russgarrett

Just getting in on this thread. I have a new Glock 34 gen 4 for IDPA. Will the 9mm DVC Limited work for Stock IDPA or without the red dot sight? Last month I shot my Glock 34 at a steel target in California at 35 yards and missed a couple times. I picked up a DVC limited 45. Never seen the gun and don't shoot 45's or 1911's or 2011's. Missed first shot but did not miss any other targets at 35 or closer. Could not believe how good this gun really was and after shooting it I want one but in a 9. Just over 2 pound trigger and it was awesome! Anyone know how much the 9mm is and does it take 3 to 6 months to get one like a dealer told me? No more Glocks for me.

No disrespect taken and you are right I am not a good communicator. However, what made it difficult was everyone was asking the same questions and I could not supply the answers because it was 2 years ago and it has been in the original box until last week. I think I have the issue solved now. My neighbor has a Dillon and he has a friend who reloads and resales ammo and has 3 guys working for him. They are balls to the wall with business right now. I am going to see if I can go to Gadsden where he is and clean Brass for him with my Hornady Ultrasonic cleaner and let him use my Hornady lock n load re-loader to help him pick up the pace. I also have a few thousand rounds of 9mm and 45 mm and some 40 mm brass to share with them and eventually get me started in a safe direction or don't do it at all. I printed out the post and I will keep all you guys notes and I appreciate the feed back Now its off to the triggers forum where after reading I bought a complete ZEV trigger kit. Then to see the pro's and con's of a light and laser. I sold my never used new XDM 45 w/5.25 and am ready to purchase a carry gun.

Wow you put some time and effort into that response. The unit is a couple years old and I already have the Hornady Cleaner and the containers with labels, etc.... I also just found the Competition Reloading DVD by Brian Enos! There is a reason I started shooting. A couple years ago on Father's day my father was told he was going into the hospital in a week because he had taken Warfin for a few years and there was a problem. He never woke up and I had to decide to remove life support a few days latter. Then on the way home right after that I just turned into a gun shop with a indoor range and started shooting. I bought the Glock 34 and shot over 3000 rounds a month for several months.. Shooting turned out to be the best stress reliever ever and I encouraged others to take up shooting to reduce stress and it worked for them. I admit I was nervous about reloading but everyone was telling me all these competition guys load their own ammo. That's why I want to reload. I had thought about working with someone to get the right "recipe" as I call it and pay them to reload them for me. That would be best. Thanks for your help but I have been up sine 1:30 am and get some rest.

i can respect your opinion no problem. I did not make anymore loads after that and do not have any loads left. I do plan on starting from scratch. I intend on making competition loads and not for my carry gun. When you have to answer all the questions I have been asked and it is the same reply it does make me look incompetent. I hope nobody stills thinks I am a 4 year old or a Troll and I am genuine.

Hornady lock n load. Progressive

First what is an OP? Everybody has to learn. Did you mean that if I even took the NRA class that you still would have reservations about me reloading? By the way there is a NRA class in Georgia but when I called they were not sure when they would have it. Again that ws 2 years ago.

Logan I did not just throw powder in without measuring and I do have scales. It was 2 years ago and no I do not remember the powder and I should have kept a log. I am just getting ready to reload and I am trying to learn from this group before another catastrophe.

Found it. Bullet that exploded 9mm Just click on the files

I live in Birmingham to out in Pinson. By too hot I mean the pistol had more recoil or kick and the shots were louder than with factory ammo. I have close to 7 or 8,000 pieces of Brass if not more mainly 9mm, 40mm and 45 mm picked up from a couple ranges already cleaned in my Hornady Ultrasonic Cleaner and ready to load but I will hold off on the loading for a while. I don't drink and I don't smoke both of these would be a bad idea while reloading. Just wanted to answer that before anyone asked. Powders I have are kept separate in their original containers. I have Unique, Hodgdon Clay's and Hodgdon Titegroup, Bulls Eye and Powder Pistol. Federal small pistol primers and CCI. Speer 9mm 124 GR 355 TMJ. Zero 9mm 115 JHP-C Hornady XTP 45 Cal .451 #45100 185 gr XTP. I may have more but at 5:30am time to get some sleep but no more powders. I also have a XDM 45 5.25 new in the case that I may have shot 5 or 10 times that's about 2 years old. No intention of shooting for it awhile. I just helped someone out and a dealer helped me get the XDM 45.

Forgot this. I have close to 7 or 8,000 pieces of Brass if not more mainly 9mm, 40mm and 45 mm picked up from a couple ranges already cleaned in my Hornady Ultrasonic Cleaner and ready to load but I will hold off on the loading for a while. I don't drink and I don't smoke both of these would be a bad idea while reloading. Just wanted to answer that before anyone asked.

