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what rhett said: range time & ammo I'm here to learn more about my soontobearrivingG34, but would add: I've told many a guy, 'buy a 22LR or conversion instead of fancy gun'. Shoot what ya got and shoot it lots. How many guys i've beat with my Mossberg 590 and they are shooting $1K+ autos. I bet I shot mine more and know how to use it.

ammoguide has some loads for 121 & 122. Some with HS6. I plan on working 3.8 with V320 at 1.16" at 1030 from a 5.3" G34 barrel (per Quickload) for minor. Can go up to 4.0 before going transonic, supposedly. I need a new supply of V320 before i can verify. The 115 MG JHP is .55" Update: 1.16-17" is too long for my Glock mags. They would load/fire a few, but then not feed. Some mags wouldn't even take 2 rounds. I'm going back to 1.14" or so. Any 'sweet length' out there i should know about or is it mostly gun/load/purpose dependant.

Thanks. Some dry lube on the main shaft and some drops in the 6 holes = Good to Go!

I've got about 10K handloads on my 550 in 7 yrs, mostly pistol. Recently it started getting slow & additional tention on up/down strokes. So, I threw some gunlube on it and finished that lot of ammo. Today I went to set up for 9x19 and it kept getting slower and tighter. So I wiped it down and put some grease on it. This made it worse. What have i done and how do i fix it? Got two new 9's coming this week and it is time to tweak out some Minor loads. Thanks in advance.

OH and now i've found 4 good deals in 1 day. I can't wait! Daddy's gettin a G34, and dies, and magazines, and conversion kit, and blisters...

I want to get a 34 and extras to start getting back into the game. I can't find any good deals. No hurry, but i am getting impatient. It has been a week after all...!

Tease!

Having carried a Kahr P40 Covert, i'll looking at closing a deal on a G26. I'm about 6' 1" 225 lbs and could hide larger, but i'm trying to stick with one caliber and one brand. If 11 rounds of 400+ ft/lbs doesn't do the job, i should have brought the 500 Mag! I may consider a G20(SF, hopefully) for an open woods carry at some point too. Would also make a good .40 competition platform...

Open17, Thanks. Exactly what i need to know. I'm back to looking for a deal on a G34 then. This forum is awesome. I've been reading all day. Good thing the wife left this morning, for a week... nate

Okay. So i have some basic knowledge and have been trying to research. I'd rather get comments/suggestions from those with experience. I'm converting most of my pistol inventory to Glock, to compete. I want the 34/35 size. My major goal is 9mm but i would like the option of .40 as well; likely Storm Lake/Jarvis barrel conversion. Since i'm not a big stock 40 barrel fan, i figured i'd start with 34 & then get a .40 barrel. -Is it a simple barrel/magazine swap in either direction? -Is there an advantage to doing one way over the other? -What about the ejector,? change out? -Will a barrel swap DQ me for some classes/types of competition? Thanks in advance. :popcorn1:

Wife has a G17, mostly for home defense. I'm cleaning out all the things i haven't shot for years to get a G34, and likely a 26 for CCW. One caliber to reload, with options to use my 1000+ pieces of .40 brass if i get the itch.

Agree with 99% of the above. I only starting shooting pistol after i got in the Navy, 95. It was a Beretta 92 and i thought it was great. While working on the range, i saw many Military 1911's show their cons. After some training, my team carried Sig 226 (9mm) and i thought they were awesome (just don't dive them in saltwater). Then we were issued some H&K Mk 23s, incredible. Most accurate pistol, i've shot. I got my own USP FS 45 and loved competing with it in USPSA (stock). Since then i got out of the Nav and was required to carry a G17 overseas doing security work for US Gov. My dad had a G22 and i hated it. I wanted to hate the G17, but it is reliable & accurate enough for combat/mild competition. I've bought Para LDA LTD S/S 16/40 (for sale by the way), H&K Expert in .40, H&K Tactical in .45, Witness 10mm/38S, and i'm selling/sold them all to afford a G34 and dies/components to feed it. I know that is a handfull of guns, but i still shoot about 500+ rounds of 22LR/wk in a 22/45 and reload several thousand rounds (40, 45, 38, 357, 500) yearly. I will get a 22 LR conversion for the G34 and feed it as much as i can. The Glock isn't 'perfection', but it is really close for much less than a competitive 1911 (and some would argue more reliable). I wouldn't shoot 40 in the small frame, but am hoping for a 20SF and 40 conversion barrel for major (or 9x21 barrel maybe). Glock is good, drink the Kool aid. Having said that, Sigs & H&K are still some of my favorites.

Too fun. Loving getting back to these fun games.

I'm with Helimech. I like a 50 yd zero but on an Aimpoint 2MOA. Great battery-life, easy to buy batteries, battle-proven ...

Ahhh! Another gun/shooting forum. I'm a US Navy vet who loves to pull some trigger- on almost anything. I've been reloading (+/- 12 calibers; mostly MG pistol) for about 6 yrs and am refocusing on my 'inventory'. Downsizing some may call it. Looking to get back into competition as well. I've had H&K Expert, Para LDA LTD 16/40 S/S, H&K Tactical .45, Sigs, Tanfoglio and then some. After carrying a Glock overseas for 6 years, i'm switching to a 34 (soon). I'm going to start reloading 9mm (cheaper) and try to shoot about 1000 22LR/week for practice. AR & Mossberg 590 are some friends of mine. I look forward to learning & sharing here. Nate