twodownzero

You both are exactly the ignorance this post was designed to answer. PLEASE take a course in basic microeconomics.

This sounds to me like everything becomes the Open Division, which is terrible. The open division should stay the open division. The rules should be strictly enforced to eliminate the arms race and make it about the sport, elsewhere.

I have enough ammo and primers to shoot for a long time, but I'm not pumping $5.43 a gallon diesel into my truck to go more than 30 minutes from my house to shoot a match.

I bought the sourdough pancake from simply rugged. I was similarly shocked that it was so hard to find a holster for what is literally the original .357 Magnum. The only thing I can think of is that whoever makes the plastic mold guns doesn't make an N frame S&W or Redhawk, because there are very few holsters available for either one.

I wouldn't do either one, because neither is competitive.

And the new bureaucrat (and I think I know who he will be) will get paid very well and is completely politically unaccountable. Sherwyn Greenfield is not the problem. He's a good dude. The problem is so much bigger than that.

Personally, I think we should just vest all the power in one unelected bureaucrat that can only be overturned by a unanimous board vote. That way, whatever accountability remains is extinguished and those in power will remain forever.

It sounds like you're arguing with a straw man here. I never complained about Foley or anyone who preceded him, I only watched the aftermath. I generally do vote in USPSA's elections, though, and I've been here a long time. I can say this: I'm a one issue voter now. I also don't agree that the presidency should be weak. He is the one elected official with the input of all of us. City governments work the same way, though. Some have strong mayors and others rely on a city manager. Which do you think give the power to politically accountable people to get things done? There are advantages and disadvantages to any political structure, but what we have in place now is deliberately calculated to create less accountability to the members. Whatever consequences follow is up to the board and their bureaucrat that they install, who now has tremendous power.

That was supposed to be what the President was for. Which is why we pay him a salary and expect him to manage the things that require him to be able to spend his working day managing. What has happened here is that the BoD has neutered the elected President in favor of an official who works for them. So now, instead of replacing one person, who is elected at large, to change the direction of the organization, we need to replace enough Area Directors in staggered elections until there is a sufficiently large number of them to replace the bureaucrat position they created. What do you want to bet that this bureaucrat gets paid very well with our money, is someone already politically connected to the BoD, and even less accountable to the members than the previous, now disgraced, President?

That's a very business-oriented way of looking at USPSA and certainly not what I am looking for to replace my Area Director when the time comes.

I have a suspicion there's going to be far more interest in the Area Director elections in the near future and I would submit there's a strong possibility that there will be changes in leadership as a result of this stunt.

I haven't seen a single primer for sale in a long time. I wish they'd gouge me for the rifle powders I want, as I haven't seen those either. You might be surprised what I'd pay.

Having had both the 550 and now the 650 for the last 10 years, I could recommend either one, but I would not go back to the 550 having switched, either. The 750 is just a newer version of the 650 with the priming system upgrade that the 650 should have had in the first place, but at the end of the day, all three of them make the same ammo. My evening time after work for loading ammo is relatively worthless to me and I shoot only a few thousand rounds a year, so I could get by with either one, but since I prefer to spend my time doing other things, I'm glad I have the 650. I would not consider any brand other than Dillon for practical shooting type reloading, although plenty of people use other brands, I am happy with my Dillons to a degree that I would not consider anything else, even if there was a drastic price difference. Normally I am not brand loyal; I drove a Ford for many years and there are GM products and a Ram in my driveway now. Not so with progressive reloading equipment--it's Dillon or nothing for me.

For self defense loads, a healthy load of AA #5 will do it. I have not used AA #7 in .38 and there isn't data for it except for +P on their website. I wouldn't be too concerned about shooting +P in that gun even if it's old, because +P is such a minor difference, but in my J frames, I don't need full power loads. Even in my magnum J frame, I only shoot about 1000 fps loads in it because that hurts bad enough. For modest loads for target shooting 2.5-2.7 grains of Clays is my load, so something like AA #2 is probably a good substitute. I have shot 105, 125, and 158 grain bullets with modest loads like this and that's what I use for SASS as well. They will make a J frame MUCH more enjoyable.

My vote is for Ruger for these duties, and I really like my S&W revolvers.

I don't know how much shot is in your ammo that won't cycle your shotgun, but my 1100 won't cycle 1 ounce loads either--it wants 1 1/8. I have never relied on any automatic shotgun for home defense but I have little doubt that any 9 pellet 00 buckshot is going to cycle any gun that isn't broken.

The idea of regretting buying an SV Infinity sounds kinda like regretting hooking up with a supermodel. Who, given that opportunity in life, regrets it after? Yeah, nobody.

At the rate I shoot matches, I have enough primers to shoot for the next 10 years. I don't know if I should shoot more matches or just continue to enjoy the sport at the rate I am. I'm also a SASS member and shoot that and steel challenge as well.

I don't know if I'm good or not that great at reloading. I'm definitely very good at earning penalties. Even if I was a master at reloading, I bet I'd still be a pretty solid B shooter on my best day though--I don't think it's reloads that make the difference in any division.

Why not just shoot it in Open? Who's to say a subcompact iron sight 9mm isn't welcome in Open?

I sent you a PM. I waited a year for mine and it's probably not for me, so I'd consider selling it with all its accessories and mags and such.

I'm planning on ordering at least two of them when they're available.

I would strongly recommend against using the FCD with any pistol cartridge. Also, I am very skeptical of your claim that "crimp" has anything to do with bullet setback in a straight wall pistol cartridge. Certainly in a revolver cartridge where a roll crimp is used, the crimp has a substantial effect on preventing the bullet from moving. An auto pistol cartridge headspaces off of the rim and so "crimp" is really a misnomer, a taper crimp die really just knocks the bell down that came from the expansion stage. Bullets in .45 ACP should be retained with neck tension. The FCD is famous for undersizing lead bullets, which can result in leading and other issues (bullets tumbling). I do not want any part of my .452 (or bigger) bullets sized down to .450. With a 200 grain .45, sizing "the portion inside the case" would be basically destroying the bearing area of the bullet. If I'm going to do that, I might as well buy a smoothbore barrel while I'm at it.

Exactly. I've seen some of the more popular stuff (N320, primers, rifle bullets) for sale so I know it's coming back. I'll be a buyer when I can get 8 pound jugs, preferably 2 or more, of the powder I want, at somewhat normal prices. As for primers, I don't mind paying a slight premium, but I need to be able to buy them by the sleeve, preferably several sleeves at a time, and then we'll be talking. They can keep them at the current prices--which is what is supposed to happen when prices rise in response to a shift in demand.

I have enough components to shoot for the next 10+ years. I will see $40/k primers again and I'm not foolish enough to think "they" raised the price. Prices are a market thing; no person controls or determines a price. When all the hoarders have all they want, I'll order a ton more primers. BTW: 10-15 years ago, people told me I'd never see $2 a gallon gas again. They I proceeded to buy gas in the $2 range for a long time until recently. If you think we won't see $40/k primers again, keep buying them for $100+, nobody will stop you. It's just like the stock market, buy them for whatever you value them at. I will buy them when I need them, or when I can get them for $40/k.