Powders I have are kept separate in their original containers. I have Unique, Hodgdon Clay's and Hodgdon Titegroup, Bulls Eye and Powder Pistol. Federal small pistol primers and CCI. Speer 9mm 124 GR 355 TMJ. Zero 9mm 115 JHP-C Hornady XTP 45 Cal .451 #45100 185 gr XTP. I may have more but at 5:30am time to get some sleep but no more powders. I also have a XDM 45 5.25 new in the case that I may have shot 5 or 10 times that's about 2 years old. No intention of shooting for it awhile. I just helped someone out and a dealer helped me get the XDM 45.

i will say i knew reloading was dangerous but did not realize how a bullet can slip down in the casing and go Kaboom so badly! i guess this caused too much pressure and made it go Kaboom. At first i noticed this but thought I had separated the bad ones from the good ones. The mag flew out the gun, the slide was stuck, gun powder and smoke was everywhere, and my hands were black tingled and ached. It was an Attention getter. There have been some great responses and attention to my post and I and my Life Insurance company appreciate it!

I have these reloading books telling exactly how much powder etc.. www.loaddata.com, ,Hornady's 8th Edition Reloading book and one called Reloading for Hand-gunners which is an excellent book and I thing one more with more Load Info. They have powder type and grains velocity, sectional density, diameter, primer, etc.... when I say Recipe I mean what of the item or amounts of grain per say that I just listed do you use in your 34 Glock 3rd Gen for competition. Its been a couple years but i remember the other competitors loaded their own ammo and I would usually come in middle of the pack at the end of the match. I also do have the scales, electronic calipers and other accessories. I do believe it was the defective plate that had a lot to do this. As soon as a called Hornady they immediately knew the problem and sent me a new 9mm plate and throw the one I had away because it is dangerous. I had already had my little explosion and it did shoot the magazine out of the gun also. Now the next couple of sentences should really be critiqued because this was my goal and how I was going to get there: So my idea was to take a 9 mm load out of one of the books such as Hornady and fire it. Then lessen the amount of powder ever so slightly which would be the brand specified in the book but not so much powder as before. This would be to help me get back on target. quicker. Now am I approaching this in completely the wrong way because everyone seems to have their on secrets about their gun loads and will not give them out. So when I said recipe i meant maybe someone out west or north would tell me theirs meaning load data for my gun that they used on their 34. It does have a Ghost trigger which has problems with PNC i have heard and finally experienced. I may have someone replace it for me because I never work on my gun because when I pull the trigger I want it to go off. Like last month and it was on TV when my wife saw someone breaking into my truck and I caught him. The bottom side of the casing did have a hole in it. i could look for it if you want and if I find a picture I will try and post it. my neighbor has a Dillon and a couple of his friends live an hour away. One reloads on his own and the other reloads and resales so we will see how that goes. So the path to a lighter load on my gun was the goal. I know it is probably the wrong way to go about it but that is why I posted here. The reason my initial post was so short is because I did not think it would read it if it was to long. I am in a lot of other groups on Yahoo in a different field and if you post are to long people don't read it or just pass over it. It's 4am now so I will wait for any replies.

SORRY GUYS BUT I DID NOT COME HERE TO TROLL. i CAME TO THIS GROUP TO LEARN AND i SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED i HAVE THE HORNADY AND A COUPLE OF OTHER LOAD BOOKS. i MADE THE MISTAKE. i WAS AT AN INDOOR RANGE AND DID TAKE THE GUN TO SOMEONE WHO WORKED THERE AND HAD IT CHECKED BEFORE SHOOTING IT AGAIN. I WAS JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE QUESTION SHORT. SO YOU COUPLE OF GUYS THAT CONSIDER ME A 4 YEAR OLD TROLL THIS IS NEW TO ME AND EVERYONE HAS TO LEARN. i REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL THAT GAVE ME GREAT HELP WITH YOU ANSWERS.

A while back I got a new Hornady Lock n Load. Everything you need in one kit. After practicing I made what I thought would be my first few to shoot with my 9mm Glock 34. Went to the indoor range and the first 3 were a little hot. However, I think one round that I had separated as questionable made it into the ones I carried. One was not crimped tight enough I think and the bullet dropped down a little. When I pulled the trigger it sounded like a cannon when it went off. My hands were black, aching , tingling and just hurt like heck and the gun dropped to the floor. After a few minutes I shot again with factory ammo and the gun is fine. Can anyone give the formula the right powder and amount, brass and bullet and whatever. This scared the heck out of me but a lesson learned or I go back to buying ammo ready to go. A light load nothing hot please.