S-Hurt

My CasePro rolls the 9mm brass back to factory specs before I send it into my reloader. It's great! I don't have any problems with my reloads having buldged brass at the bottom of the case. I guess one reason I don't have any problems is because I send them through the CasePro two (2) times before reloading. I'm shooting a little more and find sending the brass through twice is very time consuming since we are talking around 13,000 pieces. Question: Do you think it's necessary to send them through the CasePro twice? Almost all of the brass comes out of a Glock.

Dude ... as a pistol shooter, I also started shooting precision rifle a couple months ago and it's addictive. I'm not gonna give up USPSA or IDPA but this long range stuff has my interest and I can see me spending more time at the long rifle range. It is obviously an "art" to shooting long range. Good luck to you the rest of this year and don't stay awake nights thinking about it like I do!

Well ... since I just joined Snipers Hide I found out you need 100 posts before listing on the classified. Now what?

Help! I just started shooting precision rifle matches and bought the Valdada 3-18X42 SF 35mm tactical MP-8 Illuminated reticle from Valdada less than one month ago. Mounted the scope last week and fired around 15 shots. At a rifle match this weekend, I discovered this might not be the scope for me. I have discovered other scope options I like better. How much of a beating will I take in my pocket book and what is a good selling price? Scope from Valdada was $1,850.00 however the LE price was $1,250.00 including the medium tactical alloy rings, and shade. I could use some "serious" advice before I list it on the classified section. I still have all the paper work but not the box.

Yeah ... 3.3 grains of Titegroup with my Montana Gold 147's makes a sweet load for my Glock 34. And since I'm right handed, I bought all right handed bullets from MG!

Thanks ... that post says it all. We can stop right here.

Help! I need to build a new reloading bench ASAP. I need it to be at least 8' or 9' long to hold a Dillon 1050 and Dillon 650. What is the best countertop? My old countertop was a cheap one from Lowes and its done a good job but I wondering if there is something better? Come on ... give me ideas with pictures!

Weather? It won't matter ... it's gonna be FUN! Jake always puts on a great match.

I had a similar situation occur with me where there were plastic bags placed over the targets because of rain. As I'm trying to shoot a head shot, strong hand only .... the plastic bag moves across the target, bunches up at the head, and blows off from the head. I waited a couple seconds to see what the bag was gonna do. I was the only one in my group of 10 or 11 this happened to and wanted a reshoot however the SO & MD said "no". I tell this story because it reminds me how I'm supposed to be looking at the sights but it's just natural to also observe some of the target at the same time. I'm sure she just wanted to shoot the stage like everyone else with no advantage or disadvantage. She (probably like me) is just not a good enough trained paper target killer and when things happen to the target which aren't supposed to happen it's a distraction. I hope she continues to shoot and harbors not hard feelings. I can't say the same! I vote to give her a reshoot.

You have awesome advice from Nick, Saibot, RiggerJJ, and Berkim. Now I'm gonna tell you the same thing they are. I also don't mess with the crimp .... not needed.

This promises to be another great "Jake Martens" match! I've never been disappointed with one of his matches. You ROCK! Plenty of stages, plenty of rounds. You'll get your moneys worth from this match plus Jake is a good dude. This will be a costly match though cause my wife and daughter will shop in Indy! See you soon.

If your in the southern Indiana area, it would be worth your time and trouble to shoot the Redbrush IDPA match on the first Saturday of each month. Yesteday was the regular monthly match with ten stages of fire and 175+ round count all for $15. Around fifty guys braved the heat and had a blast. Your going to shoot at least six stages every month! Guys are driving over from Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky ..... it's worth the drive. Directions: www.redbrush.org

Jake .... you know how to run a match! I'll be there with clean underwear on.

Another option is to buy a Casepro 100 which will resize the brass back to factory specs. I shoot the Glock 9mm, 40 cal and 45 gap & acp and use the Casepro 100 to reload my casings a number of times. If you buy the machine, you must buy the dies for each caliber ..... it ain't cheap! I waited a long time for my Casepro and dies but let me tell you it's been worth every penny not having to worry about my brass and the bulges the Glocks cause at the bottom of a case.

