Classic_jon

I have shot 124, 130, and 147 and in my M&P pro 5", and with N320 powder the 147's seemed to work best. In some other combinations of gun/powder/bullet the 124's may work better. As some others have said the 124's will be cheaper to run over the long haul in two guns but the best thing to do in my opinion is to get a pack of 100 bullets in the 124 and 147 weight and try them out and see how they work in *your gun.* The 124's may be a little snappier but they may be more accurate than the 147's...it could also be the 147's are more accurate...it all depends on the combination of how it all works in your gun/powder/bullet combination. Do not be afraid to experement a bit :-)

I would say to pick up Steve Anderson's books on dryfire that our host Enos sells. I took a class from him and also have the books. They are very good and come with exercises as well. http://www.brianenos.com/pages/reviews.html#steve

*boggle* Powder valley had a 4# for 104.50 + Hazmat...and I bought it for that when they had it two weeks or so ago :-)

Check and make sure the plastic fitting on the end of the tube does not have a burr or wear on it. Check the return spring on the primer feed arm, Check the feed arm itself to make sure the primer feed cup is clean and does not have any burrs or damage and the shaft it sits on is not broken or the spring has gone bad. I had the shaft on the cup break from use but the spring held it in place and that cause all sorts of odd issues, then the tip on the primer feed tube just had a lot of wear and needed to be replaced. When in doubt check everything that is related :-)

Try some red or yellow tinted Eye-protection. That can bring the contrast up quite a bit on Fiber optic sights.

Just shoot a revolver and the real fun will begin to "plan your reload points" ;-P (I have a lot of fun shooting my 686 and beating a bunch of the semi auto shooters with it ;-D )

I would suggest setting it on vertically and see how it shoots first and then decide form there. On my rifle it is vertical and I found no need to clock it or change anything from stock. If you want to clock it, get a different sized crush washer or add a peel washer and then clock it that way. Past that Here is a "how to" from Jesse Tischauser off of brownells website if you feel frisky with a drill. http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/lid=14873/guntechdetail/Custom-Tuning-the-Rolling-Thunder-Compensator

I shoot both.... I think of it this way 1) It gives me another excuse to get to the range and shoot and 2) You learn things from one sport that can be applied to the other so... why not give yourself another chance to learn and practice your skills? ;-) Past that they are both "games"... so go have fun!

As GOF said overall cocking the hammer just eats time and really does not make things much more accurate. I find that with a revolver a good smooth DA trigger pull is just as accurate and a lot faster.

I work in IT and have friends in the Game industry and overall, I am going to wait. Friend of mine has a PS4 and with the current gen of games there really is no reason to upgrade, yet.... There are plusses and minuses to both systems currently IMO and I think waiting to let other people find the early bugs and kinks before buying one is the best answer right now. Full disclosure, I have a PS3 right now and I see no compelling reason to upgrade. It works as my bluray player as well *shrug* I have an Xbox and a Wii as well. I don't play the Xbox much and the Wii is mainly for when friends kids and my Niece come over.

I would say the "usual suspects" of Titegroup, Universal, solo 1000, HP38, WST, etc. I used 3.2gr of plain Clays at one point and it worked well but you really need to pay attention as plain Clays is hot and you can double charge it and still have a lot of case left over if you do not look in each case.

Guy I shoot with went from MM to Master with an XDm 5.25 in .45

On the act of shooting they are the same, the major differences are in the reload process with revolvers and thinking in 6 rounds and not 10 or more. Past that I will let others that are better revolver people than I chime in but a good place to start is Jerry Miculek's DVD. Youtube also has a lot of info on strong hand, weak hand, and "stressfire" reload methods. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/289660/gun-video-ultimate-advanced-revolver-with-jerry-miculek-dvd

Another vote for Armadillo Concealment with the mesh back. They support the sport and the quality is great!

I have a SIG 522 and have had no issues at all with two black dog and the mag that came with it with any ammo I can lay my hands on. Mine is about a year old now. I put a cheap red dot on it and never looked back