muncie21

I have both 9mm and .40 CZs and have developed loads for each using round nose, hollow point, truncated cone, etc. Any of these projectiles will work, you just need to tailor to round to your specific pistol/barrel. Oh and congrats on leaving the range with all 10 fingers still attached and functional.

CZ Customs has 1 CM in stock. Bunch on GB also

What case gauge are you using and how does it compare to the barrel of the firearm you wish to shoot said cartridge from? I have found that my Dillon single case gauge and shockwave case gauge (100 rounds) to have differences of opinion on what is acceptable. I use my barrel to break the tie.

I second this motion

You're not trying to put a CZ 75 basepad on a Tactical sport mag are you? My CZC basepads (for TS/TSO) slide on/off very easily.

Looking at the MSRP and specs on the Staccato-P, I would expect the entry level (DLC finish) Stacatto-L will be priced right around $1999. Hard chrome will add a few hundred bucks, just like the Edge platform.

It's an older build, but still running strong

Dillon CS is amazing. Now tell us how the BS class went? 6 days is a lot of shooting.

Seems you're on the right track OP. To verify powder drop, I drop 10 charges into a container and then measure, moving the decimal over mentally. Do this 3 times and you should be good to go.

Do the plunk & spin test brother. If you're not familiar with the test, reach out to google, lots of instructions and vids.

When you setup your chrono, you'll need to enter some information in order for the chrono to calculate correctly. Distance to Chrono: Pretty self explanatory Ballistic coefficient: I normally leave it as 1. Bullet weight: enter in grains

OP- in addition to the other very good and constructive suggestions, here's my suggestions to get started Rough set your dies, aside from the sizing die, you'll likely need to tweak the rest Place a fired shell in your seating die station and seat a projectile slightly longer than recommended. Chamber the round and remove, this will get you close to your OAL, you may need to fine tune your seating die to get the bullet to plunk/spin After I have OAL dialed in, you'll need to set your expanding die to expand enough for the bullet to be seated without scraping, but not so much that the flared portion of the case contact the decapping/crimping die causing excessive brass particles. Once you have these parameters set, load up the 10 or so samples per charge and work up your ladder. Keep in mind, you'll need to verify OAL for each bullet weight/shape. Good luck and looking forward to seeing results this weekend! BTW, I have the same chrono and use it frequently. I'm sure there are better ones or ones with more features, but that one gets the basics of the job done.

Sounds like you have a newer TSO. Not sure why, but TS, TSO and CM are coming with the thicker trigger guard. Wonder if it's cost savings or Scoda's are getting scarce

Grafs' has one 1# container

Ya know, there's a whole reloading forum where this topic has been discussed many times. Not bitching, just saying for those that don't know.

Here's the best part about EGW extractors- " Made from Unobtanium, only available from EGW inc. this stuff is a century ahead of common spring steel" Great company, with great sense of humor to go with it.

Here's a pic of the factory TSO magwell compared to the CZC one.

I had a pair that had a similar issue. The metal part of the grip on one side wasn't completely flat, allowing the grips to rock ever so slightly. I used some painters tape under the grip to fill in the unevenness. Used a razor to trim the tape after tightening the grips and now the tape isn't noticeable unless you really look.

^^ Definitely check the picture. CZ has changed trigger guard design on TSO and CM, so it's a wash which design you'll actually get. Latest pictures I have seen from TSO is that they went back to the older TS design, which has thicker trigger guard. I purposely shopped around when buying my pistols to ensure I could use them all with the same holster. BTW, I use the older Alpha (not the Alpha X) with magnetic insert and no barrel support. Works well for me, but I wouldn't be running from A to B with the pistol in the holster. One thing about this design holster (likely most race holsters that retain the pistol via the trigger guard) if for some reason you holster without the safety on, there's a chance the holster can catch the trigger, resulting in an AD.

The chart below came from Dawson's web site

It could be that you're cleaning the cases too much and not using any type of lubricant in your wet tumble process. After the first round of tumbling with degreaser/soap, I drain the water, refill with fresh water, add a bit of synthetic car wax and tumble for an additional 10-15 min. End result is very clean cases, with just a bit of lube to prevent sticking in the sizing and expanding dies.

That makes more sense

Looking at STI's website they are no longer making the Edge. I'm glad that I picked up one before they made the change. Now the only full size (5" barrel) pistol that's setup for Limited (.40) is the DVC-L, which has a list price of $3K. So no more $2K entry type limited guns from STI.

Shhh, don't tell AOC that

Maybe 'difficult' is the wrong word. One additional complexity that lighter bullets do not have is potential bulging of the case, near the bullet base, if they get seated where the walls of the case start to taper. When loading for my CZ, I found there was a point were decreasing OAL would result in this bulge, too much bulge and it won't chamber.