TFin04

I have about 6k of 125gr LRN that I bought cheap last year. I don't normally shoot lead, but for the price, I couldn't say no. I found out very quickly that Titegroup was a bad choice for them. I have been using VV N320 and while the smoke is gone somewhat, it is still pretty heavy. I know the smoke will never go away, but I want to reduce it as much as possible. I normally load 124gr Berry's plated. I want to buy a large quantity of powder that will be good for me to finish up the LRN I have, then use for the Berry's plated stuff. Obviously the cheaper the better. Does such a beast exist? Edit- These loads will be shot from a Glock 19 (4") with a standard rifled Lone Wolf Dist barrel installed. Thanks!

Good to hear, that's the way I like to shoot. I will shoot with these a bit more and see what happens. I think I will order the standard sized XS sights and well and give them a try.

As a quick backstory, I don't do a lot of competition shooting but train a lot in defensive shooting classes. I've learned to shoot my pistol and my rifle with both eyes open. Rifle has a red dot on it. I use the XS Big Dot sights for my defensive gun, and within 10 yards or so for a fast sight picture and where hits mean bleeding, not scoring, these things kick ass. I just picked up a Glock 34 with Heine Straight Eights on them. They work great when I'm standing static shooting holes in paper. I am having trouble tracking them through recoil though. I know this style of sight is very popular in the competition world, so it's clearly me. Are most shooters closing one eye or shooting with both eyes open? I have tried both, but closing one eye really slows me down as that is not what I've trained myself to do. I've only shot this gun at an indoor range with "okay" lighting. Maybe that is part of it? I am considering buying the XS Standard sights (same concept as the big dot, only a much smaller front sight). This would allow me to keep the same platform on all of my guns, yet give me more precision than the huge golf ball of a front sight from the Big Dots. Thoughts/comments/ideas? Thanks!

To echo everybody else, sounds fine to me. I load a very similar round to yours. I use a 115gr Berry's bullet over 4.1gr of VV N320 and range pickup brass. They shoot great out of my glocks. I use the Lee factory crimp die to put a very slight crimp on them and really like this load. Soft shooting, reliable, and cheap. Works for me!

Hey guys, I was turned on to your website from Jake Di Vita recently. I work at a range in Michigan with him. I like the amount of info here, especially the reloading section. I don't do a lot of competition shooting, but I take a lot of defensive shooting classes each year. Carrying my gun and effectively fighting with it is my main priority, but competitions give me a good place to hone those skills. The competitions I do shoot in are the MI3Gun matches in Brighton, and the American Confederation of Tactical Shooters in Battle Creek. I may do things a bit differently than a true competition shooter might, but so far you guys have been understanding and let me do my thing. Anywho, figured I'd pop in and see if I can learn a thing or two. Everybody has something to offer, just gotta find it.