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Many of us here reload 5.7x28. Your source is incorrect in his assessment of reloading this cartridge. Check out the reloading sub forum for copious amounts of reloading info. I have never had issues resizing the brass and while the coating needs special care during cleaning you can get many reloads...

nice AR 57 Greg, thanks for sharing. I really like the ODG...

LOL for real Grant... thanks for the sanity check

So is it just me or did they pull those pics .... I cant resolve any of them

Congratulations on your new baby. It is very beautiful, but then I never tier of seeing the FsN. Thanks for the very thorough and entertaining range report along with all the pics. Its obvious you are pretty good with a pistol. How are you liking the Hogue Grip? I was so used to the natural grip by ...

So the saga of my cabela's primer back order ended yesterday evening when it arrived.. no email notification.. just showed up. But it did bring a smile

Congrats Chuck, reloading is one of my favorite activities, as the guys have said... from working the brass to working up loads to cranking out a box of ammo ... it is very gratifying. A great hobby. Welcome!

Simply gut wrenching. My support and encouragement goes to all those here who have been hurt and damaged by this situation. EA, ( I still support you and your products and wish you success as you move on) I tend to be naive and give trust until there is a reason not too... LOL I feel gullible as I b...

I am with you guys, Unfortunate that Rep Wilson apologized (he was dead on) and even so he was totally demonized. BHO is such a liar. This whole health care scam is a travesty.

I think the point is that we still have conservative voices and we must thank God for it. All too soon those voices will be silenced...IF we don't band together and fight against it. Focusing on the messenger and not the message is a fatal mistake. Anything that can keep people from the truth is a t...

What in reality the speech was today is NOT what he had planned last week. We must react / OVER or under does not matter, but we must react at every turn with this illegal president.

funny ff, thanks for the smile

Seeing the out rage over this gives me hope. Obama may be trying to do the coup-de-grass on the county with out the populace being fully dumbed down. In fact if he keeps pushing this crap as hard as he is, he may, in fact, set his agenda back a decade or two. Prayer really does work and if nothing e...

very nice.

More from Beck on Obama. Scary times

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZGWJcJh ... p%3A%2F%2F

Amen, Private school is the only way to keep the propaganda out of your kids heads. Wolly, I hope you are right and like FF pray for this county often. That our citizenry are seeing this incredible power grab and all the slimy ways BHO is trying to shift the ability of our Gov to rule the USA with a...

That first glen beck video is recent correct? 8-27? Anyone else have this make your blood run cold? I can not even imagine a way in the confiscation video, how not to have been a victim. The police really give you no option but to be robbed- comply. If you answer the first question "no" ( a lie).. G...

not trying to kill the humor as it is funny, but any talk about marriage being merely a legal in for benefits and tax breaks misses the point. marriage is about commitment and family... same sex marriage cant produce that kind of fruit.

thanks guys.. the news just keeps getting better and better...

we need all the voices we can get to proclaim the normalcy and expedience of personal fire arm ownership. good article, thanks for sharing.

great poster.

midway usa now has ps90 50 rounders in stock $65

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Nice! thanks for sharing!

Thanks for sharing the pics Jeffro, very cool .. very cool!

Very Nice, love the name and logo... congrats and thanks!

beautiful! nice pics

That guy TK was a pompous @ss. His policy's pushed us way down this road we are on toward socialism. I did smile when I heard the news as he was BAD for this great country and now his mouth is shut for good.. Good for us. Of course the msm will try to add push to more socialist agenda items (health ...

Maybe not Rapier, I have certainly missed it in the past :laugh: I was just remembering back to when I first got my USG and did not know the mags loaded like 233. I would load them like my 9 or 357 sig. In that mode, I was able to load factory rounds ok- but my reloads were very stiff. Once I saw th...

I humbly and respectfully disagree hammer. Politicians in general are the last thing we need. Politicians have lost the most important aspect of their roll.... "to represent their constituents" Most politicians these day have run this great country into the ground because they are more interested th...