Between USPSA and IDPA: Indiana Illinois Tennessee Kentucky Missouri Ohio Arkansas Alabama Mississippi

Gary ...... Good luck on the night match this Saturday. This is going to be a "real cool" match! Everyone appreciates your dedication to the sport.

I shot the Indiana Sectional in a squad with Tony Hawkins, Micah Barcelo, Andy Wood, Chris Keen and Joel Ripper. All agreed I need to shoot faster and I'm taking too much time for the perfect double tap. My transitions from target to target were also slow. Shooter H

Thanks for all the replies. I absolutely love this website! I'm very deliberate in my shooting in almost every aspect. My transitions are slow and my double taps are considered slow. The only thing that helps me is I'm a very accurate shooter and I don't drop a lot of points. I'm 46 years old and started out shooting PPC - revolver over twenty years ago. PPC stresses accurate shooting with very liberal times. Twenty years later, I'm still accurate but slow with my semi auto in competition. Even on close target stages I'm afraid to let it all hang out and find myself concentrating on the sight picture. Without speading up, I will never get to the next level. Oh yeah ... I've got sight picture and trigger control down pat. You will have to trust me when I say "I'm a slow MA in IDPA and slow B-almost A in Production". I have spent the past two weeks reading through the threads on SNAPPING THE EYES during some drills with the targets spread out at various distances. How do I break the habit of getting that perfect sight picture every time and consciously doing one step at a time? Shooter H

I took a private shooting lesson from Dave Sevigny a few years ago. Dave taught to drop down into the prone and put the bottom of the gun on the ground! I laughed a little and then watched Sevigny ding the gong about five or six straight times. With a little practice, I started dinging that gong myself. Two weeks ago I shot an IDPA match in Memphis Tennessee and they had a stage that required six rounds from around 32 yards. There was a bench for reloading and I thought about Sevigny. I used the bench much like the ground at the prone and dropped 1 point at the 32 yard line. Five perfect shots and one about one inch off the center. Again, I learned from a pro that it is better to put the bottom of the gun on the ground ... try it ... it works.

I appreciate someone who was willing to talk about "practice" and what it takes to get a whole lot better. Thanks for the earlier posts on dry fire. Are there any other posts on "how to practice"?

I agree ... keep the production rules! This is going to be a great match and I'm making plans to attend. My plan is to use my "holster retention device aka: sights" shoot accurate and have fun.

I'm swaging the primer pockets and I've also backed off on the adjustment to the primer seat. I'm going to back off the adjustment a 1/16 to see if it helps. Thanks for the input.

Thanks ... I'll give it a try.

I'm having a horrible time loading on my "new" Dillon 1050 with 9mm. With the crunch on reloading components, I purchased some Russian primers about a year ago however my Dillon 1050 does not like loading this primer. It will crush about one out of ten. When I back out the primer seat it does not properly seat the primers into the pocket leaving them a little high. Any ideas? Could the Russian primers be a little larger than a regular Winchester or Federal? These same primers loaded just fine on my Dillon 650 with 9mm but my new Dillon 1050 is causing me a headache!

After reading your post I had to laugh because you sound like my double! I have thousands of 38 special brass from years of shooting PPC and load on a Dillon 650. I noticed the bulge at the bottom after loading four or five thousand rounds a few years ago and feared they would not either load or extract. I cylinder checked a number of those rounds and they were just fine. I bought a case gauge anyway and they all pass even though they look bulged towards the bottom. An old buddy told me to make sure the sizing die goes all the way down to the shell plate and I should never have a problem with 38 special. I also have a CasePro 100 which resizes the brass back to factory specs, for my semi auto brass, but CasePro does not make sizing die's for 38 special. Again, I've noticed the same thing but never had a problem ..... just keep reloading and have fun shooting. Scott Hurt