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Any particular reason why? Lighter and faster bullets equals more muzzle flip and more recoil...two things that aren't entirely helpful for what we do. I shoot almost nothing but 180s out of my Trojan and it's far from sluggish, so that shouldn't be a concern. It actually has a nice crips feel (12.5lb ISMI spring, 19lb mainspring). The 165s can be a bit snappy in comparison....more than necessary really. R, The reason why as it seemed like J Michael Plaxco's book Shooting from Within recommended the lighter and faster loads, without distinction from compensated to uncompensated, but I could be wrong. Thanks for all the help, you guys are really putting out some good info! Keep it coming! Mike wrote that book I believe around 1990 or 1991 and at that time there was only one division, open, and everybody shot heads up. The lighter faster loads allow the compensator to work more efficiently as there is more gas pressure to work with. I trained with Mike in the late 80's and have that book and his series of tapes. Very good information. Mike was writing about compensated pistols in the book. I have only shot the open division but if I was going to limited, 180 would be my choice. Marty A-7424 Hey great information and thank you for setting the context. Shooting from Within is truly a great book!

Any particular reason why? Lighter and faster bullets equals more muzzle flip and more recoil...two things that aren't entirely helpful for what we do. I shoot almost nothing but 180s out of my Trojan and it's far from sluggish, so that shouldn't be a concern. It actually has a nice crips feel (12.5lb ISMI spring, 19lb mainspring). The 165s can be a bit snappy in comparison....more than necessary really. R, The reason why as it seemed like J Michael Plaxco's book Shooting from Within recommended the lighter and faster loads, without distinction from compensated to uncompensated, but I could be wrong. Thanks for all the help, you guys are really putting out some good info! Keep it coming!

Before anyone jumps on me about the search button, I've done a lot of searching. I just bought a Brazo's tuned 5" STI TROJAN w/ Trip Mags and plan on shooting Major in single stack division. I like the idea of the lighter and faster bullet, I'm not as into the 180gr, but am willing to listen to 180gr advocates. The powder I'm using is Hodgdon Tightgroup. Are there any recommendations of loads for 155 or 165? If so what springs do you recommend? Thank You!

I believe Brazo's has a Trojan in stock now, I called Dawson and they said they will not be getting them till June! Sti's are on demand!

I love that thumb safety! What dimension front sight is that? It looks great!

I second the Trojan... I'm days away from ordering one!

I use a Bull Barrel 4inch Ruger 22/45 w/ Volquartsen extractor to train since it has a similar grip angle to my 1911. I like it because its cheap and I can afford to shoot multiple times a week with it. FYI: Mags don't drop freely, sights are very tall, trigger is nice, surprisingly accurate even at 100yards, grip is slim(throw some 1911 grips on there), annoying disassemble mechanism, holsters are hard to come by, mags could use some improvements, but I do like it! Though, I would trade it for a S&W 41 any day(any offers?)!

Oh man do I share that addiction... Its messing up my life!

The(4inBull)Ruger 22/45 really saves money! I'm putting around 1500 rounds through it a week... It's very slim and the internal slide is annoying(rips open my hand from time to time), but you can bring a timer and work all(most) your drills w/ cheapo 22! Mine seems to like the Winchester & Federal 22lr rounds better than cci mini mags, but my Mark 3 is the other way around... If your shooting steel you can usually adjust(bolt adjustment) the steel so it falls down per hit. If you install a better extractor your set! While the magazines on the 22/45 don't seem to be free falling while the slide is back, it can be annoying and will drastically slow down your mag change(worthwhile sacrifice for cost efficiency). Mags loaders are a big help too. Very accurate, hits silhouettes at 100yards out of 4inch barrel!!!! The magwell on these things are terrible... and when there are problems its usually caused the magazine... Usually its a good practice to keep it lubed and clean too, it always runs better that way. BTW Is there anyone who tunes 22/45 Mags?

I definitely enjoyed it! He was a righteous man w/ a mission. This is one of my favorites that have come out in the past couple years. The two things i didn't like were the cheesy fight choreography and his pistol that had an enormous mag. The old couple were hilarious. I'm glad it wasn't as gory as The Road. His faith was one of the greatest parts of the film. It's another inspiration to live a good life before God, die a good death.