How are you loading the rounds into the mag? If you are trying to slid them in like other pistol mags, that is your problem. These mags load like .223 mags. You put the round over the top of the mag and just click it downward into the mag... just push them down.

You are right on Grant. Glock 31 was my first semi auto 10 years ago and I had to consciously lower the nose to acquire the target... It did take a while to train that into my muscle memory. Prior to the USG, Sig was my favorite just for the way it feels in my hand.. awesome grip. the 232 is a great...

Very very interesting. Thanks for posting. This video really shows the "cost" of using firearms for self defense. Even though he was justified and I applaud his resolve, you could see the weight of those shootings on him and resultant reclusive stance he had to take. I only hope I could stand as tou...

congrats on the new dog! The shelter is a good way to go. Our last dog was from the shelter and its working out well... sweet dog.

I am not in Norther VA, so cant help you with that one. However, my wife loves the 5.7 for its low recoil and unreal accuracy. I would disagree that the 5.7 is not a good choice. If you do buy online or elsewhere, The seller will transfer the weapon to your local FFL holder that you pay a fee too (f...

nice double post MO :p I think the real answer is to only elect officials that pass the second amendment test. So for the NRA, they need a high profile leader that can mobilize the masses. This is not a logical fight. Its a fight between freedom and tyranny. Whoever comes to the battle with the most...

Unreal, simply unreal, The liberal approved tactic is to dismiss any tough question as if the person asking is retarded. That lady had a valid question... Obama is doing the very same things in this country as Hitler did in Germany.... Its a valid question and he showed what a liberal @ss he is by n...

Congratulations ynoty3k, Enjoy the new addition.

Hey Grant, thanks for sharing. I really appreciate all the data you share. THANKS

That would be great if production is catching up. I still have cci primers on back order with cabela's (since April). My local store has had single boxes of 100 on the shelfs for the last couple weeks... but I am interested more in the 1000 boxes. I also saw that midway had gotten dpms full lowers i...

Happy Birthday Jay! Gods blessings this year!

I agree Lisa, I get emotional about this because its like the whole gay agenda is all about making something that is wrong.. (oh and it is WRONG) made out to be normal. As you said.. I don't want to have to talk about sexual issues with my 3 year old.

that is a real beauty!

Interesting discussion topic, but I cant get over how big an @ss obama is. When the people gonna get it..? he don't care about the "change" he sold the simple (read dumb asses) to get elected.... He has other plans.

Welcome to the forum guys, the USG is by far my favorite!

What a beautiful set up you have fuzzy!. Looks like you guys had a blast. Thanks for posting all the pics so all us east coasters can enter in!!

Hey Tim, my usg has always had a stiff slide release. After a good break in and with a full mag you should be able to release it with one hand(one thumb). With an empty mag mine is still pretty stiff.

Nice post hobknob! Chirs "@ss" Mathews is shuch a D!CK! I applaude this guys balls! Its going to take a lot of us with balls to push back to the scocialization that is comming.

Question, what type of handgun was he wearing? :laugh:

voted. still 88%.

What is sad for the US is that Americans are being shifted, like wheat, to forget and abandon the very things that brought such prosperity and success.

Received my full length crimp die and was as advertised. Thanks MO!

Grantness wrote: except for the time I decided to shoot 8.3gr of HS7 w/ a 45gr TSX and got a case seperation which ruined my FsN.

So Grant, when you say ruined.. you mean until you got it out? Or it did permanent damage?

what else can you say but......AMEN!

WOW, this story really hurts. My first issue is how the DA is perusing the charge of attempted murder when there is no motive. My second issue is hurt for our troops who having experience such awful things during the call of duty to then get dropped off to struggle with the aftermath alone. Funding ...

Very nice Grant, I know you have waited a long time for it. Looks sweet, hope you have great time with her!

I really don't like the trend of the power grabbers. It seems they wont be happy until every facet of an individuals life is being controlled by the gov'mnt. Under the guise of "we know better than you" what we can eat, what we can drive, what kind of firearm (if any) we can own, what we can smoke, ...

