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I have emailed LW a couple of times trying to get a production number for the long slides but have received no reply. However they don't know me from Adam. Is there anyone out there who has a better relationship with whom they might want to reply? I'd love to get an Idea where this is headed. R

Apparently a popular skeletonized striker weighs 6 grams. Based on my home striker lightening mine weighs approx. 6.7 grams (I don't own a digital scale). I'm satisfied. No offense intended toward the manufacturers of lightened strikers. I'm just broke these days and need to do it myself. RK

Seems to me it's the same idea as taking mass off of the hammer on a revolver. The springs can push it easier. And it gets going sooner and so whacks the primer harder. I took 11 grains off of my stock striker after a bad match where I couldn't get through a single mag. I took that spring (Reduced Power) back to the range using the lightened striker and it works again. For how long I don't know. But presumably a new RP striker spring will work and be reliable much longer. I now keep a log of how many rounds down range for each spring set up. I'm sure there is a point of diminishing return regarding how much to lighten a spring. But a lightened striker and a RP striker spring seems to me to be a good marriage. I wonder how much a skeletonized steel striker weighs. RK

Thanks Whiteboy, I'm encouraged.

Thanks Flex you are the second person to tell me that. But does that mean LWD would have to sell 500 G20 tactical length complete slides with .40 barrels...or entire guns configured that way? Today I ran some 10mm, 200gn loads making major through a stock G20 and it was very soft indeed. And the whole setup very light. I don't do well with a heavy gun. I have a very nice SV sight tracker set up now and I am struggling. Jish. And what about shooting .40cal through 10mm mags? No biggie? Thanks again, Rick

I was thinking of getting a G20. Putting a LWD G20 tactical length complete slide with a .40 cal barrel on it and running it in limited. Would that be better still? And does the .40 cartridge run ok in the 10mm magazine? Rick

Very pleased to see this post as I have about 6k MG 142gn .357. Been shooting them over 3.1 of Tightgroup @ 1.100. Pretty darn accurate. Been wondering...I also have about 5k 200gn .358 that I shot out of my 686 in IDPA last year. The 142 are jacketed. These (200gn) are lead. .358 is too big right? 200gn is too heavy, right? Does anyone make a 9mm bullet that heavy? What do you guys think? Thanks so much, Rick

Usually 18lbs

I'm a feeler. If the feel is right I don't even notice my grip. Rick

Thanks for the affirmation, and your advice in this thread it has been a good one for me. I want to make big strides in my shooting in '09. Rick

This a very helpful thread. I have a question. If I am using the correct thumbs forward grip with good weak hand grip panel contact. And my weak (support) hand is tight up under the trigger guard. Is my support pinky finger (at it's base) making hard contact with the bottom of the handgun grip forcing the camming action? Seems like it's there but not pressing, just making contact. I hope my question makes sense. Thanks, Rick

Gosh you guys are good. I like the Idea of visualizing my hits in that upper a zone. In my mind they are always there. The more I visualize the more they turn up in the right spot while competing.

I bought some 200 gn from magnus bullets online. I like 'em.

This thread is stunning to me. Last night for the first time I experienced some double vision while shooting a steel match. I shot the rest of the match with my left I closed. Now my left eye is a "lazy eye". Some of you in your forties may be familiar with the "lazy eye" or Ambliopia. Not sure about the spelling. My right eye is dominant and has perfect vision. The left is the lazy eye and quite fuzzy. I wore glasses to strengthen my lazy eye and a patch over my good eye when I was a kid for years. I will try the tape deal over my left eye though it must be opaque. It's already fuzzy and the double vision shows me a clear image and a fuzzy one. Very distracting indeed. It made my head swim. I feel so much better after reading your postings. Last night was very disconcerting, I thought it was just me and my lazy eye. Thanks so much. Rick

I too enjoy licorice JBs, one at a time. You can eat more and the recovery time is quicker. Rick

I've neglected my SS. It's my nicest gun. A Valtro. Mostly been a Revo guy. I'll shoot the WSSSC and jump to Limited (new gun) I'm buying a SV set up as a Sight Tracker. I'll save my SS for the monthly IDPA match. I guess I just like major. I'm new to USPSA. Solid for a little more than a month now. I love it. I came from IDPA. USPSA, more shooting, more fun. I like this forum too.

I ended up going to 4.8 Clays. For the Hollow base OAL is 1.200, for the Midstates OAL is 1.25. The hollow base over 4.6gns Clays doesn't cut it. All show very, very slight signs of pressure. I would like to use the Moly coated hollow base as my primary load 'cause I think they will chamber more reliably. The Midstates have a shoulder. Thanks again Carlos, Rick

Thank you Carlos. Very reassuring. I will work it up carefully. Rick

I just bought some 200gr Hollowbase .45acp bullets. Bear Creek as a matter of fact. Does the fact that the bullets have that hollow base change the load data? It must, decreasing pressure. Causing you to have to add powder. I thought I was making major with 4.6 grns of clays under a 200grn. midstates lead bullet. The same load date with the hollow base bullets yeilded much lower velocities. Tomorrow I will double check the velocities on my current load (midstates, no hollow base) to make sure. But does that sound right? If so it seems I should switch powders as Clays is to fast burning to fast simply keep adding and adding. What do you think? Where do I go from here? Rick

I feel safer already

West coast? CA? Really?

By the way noooobody likes those SIG 226 x5s?

Yeah. I can just start saving up for it. So I can get an SV here in CA?

Right now I'm shooting single stack and enjoying it. Those limited guns are really sexy. I'll move in that direction when I've fleshed out SS and Production. Thanks everyone Rick

Production anyone? I think yes.