RUclips policy sucks a bunch of woke idiots who have no idea about guns and reloading. Keep up the good content, sorry for my outburst I just get sick and tired of the policing of content. FREEDOM!
Idk if anyone has told you this but you're a serious inspiration to young, novice and newcoming handloaders and in this hellish ammo pricing landscape you're a saint. The information you've put out over the years is invaluable and I'm forever grateful.
mattw, I think they understand only Too well ! Shooting is limited knowledge, reloading is the knowledge they want to supress. Knowlege is power and we know how they feel about knowlegde, power and Freedom. For a while, only the older generations knew how to reload, but slowly the youth are waking up and taking up the mantel. ☆
Haven't been to a public or private club range in decades. Having my own range in the woods is a real blessing. I can walk 30 paces from my backdoor and be at the 100m range. Of course, it took considerable effort to clear the shooting lane in the dense woods, but it was worth it. Many of my neighbors spread out along our road have ranges as well. We often gather at one for some friendly practice and informal competition. No two ranges are alike. We're definitely a 2A country community. In the years I've been here I've taught five of my neighbors to reload as well. And since I'm the only bullet caster here, they all mine their berms and bring me range scrap lead. Yup, I'm truly blessed to be here in the woods. 😉
Did not know you moved out of the San Francisco Bay Area already to the state of Washington. Isn't that kinda like jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire? Personally I would've picked a friendlier state myself.
Steve, you mentioned that she has a fireplace, A fireplace adds a cheery atmosphere, however, she should shop for a fireplace insert (woodstove) and have that installed in her home, the problem with fireplaces is all the heat goes up the chimney and there isn't any way to control the amount of air being drawn by the fire (The hotter the fire, the more air gets drawn, the faster it burns and the more heat goes up the chimney) So,, the wood you work so hard to put away burns up faster and wasted. a wood stove is a lot more efficient, Take a look at the brand "Blaze king". I feel they are the best, one log can last all night and there will be coals in the morning, just toss another log on. Peace- Dave
...and in most cases, that drawn-in air is being sucked in through every crack in the house. Yeah, wood stove with a dedicated combustion air feed. I do like a fireplace though... I like to play with my fire. :D
Hope you're doing well FC45LC. I haven't tuned in for awhile, not sure if the no reloading thing on RUclips is new since then. What a dumb rule either way, makes absolutely NO sense.
You should drive a little south and try out some of the ranges down here in the Tacoma/Lacy/Olympia area. I think you find their policies a lot less restrictive.
In my area The Cincinnati Revolver Club has a velocity maximum of 800 fps. It is an indoor range. The club is into traditional Bullseye shooting. The reason is the back stop thickness. Since it does not take a great deal of energy to 100% penetrate paper slow is fine. They recycle the Boolits from the trap. You pretty much must hand load your centerfire ammunition to stay below 800 fps.
So pretty much creampuff .38 Spl loads like 148 wadcutters and that with 2.7 grains Alliant Bullseye? Must be nice to only have ONE gun in ONE caliber.........g+a+y
As strange as it sounds certain shooting range RULES sometimes make you a much much better shooter. One club I used to go to many years had a rule you couldn't shoot handguns closer than 25 feet away. This forced everybody to become expert marksman and slow down to concentrate on fundamentals and precision accuracy. Long story short when you see or encounter these other shooters blasting away doing mag dumps and very fast cadence rapid fire at 3 to 7 yards you are less than amused. Their grouping looks like a shotgun pattern all over the place. It's no problem at all for YOU to keep all of your shots at 25 - 50 feet away into a group about the size of a golf ball or half dollar dead center of the target. In theory they were training everyone who shot at that particular range to highly proficient and deadly accurate shooters. Anyone at random could give anybody from the local PDs, Sheriffs Department and even the SWAT guys a run for their money. More often than not even BEAT THEM at their own game. Kinda shameful if you ask me but glorious and noteworthy all at the same time. "Where in the world did that guy learn how to shoot like that" they often said....just shaking their heads. The short answer: shooting range rules MADE you do it! 😉
Just because it might be better training is no reason to force people to do it. I have seen some incredibly stupid range rules that have nothing to do with saftey. Only 1 round in the gun, shoot only 1 in 5 seconds, no fmj, no semi autos, only scoped. Barrel length requirments.
