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  1. Check out Www.speedshooterspecialties.com I bought one from Kenny a few years ago.
  2. I broke my trigger return spring on my M&P today so I decided to do a full cleaning and parts replacement. I replaced slide release, trigger spring, recoil spring and striker assembly (I was still using the old black style striker). After reassembly, my reset is laggy. I could hear it reset but the striker doesn't always fall when I pulled the trigger. I replaced the new striker assembly with the old one and everything now works 100%. Any ideas why the new striker assembly would be binding? The replacement was the full assembly and not just the bare striker. ETA: Turns out my striker was tuned with a trigger job I had. I will need a new trigger bar and sear to use a new striker.
  3. +1 for want2race 00bullitt did a trigger job on my M&P using stock parts. I acutally prefer the reset on my tweaked trigger bar vs. apex RAM after comparing them side by side.
  4. Winding up near a compressed load at 4.6 ?? I thought it would have happened a lot sooner than 4.6. It may be slightly compressed with 4.6g and 1.13" OAL. 5.0-5.2g would probably be at the top of the case. 4.8g was almost spilling out on my press as I rotated the shell plate.
  5. I have about 6k of 116 PF through my 4.25" fullsize with the stock recoil spring. It functions 100% and all the brass falls in a small pile just to my side. I agree with Kevin and tweak your load +/- 0.1gr to adjust the brass pile location.
  6. My old lot was around 130 PF with 4.2g for a MG 124 CMJ. New lot using 4.6g is around 116 PF. I tried going up to 4.8g but the volume was too much IMO for a 9mm case. I still use the 4.6g load but I don't compete so it works for me as a training load. I'm not sure the slow jugs will make minor consistently unless you are using 135g or heavier bullet (due to case volume limitations).
  7. Just received my invoice from PVI tonight for my 12# on backorder. Looks like it's on the way. I placed my order back in early Feb.
  8. I've got 12# on backorder from PVI. Good to know it will be coming soon.
  9. My M&P9 runs perfectly with 116 PF loads and the stock recoil spring. I would buy another stock recoil spring and try that out before you start experimenting. I have run a SSS stainless uncaptured rod with a 13# spring. It works fine but the slide is a little to easy to come out of battery IMO.
  10. Has anyone tried this test? http://www.leadtestconfirm.com/ It looks much cheaper than a blood test by my Dr. They do not show a sample of the results so I am curious to see how they list the lead levels. ETA: I just found one site that listed the results and it doesn't look like it will be useful to us.
  11. Try Tony at Velocity Shooter. http://www.velocityshooter.com/ I just ordered a few and I believe he has some in stock.
  12. I've heard good things about these guys http://historicfirearms.com/ Only need Serial #s if single item is over $10k. I haven't used them so I can't give firsthand knowledge.
  13. Yes. 4.8 gr is pretty much spilling out of a 9mm case.
  14. I use the nitrile ones for case prep, reloading, and case gage. Buy a few different kinds to see what you prefer. I don't like the thicker gloves since they limit my dexterity. The purple ones linked above are about 6 mil on the fingertips. The ones I use from amazon are about 4 mil at the fingertips. They won't last all day but are better for fine motor skills. The thicker gloves work well for things like working on your car.
  15. Since I currently shoot 98% 9mm, if you take the caliber change convenience/cost out of the equation and assume that I am looking to load 1k/mo of a single caliber and can afford both the 650 and 550 does your recommendation change? I'm in a similar situation to you since I only load about 1k of 9mm a month. I have one small child and one on the way so my free time is limited. I went with the 550 a year ago. If I were to do it again, I would get the 650 with a case feeder. For me, time is more important than cost at this point in my life.
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