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On 11/11/2020 at 3:34 PM, tires2burn said:
This is why you start out with a single stage. Once you get confident in all the operations, you move up. Quality control is the most important part of reloading. Progressive presses can run a lot of rounds fast, but also a lot of rounds that are wrong. Starting out slow is safer. I started out with a lee turret press and moved to a 550. Got a double charge and lost a sweet S&W 65-4. Then went to a 650 and got new challenges. The faster they run the easier for mistakes to happen. Mr. Scuba is right on the money.
I've never used a 550 - but stories like this are what convinced me to go my route - starting with a single stage press, then a Square Deal, then a 1050. Keep thinking I might trade in the 650 for a 750 (for the upgraded primer system), but not in any hurry.
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I've had great luck with the SRO. Been using one on CO guns for about a year. Before that, I had a rotation of 3 DPPs that were in and out of customer service on a pretty regular basis (at one point they had 2 of my 3 optics at the same time). Great customer service at Leupold, by the way. Just not something you want to have to keep using.
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On 10/4/2020 at 3:29 PM, SGT_Schultz said:
Production is dead in my area (western OH) and speaking for myself, upping the capacity to 15 rounds won't make me go back (that's where I started).
You could set production and CO mag limits at 15 like IPSC and I still would not shoot production.
You could even bring CO back to 10 rounds and I still would not change.
I feel pretty much the same way - though CO at 10 rounds would sort of suck. I do hear from people that mag capacity has a lot to do with their decision to shoot CO. But who knows if a change would be enough to send some people back to Production.
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On 10/5/2020 at 9:25 AM, lstange said:
2020 Indiana Section Championship: Limited 46, Open 30, CO 27.
What was production?
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At this point, it would be interesting to see if anyone can offer up a recent Level II or higher match where CO wasn't one of the top 2 divisions. Hell, even a decent-sized local match would be nice.
Seems like Production is just dying out. And I wonder if raising the ammo limit to 15 could alter that a bit.
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In my experience shooting the PM-9, the best mags were the Dawson 10 rounders. I found them to be more reliable than Tripps. But others may have different experiences.
Lots of this stuff is just your own preference on parts - magwells, etc.
It's a great shooting gun.
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I've had good luck with their stuff . Particularly the tungsten guide rods. They make an extra-large model that has done well so far on G4 G17.
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During the Obama years, a lot of us learned the hard way how supplies could dry up. I remember having friends who couldn't shoot matches because they had trouble finding enough ammo or primers/powder. Since then, I've never let myself drop below 15k primers and 12lbs or so of powder. Worried this year could be a wild ride.
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Kuhl pants are awesome. I find myself wearing Kuhl Renegades all the time now. Cargo pants. Lightweight. Fast drying. The legs can be removed to turn them into shorts. Once I found these, I stopped wearing various 511s, etc.
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I'll toss another vote in for the Johnny Glock. I'll admit it was a difficult purchase to make - based on the price.
I often say that I have spent money on a lot of stupid things during my time in USPSA. This wasn't one of them. It's just a great trigger.
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On 2/27/2020 at 11:07 PM, Syntax_Error said:
If it makes you feel any better, I upgraded to a 750 from a 650 because of the priming system. No more sideways primers or primer wheel advancing issues are wholly eliminated with the 550-style priming system.
I can definitely see the advantage of that.
So annoying having to fix those when that happens. That was actually the source of my kaboom.
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On 2/22/2020 at 3:14 PM, andyivan said:
I have had great success with a Dan Wesson Pointman 9 (Dawson 10 round mags). I shoot 124 HP but it'll eat whatever is around as well.
Same here. If I were ever going to shoot a 9mm 1911 in competition, this would be my combo. I've had 3 over the years - each of them ultra reliable.
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One of my favorite shows right now. Such a great job with the characters. Took me a while to figure out that Homelander was the same guy who played Lucas Hood in Banshee.
Just a fantastic, twisted take on super heroes.
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I hate these threads. I was in the reloading room this evening, wondering if I should upgrade my 650 to a 750. Love the 650, but I have had my share of issues with the primer system.
Still have a hole in the ceiling above the press from my one primer kaboom.
Just one more thing to spend money on, I guess.
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Had horrible luck with DPPs.
But I've put around 6k rounds on my primary SRO. Not a hiccup yet.
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I'm now 5-6k rounds on my SRO (on a Glock 17). Still working great.
By this time I'd already sent my DDPs back at least three times. There are those who love the DPP - maybe I just got unlucky with mine.
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Using a Glock 17 for CO right now. For carry, I use a couple options: The Springfield Hellcat (still waiting on a Shield RMSc optic for it) and a tiny Seecamp in 32 acp when I want something tiny.
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Went with the 17. Is there really any advantage to a 34 over a 17 in CO?
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I've been using the SRO for a few months now. So far, I can find no reason not to like it. Which is saying a lot more than I could about my DPPs.
But hell, with any of these, you can find someone who's had a problem of some sort.
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With my Gen 4, I added this tungsten guide rod:
https://www.glockstore.com/Pure-Tungsten-Guide-Rod-for-Gen4-5-Glocks
and the Thug plug. I had to modify it to make it work with the +2 and +4 backstraps.
I like the extra weight. Still, it doesn't shoot as flat as my former CZ guns.
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3 hours ago, dapribek said:
I have the 5MOA Trijicon SRO. Not sure about the auto shut-off, but I really like it much more than my Leupold DPP.
Same here. Zero issues, so far, with my SRO. Had many issues with my DPPs.
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I ran into similar reactions to the book American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis. The sex/violence in that book becomes almost comical by the end. But difficult reading for some.
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Read the book a few years ago. Thought it was ok - but it didn't resonate with me the way it does some people.
I find it kind of funny that it's one of those books that will probably never be made into a movie - partly, because there really aren't any sympathetic primary characters. And it would be sad to see them change the story to make one of the gang members into a hero of some sort.
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Hard to go wrong with Dan Wesson. I have loved my Dan Wesson PM9 for SS minor. Just great guns.
Primer issue is getting scary~
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Last time around, I swore I'd never drop below 15k primers. Kept ordering whenever I slipped below that mark. Luckily, my last reorder came just before everything started going crazy. Still, it's a little frightening - looking at how many months I can shoot before I start spending more time with a different hobby. No way I am going to pay the inflated prices for components.