@@adama1294 There is valid reason for doing it and cutting down on range damage with people having their targets way too close was the reason. The amount of stray bullet holes in the walls and ceiling was greatly reduced. I never said 25 feet was "far" either. I said 25 feet was the MINIMUM anybody that shot there was allowed to be shooting. Most of these guys had no problem pushing out 15, 20, 25+ yards with a handgun and making tiny holes with direct POA/POI hits. It was plenty for even SWAT Team members to take notice and say something. Anybody that can accurately shoot 15+ yards with a handgun is no rookie by any stretch of the imagination.
Want to be very carefull with crimping a plated bullet, also when flaring the mouth lean towards more than less flare,, kinda treat them like a lead bullet because one little nick in that thin platting and it will act just like a lead bullet in all the negative ways of lead bullets and accuracy will go to hell also, the Lee factory crimp like jhornet says used lightly works well and what I use, been loading the plated type bullets in 9mm 357 and 44 magnum for at least a dozen years now and I load a BUNCH of them (about 12,000 9mm alone ) in a year with fine results that way,,, but I can't stress good brass prep enough, no burrs or sharp edged case mouths and a bit more mouth belling that a regular jacketed bullet,,,treat it like lead,, I have to do that anyhow because of my auto bullet feeder on my fully automatic press anyhow so it doesn't drop them when it advances stations.
Don't know about the Berry's bullets but I have used a BUNCH of the Extreem brand plated bullets in 357 magnum, 44 magnum and 9mm, I have shot plenty of them thru guns like my carbine lever actions and pistol caliber carbine at velocities beyond 2000 fps in 20 inch barreled henry's 44 and 357 magnum carbines with real good results, no net for anything other than target shooting but accuracy has always been real good with no leading or issues, even in 9mm carbine with 115 grain ones pushed as fast as you can safely push them in a compact handgun but shot in the carbine (never chronographed the in the carbine,,,my sub 2000), Extreem does make a thick plated version of some of the bullets for higher velocities but I have always just used the standard and they work just fine pushed way beyond what they say they should be, don't know if that is good or bad but been doing it for a pretty long time now with no bad things having happened sooooo,, just saying,,, maybe that meens Extreem makes some really good bullets or whatever. Edit::: you ever tried CFE pistol powder? you might want to,, it's my primary powder now, never realy believed that copper fouling erasing crap because I am an old dog not prone to new tricks but then I tried it,, It is not a joke it works well if you shoot high volume to keep your gun and barrel clean and free of copper fouling, it also seems to meter like a dream in several different brands of powder drops I have used it in and it is very flexable in a bunch of calibers, it lead me to using CFE 223 as my primary powder for the 5.55/223 AR same advantages in it as well.
Fortune cookie, one of the reloading pioneers, I’m eternally indebted for leading and guiding me into casting and powder coating.
RUclips policy sucks a bunch of woke idiots who have no idea about guns and reloading. Keep up the good content, sorry for my outburst I just get sick and tired of the policing of content. FREEDOM!
I know how you feel trust me
Agree with you. Limiting us in every way possible.
I don't think it's a "woke" thing and statements like that don't help to educate the uneducated. You'll never convert someone by insulting them.
Dito. I agree with you.
Idk if anyone has told you this but you're a serious inspiration to young, novice and newcoming handloaders and in this hellish ammo pricing landscape you're a saint. The information you've put out over the years is invaluable and I'm forever grateful.
So we can shoot on RUclips, but showing the actual reloading part is taboo? I think whoever made that rule doesn't understand this process.
mattw,
I think they understand only Too well !
Shooting is limited knowledge, reloading is the knowledge they want to supress. Knowlege is power and we know how they feel about knowlegde, power and Freedom.
For a while, only the older generations knew how to reload, but slowly the youth are waking up and taking up the mantel. ☆
When I was a kid we would have jumped on that job! Money in the pocket was a good thing. Too many handouts create soft hands.
Sixty years of Welfare (farewell)(Since 1964) did its job.
@@CarlosGunX yea made a bunch of worthless lazy entitled trash out of people in general anymore.
We would do just to hear cool stories and if we were lucky a cup joe and snack.
Hiya, FC! I’m off to the ‘full enchilada’ site 🤛🏻🔫🇺🇸
Thanks for your educated, experienced commentary.
