When it really happens: SHTF...

[Ovidio]

Hi Ron, I check each load optically.
When they're on the plate, I also check them to see if the level of powder ist the same in all the brass.
Nothing is automated yet, so the level of safety is still very high.Attachment 111518

[browningautorifle]

So I went to my local gun shop and bought a wonderful Lee Perfect Powder Measure.

I've had a Lyman 55 for years and will continue to use it for ball powders, loading 5.56 for instance...but for extruded powders I just bought a Lyman generation 6 compact digital powder system. My scoops have now been antiquated. I still calibrate with a balance beam RCBS 5/10 scale but loading .308 for instance is much accelerated and as accurate as a balance beam scale.

[Ovidio]

I love my scale. It is behind the powder measure in the picture. My wife's present in the far away 1995...
Still perfect.

[usabaker]

I love my scale. It is behind the powder measure in the picture. My wife's present in the far away 1995...
Still perfect.

I just bought another single-stage and built on an extension to my home office desk. Since I have been working from home I figured that in my downtime I could prep cases. My main loading equipment is in the garage.

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[CINDERS]

Those Hornady types infact even my Redding with the adjustable numbered meterage dislike grain types of powder as they can sometime have trouble cutting a kernel espescially the plastic ones the Reddings are polished steel. Ball powders are the go 8208 & WIN 760 meteres the best from mine and our DP auto dispenser, I use RE-22 allot so have had to put a restricter in the auto dispenser otherwise it too easilly throws .1 - .2gn over what I have programed as I keep it .2 under and weigh that to the required weight.
Covid - 19 has me up to date for all my rifles reloading now to get back into shooting this Sunday..

[Ovidio]

I just bought another single-stage and built on an extension to my home office desk. Since I have been working from home I figured that in my downtime I could prep cases. My main loading equipment is in the garage.

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Nice. I do work from my reloading table too at home. With three kids, I don't have enough space left...

[Ovidio]

Saturday, since things here are starting to "stink" again, I decided to dedicate a full day to shooting.
In the morning I took out my S&W 27-2 with some new WC reloads. Have to work on them a tad. Very weak and tend to print 2" lower at 15 meters than my usual reloads. I don't want to tinker with the rear sigh every time. So I already made a somewhat heavier load yesterday.
Then I took my old, faithful Walther PP Sport with some Winchester .22LR ammo. Great fun and, after a few rounds to get used to her again, a pretty good target.
In the end, 50 rounds with my Practical Elite. Lower power than I did earlier, since I broke her in now. Worked great. She prints 2" high at 15 meters and I'm at the lowest with the rear sight.
I hold a tad low and mostly get it right, but I might also think about changing the front sight.
In the afternoon I took out two old friends.
Carl Gustafs 96/38 and Mosin 91/30.
Both needed to be sighted in again, because for the Carl I changed the load and I changed and tinkered with the front sight of the Mosin, getting it completely out of alignment.
At he end of it, with the good old Mosin, I printed some 10 rounds in less than 2". And it was pretty hot, with some mirage and with eyes not fresh anymore.
Great day.

Now, back to the bad smell around here.
We have some rise in the infections, but our differently intelligent politicians are again starting to play little Adolf on us.
They want to force the waring of face protection also inside the households. Which is crazy. They just know they can't, so they let that one drop, but they keep talking about that.
In the meantime, they are again spreading uncertainty among people, and that is the most efficient killer for any economy.
I keep reloading and hoping to be allowed to go shooting also in the coming months, but I don't trust those idiots anymore and expect limitations every moment now.
Considering that we, as shooters, are of absolutely no interest to those people, plus we are at the wrong end of the sensitivity of the politically correct snow whites, hurting us would be as usually a nicely accepted political move. No cost, and some gain.
So....I'm braced and ready for a new period of limitations.
I just hope they'll not do too much damage to the kids by closing schools again.

I stop it here, I see I'm not very positive at the moment...
Plus, I have to find out about my buddy in ICU. He's making me worry a lot.

[Ovidio]

Latest news about the new executive orders say that the goverment is going to prohibit any kind of gathering, even in private homes. Maximum of 6 people in a home (I hope they’ll specify...), and that they want to give police the power to enter private homes to check who is there and if they have the right to be there.
The minister of health even said that they expect to get information from neighbours in case someone has a party or a few people at home.
So, citizen are expected to report neighbours. Kids should then report parents? Lovers their partner?
Having grown up between Italy and Germany in the 70-80ies, I think I can remember a certain country where that used to be the rule...
Let me think harder... Yes, I got it! DDR!
This happens when people change their party’s name, but remain the same.
Our commies are still the old style democratics...
I’m not sure what I would do if some uniformed guys came and tried to enter my home.
I don’t want to find out.
That is really too much.

[Aragorn243]

Rifle season is coming up. I am getting no indications we are not having it which is good. The coaches have had a zoom meeting to discuss the season and we came up with a plan that is basically:

Small teams 12-16 kids, I'm aiming for 14. I usually have 24 after downsizing, 30+ to start.

Only three shooters on the line at any given time, I usually have six.

We are doing matches "remotely". Each team shoots on their home match, the coaches meet up afterwards and the visiting coach hands off their targets to the home coach for scoring by the home teams scorer.

No sharing of jackets, gloves, slings, pellet boxes, goggles or mats.

Rifles can be shared but must be wiped down between users. I have 12 good rifles so only 2 will be shared.

Scopes can be shared but must be wiped down between users. I have 7 and the kids are very particular on which one they use to these will be shared.

Masks are worn on the range but can be taken off prior to shooting.

All gear has to be separated from everyone else's. I'm probably going to have large garbage bags over the hangers, everything else will be boxed up so plenty of room for 14 jackets on the rack. Mats will be labeled and placed along the wall for storage.

I will label, hang, retrieve and score the targets and put the 99's and 100's in our wall racks. The rest I'm not sure about yet, possibly throw them away or let them sit for 48 hours so they can take them home. Not real clear on dangers of paper products.

The coaches and league chair have all approved this. I have let my Athletic Director know about our findings, he has requested a list of equipment I need to get everyone their own. Not a lot, I figure 3 jackets that we can probably manage without as I can put the kid in a larger one if need be. 5-7 gloves and 2 mats. Budget wise the high end is about $520 which might be in my normal equipment budget anyway, not sure. Plus without transportation costs or pairs tournament costs, that may cover all of it anyway.

So this is what our sport looks like. Goes to the Athletic Directors on Thursday who will determine if it is acceptable or not.

[Ovidio]

C’mon, keep the kids on the range!!!