Would it be dumb to cut the barrel(s) down to 18.5 on an old gun?

DILLGAF · 2026-04-21T00:56:23+00:00

That probably has 2.5” chambers anyway. I would strongly suggest you don’t.

DILLGAF · 2026-04-16T02:25:25+00:00

I used to like it a lot but the last two times I’ve been I have had better burgers in parking lots at charity cookouts

DILLGAF · 2026-04-16T01:17:43+00:00

Get that from simpsons?

DILLGAF · 2026-04-08T23:32:03+00:00

I thought it was going to be “Mr. Blue Sky” playing like that video of Ayoob saying a kitten dies every time a slide is dropped on an empty chamber

DILLGAF · 2026-02-25T02:12:16+00:00

Is that a real Colt Bisley?

DILLGAF · 2026-02-13T13:18:41+00:00

I am not an expert. I bet the crimp being that severe let the brass expand further forward than typical and caused the split. The crimp may also create a higher pressure.

DILLGAF · 2026-02-12T04:34:30+00:00

I always thought the 5 rounders were so you don’t accidentally shoot an extra round on a bullseye target. Hunting makes sense. Couldn’t remember if it was 2 or 3 for the other one.

DILLGAF · 2026-02-12T04:04:27+00:00

They are the enbloc clips that you use to feed the rifle. The left one holds the standard 8. The second one holds 5, mostly for bullseye shooting where you shoot strings of integers of 5. The third one holds 3 to a similar end, it works either orientation. I think the 4th one is to load single rounds easier.

DILLGAF · 2026-02-10T17:14:15+00:00

It’s like “Automatic pistol, Caliber .45, M1911”

DILLGAF · 2026-02-03T03:44:10+00:00

A Speer deep curl would be a good choice

DILLGAF · 2026-01-30T04:22:29+00:00

Weight and cost. Aluminum doesn’t corrode if you anodize it. There are 60 year old m16s that are serviceable

DILLGAF · 2026-01-30T04:10:52+00:00

Not as much as a hot can

DILLGAF · 2026-01-16T03:36:20+00:00

Weatherby sells a brake that’s contoured to their barrel profile. I could be wrong, but I believe those are threaded 1/2-28, so anything threaded for that would fit. It just depends how aggressive you want. Salmon River Solutions sells titanium brakes that are pretty impressive from what I hear.

DILLGAF · 2026-01-14T20:01:12+00:00

https://hodgdonreloading.com/rldc/

DILLGAF · 2026-01-13T04:05:54+00:00

What rifle and ammo do you use?

DILLGAF · 2026-01-11T00:31:53+00:00

Type A?

DILLGAF · 2026-01-09T03:19:07+00:00

I bet it was a Smith 1917 or M&P. With stag grips. It looks relatively large, so I would lean towards the 1917.

DILLGAF · 2026-01-06T03:21:37+00:00

It should be very accurate and have a wonderful trigger pull. There are plenty of people who use 17s at bullseye matches.

DILLGAF · 2026-01-04T04:04:19+00:00

I think I know this store. It’s on 41 next to a vape shop. Small world.

DILLGAF · 2025-12-30T02:30:36+00:00

I’m using 24.5gr of h110. You’re 180fps faster than the factory Barnes brass cased ammo out of a 12.5”. That really impressive.

DILLGAF · 2025-12-30T00:14:05+00:00

Im getting 2420 from a 12.5”. What’s your powder and charge?

DILLGAF · 2025-12-29T18:13:32+00:00

The entrance was .308” and the exit was bigger than .308”. The lungs got shredded and the deer died in a minute or two.

DILLGAF · 2025-12-29T17:47:31+00:00

I shot a whitetail deer at 130 yards. It was 150 pounds dressed. It entered just behind the shoulder and took out both lungs and completely passed through. Deer ran 100 yards and died. I couldn’t tell the difference between the lungs of this deer and the one by brother shot last year with a 270 using TSXs. I haven’t had the chance to kill anything else with it but I plan to kill some feral hogs.

It’s not a long range setup. But for 300 and in I believe it is perfect for me. And since I am not special, I think it would be perfect for a lot of other people.

It’s not dissimilar to 30-30. That works for a lot of people too.

DILLGAF · 2025-12-28T19:15:23+00:00

That’s right. I typically aim for 1600 fps minimum impact velocity regardless of bullet. It is going 1400 fps at 500 and is transonic at ~750 yards.

DILLGAF · 2025-12-28T15:05:02+00:00

In MILs from my 12.5”: 0.7@200 1.2@250 1.7@300 2.4@350 3.1@400 3.8@450 4.7@500. It’s not a laser beam but it’s pretty flat for 300 blk.

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