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Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
All the shot timer apps I have tried stank. So far, the Surefire app shows the most promise, but I think it is iOS only. Tried all the Android ones, including a paid one, I think. The 10mm can't be loaded w/ slower powder, there is no room. The slower powders require a higher volume, like Magnum sized case. Smaller case, lower velocity even w/ optimum powders (which are faster/less bulky thanby Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
Chum, just a make shift shot timer. Didn't want to spend the cash just to measure a few things. Figured it is also cool for others, as they don't have to have one to record times. Be good for data gathering, or blind entry to online match. Will have to try the spuds!by Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
This is a screenshot from Audacity. If you wanted to get technical, you could probably measure lock time too! And, with the right surroundings and target, use it to measure velocity. Notice the shaded area, the boxes at the bottom give info about it. See the "length" box? If you shade the time one shot to the next, it measures it out. You can expand the graph to the point that you caby Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
OK, Here is something that *may* be fun, and everyone can play. I have been trying to quantify shooting speed with various firearms and action types. The ideal way to to that is with a shot timer ($140), a chronograph ($100), a scale ($12), and a spreadsheet. I borrowed a chrono, own a scale, and have a workaround for the shot timer. 1) Download a sound recording app for your phone.by Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
A good 10mm carbine is hard to get, I think. Mech tech makes one, but it is a blowback gun too. Good news is that it can work on Glock or 1911 frames, and uses those mags. The only issue with 10mm carbine is that they don't gain much from the long barrel. Case is small, so gas volume is low. You can get most of the benefit with a 6" barrel. A Glock 20 pdw makes some sense from that perspeby Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: GANZO G733-GR - 5 years ago
Edited giant wall of text on subject. Never mind.by Any Cal. - Say hello to my little friend!
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
Never shot one. Really like the trim design, at least from what I see in pics. Like the .30 Carbine cartridge, but only shot it in Blackhawk. I believe Williams designed M1 and Winchester 50,59, which I like a lot as well. -edit- my only issue with the set up is that there is no way to make it a big game rifle. More like a coyote and deer poachers rig. Still be lots of fun.by Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
I kind of like the idea of an M1 carbine. Decent ballistics out of the longer barrel. Also, a little bit of carryover to other calibers for casters and reloaders. Pick up a Blackhawk chambered the same, load like crazy. Sort of splits the difference between a .357 and .223. I guess the poor bullet selection is the limiting factor. AMT Hardballer chambered for same, maybe have a derringer built toby Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Diamond Plate Ceramic Stone Progression - 5 years ago
I don't know how well the 5k will take the 1200 Atoma finish. Maybe. But stop after 5k. It will be sharp enough and polished enough to do anything you want. If not, go back to lower grits and clean up your bevel. The 5k Shapton is more like a 2200ish diamond or sandpaper, fwiw. The biggest reason for the 5k is to get the diamond scratches out. Could do the same thing with 2k auto body sandpaper oby Any Cal. - TuneUp's
Re: Diamond Plate Ceramic Stone Progression - 5 years ago
Shapton 5k would work well. I would probably go 600 diamond if necessary to Shapton 1k, then 5k and call it good. 5k is nice and hard, but cuts well. Polishes quite a bit, but less so than if there was a 2k or similar. Would make a nice fast progression, and would rarely need flattening. I do hair shears on the 5k, as it stays flat. Bit of a drawback for knives, but great for anything with a wideby Any Cal. - TuneUp's
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
20" cause 18" is for pg shotguns :-). I prefer the balance of long barrels, but don't like the way 30" barrels carry. Short ones fit out the door and in the truck a lot easier. I think doubles balance best of all types when they are cut down. Don't hunt birds on the wing with this, so not too big a deal.by Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: wet grinder woes - 5 years ago
Finally got around to hooking up my wet system. Not as fancy as originally intended, but turns off with switch mounted on grinder. Also, the VFD does something funny, so turns off with the grinder... No puddles on the floor because I forgot to switch it off. Also set up splash shields to keep myself and the surrounding area dry. So far so good. I get a light misting, but that is at high belt sby Any Cal. - Under the hammer (or in front of the grinder)
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
Enough about that. How about "mine's shorter than yours is?" Well, maybe not, but pics are fun. Forum keeps messing up my last pic.by Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
Recoil matters mostly for 1)potential best time shot-to-shot and 2)motivation to practice. It isn't that a hard or long recoiling firearm doesn't work, it just doesn't work as well in some applications. The biggest qestion is whether you NEED to shoot faster than your firearm type/cartridge/training allow you to. Most people can rip off a mag of .22 quickly, and they get slower as shots get faby Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
Quoteme2 The purpose would be mainly my desire to have a shotgun. Practically, it would be something like a shorter barreled pump for home use. I don't hunt anymore, though when I did it was with a bow or .410 single barrel shotgun. I was not terribly successful, as you might guess, but it was fun. I was looking at a couple 18.5" barrel pump models available at the local Cabela's. How iby Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
Ruger is usually great to deal with. That is an impressive cut!by Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Added value of more expensive pocket knives for urban EDC? - 5 years ago
I generally decide on the quality I can afford at the time, then look for the knife that best suits me in that general price range. It is easy to get a one hand open, G10 scale knife w/ pocket clip for $9 up to $400. Up to about the $200 mark, you get better steels, better designs, better finish, better opening and closing action as you pay more. Not referring to Jasonstone20, but to any readby Any Cal. - I am kind of a big deal.
