Amerflyer48

Well Done and Welcome to the forums

Don't forget Guncraft Range in Ruskin and for gun shops Smooth Action Firearms in Brandon

I have some brass ones for my Wilsons from back in the '90s forget who made them though, about 2x thicker than standard wilsons they don't spit out as quickly but they do land base own if mostly empty I think inertia of getting the mag moving is the culprit empty you have the help of the follower spring on the slide stop catch, again I think the plastic shaw style pads flip out faster but will land flat/lips down will post a pic if you want to see some vintage parts upper right corner Somewhere around here I also have an old set of Jack Breskovich Grips from back in 1988

just remember to aim a little lower to compensate while you are floating, Remember your POI will change also

took his "station 4 the case gets real tight and does not let the plate line up properly" to mean round not lining up and I agree if it is just the star not indexing every 4th round it is a plate tightness issue or sometimes when I set the set screw if I lean on the larger wrench it will bind, guess it cants the main bolt that holds the shell plate/star down and it gets tight when it all doesn't line up then again my RL450 is a few years old and a few thousands of rounds worn

second the above post, I think though he means you to loosen the lock nuts and use the shell casings as alignment pins when you tighten the locknuts back down First however I would disassemble and clean everything dies, ram head and plate, this may be happening with just your super setup now but if it is a bit of crud on the plate it could eventually happen with others Good Luck

Here it is from Alliant themselves back in 1985

I have an old Lyman 46th Edition 1987, and it lists Red Dot in both 9mm and .45ACP What bullet weights are you looking at using? Lead or Jacketed ? could scan and email them to you. John

variables in the different test equipment, brass and bullets used also crimp will affect pressure/velocities Universal Receivers(test fixture) vs. long barrel vs. shorter barrel , shallow poly rifling vs. deep cut rifling etc. Bullet bearing surface, hardness Brass has different volumetric amounts volume affects combustion chamber size Military brass is thicker and has less volume and will cause higher pressure/velocity vs. the same load in say Federal brass this is why you will always hear : Reduce and work up using your gun,components and a chronograph pressure is not linear Usually when working with a new combo I look to avg. the middle of the loading between 3 of my books then start up from there to get to where I want to be. Example Manual 1 3.5 grs-6.0 Manual 2 3.2 grs-5.8 Manual 3 3.8 grs-6.4 So I would start at 5.5 Grs. and work up watching velocities and pressure signs, velocity actually backing down or leveling out, flat primers, accuracy on target while I'm at it and keep good notes even on what isn't working so you know you tried it already Hope this helps John

Smoking Tree Rat Had the same problem identifying chokes when I got my AL390ST and according to my research the CZ takes the Beretta Benelli pattern choke Either way the markings seem to be semi standard through all mfgs. http://www.trulockchokes.com/choke-identification-tool.php

BTW usually set my taper crimp die to .003" under resized to start as in resize a round measure OD at mouth then subtract .003" and taper crimp the case until you get that measurement at the mouth edge with NO Projectile then measure and record a loaded round for your records. good luck and wishing a quick solution to your frustration

Port Buffer for the 91to save the denting and reload them as any semi auto rifle

I usually pull the barrel and use that as a check as that is the true decider if it will feed or not gauges tend to be tighter then most chambers I'd be willing to bet the rounds that don't drop will check OK in chamber and can be used for practice Questions: 1 did you check after resizing and they all drop in ? then sizing is the issue if not then you will have to recondition the brass prior to reloading it. 2 if you did then the crimp would be where you would want to look too much or too little will cause enough to not check also if your OAL presents bullet beyond case mouth before it tapers such as a long loaded H&G 68 for a .45 that can catch on a gauge but RN will usually slide right in as they have no lip 3 what caliber as .40s tend to be Glocked and Redding can help you and lastly keep the drop check gauge incredibly clean any schmoo can cause inconsistent gauging and rejected rounds

1911 .45ACP Series 70 Gold Cup top end on an ESSEX Stainless lower wore out the lower but the upper still in use on a newer blued Colt frame may try resurrecting lower with a .22 conversion someday John

think I saw that Gnome on this reference manual http://www.howtosurviveagardengnomeattack.com/ guard your sights you might need them someday

While out in the garage I uncovered an old set of hearing protectors by David Clark Company I have had since I started shooting some 30+ years ago so with the help of WWW I found David Clark Company in Mass and ordered up a "soft goods kit" since the foam and ear seals were hopelessly deteriorated (David Clark D27 Protectors new $38.00) they don't fold up and the ear shells aren't low pro and they were bright blue ( some fading over time) 22dB rating and I plan to use foam plugs with them while shooting but for yard work should be fine 1 Soft goods kit $11.00 with shipping $18.00 Reviving a set of hearing protectors your Grandfather gave you Priceless now for the AND...... The set arrived and I was planning on breaking them in while mowing the yard but the ear seals were missing, a quick call to "Bill" in Customer Service and they are on the way, a few more days won't matter Nice to bring back old gear, next up is an old 1911 frame I'm planning a .22 conversion setup

