Chief Rick

So you would rather an entire shift (or volunteer department) get sick and not be able to respond? At the volunteer department that I was a member of, raw/uncooked stuff was put away and cooked stuff was usually left on the table/stove. When eating at a restaurant, fast food or otherwise, sometimes it was left on a table and sometimes it was quickly bagged and thrown in the truck. At our department, the volunteers had to buy the food out of pocket. That's in addition to not getting paid to respond to calls. The amount of time it takes to put stuff away is minimal in the total response time and serves to help keep the responders and their fire station safe and clean. I would hope your house doesn't catch on fire. If it does, I would hope you had the decency to thank whoever responds with gratitude. Maybe go visit your closest fire station beforehand, get to know how they operate and offer to buy them a meal.

I see you've already remedied your issue, but... If the only problem is the primer is high, I keep a LEE hand priming tool in my reloading room and in my truck, with shell holders for both .357 and .45 in a Ziplock bag. I have also deprimed live primers when I noticed the brass had split after expanding the mouth. I do a quick visual of the anvil for any damage and re-use most without thought. If I see something that doesn't look right with the anvil, I'll load it and then mark the primer with a black Sharpie and use it for practice.

You ever watch the movie Sargeant York? The shooter can use their main match cowboy rifle, regardless of caliber. Shooter that gets closest to the "V" without cutting into the black wins. If you don't want the winner to be one of the top shooters, hold a raffle.

My opinion - if the gun is working 100% reliable, don't modify anything until you feel it's holding you back. If the shotgun breaks open far enough, and stays open, to allow you to shuck spent shells and insert new ones I wouldn't change a thing. Making the springs too light will allow the action to break open under recoil of some loads after the first shot.

I'm looking for an ultrasonic cleaner. Pan size doesn't need to be larger than 10"x6"x3" and could be a little smaller, but preferably not much smaller. Looking at Amazon, something in the 3L size seems like what I'm after. This isn't something that's going to be used daily or even weekly, but I would like something that's going to last longer than the warranty. What have you used/recommend? Something from Amazon, Harbor Freight or....

Garmin Dash Cam 56

I run a Garmin. Plugged into an outlet that powers up when the truck is started. Will automatically turn off after an amount of time when power is removed. Automatically starts recording over the oldest footage when the memory card is full. Shows MY speed in the video playback along with some other info, like time and date. I haven't, and hope to never, need it. My daughter had a camera mounted in her tractor/trailer and recorded a motorcyclist losing it in front of her at an off-ramp. She was able to provide the video to the Highway Patrol for their report.

I also couldn't figure out a way to cancel the order once I had placed it. The CE is bigger than the AMG, but it's the same size as all of the other CE timers we've been using over the past decade so I don't find that a problem.

I use an AMG Lab Commander paired to one tablet and a Competition Electronics timer paired to another, both tablets are running PractiScore. Both work well, I'd be hard pressed to say one is better than the other. I think it comes down to availability (one is readily available, the other...) and personal preference. Both timers were easily paired with its respective tablet. The CED timer uses replaceable batteries, the AMG uses a rechargeable battery.

4.2 gr TiteGroup is what I was using.

I've personally never witnessed a broken case in my own reloads. I've had many more issues of the neck splitting. I occasionally get some empty cases with the cannelure from the brass pickers. I wash them, inspect them and use them.

An abundance of caution, or... Maine Warns Hunters to Throw Out Deer and Turkey Meat After Tests Reveal High Levels of Forever Chemicals in Some Areas Wildlife officials in Maine have warned hunters that whitetail deer and wild turkeys in some portions of the state are unsafe to eat due to high levels of toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

Congratulations to Crusty Steve and Dixie Deadeye, the 2024 Louisiana State Champions.deye, the 2024 Louisiana State Champions. With just over 100 shooters, the match was great. Posse 1 was the best, but I'm biased. Potluck at the range on Friday night, lunches cooked on the range Saturday and Sunday, and the banquet on Saturday night. Shooting was almost an added bonus! .

Ballistic Products has the Magtech brass hulls available.

One year individual membership is $80. Additional family member is $65 each if I remember correctly. Call SASS HQ and they'll be more than happy to help register you. Direct: 574-598-2987 Toll Free: 877-411-SASS

We made 126 voice contacts. Had to do a lot of band hopping.

Just a heads up if anyone is looking for brass shotshells.

The George County Mississippi Amateur Radio Emergency Service (A.R.E.S.) Group will be hosting the “Scratching Post” QSL Party in the Lucedale City Park on Saturday, October 12th, 2024. This will be a Portable Emergency Radio Communications Set-Up The event will be from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. We will be operating under the Special Event Callsign of K5K. This event is to honor 85 years of Lucedale’s famous Scratching Post and the objective of this event is to promote the Amateur Radio hobby in our area and to allow anyone wishing to participate to get some amateur radio operating experience. There will be a custom designed Special Event QSL Card, which will be a unique collector’s item and this Special Event QSL card will be exchanged with fellow operators who make contact with us during this Special Event. 14.275 28.390 7.265 7.074

Grilled chicken in garlic and butter

I ain't much of a fan of turkey either. I'd much prefer a nice big ham with pineapple and brown sugar. Last Thanksgiving I smoked/grilled a whole chicken. That tasted awesome! That said, I was in the commissary the other day and they had some small/medium turkeys for $.68/lb. I bought two. Reckon I'll thrown one on the egg Thanksgiving morning and the other for Christmas day.

I ordered more 7/8 oz wads. They work. They were a buck less expensive than the 3/4 oz wads. So, I saved .002 cents per round.🤣

I have a load worked up on my MEC Sizemaster. Claybuster 7/8 oz wads and Clays powder. It's about time to order more wads. I have a 3/4 oz charge bar for the MEC. Should I just stick with the 7/8 oz loads and order more of the Claybuster CB0178 wads? I don't think reducing the shot by 1/8 oz will reduce recoil or improve target pattern. And I don't think I'll realize any savings by reducing the load by 1/8 oz, either.

It didn't happen to my company, but one day mattresses ended up outside the barracks. Our barracks were three-story units. Males were on the first and second decks, females on the third. Not sure where they came from. That's a question you only asked if you wanted yours to end up outside.

I went to boot camp in Orlando - these were called hurricanes when I went through...

Can't say I have. All of my experience was around ships, aircraft and low level structures. We never had a need for anything over the 40' Truck. Bronto makes some true beasts.