Haven't been to a public or private club range in decades. Having my own range in the woods is a real blessing. I can walk 30 paces from my backdoor and be at the 100m range. Of course, it took considerable effort to clear the shooting lane in the dense woods, but it was worth it. Many of my neighbors spread out along our road have ranges as well. We often gather at one for some friendly practice and informal competition. No two ranges are alike. We're definitely a 2A country community. In the years I've been here I've taught five of my neighbors to reload as well. And since I'm the only bullet caster here, they all mine their berms and bring me range scrap lead. Yup, I'm truly blessed to be here in the woods. 😉
Did not know you moved out of the San Francisco Bay Area already to the state of Washington. Isn't that kinda like jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire? Personally I would've picked a friendlier state myself.
I think he moved closer to his grandkids
Liberals own guns.
Steve, you mentioned that she has a fireplace, A fireplace adds a cheery atmosphere, however, she should shop for a fireplace insert (woodstove) and have that installed in her home, the problem with fireplaces is all the heat goes up the chimney and there isn't any way to control the amount of air being drawn by the fire (The hotter the fire, the more air gets drawn, the faster it burns and the more heat goes up the chimney) So,, the wood you work so hard to put away burns up faster and wasted. a wood stove is a lot more efficient, Take a look at the brand "Blaze king". I feel they are the best, one log can last all night and there will be coals in the morning, just toss another log on. Peace- Dave
...and in most cases, that drawn-in air is being sucked in through every crack in the house.
Yeah, wood stove with a dedicated combustion air feed.
I do like a fireplace though... I like to play with my fire. :D
Nice to see you man! I haven't seen a video pop up in ages. Looks like you're still going hard!
I've always respected you , I've learned so much about reloading from you . I'd look around for a range that didn't have bullet restrictions
Yessirr, keep on keepin on, and you'll git it done
It's awesome seeing Berry's bullets getting some love. They're just up rhe road from me.
RUclips policy sucks!!!!!
I'm a simple man, I hear Fortune Cookie 45LC coming to me from the hot lead zone and I smile.
Then I upvote.
Then I learn.
Then I comment.
I don't understand why you can't show the reloading process. Reloading process is all over utube.
Ya, I don't understand it either. 🤷♂️
Sorry the new range has silly rules. I'm sure it could be a backstop construction issue, etc, etc, but it's still annoying
I wanted to hear more about the range policies and the reason for the change. What did you mean by "standard bullets?"
Curious that you moved from gun friendly California to Washington State!😳
California is considered the worst gun friendly state so even though Washington is a democrat state it’s still better then California
Great video, you have a wealth of knowledge in your head. Very impressive.
😮😮 so you are not livin' in California???
Washington is just North-California
I think you meant to say, don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today?
Hope you're doing well FC45LC. I haven't tuned in for awhile, not sure if the no reloading thing on RUclips is new since then. What a dumb rule either way, makes absolutely NO sense.
So, what's considered "non-standard" at that range?
I suspect they mean standard velocity.
Sounds like that range is run by “Beto” O’Rourke
I always buy the double coated berrys to run them sort of hot.
What part of Washington he move to?
Hey Steve, are you living full time in Washington now??
Didn't know you moved up to Washington State. I know you have family up here but I figured you still lived in California.
You should drive a little south and try out some of the ranges down here in the Tacoma/Lacy/Olympia area. I think you find their policies a lot less restrictive.
The Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma near S. Ash St and 23rd St.......
September 23, 1989......
U.S. Army Rangers vs Crips street drug gang. Guess who lost?!
Thanks
Fun stuff
In my area The Cincinnati Revolver Club has a velocity maximum of 800 fps. It is an indoor range. The club is into traditional Bullseye shooting.
The reason is the back stop thickness. Since it does not take a great deal of energy to 100% penetrate paper slow is fine. They recycle the Boolits from the trap. You pretty much must hand load your centerfire ammunition to stay below 800 fps.
So pretty much creampuff .38 Spl loads like 148 wadcutters and that with 2.7 grains Alliant Bullseye? Must be nice to only have ONE gun in ONE caliber.........g+a+y
@@JohnDoeEagle1
3.2 gr. Bulls🎯👁️
@@daveberry3853
I've always loaded my practice .38 SPLs with 2.7 - 2.8 grains using a 148 wadcutter. 3.2 is not going under 800 fps.
@@JohnDoeEagle1
One gun one caliber lmfaoff g+a+y 😂
I guess .22LR from a pistol is way too fast for that range. Pathetic... ☆
Welcome to Washington. Which part did you settle too?
I buy those bullets i have only tried 230gr 45acp fmj rn
Thanks, Mr. Cookie. I hope you and the family are healthy and happy.