Re: Added value of more expensive pocket knives for urban EDC? - 5 years ago
As was said in the first post, very little in cutting ability is gained by stepping up to a more expensive knife. Sometimes, it can be a step back! So why buy one? I will preface my opinion with the statement that your personal finances and wants will over-ride anything I have to say. We all buy knives for various reasons, and the fact that it cuts is only one of those. As you said, Opinelsby Any Cal. - I am kind of a big deal.
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
I was asking about your reasons to see if there was anything else that would do the same thing, kind of like Bill. If you reload, you can make .38 S&W (not special), 9x18, 9x19, or possibly .32 S&W do what you want. Also, I think you can get all but the 9x18 in J-frame snubs. Other calibers would work ballistically, but they are all longer cases. I think you could run the .38 S&by Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
Why the choice of .380, if I can ask? I can guess, but curious. I find firearms in non-traditional calibers interesting. Once knew a guy with a turn of the century .25 rimfire/pinfire of some sort converted to .25 ACP. Not something you see every day...by Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
About the 10mm... I have quite a bit of experience with them, and Glocks. The 20 differs from the 21 in the breech face width and also the 21 slide has some lightening cutouts. You *can* run a 10mm barrel in a 21, but the barrel hood will have a small gap on each side. Still works fine. On the smaller glocks, caliber changes work similarly. The breech face differs, and ejector, everything elsby Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 5 years ago
Chum, about your own gun... If you want a revolver, you would likely be far better off starting with a production gun of some sort. If nothing else, it would keep someone from having to design from scratch. You could make or have made as many parts as you like, perhaps in stages. Something like a K or L-frame, then start changing out parts. Or an SP101, or the Bearcat. Obviously much cheaper tby Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Free Hand vs. Jig? - 5 years ago
QuoteChum If you were to purchase a knife. Would you prefer that the knife be... A : Sharpened by free-hand B : Sharpened by a Jig System C : Sharpened on a belt In general, what would you have the most confidence in? Which would you expect to offer the best edge out of the box? Finally, for you makers, how do you sharpen your knives before you ship them out? Bonus question (for whiby Any Cal. - TuneUp's
Re: Free Hand vs. Jig? - 5 years ago
I have experience with 3 jigs; a DMT Aligner, a Chinese Fix-Angle sharpener, and a 15° stone holder I built. The DMT is what I reccomend to anyone getting started sharpening better steel blades less than 4" long. The angle holder maximizes the effectiveness of small stones, and the diamonds will chew through the tougher steels. The Fix-Angle was OK, but the stones wore quickly. I bougby Any Cal. - TuneUp's
Re: Free Hand vs. Jig? - 5 years ago
I don't think you can get a better edge without a jig. At the highest skill level, you can approach it. When I was sharpening for customers, I rarely used a jig; I could get knives plenty sharp without one, with less setup time on stones. Also, stones tend to cost MUCH less than stones for jigs. There was a material cost for using the jig that was much higher than freehand.by Any Cal. - TuneUp's
Re: Firearms and Shooting - 6 years ago
Bill, I am thinking the place to look might be cartridge interrupter. If it is an 870 they sell a flextab upgrade of some sort, otherwise just see if it is gunked up or worn down.by Any Cal. - The Wood Shed
Re: Condor Enep and bloody fish pics - 6 years ago
I really wasn't expecting this to work... It is more typical that I end up with sockeye, and I find those problematic unless your knife is incredibly sharp. I was considering trying it with a machete, but it is usually less sharp than the enep. Some natives have a technique of making one cut down and then working all the way around the fish, so that it hangs in one piece for smoking, but I thby Any Cal. - Shill free zone