LeoHallak

Loading/shooting 9 major just scares the crap out of me. My 9mm open Glock makes major with no problems and is easy to load with WSF - 7.0 grains and 125 fmjs and HP's. No pressure signs. Leo

It would probably be pretty hard to get lower then a 8lb recoil spring in a Tangfo. Start with a 10 and as you soften the load move down or you could even snip off coils. I could get my 9mm with minor loads to work with a 8lb recoil spring and it was reliable stripping rounds. Leo

Probably not a rim issue. did you check OAL yet? Leo

Probably test some clays at like 3.5 it takes me about 4.2 or 4.1 with lead to make major. leo

I have a number of Tanfoglio full sized 38 supers and I have never had any problems with any round nose super in stock mags or using Grams setup with Hennings base pads. Check the OAL on your white box. I try never to load longer then 1.245 and I know factory lengths can be a little longer and that may do what you are describing. Leo

A little side to side slop in a Limited or even an open gun isn't that important, what is important is the lockup on the barrel. With the gun in battery and the hammer cocked push down on the hood of the barrel, it should not move. Movement of the hood when in battery will cause accuracy problems. Next check the barrel fit in the end of the slide can you wiggle the barrel around? It should be snug. Up and down slop in the slide is worse than side to side but when the barrel locks up good the gun is still very accurate. Best thing is to get some confidence in the gun. Yes, that's right confidence. Take it and shoot it from a bench rest and make sure the sights are lined up and shoot some groups at a distance you are capable of from the rest. If you can keep it on a 5" stick on at 20 yards you are good to go, yes that means you can hit poppers and A Zones at common distances. Don't expect match quality accuracy from the cheapest ammo you could find at WalMart. Yeah Ronnie is right on. Accuracy is about barrel lock up. I have a number of different tangfo's some are loose, none of as tight as a well fitted 1911 but I have never had problems with accuracy even on the one with the most slop. Test it out see how it shoots. One thing though that I have come to believe is that these guns run a little better with the tolerances not so tight. Leo

Could we see some pictures? leo

My question would have been how did it shoot before you had a new crown cut. I have about 10 different tangfo's and never had a crown issue or one that wasn't dead on with most any loads. leo

Yeah Jim, the problem isn't holding 15 or 18 rounds its that it cant hold 22-24 for open... when someone loads to 23 and runs 5-10 mags through it without problems ill be happy.

I have never had luck with anything besides round nose in gold teams. I even had problem with Montana 121's... leo

Zero 125GR round nose in all my Gold Teams. Leo

Will we see one of those slick micro aimpoint mounts anytime soon? leo

It seems like these are pretty extreme steps to make a gun flash less in the sun.. Seems to me I remember a lot of top shooters at the last 2 Nationals who had chrome guns and not a lot of problems with this issue. Leo

For you guys who said you had working 9mm large frame mags. what capacity were you loading to? Leo

Its probably possible once Henning gets his barrels going. But I havent seen one listed for that caliber. I assume you want it because of its velocity? if you look at the super with lite bullets its a mover too. leo

Honestly I think these pistols shoot better with the frame full length and the slide lightened. You may be surprised how well it shoots with the added weight instead of short dustcover. Leo

Henning only makes guests reload. leo

I could not find any sear and hammer on his homepage. What does these parts contribute to? And why won't you shoot without it? Why do you use this particular guide rod? http://www.henningshootsguns.com/shop/triggerparts.html The hammers and sears Henning sells are excellent, they have a better angle then the factory but even more important then that they do not wear out. They are very durable. I think Henning has one of the same design hammers he has had for 10 years... The Sprinco's some people believe help with felt recoil. When I have shot my limited 9mm with 130PF load I have always just used a 13lb hammer spring, 8lb recoil spring and never had a problem. Honestly I am not sure what parts you are allowed to change out for ipsc production so you might want to double check on that. Leo

Josh is right, the main reason to disable slide lock is that the slide stop pins bend very easily from the factory and have a tendency to break. If you replace it with one of Hennings you never have to worry about that. Leo

I guess first step is to have a mill? do you have one? leo

Henning has some new ones. leo

Honestly its the opposite way. the slides are very hard surface. the frame is easy to cut. leo

Months HAH. a Year maybe or more Leo

Heat, is about it... pull the trigger out and heat it up and change it to a different loctite. They all feel like that, just make sure not to use a ball end allen. leo

Whats your load right now. I am running 7.7 to make major with 7625. leo