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Here down under practically everyone used coated lead projectiles in their Glocks. No problems.

Sure, it's only a cheap little Norinco, but buying any gun brings a smile to my face. (Picture isn't mine - mine is still waiting at the dealers.)

To be clear, you do not need to be a member of the IROA to RO IPSC matches. IROA guys are, as the name suggests, experienced ROs who work international matches. So, for example, here in Australia, the vast majority of ROs are bog-standard members of NROI Australia. Their training is conducted by NROI Australia and they only RO Australian matches. A few (who RO international matches) are members of IROA, whose training is conducted by IROA, and RO international matches like the World Shoot. To RO IPSC matches in the US, you'd only need to be certified by the US NROI.

$1300 Australian. I'm located way down under, so buying from Brian isn't an option (and shipping is a killer buying presses internationally anyway)

There is one thing that experienced shooters agree on in cleaning - DO NOT use a Stainless Steel cleaning brush. Personally, I clean my SP-01 ever session or so - but I don't lose sleep if it stays dirty for a while. If I shot more than once a week I'd probably only clean it once a week. Scrub barrel with broze barrel brush soaked with Hoppes' 9, then run patches through until they come out clean, then spray a little WD-40 down and run another clean patch. I spray the rest of the gun with liberal amounts of WD-40, let it sit for a few minutes, the scrub it all with a cleaning brush. Blow all the WD-40 and residue out with an air compressor, Slide-Glide on everything, reassemble, work the slide, wipe down the outside and chuck it back in the safe.

A 650 is massive overkill for the amount I'm shooting now.

Just one more question: how does the SDB handle .44 Magnum?

Shadow. The Phantom's decocker setup does not allow you to get as good a grip as the Shadow.

Don't feel too secure, you can still roll the gun out "backwards". I left my cell phone in my pocket once, when I bent over to get something out of my bag, the cell phone pushed the barrel forward, which cased the gun to cam out of the SpeedSec backwards. It's possible - but you have to move the gun up as well as backwards. Playing with my CW5, no amount of horizontal force will roll it out the back of the holster, even with the lock off. Of course, the solution to this is easy - stick the lock on and don't take it off until the beep!

Yup. Finding someone with a Square Deal and a 550 and having a go on each are top of my to-do list before buying a press.

Hi guys. I've made all the important decisions so far in my reloading journey (going to do, going to do it on a Dillon, and I don't need a casefeeder). So that leaves the 550B or the SDB. I shoot exclusively pistol rounds at the moment. I will probably get a center fire rifle (probably a Remington 7615) in the near-to-medium future, but that will probably be it for rifles and it wouldn't be used very often (a couple of times a year in three-gun matches). If I choose to reload that, I'll probably just get a single stage or something (or even a Lee Loader). At the moment I shoot 9mm and .357/.38 at the rate of 100-200 rounds per week. I plan to acquire a .44 and a .45ACP in the future, as well (but these will be shot far less than the 9mm and the .357, probably 100 a month or so). My first thought was, of course, the 550, initially with 9mm and .357 conversions (which would run about $1300 locally with a few goodies like a strong mount and roller handle). But I was talking to one of the wise old men at the range, and he suggested that I price two Square Deals. So I did, and two SDBs with one strong mount and bullet tray was a little cheaper than the 550 package. The two SDB option sounds pretty practical to me. If and when I pick up bigger calibers I could convert one for large primers and used the other one for the small primers. Would it be nontrival to pull one SDB off the strong mount and bolt the other one on? How does the SDB handle .45s and .44s? Or is the 550B the right way to go?

I use a CW5 for my SP-01. A few observations: - Rock-solid retention. Even with the lock off, you literally have to turn the holster fully vertical for the gun to fall out. It would be perfectly safe to use this holster without ever engaging the lock. - When the lock is on, the gun isn't coming out until you start breaking plastic. - The draw is lighting-fast. Nothing between this and a CR-Speed, and this includes unlocking on the draw. - It is possible to drop the gun if you aren't careful when re-holstering. This happened to me once (not in an IPSC Match, and unloaded, thankfully) As mentioned above, there is no 'click' or other feedback when you put it in properly. You should hold it on until you've engaged the lock. - No muzzle device. - Not as modular as the CR Speed. However, many of the downsides seem to have been addressed in the CW6!

Hi guys, I'm shooting a SP-01 Shadow in IPSC down here in Australia and I'm thinking about getting some slide-glide. The average temperatures for the area I'm in are attached below. What grade of SG should I go for?

This is very interesting. I didn't understand why there were two organizations and why the rules were different. Providing their laws allow it, can other countries host USPSA matches under USPSA rules? Could another country host a USPSA match that was just limited to Production, L10, SS, and Revolver and thus avoid the hi-cap mag issues? Not (officially) without the USPSA's permission, but there's nothing stopping IPSC regional organizations from running practical shooting competitions that don't use the IPSC rule book. IPSC Italy and the Czech Republic have been running single stack matches for a while, for example.

I started last year, when I was 18.