What I hate about shot is when new products or any product is locked and you cant look at it or handle it. Am i supposed to magically know how something feels or build quality if it is locked and cant handle it
Little late but welcome to the forum. I am from Hurricane, WV if you know where that is. I am about 30 minutes from the Eleanor range. I currently live in NC but when I come into visit and they are running matches I am going to try and go shoot them.
Thanks for the responses guys. my buddy that used to reload and cast his own bullets i think is going to let me buy some of the bulk off of him since he isn't reloading right now. I will search local stores and see what I come across.
Great info here. I appreciate all the help and will hopefully have some clue what to do now when reloading for my CZ.
Chris never thought of doing what you mentioned. I will do that when I get mine in so I can see what the longest OAL i can load is. Seems easier doing it that way than loading longer and longer until it doesn't fit.
Thanks for the responses guys. I will go with the 135 in bulk and see if i can order some 124 and 147 to try and see if I want to go either way on the next bulk buy. I also had read o having to load shorter OAL which i will do the drop test. I have loaded some before just never had my own press or a ton of experience.
I am about to order my dillon press and all reloading components for 9mm. I have read the thread about the 124 myth and google searched as much as i could find. I will be shooting production as of now so power factor doesn't really play a huge role at this point. I am looking at either ordering 124/5 grain or 135 grain bullets. Is there really going to be a big difference either way? Have read about 124 grain being snappier and 147 being slow and sluggish. I thought maybe going 135 would be a good middle ground for my first go around and seeing if I would like a snappier recoil or a slower one. Any opinions or comparisons are appreciated.
Metro I did the same thing you did. I wanted to get into shooting competition and read all about the G34 and how great it was. My first pistol was a 1911 and when I got the glock I was less than enthused. I tried playing around with it and training but I just didn't like it. I sold it not to long ago and bought a CZ for production because I love how they feel in my hand and they point naturally for me. I will probably never own a plastic gun again.
If nothing else you did good getting out of WV,,my son lived in Morgantown for a while and. WOW not for ME
I love WV. Northern WV isn't for me either. I am from down close to Charleston.
I am jealous. The TS was the first CZ i had ever picked up last year at SHOT show and I have been wanting one ever since. Well with going through college don't have a ton of money so last week i ponied up and bought a SP01 to shoot production with. To bad NC has some pistol permit law so I got to fondle the gun for a few minutes and back in the box it went until sometime this week when I can take it into my possession.
Move to NC. I moved here a year ago from WV and we had a "winter storm" last year and had ice on the roads the next morning. I had an all wheel drive car and drove on much worse roads since I started driving but I could count on my fingers how many cars I passed on a 2 hour drive.
Glad you posted this! Was very helpful to me. I was about to buy a dillon 550b but now I know that it is a waste of money. I think I can still return my reloading manual i bought also.