Who Can Find a Man Who Makes Cheesecake?

June 8th, 2010

His Price is Far Above Rubies

Went to church tonight to do some work on the kitchen and work security for the Tuesday service. While I was there, THREE women stopped me to tell me how amazing my cheesecake was!

I knew this would happen!

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I got my press ready for 10mm today. Problem: since the gun isn’t here, I can’t check the ammo to see if it chambers and ejects. I made five rounds without powder or primers, and when I get the gun, I’ll see if the external dimensions are okay for the chamber. Once I have it working, I don’t think I’ll need to adjust anything but the seating die.

I have relatively cheap Laser-Cast bullets for practice. I plan to use a recipe that gives about 1060 fps in a 5″ barrel. Internet sources say I’ll only lose about 5% of optimal velocity with a 3″ Glock barrel. When my Speer Gold Dots arrive, I’ll be using a 1250-fps recipe, so I should come in at about 1200.

The modified primer feed on my press is working great. There is nothing like having your own machine shop.

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4 Responses to “Who Can Find a Man Who Makes Cheesecake?”

  1. Jim Says:
    June 9th, 2010 at 1:04 PM

    Put a small brass rod in your lathe, and turn it to the same dimensions as an actual primer. Harden it, then seat it accordingly.

    Paint the “dummy” bullet a bright blue, and likewise the headstamp of the case. Don’t paint the sides, it’ll mess up the dimensions.

    Now you’ve got a set of custom, handmade “snap caps”.

    Jim
    Sunk New Dawn
    Galveston, TX

  2. dmurray Says:
    June 9th, 2010 at 1:09 PM

    10mm @ 1250 fps is cooking with gas! I had a Delta Elite in which I carried the old Hornady load (155 gr. at a claimed 1250 fps IIRC). I shot over the counter handloads in Midway and Starline brass that were brisk too. My Colt jettisoned the front sight blade and almost jettisoned the plunger tube staked to the left side of the frame after fewer than 300 rounds. Colt fixed the gun without complaint. I called the round “.41 magnum rimless short” after that. Have fun!

  3. Russ Says:
    June 10th, 2010 at 11:49 PM

    Speaking of machine shops… would you be willing to take on a small commission?

  4. Steve H. Says:
    June 11th, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    Anything to big to do free for a friend is too big to do, period. Send me an email, and I’ll see what I can do.