Recent content by QUAD 40

light rain off and on in the St. Louis area today. Temp. mid 40's. Down to 17 tonight, so watch out for ice. No snow here yet.

Which type of liftgate is more popular-practical? The ones on vertical rails or the ones that tuck under the rear? What about lift capacity? I have no experience w/liftgates, therefore, I ask.

Thank you all for your answers. It was one of those questions that popped into my head after having too much coffee and spending too much time looking at too many different spec. sheets. I wasn't trying to re-invent the wheel, just looking for some perspective from those who use straights...

Like you I am new to this forum, but not exactly new to expediting. I'm in my 66th year with about 30yrs exp. myself. My career started in flatbedding, and after 10 yrs of throwing chains and straps I thought I needed a change. In the early 90's I looked into expediting. I started with...

When reading posts written by veteran expediters who are building straight trucks, it seems that all are spec'd at 40' OAL. Looking in my motor carrier atlas, the length of straight trucks varies by state. The legal length of a straight in illinois is 42'. So my question is; if I were to...

WELL ALRIGHTY THEN!!! SIGN ME UP! I'll bring cookies..

Yes I am in the va health system. They took care of the surgery on my left (shooting) hand to repair a case of "trigger finger". Next surgery will be for cataracts. Got to be able to see the ducks before you can shoot them, right? Hearing tests are on the list. Great photos of what looks...

Reloading will definitely keep your mind active. The selection of components today is second to none. Todays component market has gotten so large it could take a day just to get through the catalogs. Now that it's cold outside, I think I will focus on my next AR building project. Perhaps a...

A very nice battery of quality firearms and optics. being on disability limits my ability to hunt any more, but my friend and I get to the range as often as possible. My range toys include a smith mdl.17 w/6" barrel, a ruger single-six bisley model 6 1/2 inch barrel .22's. both capable of...

Yes I did. they look like a good start. I use a lot of hodgdon powder for my reloads. You might look into hodgdons cfe223 powder. supposedly an efficient powder in smaller cases, and has a coating on it to help reduce copper fouling, and make for easier copper removal. I'm from the...

Right now I load for .38spl, 357mag., 45auto, and 45colt. I load these with lead bullets at moderate velocities for plinking at the range. I too will be loading 5.56mm pretty soon, as I have an m4 with quite an appetite! 10lbs. of empty brass is a bit of an incentive too. I understand the...

Hello, and happy new year to all here. This is my first post here, though I have lurked here for quite some time. layoutshooter; I have been an avid reloader since 1972, and look forward to reading about your load development adventures. you're reloading 5.56mm now. Any plans for other...