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My 9mm rounds are always jacketed because my only 9mm gun is a Glock I use for EDC.

EXCELLENT, Hardpan! As I recall, that was the main difference between that movie and “Reap the Wild Wind”.

I’d love to see how TV forensics would ID a hollow point plucked from the victim. Hollywood bullets are always so pristine. I haven’t watched a TV cop show all the way through since the 70’s. Has that situation ever come up on these shows?

I thought it’s tomorrow.

Source of the article? never mind, found one. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/24/doordash-driver-foils-texas-hostage-situation

Benefits of a water-cooled machine gun include it’s capability for sustained fire without overheating the barrel.

Splendid!!

Straight up question: What is your objective? Where does 5 gr of Clays and a 250 gr vs 200 gr bullet fit into a discussion about C45S?

Or as Sheriff Bart said to Lilly, “Baby, I am not from Havana!”

Go to Hodgdon’s website at https://hodgdonreloading.com/rldc/ and compare bullet weights - noting their data shows both jacketed and lead bullets. I don’t shoot Titegroup, but a quick look appears you’ll have a more harmonious outcome with a 180 than 200.

The C45S case has the same internal volume as .45ACP, which is where this data comes from. Hodgdon shows the starting load with a 160 gr bullet is 4.7 grains with a velocity of 970 fps. Your 3.7 gr is way below the chart, so your results are likely to be unpredictable as shown on your chronometer, and unburned powder is not that surprising. You can lower the velocity to 771 fps with a slightly heavier bullet of 180 gr. and a starting load of 4.2 gr of Titegroup. Eons ago, Adirondack Jack, the developer of the case, had a chart for suggested loads. Perhaps someone still has a copy they could post?

Wait…what? The shooter is using a smokeless powder (TiteGroup) with a filler? “…I will shoot another 10 rounds with 3.7 gr TiteGroup and cornmeal to keep the powder concentrated above the primer.” That’s a HUGE no-no. Has something changed in the world of smokeless reloading I’m unaware of? Old thread, but still relevant. See especially Driftwood Johnson’s post.

AA hull (because I’m a bucket scavenger) Pink wad 1 oz. #7 1/2 or #8 shot 2f or 3f Goex real BP Fill hull with just enough powder so column height produces a crimp that doesn’t leak shot. An overshot card can be used too if your hulls tend to “blossom” after storage. I don’t remember the volume but it works out to approx 38 gr of 3f by weight. That works out to over 180 rounds per pound of powder.

One of many for me is the sound of our year-old dog chewing on a bone. She’s happier than many humans could ever hope to be.

Then you realize the washer ate it and flushed it where it now clogs the drain. The trick is to see if you can remember how the dryer goes back together before the plumber arrives tomorrow or the next day.

I’m guessing the DNA results will just be part of a package of evidence that will be presented. It took three years to settle the Idaho murder case (and only because of a plea bargain) and the murder case of the health insurance CEO is barely out of the gate after what, a year? I expect this one could go on for a very long time.

My daughter in law is an author and makes a living at it. You can find her titles on Amazon and in bookstores under her author’s name, Sarah Henning. (Shameless plug.) All I can say is the financial arrangements are variable and laden with incentives, caveats and exclusions that - from my point of view - seem to favor the publisher. Short story is royalties are based on how many books are bought from the publisher by distributors to sell to retailers. The price they sell for at retail isn’t relevant to her compensation.

Looks like something out of “Men in Black”.

Too bad Keith Moon isn’t around on drums. He’s one of the people who added to their “signature”.

Shoulders are one of the most complex joints in our body. Takes a long time. Glad to hear you’re recovering.

Close enough! “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” -Mark Twain

Fox News headline: “Rifle behind Charlie Kirk’s killing may be untraceable relic from WWI“ Ummm…they have the rifle. The shooter said it belonged to his grandfather. Family heirloom. How far back do they need to go???

Ban and mandate are the mantra of liberals.

^^^This