Recent content by MZ5

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Linux Mint is running well as the only OS on an old iMac. Not quite the same as a MacBook, but close. I've run Linux on the desktop since the early-mid '90s; since around when OS/2 Warp (4) was still around. SuSE was always my favorite, but these days it has an inexcusable degree of difficulty...

I have some older load manuals. I like the technical articles and information, but don't use the load data unless I happen to have powder that old. Historically speaking, I shoot far too much to ever have old powder. However, I 'retired' from competitive shooting a few years ago, and so now...

The Brits (military) surplus or destroy double-base powder after 20 years, regardless any testing. Single-base they keep for 40 or 45 years, last I saw. I've seen figures for the US Military in open sources, but I can't seem to find the figures at the moment. I wouldn't keep stuff much longer...

Mine dents most every case mouth it ejects. Some of the bodies are dented, too. I get far fewer body dents since I put a smaller gas port bushing in (reduced gas to the operating system). It still dents most case mouths, though.

That 5-year replacement 'recommendation' applies to car tires, too. I generally wear tires out on the bike(s) WAY before 5 years, but no, I would not and do not automatically replace tires at 5 years from date of manufacture, whether we're talking car, pickup, or motorcycle. I look at and...

That fella was obviously an 'old-timer,' rather than one of the 'new' west-siders. Like him, I'd have been quite aggravated by the po-lice being called and especially the media attention over this big fat nothing-burger. The rocket is definitely cool, though!

I just vacuum the few granules up, but I'm fearless. (-;

https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/pocket-pistol-caliber-gel-test-results/#32HRMag I like the 32 H&R. It's a great cartridge. There's not very much factory ammo I'd rely on for self-defense, it turns out, if I had an LCR or other snubby. I didn't know that back when I was actively searching...

This is fake news. No fire damage to the Mulwala plant, and no production disruptions.

I've fired 32 Auto, 32 S&W Long, 32 H&R Magnum, and 327 Federal Magnum factory ammunition in my SP101. I've also fired various handloads, though none loaded up to maximum 327 Fed. pressure. I _HAVE_ recently experienced pierced primers. I was shooting some 32 S&W Long lead wadcutter ammo the...

Lightest weight I’ve seen pressure-tested, published data for is a 77-grain cast lead. That’s on Hodgy’s site. Brian Pearce has a ton of data in Handloader magazine from February of 2015, but there the lightest bullet is a 78-grain cast. If it was me, I’d start with that data.

Yes. I fixed it. Sorry for the confusion.

FYI, I was mistaken about Silhouette. I had read that in a magazine some years ago, but Western Powders say that is incorrect. Only 11FS from Ramshot or Accurate have a flash suppressant in them. Others are low flash signature, which is not as low-flash as an acutal flash-suppressed powder.

I've used one and I've used two. It depends a lot on the specific scope and how & where you need it mounted for comfort. Another option: Conetrol makes OUTSTANDING rings and a cantilever-looking steel mount for many No.1 rifles. I have that combo on my 1B and I love how it looks and mounts...