New patriotic pocket medal- just in time for "Silly Season"

A collaborative effort, to be sure- but very nice:

First 9mm load

50 rounds assembled (with brass cases) for function testing. (If all is good, the remaining Nosler 115 grain JHP's will be loaded with nickel cases as shown.) The recipe for this loading is a mid-range load from the Speer manual, which calls for 0.5 cc Bullseye (measured by volume utilizing levelled dipper- approx. 4.8 grains by weight). Loaded with Lee hand press using Lee carbide die set. Bullet seated to factory depth. Velocity estimated at 1180 fps from 5" barrel.

Updated:

Ran all 50 rounds through the range Hi-Power, absolutely flawless. No failures to feed, no failures to eject, no misfires- (which couldn't be said of the factory ammo that I used as a control group - 2 FTE's, there...) This proved to be a fairly "snappy" load, but still well under a max loading for this combination. No signs of overpressure on the recovered brass, which was also good. No chronograph, but I would expect this to be in the 1150-1190 fps range based on subjective feedback and published data for similar loads.

Here are the first ten rounds at 14 feet (I know, that's awfully close, but I needed to make sure that none went wild.)

(As it turns out, that proved to be an unfounded concern.)

The remaining forty rounds were fired at a standard IPSC silhouette target at fifty feet, with the majority of the bullets impacting within a eight-inch square (the head). The control cartridges (commercial 115gr FMJ) grouped slightly looser. (I think I have a new favorite cartridge.)

The U.S. administration's cradle-to-grave "Julia" campaign and some very funny feedback

 In the event that one hasn't seen this yet, it is necessary to first refer to the administartion's new "Julia" campaign here: http://www.barackobama.com/life-of-julia  This is a highly polished pitch showing the benefits of the current administration's plans over the course of the lifespan of a composite fictional citizen by the name of "Julia". (I will maintain that such plans are not necessarily a bad thing if the US desires to become more like Europe, but I suppose that is where the debate rests- however, some of the feedback from "alternative sources" has been quite entertaining. )

What follows below are some excerpts from a blog entry on http://www.imao.us/ :

"At age 22, Julia receives a visit to her home from President Obama. Later that day, she can’t locate her dog, Spot.

At age 27, Julia boards up her door as zombies claw at it, loudly cursing Obamacare all the while.

At age 32, Julia only ventures out at night to make it harder for the Obamabot hunter/seekers to find her.

At age 33, after living a carefree life thanks to Obama’s government programs, Julia is consumed by Morlocks.

At age 50, Julia trades three shotgun shells for a gallon of gas and tells children about the “long long ago.”

At age 68, Julia receives a helpful monthly reminder of how her dying soon would be helpful to the government’s budget."

Scary.

http://youtu.be/VgrktRgjBXk

Hi-Power link

This is the late Steven Camp's Hi-Power website. Everything one would want to know!

http://hipowersandhandguns.com/index.html