in the field in the SMO Zone. Note the revised safety, handguard and muzzle device
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John Badman said:
Is it worth it buying into a reloading press? Or is it a money sink?

I’m not worried about picking up a cheap box of 100 Blazer 115 grain FMJ but home defense ammo is fucking pricy. I picked up 100 rounds of Federal 147 grain JHP at Academy and it cost me over $200.

Should I look into getting a press?
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I did the math last year, and it'd take me like 3k 9mm to pay off $600 of gear, and that's with me casting the bullets with some gear that I already own, with brass I've already saved. If I were to pay myself $20 and hour I'd probably be paying MORE to reload 9, 556, and 12 gauge bird shot.
This has basically been said by all the honest reloaders, but it's only good for expensive ammo. You won't be making blasting ammo unless you bought your gear and consumables 20 years ago.

For your defensive handgun ammo, fighting rifle ammo, and hunting cartridges you'll pay off your shit and save money even if you pay yourself just because of the retarded markups.
There's whatever heavy 5.56 loads that go for $2 a round, but can be done for probably ¢50 even with Gucci components. Same for your $3+ rifle bullets or $1 handgun bullets, the actual component cost is so much lower than the store price that a few hundred rounds will pay for all the equipment.
Buck and slugs are like $1 per round these days, but with a $35-$70 mold, a ladle, and a camp stove you'll make the stuff for less than a loaded birdshot shell. Reloading shotguns is a lot cheaper than brass cases since there's less gear you need to have. There's also way less to do since there's no cleaning/sizing you need to do really.

From people I've talked to, powder has tripled or quadrupled since 2020 and primers moreso, and it also sounds like hazmat fees are higher and not covered as often. If that shit wasn't so fucking expensive blasting ammo would still be somewhat worthwhile to reload, but to start from new in this current year isn't at all worthwhile.
If you're wondering about your break even point, just calculate the cost of you to load a shell, subtract that from a standard cost, and divide the cost of whatever gear by that price difference.
 
John Badman said:
Is it worth it buying into a reloading press? Or is it a money sink?

I’m not worried about picking up a cheap box of 100 Blazer 115 grain FMJ but home defense ammo is fucking pricy. I picked up 100 rounds of Federal 147 grain JHP at Academy and it cost me over $200.

Should I look into getting a press?
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It can be a money sink if you want all the bells and whistles in your setup.
Probably the best thing you can do is seeing if you can get the components for a self defense load you like, if you trust yourself enough to "bet your life" on your work, and what your break even points is for rounds if you go down this path compared to just buying the ammo, and if you shoot enough to make it worthwhile.
Reloading probably makes the most sense if you're looking at match grade rifle rounds or something old or specific that's hard to find and are able to recreate them for less than half the cheapest off the shelf cost. It doesn't have to be quite that aggressive if you enjoy it but loading ammo does take time and some trial and error to get something you're happy with.

If you're annoyed by the price of self defense ammo you would probably be better served just buying your defensive ammo online. $2 a round for self defense ammo is pretty high, you can probably find the same round for half that or cheaper, especially if you buy enough to get free shipping or from a place that offers that.
 
ChampFantana said:
Is it it hard to rack the slide on that Bruno? It doesn't look like there's much surface area to grab onto.
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Not at all. The recoil spring is pretty standard weight (not sure the exact weight, but no more than the spring on a typical .45 AVP). It's just positioned further below the bore axis than most handguns, and has a large (tungsten?) weight that wraps around the spring and guide rod, which is what allows you to have nearly .44 Magnum performance with .45 ACP felt recoil. There are front serrations on the slide, and there are two nubs at the rear of the slide flanking the channel for the hammer that provide plenty of grip for a "pinching/slingshot" style of racking the slide. It's about like racking the slide on a CZ-75 or similar pistol.
 
John Badman said:
Is it worth it buying into a reloading press? Or is it a money sink?

I’m not worried about picking up a cheap box of 100 Blazer 115 grain FMJ but home defense ammo is fucking pricy. I picked up 100 rounds of Federal 147 grain JHP at Academy and it cost me over $200.

Should I look into getting a press?
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Check out Ammoseek. It's a really good search engine to help you find ammo at good prices with good shipping fees (often free shipping) in the quantities you want.

On that note, New Republic is apparently selling 1000rd cases of 147gr HSTs (arguably the best 9mm JHP out there) at $490 a pop, free shipping.
 
John Badman said:
Is it worth it buying into a reloading press? Or is it a money sink?

I’m not worried about picking up a cheap box of 100 Blazer 115 grain FMJ but home defense ammo is fucking pricy. I picked up 100 rounds of Federal 147 grain JHP at Academy and it cost me over $200.

Should I look into getting a press?
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I've said this before ITT but I'll repeat it briefly to add on to what @SHIGGSHOGG already wrote:

In my experience, reloading works well for people that want the most accurate ammo they can possibly possess, people who shoot a lot of uncommon or wildcat cartridges, and people who shoot/hunt for a living.

People in that last group usually are sponsored and since shooting is all or a large part of what they do professionally, their expenditures can't reasonably be compared to people like us.

As it is, I only reload for .375 H&H, .300 PRC, 6.5 PRC, .308, and .44 magnum. Those last two I do because I have a lot of brass, bullets, and primers for them and I got a great used set of dies for the .44 for a very low price. If that wasn't the case I'd never reload for them because it'd be far cheaper, especially in terms of time, to just buy factory ammo.

All that said, you can find excellent prices on used gear. A lot of people get into reloading and either do it very little or very rarely. As such, a lot of what you find on the used market is still in almost-new shape. Don't forget that reloading good ammo relies much more on one's skill so you do not need the high end stuff to make great ammo. The real expensive stuff is for people that want that last 0.76% of consistency they can wring out of their rounds, they shoot some crazy specialized stuff (.375 Cheytac, for example), or they want to save time (Giraud case trimmer versus an RCBS powered trimmer or a Forster manual).

I love reloading and so I encourage you to do some research and see if it's something you'd want to try. I want to make one last point because it's impossible for this to be emphasized enough: by far the biggest cost associated with reloading regularly is time. Just be aware, yeah?
 
BikeLock said:
I'm mildly retarded, so if/when I decide to get a decent pistol in .40, I'll probably get a press and dies to load .357 Sig, because that seems like it could be pretty fun.
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The only reason to buy a .40 should be the bargain is too good. (Read: CHEAP)
Even then the best thing to do is a barrel swap to 9mm.
 
DocAwe said:
The only reason to buy a .40 should be the bargain is too good. (Read: CHEAP)
Even then the best thing to do is a barrel swap to 9mm.
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Speaking of .40 cal and cheap, S&W refreshed the SDVE. Meet the SD40 2.0
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Looks slick as fuck, especially with the new flat trigger. 299 at Sportsmans warehouse for the 40 cal, which is LESS than the old version. Basically all old parts and accessories are compatible, so no need to get new mags if you have one. Very tempted to buy one rn, wanted a 40 for a long long time now.
 
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