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i have good luck with win 231 and mg cmj 147

mine has been nothing put perfect about 700 rounds my friend and uncle both have one after shooting mine some slide wear but minimal , still like that little pistol

update have this baby sighted in and shoots like a dream and very accurate I must say love this gun now 450 rounds so far love this gun dang

have one of these they seem ok . about 250 rounds 100 mini mag and 150 rem lightning . ran rounds great shot a little low though adjusted sights still 2 in at 15 yards with both ammo. anybody else have one ? and youre thoughts

about 3.9 grains of win 231 with 147 mg works well in my gen 3 17 and gen 3 19

Papa Bear told you right.... "When you fail to make PF" ....And the only way to know that is to load 10 or so rounds at the new OAL at each incremental level and shoot them in your gun across a chrono and/or read the pressure signs on the case. There are simply too many variables involved (barrel dia, bullet dia, bullet hardness, powder batch, primer, type of cartridge case, OAL, etc, etc) for anyone here to give you an exact answer. Someone may be shooting something similar, so they can make a "SWAG", but your results will always vary. Friends here and a reloading manual can get you safely into the general area, but the last 100 yds is a trip you have to make by yourself. It's sort of like baking cookies. You start with the general recipe, but then you make it your own by adding nuts, cinnamon, raisins, brown sugar, dried cranberries, ...whatever it is that finally tunes the cookie to your taste. The recipe can't tell you what your taste buds love, and so it is with reloading. Hope this helps! ;)thank you

Papa Bear told you right.... "When you fail to make PF" ....And the only way to know that is to load 10 or so rounds at the new OAL at each incremental level and shoot them in your gun across a chrono and/or read the pressure signs on the case. There are simply too many variables involved (barrel dia, bullet dia, bullet hardness, powder batch, primer, type of cartridge case, OAL, etc, etc) for anyone here to give you an exact answer. Someone may be shooting something similar, so they can make a "SWAG", but your results will always vary. Friends here and a reloading manual can get you safely into the general area, but the last 100 yds is a trip you have to make by yourself. It's sort of like baking cookies. You start with the general recipe, but then you make it your own by adding nuts, cinnamon, raisins, brown sugar, dried cranberries, ...whatever it is that finally tunes the cookie to your taste. The recipe can't tell you what your taste buds love, and so it is with reloading. Hope this helps! ;)thank you

Why the new machine? had a small issue with the sdb with case meeting up correctly at stage 2 ,, they were nice enough to send me a replacement and ensure it was working properly and that i was satisfied. all is well now . just ordered a set of dawson fiber front and rear adjustable .should be here this week then back to the range. will keep you all posted. thanks

the guys i went to the match with , myself , a local gun shop owner and two others a dad and his son, his son who has won several glocks in shooting matches ,he had a 34 and he was shooting very well i asked what sights he had he mentioned dawson so i thought what the hell ive tried almost everything else i should have them this week we will see what happens . i will let you know thanks man

still working on them but i am slow going slow but sure

do you find them better than anything else out there? oh by the way nice video,s i was checking them out

did a search on dawson adjustable rear sights here within the forum. but does anybody have these on a 17 with a front fiber optic sight that is .285 tall x .100 wide that is what dawson recommended. and if so how well do you like them ? tried glock factory fixed and the glock adjustable rear but do not really like them to much for shooting steel plate matches. dawson stated that i would be pleased with them and after i ordered them they sent me an e mail and said they were out of stock. wondered why they did not tell me that when i called them on the phone when i placed the order. thoughts anyone , thanks BODENE

i did purchase a dillon i had a few issues with it they ended up mailing me a replacement and everything is good now i love that machine .

well finally have got it all set up and working the new press seems to be much better and lines up well and runs very smooth and is a joy to run once i start i dont want to stop. thank you dillon and to all who replied

thank you everybody will keep those things in mind and repost as soon as i can i have a few days off and will try some things . again thanks to all who replied happy 4th. this is the best forum

press just came today will have a post to let you know in a day or two working alot of ot. will keep you posted thanks

thanks guys but it is starting to drive me crazy one session i had 5 in a 3inch bullseye load 5 more than i am all over the place. i like the recoil with the 147 but all in all it did not shoot the 124.s bad either they were also mg but round nose not flat nose. thanks again for all of the expert advise .

thanks guys factory rounds were grouping even worse than my reloads. let me ask a another question if i move my oal out further when do you increase youre powder charge? and thanks to dillon for sending me out a new machine

ive gotten a pretty decent load cycles well , 147 mg with win 231 @ 3.6 with a oal of 1.115 in a glock 19 is there anything i can do to tighten my groups up? shooting at 25 yds slow fire getting about 6 inch groups some are in the bullseye and others are 11 oclock and some are at 8 oclock to the right of the bullseye. maybe my grip ? trigger pull? has a 3.5 trigger installed in both . any expert advise ? only have been reloading about 2 months. also have a 17 with glock factory night sights that my groups are even worse than the 19. i would like at some point and time to shoot a match or two but my grouping is to poor i feel for idpa or steel plates . thanks again

ive gotten a pretty decent load cycles well , 147 mg with win 231 @ 3.6 with a oal of 1.115 in a glock 19 is there anything i can do to tighten my groups up? shooting at 25 yds slow fire getting about 6 inch groups some are in the bullseye and others are 11 oclock and some are at 8 oclock to the right of the bullseye. maybe my grip ? trigger pull? has a 3.5 trigger installed in both . any expert advise ? only have been reloading about 2 months. also have a 17 with glock factory night sights that my groups are even worse than the 19. i would like at some point and time to shoot a match or two but my grouping is to poor i feel for idpa or steel plates . thanks again sorry hope this in the right thread

he hit the nail on the head i would follow his advice to a tee there is alot of good folks on this forum here and some damn good help. it is nice to have a place to go for help on these things when you are first starting out. these guys are the best

sorry i forgot to mention i took a factory round apart with the puller and looked at the crimp dont know if it was right or wrong to do but i had no help and it gave me a rough idea of what a crimp should look like just fyi

http://www.reviewsofthings.com/guns/crimping_9mm_luger_%20cases_for_reloading.html here ia a link i used when i set up my dillon sdb my came with way to much crimp i used a bullet puller and pulled a round apart to check the crimp . a dummy round with no primer or powder ofcourse and went from there it took me a few times to get it where i needed it take youre time and dont rush

i shoot 4.2 to 4.3 of win 231 mg 124 fmj @1.135 out of a glock 19 and 17 the 19 seems to like 147mg cmj @ 3.6 to 3.7 @1.115 oal my 2 cents