:lmao: gotta love the typeo.. never been swimming in the "lake of ammo" my self. Should have read "lack of ammo"

I need opinions on weather a 458 socom AR would be worth the effort. Any one have one? I found myself with an extra full AR lower and was thinking of making it a thumper. One of my concerns is the lake of ammo.... I can't find find components or full ammo anywhere.. (not even gunborker :laugh: ). An...

Put me down for one....paypal inbound

Grant and Byteme72, great data and thanks for sharing :thumb:

It looks to me that Blue Dot may not be the first choice for 40gr vmaxes since many other powders can reach better velocity without being at the MAX. I am really interested in the performance with 50 - 55 gr bullets.

Shaokhano, great new spin on a classic.

Welcome !

I can only speak for NC laws, but what these guys have said is good advice. We were advised that if we ever have to use our weapons expect a criminal investigation. meaning that the final word will probably be settled in court. Even if you are fully justified in your action you will have to be able ...

I agree dsv424, I have had no issues with the ar57. None of my brass has had the necks that far out...even my hotter reloads.

Thanks for your service Bob, God Speed bro!

My personal saga ended yesterday. The mailman brought the one I ordered from Military Gun Supply back on 5/27. So from 5/27-7/17... The truck must have finally arrived..LOL

So moving on to 40gr vmax (EA pulled blue tips)..... All rounds fired nicely, brass and primers looked good. This is just a start still more room to go higher. Powder 3N38 Trim 1.135" OAL 1.590 +-.002 CCI 400 primers 40gr Vmax Crimp: Modified Lee FCD Shot from USG charge max/min-ave 7.0 Gr 1960/1937...

Iran is one of the biggest destabilizing forces in the mid-east. Carter missed his chance to temper that years ago.. so now years later Iran is even a bigger threat to peace and our prez is even more of an ass than Carter... Its too bad really. We have both political gain and moral gain to reach out...

I tend to think it doesn't really matter where the ark is now. Many stories out there on where it could be. I think though, the real deal will surface when Israel rebuilds the temple..

So MO, you will have to keep it under your bed till then :p

nice looking hardware.. thanks for sharing :thumb:

Thanks guys, appreciate the encouragement :thumb: While I am blessed to live in the sticks, I cant walk out anytime.. I have to work around the family schedule :laugh: But it is great not having to go to a range every time. The other struggle is getting time to work up the loads... usually have to g...

Yeah exactly.. they look like mini hollow points...exactly what I load in my 9mm

Great work Grant, I just saw this update. Even though the velocity was 100fps slower, I wonder how expansion would be.. those look to be pretty big hollow points making me think they may be a good SD round???

Nice report and weapons... I have been wanting one of the sig-556 "pistols" anyone ever shot one?

I read her column on occasion and while I applaud her conservative voice.. she is over my head 80% of the time.. :laugh:

I am not sure about weather these are the same as 57center, but I called Military Gun supply and even though their website now shows over 400 in stock, they are waiting on "the truck" :lmao: He said "don't worry you'll get em" sounds vaguely like "the check is in the mail"

:lmao:

I think you can repackage the contest as "shot from the pistol" as I just saw it and want to see if any of my development brass has necks that far out

Every day there is a new attack on liberty. Wolly and Ears have it right. Anyone siding for liberty will find their way on some gov list. This whole forum is probably being watched and are on "the list" :lmao: But in reality, I don't understand why the fed is picking now to go after the 2nd amend. W...

Hey Buffman, thanks for great series of pics really sells that holster. Like Rapier, it looks like something I need to get.

hey ff, amen! I have the same exact response to that @SS!

welcome back Nightrunner!

Closing out 55 gr fmj as I lost a primer @ 7.0gr. Very stiff report but no smoke One failure to feed @ 7.0. Pic of casings for both 55fmj and 45 gr tsx below. I will probably call 6.5-6.6 grain max on the 55 fmj. Powder 3N38 Trim 1.135" OAL 1.590 +-.004 CCI 400 primers Remington 55gr FMJ Crimp: Modi...

