dejadoo

One of our local clubs has announced a classifier match later this month - the 26th IRRC - at the Best Of The West range in Liberty Hill, Texas.

Was he shooting SSP?

Just goes to show you should always carry a BUL (back up lightsaber).

I use an RCBS 502 that came with the reloading setup I bought from a family member. Your oil comment peaked my curiosity so I went looking for the instructions and the only mention of oil I can find is: "Never apply oil or any lubricant to the pivots or bearings; this will lower the accuracy of the scale." Am I missing something (I'm still fairly new to reloading)? What scale do you have and where do you put the oil?

I hope my only experience with these scenarios is my reading of them here - but suspect Murphy will probably come knocking one day.

I don't have the polished striker but have considered picking it up so I could keep the stock part as spare in my parts kit. I do have the titanium striker indicator with the -10% striker spring. With a Springer trigger (~2.5lbs.) on my M40 I could not tell the difference. Maybe it would be more noticeable with the stock trigger.

Stock spring in my XDM 40 and have been shooting 2.6 gr of Clays with 180 lead at .125 OAL for a PF of 135ish.

Guess I'm a little uninformed...how does the headstamp affect OAL? The seating die reamins the exact same distance from the shell plate no matter what the brass is. You may have more projectile engagement into the case, but isn't the OAL the same? just askin............. My understanding is that different head stamps (Speer, Remington, etc...) have different case lengths. Like you, I've wondered why the OAL would not be the same and the only thing I can think of is the longer brass touches the die and prevents the bullet from going deeper.

Thanks for the info Steve. I'm shooting the Coastal Bend Challenge (IDPA) April 3rd and was thinking some quality trigger time the day before can't hurt - and getting classified at the same time is even better.

I guess my beam settles pretty quick - I've never caught myself wishing it were faster.

The grip safties on my XD & XDM will engage if you breath on them. Never had a problem.

I'm using a beam scale that came with the used equipment I bought. What would be the advantage of going to a digital scale?

Steven, Do you have a link to the club so I can look up start times, match fees, etc.? I found this The Bullet Hole but was not able to find any details (under USPSA Club I clicked on BPSC). Did I overlook it? I just joined USPSA this week and will be traveling through San Antonio on that very day. It would be great to shoot a classifier.

Thanks Grumpy.

So would you discard what's left in my hopper or keep loading?

I was reading through this old thread, Here, regarding powders and their performance variances at different temperatures. It was stated that "Clays gets faster as the temp gets higher". Does this mean that pressure increases as well? If you are loading on the upper end could have a kaboom due to a hot, sunny day?

I'm at the end of my first pound of Clays. How far down does everyone let their hopper run before adding a new batch of powder? During my last reloading session I randomly checked the drops and all was ok, but... Do you just add new powder on top of the previous batch or would you dump this remainder into the new batch and mix them together?

JayTray, It's always a PE if a loaded ammunition feeding device falls out of a carrier (or a pocket) whether the shooter is aware of it or not. If you fumble the mag you've grabbed for the reload it needs to be picked up to avoid the PE. Thanks for the link Steve.

At a recent match the following occurred: Toward the end of a stage the shooter performed a slide lock reload; it was the final shooting position. As the shooter drew a fresh mag for the reload he dislodged the second mag and it fell to the ground (unnoticed by the shooter and the SO). Since it was the final shooting position and it occurred during a reload, should a procedural have been given (had the SO been aware of the dropped mag)? Here are two applicable excerpts from the rulebook. I'm not aware of anything in the Rule Addendum addressing this (since I'm yet to finish reading it ). Page 16 (Examples of Procedural Errors) n. Any time a loaded ammunition feeding device (magazine, speedloader or full moon clip) is dropped from the carrier during a course of fire. 4. Ammunition Carrier Notes: 1. A three (3) second procedural penalty will be assessed any time a loaded ammunition feeding device (magazine, speedloader or full moon clip) is dislodged and falls out of the carrier during a course of fire. Dropping a loaded ammunition feeding device during a reload is not a procedural as long as the competitor does not leave ammunition behind.

I have two XDs that Scott did the triggers on and one that I did myself with his parts. Mine is not as good as the full blown job, but it is a vast improvement over stock.

I was just curious as to something I may need to be looking out for. Thanks for the info.

What has been your issues with Speer?

Personally I prefer the smell of the crap coming from my barrel over cigarette/cigarette smoke.

Scott at Springer has worked on my XD 9 Service and my XDM 40 - both have been 100% and were quick turn-a-rounds.