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How about axshun pics??

Me and my wife both have them. Shot SC Sectional and Area 6 with them. I shoot mine in Limited, and love it. My wife shoots Open (38 barrel) and has 6000+ rounds through hers with zero hiccups.

Yea. I skipped a bullet off the ground when I shot the low target, and it activated one of the swingers. Actually didn't hit the cable, but rather the "prop" that held the swinger. The stomp pads are interesting, and worked well for 99% of the shooters. HK got kinda screwed. His first "stomp" was sufficient, and unfortunately we will never know exactly why it didn't activate. The plight of the ROs, is that the pads did need to be COMPLETELY depressed to activate, so in real time it would be tough to know for sure whether there was an issue, or if someone just wasn't depressing them sufficiently. HK's seems pretty obvious on the video, but in real time it's harder to tell.

Billy, We set up the morning of our local. 6-7 stages. We start setup at about 7:15, and hammer down at 9. You get a discount on your match fee if you arrive before 7:30 to setup. I think we have about 10-15 people helping usually. Have stages planned/designed before hand for sure. 1 or 2 people that are experienced & good at critiquing stages should be mobile and making rounds to keep setups legal/ correct. It is good to let everyone know that these people will be coming by and critiquing. I assume you take the trailer around and drop all necessary props in each stage in one pass? This is important so that people aren't searching for props. Pre-organized bags /buckets for each stage. Stapler, hammers, stakes, pasters, paint, etc. Little thought or effort should go into those buckets the morning of. Just drop them in the bays as you distribute props. (during breakdown and cleanup is when the bags are re-stocked/organized). It doesn't hurt to kind of have an idea of who the "type As" are that help setup, and use them accordingly. Too many Indians and not enough chiefs is one of the biggest efficiency killers.

A 115 JHP lends itself to setback when loaded to major lengths, due to so little of the bullet touching the case. You are using a U-die, so sizing shouldn't be the issue. However, some brass headstamps of late (from large manufacturers) have known issues with case neck tension. Best I can tell, it is probably due to an alloy issue. I know what bullets you are using, so I'm certain it isn't a bullet dia. issue I like to see a minimum of 40 lbs of pressure to move a bullet in a case. This is usually easily achievable in 9mm with standard loading practices and good components. It is perfectly fine to leave a very light ring in a jacketed bullet with a taper crimp. Not NECESSARY, but is OK. Just be sure not to make a measurable difference in the dia. of the bullet. However, as has been stated, crimp is NOT the solution to bullet setback. 9mm JHP bullets have thin noses, and it is easy to deform them slightly. Upon measuring, people will sometimes interrupt it as bullet setback. .003" could definitely be bullet nose deformation, and if you are pushing the nose against your bench with much force, then re-measuring, it is very probably that is what you are experiencing.

Pretty normal.

2.5-3 lbs with a very crisp break, and a nice positive reset is my preference. I've seen so many shooters brag or talk about their 1lb triggers, then I pick the gun up and the break is sloppy, and the reset is like molasses. No thanks. Are there great, really light triggers out there? Sure. But there is only a limited few people I'd trust to set them up.

Hum. Thats REALLY hideous??

That's hideous.

Lol. Well, maybe someone will take heed anyway.

Right. That's the point. It's human nature, but I think too many shooters get it backwards. Shooters should work on "YOU", and leave all the other stuff alone for a while. What Maximus so eloquently referred to, is that the enos verse tends to perpetuate a lot of worry, time, and effort on "loads, dots, mounts, and other stuff", when that isn't really what a new shooter should be spending time and effort on.

While Maximus may, or may not be an a/Hole, ha. Im gonna have to agree. If your gun is reliable, and your current load is consistent, acceptabley accurate, and somewhere right around major PF, just go shoot as much as you can for 6-8 months and don’t put thought into anything other than how you execute the fundamentals and stage plans. We all have images in our head of how we WANT to shoot. Put all your effort into learning how to make that happen. (Hint: gear changes will play a very, very small role) Pull the trigger when the dot is where you want the bullet to go. For now, don’t worry too much about what the dot does in between. But maybe I’m not qualified to post? Who knows.

As others have said, the 1100 just goes back to the shorter stroke /higher leverage greasable, needle bearing style crank that the older RLs had. I have both, and I actually kind of prefer the older style. Other than that, the little spring retainer on the primer station looks to be the only meaningful change.

You're not mistaken. Plus, they better be charging/ paying FET.

MBFs feed PD’s like butter. Absolutely zero compatibility issues whateosever.

Like B-Rad said, you might want to give a different JHP a shot. (And you might save money while you’re at it). You shouldn’t need to deal with cob in JHPs.

Shouldn’t need to pick Cob. With the right JHPs and the right cob, you shouldn’t have an issue.

Lol. Yea, the day she moves to a different bullet, family dinners are going to get real awkward.

What?? I can't get no luv???

Yep.

You'd do better with a fancy gun. Isn't that what I'm supposed to glean from this thread?

They are making them. They just aren't available to consumers right now. Most will go to Honcho production.

Pretty much. Between me and my wife we usually crack one a season. That being said, I haven't been able to crack PT slides. I have one of the originals and have beat the crap out of it (and it has a ton of material removed). It has outlasted any other slide I've had.

Yea. Been there. My Bedell Limited gun a few years ago...