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The Range I shoot at always had the "muzzle ceiling" rule, but it wasn't really enforced until a local plane was hit by a 9mm round while it was landing. http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/03/29/pilot-finds-hole-in-airplane-after-flight-from-philadelphia/ (FYI it was not a round from the IDPA match, this happened during the week) The airliners fly directly overhead as they are coming in for a landing. There's also a large highschool that is 1 mile away in the direction the berms are. It is really unlikely that a round at that distance would injure someone, but could you imagine the media coverage if a round from the IDPA match broke a window at a high school...? I've learned to live with it for the most part.

I've built up strong arms from this... but I use a Lee Single Stage press and the Factory Crimp die. 15k 9mm rounds in the past 2 years and I've never had a case get stuck... (But gawd I'd love a progressive...)

Exactly correct. Bullet shape and design coupled with the chamber design on each individual handgun is what gives you your OAL. Although the pages that best describe it(with pictures!) is: http://38super.net/Pages/Overall%20Length.html http://38super.net/Pages/Bullet%20Design%20and%20Feeding%20Reliability.html

I do the same thing. I've got bins for FC, Win, PMC, and then "misc" assorted brass.

Hello all. I've been lurking around for over a year, and finally decided to register and say hi. About Me: I hadn't fired a round since I was discharged from the USMC in the late 90's.(the "good" discharge, nothing shady) I decided to buy a pistol in February 2010, and I've bought another firearm every 3 - 4 months since then. I just recently started shooting IDPA. It seems like a cheaper/easier competitive sport to begin with. I have a little bit of experience with reloading. I really need to stop buying guns and get a decent press. I loaded 5000 rounds in the past year on the cheapest single stage Lee press you can buy. So anyway, Hi everyone.

I have to agree. A nice herd. And a sweet looking gun by Scott.

I had a similar revelation recently. My old white dots had turned a greyish color over time and use. So lately I've been focusing more on the sight itself and not the dots. I recently cleaned them out and refilled them with some gloss white Testors Acrylic paint. And my shooting improved tremendously from it. I'm focusing on the front sight like I should, but with those dots to help my peripheral vision line everything up... It has been awesome.

My list of Springfields: XD40SC Subcompact XD9SC Subcompact XDM9C Compact XDM9 Fullsized I shoot the full 4.5" for IDPA, and I carry the XDM9 Compact as my EDC. Out of the four the best "stock" trigger was the XDM9 Compact. I haven't invested in a full trigger job on it, but the engagement surfaces have been mirror polished, and I've swapped out the springs to bring it down to a 3.5 - 4.0 lbs pull. It shoots very accurately, and followup shots are much quicker with the 3.8" barrel. One of the things I really like about having both XDm's is that the slides are interchangeable. 4.5" bbl with a compact grip. Sure thing, no problem. I'd post a picture, but I'm a "new member." You can search over on XDtalk for the XDm 9mm Compactical and find the pics.

I just ordered a case of the 124gr FMJ's from MG's. It should last me a month or two. I'll have to try MannyUSA the next time I order. My recipe is very similar to yours for my SA XDm. 124gr MG or Zero 4.8gr WST 1.155 - 1.160 OAL WSP in a used Federal or Winchester case. Brass is the easiest for me to pickup. The indoor range I shoot at lets me snag a jarful of brass every time I shoot. So I'm over 10,000 loose cases after only a year shooting. I just sort it, and pick out the Federal and Winchester since there is so much of it. I really prefer the Federal. Average weight is a little higher than the Winchester, so my assumption is that it is a little thicker. And for whatever reason it cleans better in the tumbler. On powder I love the WST. Very clean, very accurate, easy to drop powder. It smells good while reloading, and it even smells good(kind of sweet/cinnamonie) when it's fired. It's a very nice powder, and more than a few people at the range have commented. Either they say "Mmmm, WST eh?" or just a generic "What is that you're firing, it smells good..."