RDA, back when I shot NRA Hi Power that was standard practice to "box" the powder to get consistency for your whole season those M-1s are powder hungry compared to pistol calibers So you load your whole season off the same mix less variation in velocity so less fidgeting with sight corrections etc. Plan to do it with my .223 once I settle on a recipe. Used to do it with Winchester SuperLite in my 10mm still have the can marked "Mixed Lot" with lot numbers and date I think. Kind of like painting a room if you have 3 gallons you mix them all in a 5 gallon bucket so you don't have variations in your walls,not world ending for your livingroom but a light batch of powder could drop you minor if you run close to Major PF ( ask me how I know ) all you are doing is making your own lot of powder once you work up a load for that lot you just made you are good to go until it runs out, I wouldn't add any to that batch after load development though that's where you would introduce a possible variation. John High Country, when I see things like that I think of Inigo Montoya's reference to "Inconceivable"

usually I resize then trim I still have my old Lyman Universal and don't shoot anywhere near enough to have to high speed process and keep a batch ahead the problem I see is unless you could figure if and how much the brass grows when it is resized how much do you need to trim? You could trim to the approved trim to length and rely on the case growing when resized then again it may be so small an amount that this is an academic venture I guess trim a few, resize and remeasure to obtain an average length growth due to resizing to see if there is any useable difference John

Keep in mind a lighter stock will lighten it up over all but will move your point of balance forward making it more nose heavy I actually experimented with lead in my Magpul ACS side tubes to balance it out as I have an 18" Black Hole weaponry barrel that is 0.88" under the rail and 0.75" from gas block out my rainier arms version of the Sampson is only a 12.37" and without aforementioned lead experiments my balance point was 1" ahead of the front takedown pin loading the tubes up with 230 LRN projectiles and a foam earplug or 2 so they don't rattle dramatically shifted the balance point. the optic may also make the balance shift back depending on its location and if you are running any optics now and may possibly eliminate or mitigate the nose heaviness since that will be mounted on the upper not out on the rail and your balance point is somewhere forward of that . as for the comp dive I have heard this complaint before and instead of drilling them out I would consider tapping and set screwing as another option if there is enough "meat" to do it (pics online don't show if there is enough) and ,say, close off the 3 up top shoot it and see what combination will work for you I saw another comp setup that proclaimed "infinite tune ability" and looked a lot like a STAG that was threaded and came with a bunch of headless set screws red loc tite and a wrench ( another selling point if you decide to sell later on ) Good Luck John

http://www.gallatingun.com/ Gallatin Gun Club has a upcoming 3 gun event for your consideration October 12, 2013 3-Gun IMG Rules From Tngunowners.com http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/68946-3-gun-around-nashville-or-close/ "The upcoming 3-gun at Gallatin is a great place for new 3 gun shooters. It will be 5 stages with no long range stuff, I just don have the room for stages that are big and long. It will be fun and will require good gun handling with all 3 guns" was hoping to get into 3 gun this year however other priorities have taken center stage hope to make it out someday I could always use my 1897 Win, M-1Garand and 1911 for some classical action until then it is dry firing to keep the rust and cobwebs away John

the dowel I use on my Mossberg 500 is an uncut #2 Pencil but that is taking a 5 to a 2 shot drops in where the barrel screws into. a length of 3/8" dowel dropped in behind the follower should do the trick just have to figure the length to shorten 2 1/2 shells so you have space to easily load 2 shells but no more than 2 thus 2 21/2 gives you some slack 8 x shell length = cut length remove tube extension drop in dowel replace extension go enjoy the birds

keep in mind that HS-6 is the old WW 540 so that data would also be useable as always reduce and work up in your firearm I only have loadings for a Super @ the old PF most are around 180 or so way above plinking but I could see working up an HS6 load for 9mm if I had one

Well HP-38 is also WW 231 and there have been a lot of rounds launched by 231 over the years and is my preferred powder I worked with the 200 LSWC more often than not so don't have any data for a 230 Load some of both and see what you like

the really scary part is the answer that you can do it but need a chronometer this is the one of the setbacks I see from the recent influx of new shooters due to recent buying frenzy lack of qualified knowledge and the pervasive "close enough" attitude of todays society in most every other area close enough is never close enough unless you are tossing an empty ammo box in the trash

You are in out thoughts and prayers these coming months, know that there are a lot of people out there praying for you and your wife in these coming months and you are not alone as you travel down your path You Will Persevere