It helped in that it gave me more room in the case. 8.1 grain is right up to the bottom of the neck. So you don't have the option at the top of the range to seat the bullet deep enough to crimp above the band. However, at the lower charges it seemed the increased pressure from the deeper seating dep...

Posted this info in chunks under a different thread, but thought it would be good to have the whole range in one place and this is the 45gr tsx thread. I would call 7.9 the max and it was on the HOT side. Powder 3N38 Trim 1.135" OAL 1.580 +-.003 CCI 400 primers 45Gr Barns TSX Crimp: Modified Lee FCD...

7.9 is still a nice load. Im glad you went the extra mile... but in the future I would quit after ONE lost primer. :gavel: Im surprised there was no smoke...interesting. Did you get any of the deep black craters at 7.9-8.1? So whats next? You gonna take the 30gr Bergers to their max? Youre probably...

I found the top for 45gr tsx. I lost a couple primers and had very stiff report along with pronounced extraction mark on the brass. The primers(that staid in) were flattened with leakage. There was no smoke out the back of the 57 though. For 3n38 and barns 45gr tsx, I would use 7.9 as an absolute ma...

So Mickey, Did you actually receive the ones you ordered from Military Gun Supply?

I have been emailing them every day for the last 4 days (with no reply) and I see today they billed my CC... interesting, wondering if that is a good thing and a shipping notice will follow.. or well.. bad

:lmao: ff...

I made a couple this evening with my carbide hacksaw blade and a rotary polisher. My question is: those of you who have cut the insert <1.100", isnt it putting alot of stress on the shoulder of the case? I noticed that the round (more specifically, the shoulder) pushes on the insert way before the ...

Thanks Grant, for the motivation to keep rolling. So I took the 45gr tsx higher and I think there was more room than I thought. I had been using a brass catcher and I think that was making the brass look worse that it was with neck bends. So I did a couple rounds with out the brass catcher and while...

Welcome to the forum 45_57 junkie, and thanks for serving! :patriot:

Thanks Maerlyn13, I was thinking your collet insert may have been to short, but your updated number looks correct to me. Good Job and good pics.

Maerlyn13 wrote:The die body/sleeve was cut to 1.952 and the insert/collet was cut to 1.035.

Post a pic of one of your rounds crimped with your die.

I've ordered a couple from militarygunsupply last week and should be here tomorrow. I ordered one from there as well back on 5/27.. Got a confirmation email that they got my order, but nothing else (status of will ship ASAP). The website said they were in stock when I ordered... they have not bille...

I decided to make a FCD. Below is how it went: Started with a LEE 22 Hornet FCD http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productnumber=523023 Note that the midway stock photo shows a long unthreaded range under the knurl... however, the one I received had threads all the up to the knurl (good thing, al...

Happy Birthday! enjoy your day!

ok, I am sold Grant :thumb: ... we will see if I can up the charge a little and play with the Crimp as well. What is the shortest OAL you would use for the tsx or the bbs (I know..changing the crimp to inside the band will lengthen the OAL.. but curious just the same )

I saw a couple rounds marked 8.0gr, did you not get any more data for those...or was that the pic from the other day? I ran the 8.0 once.. from the other day See any thick smoke coming out the back on any of those? No smoke. Since I had the case neck failure I have been trying to stop short of real...

:agree: Chamber a few rounds after they are reloaded and crimped. I pull the barrel from my USG and have it on my bench when I reload. Using the seater die to crimp (too much) and buckle the neck a little and that will really screw up your chambering (not your issue.. just reminiscing :laugh: ) On t...

fatherfoof wrote:Wolly put a heads up display on his with RADAR, FLIR, SONAR if he drops it in a puddle, and plug in electric toothebrush.

:lmao: tooth brush adapter is a must

I mainly collect brass from my factory rounds as there is no virgin brass available for purchase at this time (that I know of), however EA is working on manufacturing their own virgin brass and may sell it as a component when they get up and running with it)