As strange as it sounds certain shooting range RULES sometimes make you a much much better shooter. One club I used to go to many years had a rule you couldn't shoot handguns closer than 25 feet away. This forced everybody to become expert marksman and slow down to concentrate on fundamentals and precision accuracy. Long story short when you see or encounter these other shooters blasting away doing mag dumps and very fast cadence rapid fire at 3 to 7 yards you are less than amused. Their grouping looks like a shotgun pattern all over the place. It's no problem at all for YOU to keep all of your shots at 25 - 50 feet away into a group about the size of a golf ball or half dollar dead center of the target. In theory they were training everyone who shot at that particular range to highly proficient and deadly accurate shooters. Anyone at random could give anybody from the local PDs, Sheriffs Department and even the SWAT guys a run for their money. More often than not even BEAT THEM at their own game. Kinda shameful if you ask me but glorious and noteworthy all at the same time. "Where in the world did that guy learn how to shoot like that" they often said....just shaking their heads.
The short answer: shooting range rules MADE you do it!
😉
Just because it might be better training is no reason to force people to do it. I have seen some incredibly stupid range rules that have nothing to do with saftey. Only 1 round in the gun, shoot only 1 in 5 seconds, no fmj, no semi autos, only scoped. Barrel length requirments.
Yeah that's a stretch.
@@adama1294 Yup, I think it's largely requirements of thier liability insurance policies. And sometimes sheer stupidity of the range staff.
I like how you think 25 feet is a significant range increase over 7 yards.
@@adama1294
There is valid reason for doing it and cutting down on range damage with people having their targets way too close was the reason. The amount of stray bullet holes in the walls and ceiling was greatly reduced. I never said 25 feet was "far" either. I said 25 feet was the MINIMUM anybody that shot there was allowed to be shooting. Most of these guys had no problem pushing out 15, 20, 25+ yards with a handgun and making tiny holes with direct POA/POI hits. It was plenty for even SWAT Team members to take notice and say something. Anybody that can accurately shoot 15+ yards with a handgun is no rookie by any stretch of the imagination.
What kind of crimp do you apply on berry bullets,thanks
I have had good luck with Lee factory crimp.
0.003" - 0.004" on ANY semi-auto is perfect. Measure with the knife edges of your calipers.
Want to be very carefull with crimping a plated bullet, also when flaring the mouth lean towards more than less flare,, kinda treat them like a lead bullet because one little nick in that thin platting and it will act just like a lead bullet in all the negative ways of lead bullets and accuracy will go to hell also, the Lee factory crimp like jhornet says used lightly works well and what I use, been loading the plated type bullets in 9mm 357 and 44 magnum for at least a dozen years now and I load a BUNCH of them (about 12,000 9mm alone ) in a year with fine results that way,,, but I can't stress good brass prep enough, no burrs or sharp edged case mouths and a bit more mouth belling that a regular jacketed bullet,,,treat it like lead,, I have to do that anyhow because of my auto bullet feeder on my fully automatic press anyhow so it doesn't drop them when it advances stations.
@@JohnDoeEagle1 thanks
😃👍
This stinks
Don't know about the Berry's bullets but I have used a BUNCH of the Extreem brand plated bullets in 357 magnum, 44 magnum and 9mm, I have shot plenty of them thru guns like my carbine lever actions and pistol caliber carbine at velocities beyond 2000 fps in 20 inch barreled henry's 44 and 357 magnum carbines with real good results, no net for anything other than target shooting but accuracy has always been real good with no leading or issues, even in 9mm carbine with 115 grain ones pushed as fast as you can safely push them in a compact handgun but shot in the carbine (never chronographed the in the carbine,,,my sub 2000), Extreem does make a thick plated version of some of the bullets for higher velocities but I have always just used the standard and they work just fine pushed way beyond what they say they should be, don't know if that is good or bad but been doing it for a pretty long time now with no bad things having happened sooooo,, just saying,,, maybe that meens Extreem makes some really good bullets or whatever. Edit::: you ever tried CFE pistol powder? you might want to,, it's my primary powder now, never realy believed that copper fouling erasing crap because I am an old dog not prone to new tricks but then I tried it,, It is not a joke it works well if you shoot high volume to keep your gun and barrel clean and free of copper fouling, it also seems to meter like a dream in several different brands of powder drops I have used it in and it is very flexable in a bunch of calibers, it lead me to using CFE 223 as my primary powder for the 5.55/223 AR same advantages in it as well.