Rob Tompkins

Thanks for the upate. Depending on RO start times I might be able to help staff the match. I'm not a USPSA cerifed RO but can run Practiscore pretty well.

I'm finding out it’s a combo of bullet shape and COL combined with how the mag presents the bullet. I have a 40 cal Kimber 1911 with a Kart barrel that runs conical flat point (typical lead and factory shape) loaded down to typical factory COL of about 1.12”. It also runs the rounded flat point from X-Treme at the same length. However the 2011 I’m having built, also with a Kart barrel will not run the conical flat points unless loaded out to >1.17” but runs the X-Treme ’s bullets loaded at ~1.12. Bottom line is how the mag’s present the bullet is another factor as well as shape, it’s not just COL.

Another option is a set of glasses fosuced on the front sight. This leaves the tgt fuzzy but front sight is very sharp. Works for me but YMMV.

Taper crimp die or factory crimp die? The factory crimp die - it produces a taper crimp. http://leeprecision.com/reloading-dies/hand-gun-dies/lee-carbide-factory-crimp-die/

For 9mm, 40cal, and 45ACP is use the taper crimp from a Lee FCD. No roll cripm. Get good performance.

Since the gun is brand new, you might want to run the factory spring for a bit to make sure everything runs right, including mags. That way if you have any issues you know is not due to recoil spring. Then springs are cheap enough that you can get several and try them out to see what feels good to you.

Thanks, I can just wait for the website. I'm just considering an upgrade for my back up rifle. Main rifle has a Gen II HD 1-6x w/ JM retical so something inexpensive with a similar hash marks would be good but its not urgent. Thanks for the info.

Any projection on when spec's will be published? Looked on the web site and didn't see anything - could be I'm not clever enough to find it?

I started after 50. When I first started, M seemed impossible, but just taking one step at a time and trying to get better is making it a pretty feasible goal now. Of course I'm not trying to shoot 7 different divisions in 2 different sports. I agree its possible and if I reprioritized things in my life it could / would happen, even without my own facility. However, in addition to USPSA I like to MD the local IDPA match - several good firends there plus I enjoy 3-gun a bunch so I try and play that game every month as well. I'm sure if I dropped IDPA and 3-gun and spent that time / engery on USPSA I would advance faster, possibly acheive M level but I don't think I'd have as much fun so I don't. ;-)

Basically, all of the above. If I had a live fire facilty within a five min walk of home, then when I had 30-60 free time I could go practice and test loads. Then I would need more money for more bullets, powder, and primers. Then i would be motivated to exercies and physically train for the sport. Haveing not come into action pistol shooting until nearly 50 years old M/GM level would a hard row to hoe but might be possible. Given realities of my life I'll be happy to be an A shooter.

Another vote for One Shot and done. I have rolled cases in an old towel after reloading but only when I went a little heavy with the One Shot.

Good bullets, work for me. Worth a review.

This! If you are anywhere near dirt or sand it will eventually embed in any lining material which will accelerate wear. Once in the lining it will be a bear to clean out. Consider plain kydex but before every range session use an Armor All wipe to clean it out. Better yet, send that gun out and get it Melonite finish – in the long run a better solution.

For me and others I've observed, shooting a single platform (i.e., all Glocks, all M&P's, 2011/1911's, etc. but not necessarily the exact same gun allows for faster and greater skills development. However, some amount of experimentation in necessary to find a good ergonomic match to start with as well as to see if things have changed. When I or others have changed platforms I've observed or personally had some amount of "set back" but you get past it. Having said that, I shoot what I enjoy, a 9mm 1911 in IDPA, a stock M&P 9 Pro in 3-gun, and a 40 cal 1911 in USPSA until a few months ago when I went to my M&P 40 Pro in USPSA w/ modified trigger (but only until my 2011 is finished). Over the past year I'd say 75% of pistol shots fired were from a 1911 of some sort, most of rest were from an M&P of some sort and few from odd's ends (M41, PT111, revolvers) when plinking with friends.

I got a Do All Gun Buggy: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/312643/do-all-gun-buggy-folding-3-wheel-shooting-cart-nylon-green I was one of the first in the local area to get / use a cart - many laughed, most have one now. :-)

Depends on wether the planned production run is more than the pent up demand, a surplus exists. I don't shoot revolver often but this is a cool gun but not $1200 cool.

Four are on Gunbroker with current bids from under $900 to Buy It Now at $1300.

Can you? Yes. Will it be reliabe? Maybe not. The case will be 0.05 narrower which leaves a lot of room for the case to slip out of the extractor and fail to eject properly.

Para is a company / brand under the Freedom Group: http://www.freedom-group.com/ I do believe they will be relocating to the new Remington plant in Huntsville AL as part of the Remington relocation and conslidation.

The heavier the bullet the less energy needed to achieve the same PF. PF is linear with mass and velocity while energy is liner with mass but exponential with velocity. Less energy means less perceived recoil which means faster / more controlled 2nd shots and less shooter fatigue. Of course this all has to balance with springs for reliable function and inherent accuracy from the barrel as well as costs to load. I’ve tried some of all the listed weights and I personally don’t feel much difference between 124 & 135 grain bullets and 147’s are a bit softer while 165’s are just plain silly at ~130PF. The 115’s are harsher but not uncontrollable. All (except 115’s) are accurate enough for me and my uses. When my stock pile of loaded 124’s runs out, I’ll probably switch to 165’s depending on cost and availability.

If you want it bad enough: https://reloadingunlimited.com/product-category/reloading-components/reloading-components-powders/page/12/

So, to be able to reload whenever you want, make sure your grip pushes up the slide stop at the right time, drop the mag, reload, and move on? It locked back, so therefore it was automatically a malfunction? Yea since we all have control over that... But if you can do that, you are probably a jedi ninja On the last shot on an array (if you are right-handed) just push your left thumb up? (I"m left-handed, so it wouldn't be as easy for me ) I'm not big on the "can't drop a mag with rounds in it" in the first place, so this is rather an academic discussion, really---but that being said, it doesn't seem a malfunction to me when the gun does exactly what it is supposed to---slide stop was engaged, so the slide locked back. Yay, the gun works correctly! If a person has only shot 6 rounds on an array and the slide locks back, it seems to me that it is on the shooter to figure out the problem and fix it appropriately. If someone is so caught up in finding a better slide lock reload point they want to intentionally induce a premature slide lock - let them for I doubt it will mean much in the end even if done well and the potential for getting it wrong is pretty good. While its "cheating" I can't tell for sure and if I could it would be an FTDR or DQ.

+1 - Agreed.

Counter Point: Don't buy it. A 43oz steel gun shooting a mild 9mm will feel stupid soft. Accuracy will be very good and the trigger will seem feather light. You will want to shoot it is ESP for IDPA and/or SSTK for USPSA and you will feel good shooting it. It will make the games fun, fun, fun. While Glocks have many virtues but owning a 9mm 1911 will highlight all of its vices and you will not longer feel completely satisfied with by a Glock. Just stay with the Glock. Ignorance is bliss.

I figured Garnt Cunningham might know a thing or two so I read his disucssion on gun lubes: http://www.grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html I am not a chemiest but do have a broad engineering background and his resoning seems sound. I use Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) as my gun oil a tiny drop at a time.