Now the newspapers are after gun owners.

Ok maybe it is time to worry, it seems the newspapers are out to expose us evil gun owners too. Believe me this is all apart of an agenda and we need to stand our ground, this whole situation is reminiscent of Germany many decades ago. Thanks to Fox News for this article.

A national newspaper chain with nearly 100 publications and 1.6 million readers is considering building “state-by-state databases” on concealed weapons permit holders, according to an internal e-mail.

The plan, laid out in an email from a top editor at North Carolina-based Civitas Media, could be similar to a controversial project a New York state newspaper carried out in 2012 which included an online map that identified gun owners in two counties by name and address. Civitas' database project was detailed in a Jan. 19 e-mail to newsrooms across the chain, which has papers in 11 states, including Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania.

The newest project "examines the explosion of ‘conceal and carry’ gun permits across the U.S.,” wrote Jim Lawitz, Civitas’ director of content, in an e-mail first obtained by the Buckeye Firearms Association. “Through public records act requests, we will attempt to build state-by-state databases that list those who have the right to carry a concealed weapon.”

"They’re saying they’re not going to publish the list, but once the list is compiled, what are they going to do with it?"

- Chad Baus, Buckeye Firearms Association

Lawitz downplayed the email when reached early Friday by FoxNews.com.

“In news organizations, a variety of ideas routinely are discussed, researched and planned, which may or may not result in published work,” Lawitz said. “Typically we do not publicly comment on internal proprietary communication. However, we have no plans to publish any lists or databases of people’s names on conceal and carry.”

Lawitz declined further comment.

Civitas Media, according to its website, employs more than 1,400 people and publishes 35 daily and 63 weekly publications for a combined circulation of more than 1.6 million.

Chad Baus, secretary of the Buckeye Firearms Association, told FoxNews.com he received the email from a confidential source within the company who was “concerned” about the media group’s plans. Whatever the intention behind the proposed databases, Baus said he wants the effort stopped.

“The goal is to raise awareness because each and every time a newspaper organization does this type of thing, the public reacts very strongly to it,” Baus said. “And yes, we do want it stopped. They’re saying they’re not going to publish the list, but once the list is compiled, what are they going to do with it?”

The database, if indeed created according to the internal email obtained by Baus, would be used to further “demonize gun owners,” he said.

“There’s no other purpose for creating these lists but to target and victimize gun owners,” Baus told FoxNews.com.

As a gun owner himself, Baus isn’t concerned with potentially becoming a target for would-be burglars, but others may not feel the same way, he said.

“There are many people who choose for that information not to be public, whether for employment reasons or family politics,” he said. “Many law-abiding people don’t want that information to be public.”

The New York project, by the Gannett-owned Journal News, angered Second Amendment advocates across the country, who said it was an effort to stigmatize legal gun owners. Some law enforcement officials also complained the interactive map, published with an article entitled "The gun owner next door: What you don't know about the weapons in your neighborhood," provided burglars with a roadmap of which homes to avoid and which ones to hit. 

The newspaper nevertheless defended the decision to publish the material, obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.

"The massacre in Newtown remains top-of-mind for many of our readers," a statement said. "In the past week, conversation on our opinion pages and on our website, LoHud.com, has been keenly focused on gun control.

"Our readers are understandably interested to know about guns in their neighborhoods. We obtained the names and addresses of Westchester and Rockland residents who are licensed to own handguns through routine Freedom of Information law public-records requests."

Michael Hammond, legislative counsel for the Gun Owners of America, said he believes Civitas Media will ultimately publish the databases, despite Lawitz’s statement to FoxNews.com.

“Why would a newspaper chain go to the trouble of compiling a list if they had no interest in publishing it?” he said. “Isn’t that what newspapers do? It’s clear that this newspaper chain doesn’t intend to do [gun owners] good.”

National Rifle Association spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said the project serves no journalistic purpose.

