Hi-Power Jack

Anything in Florida in the winter.

The three squibs I've had in 9mm Major have all been cycled by hand - not enough zip to extract the case and reload the chamber.

Off to a bad start. I got on website, and most of the pages have been deleted.

Iff you are going to use this to measure powder that is going to be dispensed thru a Dillon 550 or some such machine, you really don't need a "more accurate" powder scale. I use my "not too accurate" powder scale to get me in the right ballpark, then I throw 10 or 20 rounds and put them thru the tests (velocity, accuracy, feel). If I need a certain PF (Minor or Major) then I usually use the chrono to set my final powder charge. If you are NOT using the powder dispenser on your 550, but you are measuring each individual load for precise shooting, then you might need a "more accurate scale". Just a thought for you.

I'd ask whether it is worth reloading 9mm and .223 right now. Prices are low, and very available. The .223 is a PITA to reload for - lots of steps - Not sure it's worth it for 20 boxes/month. Carefully weigh the upfront expense, labor involved and the cost saving before you decide.

I use WW231 (start c. 3.2 gr and work up slowly with a chrono).

My SDB works very well for 9mm, which is NOT straight wall.

If you're loading this to 9mm Major (PF 165 +), you are using the wrong powder … as echotango is suggesting. Are you loading 9mm Minor (PF 125 +) ?

Welcome back, and thanks for the great review. Should be very helpful for lots of folks here.

Just started reading "Skills and Drills : Reloaded", and also have "Dryfire : Reloaded" and "Pat of Focused Effort". Going to be a Great 2020

Looks like some good times to me, esp for a beginner. I'm going to start dry firing, soon (New Year's Resolution). Hope we can both keep up with it

You have shot only 6 matches. Too early for you to answer your own questions re: YOUR preferences. Keep shooting what you've got, and decide next Spring.

From watching police shows on t.v. it seems a major problem with "catching trespassers" is the camera being high enough resolution to actually identify the people. Not sure that a trail cam will have sufficient resolution. But, not sure.

I'm a low B shooter, and I don't need the miniscule advantage of .38 SC. A local M is still using 9mm Major - he doesn't suffer from it - I've never seen him with a feeding problem.

It's not.

I'd also try the hottest 115's you can find, but I'd run them against some of the slowest 115's and the 147's you're currently using - try all three at the same time and comparison. Try them on a timer - see which your wife likes the best.

I wouldn't worry about which gun to use until you can learn to pick up the pace without losing necessary accuracy. And, as HCH said above, it's NOT only the shooting - it's all the other movements that you probably need to speed up. Learn how to shoot with what you want to shoot before you worry about getting a "better" gun.

Since I am shooting at c 62%, I figure there are a LOT more things I should be doing to get to 70% than switch to a .38 SC. Granted, there is a slight benefit to the longer brass, BUT anything else will get me higher on the pole than switching calibers.

I'd bet that TN gets similar swings in April and October. ??? When I lived in NY, April is usually very rainy and lows of 35 F going up to 55 F. but I remember snow storms in April and I remember one week in April that was HOT in the 80's). Temperature swings seem to be the norm everywhere I've lived.

A Browning Hi-Power, or P35. It has 15 round mags. I still have one, but now I usually shoot my TruBor 9mm Major.

Can be as low as 27 F. first thing in the morning, warming up to 58 F. in the afternoon, or it can be 60 F in the am, warming to 80 F. Can also be raining … Welcome to Florida.

Yes. I started using a BHP for exactly the reasons that you have noticed. Nothing wrong with it - I enjoyed shooting Limited Minor. You don't need a "long term solution" - just stick with Limited Minor until YOU decide you'd like to do something else. You'll have a LOT of FUN, believe me. I did.

I would just use whatever load you normally use during the summer in TN.

There was a posting here few months ago that indicated he thought most cracked slides were because of improper lightening of the slides … If you can find that post, you'll be well ahead in your search for the perfect powder. But, as FTP mentioned, 3n38 is probably a good bet for powder. Another way to look at it, is that 100,000 rounds will cost you c. $12,000+ for the ammunition. By the time you've spent $12,000+ for ammo, you might not mind too much spending $1,000 to update your blaster.

Well, not exactly. You also reside in PA, which allows you to shoot ANYTHING you want.