Where a Hispanic Catholic, and a Computer Geek write about Gun Rights, Self Defense and whatever else we can think about.
In the midst of doing much needed ballistic therapy with friends, some shooting was done from a Henry Carbine into ballistic gel. On the left we have Federal Punch 124gr and on the right Hornady’s Critical Duty 135 grains. Both showed good expansion and no detectable mass loss.
Also, a frangible was tested, but truthfully, I would barely trust it to stop a rabbit.
B.L.U.F.
First article about choosing powders. There is another article coming on the same topic, covering different parts.
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I had been “gifted” a box of reloading supplies. This was a bunch of 30-30 bullets, some miscellaneous things, and 200+ .45 ACP cases. This sat on a shelf for years before my friend mentioned that one of her co-workers was selling his reloading press. I offered to buy it.
Today I know that I over paid. What got was a Lee Single stage press. Not enough for me to reload, but enough for me to at least get started. Along with all of those .45ACP cases was a set of dies for .45ACP. Maybe two sets. I know I have two sets of .45ACP dies now.
I decided that I was going to learn how to reload to make some range candy.
My history with guns started very late in life. I managed to sell a domain name for a boat load of money. That money went to numerous things. That included a 7.62×39, 7.62×51, 5.56×45, 9×19, and a .45ACP. Along with each of those, I purchased 2000 rounds of each caliber.
I was down to around 500 rounds of .45ACP and made the reloading plunge.
So there I am, with numerous tools and no idea how to use them. Since my press said “Lee” on it, I purchased the Lee reloading manual. I still have that book.
I read the section on how to reload twice and then went shopping for what I needed to complete my first round of reloading.
According to that book, I needed:
Do NOT use this list. It is incomplete, in my opinion.
The measuring device they recommended was a volumetric device. Little calibrated scoops. Each scope would measure out a fixed amount of powder, by volume.
The Lee people had taken many samples of different powders to find their density. Once they knew the density of a powder, they could translate a load given in grains into a volume in cubic centimeters. If a powder was consistent enough in density, and the safe charge could be made with one of their powder measure scoops, they would give that measure in their recipes.
They are so confident in this method that each(?) die set from Lee comes with a powder measure scoop that should work with some powders for that caliber. And they have that reloading information with their die.
As you can tell from this tale, I bought into this. The cost of the entire set of scoops was less than a scale.
Having decided I was going to reload this way, I had a set of powders that “worked” with this method. I went to my LGS and looked through all the powders they had until I found one that matched the list of powders I had recipes for. That happened to be Accurate #5.
I brought it home, primed 5 cases, put powder in 50 cases. Checked the powder level in all the cases, then seated the bullets in each case.
All the rounds worked. I had successfully reloaded 50 .45ACP cartridges!
B.L.U.F.
What is the difference between an as applied challenge and a facial challenge to law?
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In Antonyuk v Hochul, the plaintiffs challenged parts of New York’s CCIA on facial grounds. This is to say, they claimed that the challenged legislation is always unconstitutional.
For example, it has been established that a ban on all handguns is unconstitutional. There is no case in which it would be considered constitutional. The state argues around the fringes, if a ban on all handguns is unconstitutional, how about a ban on some guns?
Consider a different civil right, a right protected by the constitution, the right to assemble for free speech.
In my town we have a commons. It has a pretty gazebo and during the summer months they will have open air concerts and art festivals and discussions and all sort of assemblies. If I want to show up and start playing my fiddle (badly) at the gazebo, there is no issue.
On the other hand, if I would like to have an ‘event’, I need a permit.
The first question asked is, “Does this touch fingers with a core civil right?” The answer to that is an unequivocal “YES”.
Since the proposed conduct, having an event on the public commons, implicates the plain text of the First Amendment, it meets the first prong of a facial challenge.
Permitting is well established, so only a lawyer interested in fleecing me would take the case, but assume it got into court.
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B.L.U.F.
This is the long-awaited opinion from the Second Circuit court regarding the CCIA challenges. This panel was anti-gun, there is nothing negative in the opinion that is surprising.
What is surprising is that we won even a little bit.
The plaintiffs will either request an en banc rehearing or take it to the Supreme Court. I believe that the Antonyuk case is at final judgement at the district level. If that is the situation, then this case is ripe to be heard by the Supreme Court.
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The Second Circuit Court has finally issued their opinion on New York state’s Bruen tantrum. It isn’t great.
If you are applying for a CCW in New York, you no longer have to give social media information and access, private property no defaults to “carry ok” rather than “gun free zone”, and Pastor Spencer and his church members can carry in religious locations.
Everything else seems to still stand.
Divemedic has a great post about this that should be read as continuation of what J.Kb wrote a couple of days ago.
But I also want to point this out: If at home and your WiFi goes down and your cell reception is gone, this is what the experts call a possible clue shit is starting to impact the air-pushing device.
And as in the movie, it may not be the real thing, but I rather be wrong than dead.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A legal battle is brewing over a popular East Nashville meat and barbecue market.
A neighbor is suing claiming it interferes with the enjoyment of her home. One question now before the court is whether the smell of the grilling and smoked meats qualifies as a nuisance.
The lunch rush is busy at Roy’s Meat Service there on 19th Street in East Nashville.
For the past nine years, Jeff Roy has been serving up takeout meals from his market.
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But not everyone is happy. A woman moved into the home backing up to Roy’s two years ago. She alleges — among other things — that part of the store encroaches on her property, and smoke from his constant grilling is a nuisance.
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The plaintiff Natalie Castillo and her attorney declined to comment on this story and said their lawsuit speaks for itself.
Legal battle ensues over East Nashville Neighborhood Food Market (newschannel5.com)
I checked the location via Google maps and I have a slight suspicion this might be the “offended” house:
Not saying it explains a lot, but sure as heck it pushes you in one direction.
I might be wrong.
Welcome to New York City.
The customer complied.
He gave up his money, he didn’t resist, he still got shot in the face.
The people who say, “just give the criminal your wallet, don’t fight back,” do not understand that such compliance isn’t a guarantee the guy willing to shoot you for your wallet won’t shoot you after you handed over your wallet.
I don’t know what I would have done in this situation, but I do know that expecting mercy from a guy pointing a gun at you during a robbery is a bad bet.