“There is no legitimate need for any news organization to compile a list of law-abiding citizens who have concealed carry permits,” Arulanandam told FoxNews.com. “There are serious security concerns. For example, some people who have carry permits have stalkers and these news organizations are essentially providing a lighted pathway to the homes of these individuals.”

 

Checking for case head separarion

Incipient Case Head Separation
Folks ask about how to check for the internal signs of impending case head separation and what it looks like from time to time so I thought I would post some pics. A buddy brought me some .308 brass he had shot a time or two too many.

I have posted this printed pic I did in paint before showing the internal rut with the tool for feeling it. It has a couple of "feelers" laid on it.

Some people like to shoot brass until it shows the bright ring on the outside, and some just shoot it until a crack happens. I would say that is firing the case too many times, but some folks do it.

Case head separation happens when we fire a case over and over and when it has room in the chamber to stretch. If a rifle has excessive mechanical head space a case can do this on one firing. Another way is if we push the shoulder back way to far and create "artificial" headspace, or excess clearance in the chamber. It adds up to the same thing. The case has too far to stretch and it thins near the case head.

When we fire a bottle necked rifle round the firing pin pushes the round forward until the shoulder stops the round in the chamber. Then the pressure blows out the case to fill the chamber. The softer front of the case grips the chamber walls sealing off the hot high pressure gases from blowing out of the rear of the chamber. The harder thicker case head holds pressure in the rear. This is most important job of the brass, to contain the gases/pressure and hold together during firing. The brass case, with help from the chamber walls and breech face, seals the open rear of the chamber, and forces all the gas forward down the barrel.

When fired, the softer front of the case is gripping the chamber walls, while the harder rear of the case which expands minimally is free the move rearward to the breech. This cause stretching of the case, normally right where the thicker web transitions into the thinner wall. It stretches because the front of the case holds tight to the chamber wall while the rear does not. It slides to the rear until the breech face stops it.

This is why we do not want to over size, or push the shoulder back too far, on our cases, as it will increase how much the case stretches each time and lead to failure sooner than necessary. We can use a case gauge like those from Wilson, or various tools to measure how much we move the shoulder. Ideally we want to move the shoulder .003 or less.

This is a case with a shiny ring. It showed up as a dark line in the pic, but to the naked eye it is a bright line, the one we always talk about.

Here is the same case cut open to show the internal rut we are feeling for.

Here is another case he shot until it split, almost in half. Cutting it too close for me.

Here is that case cut open to show the rut. You can also tell where it is split all the way through on the right side.

Here is a pic with a feeler tool shown inside.

This case head almost separated. Bad Ju Ju.

     Finding your max OAL in an auto pistol

Using an auto pistol barrel find a MAX O.A.L with your bullet
This topic comes up a lot, or should I say this question. 

Why won't my reloads chamber?
A short throat is sometimes the culprit. Too long an O.A.L. is sometimes the problem, even with barrels with average throats.

This pic is often used to help explain correct headspacing and how O.A.L. can affect chambering and headspace.

Pressure Signs . . . . and what to look for

Notice the difference in how flat these primers are.

Examining the flatness of your fired primers is the best way to read chamber pressure. It's important to keep an eye on this when you're reloading. These 4 fired cases clearly show the different degrees of chamber pressure, and this is an accurate representation when reloading any caliber. If you pay close attention to your fired cases, and you slowly work your way to hotter loads, you'll avoid seeing any of the "serious" pressure signs.

Very mild load (this is too mild).
Mild load.

This is an ideal load (could go just a bit hotter).

Absolute Maximum load (approach this pressure very carefully).

Some brands of primers have a noticeably harder cup than others. This difference in hardness can cause a slight variation in your pressure readings. Seating bullets too short or too long will affect chamber pressure considerably, and some types of powder will increase pressure as the outside temperature increases. When you develop maximum loads in the winter, beware of the pressure increase when using those handloads in the heat of summer.