Nevmavrick

I use the Lee 175gr truncated cone, and load to 1.20", but am using .40 cal mags with the spacer removed, and 10mm mags. The diameter is .401" When I use .403", I keep the OAL down to 1.14". The gun is used for Steel Challenge, and my velocities are at 950-975fps. FWIW the powder I use right now, is Green Dot. Have fun, Gene

JCC 7x7- Which Tanfo did you get? My brother uses a Stock II, and I keep thinking I maybe should have bought one and added the pieces for the Limited. We (at steel challenge shoot from "cocked and locked" so maybe it won't make much difference.) My brother shoots IDPA, so the DA may be better. I also changed my mag-release to the right side. It drives the SO nuts! They keep whispering to me to practice taking my finger off the trigger during mag-change, lol. Have fun, Gene

I picked up a new (to me) puppy(he was a little more than a puppy) I had him for more than 14 years. He was a bit smaller than other dogs of his breed, so I suggested "Skeeter.," After about a year and a half, I explained his name to my wife. He was used to the name by then so he kept it. It wasn't all THAT bad...in the divorce, I kept the BT99, M1911 .38 Super Commander, and the Southpaw M110MCL .243. (I am right-handed) Have fun, Gene

The rail is easily removed. Just remove the base so you can see in there and pop it out. My gun was bought as a .40 and I added some 10mm mags later, so I use both. When I go to the line, I have one in, two on, and a spare in my cargo pants. The pockets on the left are shallow so the magazine sticks up, easy to get at. With 64 rounds on tap I ALWAYS hope I don't need to reach for that last...desperation mag, lol. Our target-array may be anything from 12(counting the "stopper-popper) to 25. If I shoot the second mag to open-slide, I know it's gonna be a SHORT day!! But...Never Say Die!!! "When there is lead in the air, there's hope, lol. My reply to your PM failed so.... I loaded my ammo at 1.09" to get the velocity I wanted, the "walked" the bullet out loading more powder and checking velocity until I reached 1.20". That is the longest I could "plunk" in my barrel, and it feeds fine in all my magazines. As I was checking the velocities, I was checking accuracy (at 25yd) I have a large "window" on my Oehler M33, as large as the newer M35 with test channel. Have fun, Gene

Steve RA- Using KVB-223s in a .45 ACP? Hmmm, now I know where to send those "special" .45 cases....

I use a cast Lee 165gr TC bullet, exclusively, and the great majority of my competition is Steel Challenge. Though the rules don't require Major, or even Minor, power levels I keep it loaded up a bit because a few times it came down to the speed of the "stopper popper" falling to declare a winner. It only has to happen once to be worth it. I see it happen at least three time a day, and our shoots are two-day events.Sometimes, I am one of the involved!!! My favorite load is 5.6gr Green Dot in Federal cases, with Winchester WSP primers, loaded to 1.20" with bullets cast from Lyman #2 alloy sized to .401" and lubed with White Label BAC. The velocity is 1050fps measured at 7 1/2'(5' spread and 5' first screen) through an Oehler M33 chronograph. I have played with .403" bullets from time to time, but I am not able to load that long, as it touches the rifling too soon. The longest I can go with the .403s is 1.17". I have also loaded some at .406" for 1.14"OAL. Right now, The .403s and .406s are pan-lubed, so it's hard to get enough lubed to compete with. I prefer to use my RCBS lubrisizer for large amounts of bullets. The pan is just a little messy with lots of bullets. My gun is a Limited with the polygonal rifling. I use 10mm magazines mostly with a couple K40s that have had their "rail" removed. As I have the chronograph, I've tried other combinations, ie OALs from 1.09 through 1.20, with almost any powder you can name. Any you name that I haven't tried is on the list, lol. I've also tried more than a few primers, so that I'll know what will happen should I run out and need to substitute. Tula, Fiocci, Federal, RP and CCI have all been there. If nothing else, these experiments give me a lot of trigger time, lol. Have fun, Gene