[Winchester White Box Crushing Primers]

It was in a long, narrow box, mostly white with some red squares on one end. Definitely Winchester, I thought they had changed the packaging. It's been some years since I bought any. I know it's the brass that caused my problems for reasons posted above. 

On 4/6/2024 at 6:57 PM, ReconNav said:

 Sucks because they just switched to that as their training round, and he used to bring me a bucket of brass a couple times each year.

Yes it does. I'm going to have to avoid Winchester brass in the future when I'm scrounging after matches.

[Winchester White Box Crushing Primers]

Thanks for the information, that certainly explains things. I'm not used to crimped primer pockets on anything but military brass.

[Servicio aventuras primers]

I ran through 10,000 of these a few years ago. Mine came in a green and yellow box. They ran fine in hammer fired pistols, and eventually ran well in my striker fired guns after I installed fresh striker springs. A friend of mine got some recently that came in a different colored box, I think it was blue, and has had nothing but trouble with them. He sold them at a loss with the recommendation that they be used only for pistol caliber carbine, where they worked well.

[Winchester White Box Crushing Primers]

I'm aware that WWB quality control has slipped recently, but I've never had any trouble reloading the brass until today. I got a bunch of recent production once fired WWB brass, (I know it was once fired because I was there when the officers were qualifying), cleaned it and threw it in with the rest of my clean brass. As I was loading it today I experienced a lot of tight primer pockets and about 10 crushed primers, always in the new WWB cases. After I went through and separated the WWB brass out I finished without any more problems. Has anyone else here had this issue?

[Reliability of steel vs plastic.]

I've got the steel rival and my son has a couple of polymer rivals. They both run fine on my perfectly ordinary reloads and have never given us trouble with the various brands of factory ammo we shoot. They're both excellent pistols so you won't go wrong with either one. 

[Servicios aventuras SP primers]

I've run through 10,000 of these over the last year. I had to replace a reduced power striker spring in one of my pistols to get reliable ignition. The hammer fired guns were fine. I'm out now and I wish I could get more.

[opinions on xtreme bullets?]

I've shot tens of thousands of these bullets in 9mm, both 147 and 165 grain. I've never had any bullet related problems. Shipping is kind of high, though.

[Sights for M&P 5" 2.0]

I like Dawson Precision sights. I've got them on a couple of M&Ps. https://dawsonprecision.com

[Laugo Alien Pistol]

Is the Alien really approved for Production? I couldn't find it on the list.

[which cz]

It'll feel fatter than a 1911, because it's a double stack. I know that's pretty obvious. There's a wide variety of replacement grip profiles available from various companies, thick, thin, palm swell, etc., so you can adjust it to your taste if you're willing to spend the money. I shoot an Accushadow and a Shadow 2, neither of which is ever going to feel much like a 1911, but they are fine pistols and well worth the effort it took to transition from my previous platform.

[Cz shadow 2- which grips- vz,lok, henning,or?]

I have the lok palm swell bogies on mine. I really like them.

[S2 and heavier weight ammo?]

I ran some 147 gr American Eagle through my Shadow 2 with no problems. Of course, I reload like most everyone here so I don't run much factory ammo of any kind. For what it's worth, I load Xtreme 147s to an OAL of 1.15 inches and they always work fine. Maybe measure some factory rounds with a caliper?

[IDPA Carry Optics - Magazine Capacity?]

Yes, 10+1. I don't know why it's so hard to find, but it is. The carry optics rules are pretty much ESP with a dot.

[Is lack of ammo starting to hurt participation?]

It's hurting my participation. I had to withdraw from a match last Saturday to conserve ammo for the state match later this month. Luckily, my big bullet order shipped today, so maybe I can get busy with the Dillon and lay in a stockpile.

[How did you do at your first match?]

My first match, last October. Sorry I waited so long to try it. 

 

 

Smith, PLimited - U

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Overall

1

Division

	#	%	Pts	Time	% psbl	A	B	C	D	M	NPM	NS
Match	1	100	628.2344	124.16	93.77	115	0	18	0	1	0	0

 

 

Division Overall

Stage	#	%	Stg Pts	Pts	HF	Time	A	B	C	D	M	NPM	NS
Stage 1 Stage 1 Nig	2	89.8	143.6815	156	4.2219	36.95	30	0	2	0	0	0	0
Stage 2 Stage 2 Dot	2	98.36	147.5471	136	7.7054	17.65	23	0	7	0	0	0	0
Stage 3 Stage 3 Sodd	2	97.07	135.8976	134	3.9056	34.31	25	0	3	0	0	0	0
Stage 4 Stage 4 Star	1	100	135	125	5.2477	23.82	22	0	5	0	0	0	0
Stage 5 Stage 5. Rel	1	100	45	43	7.2027	5.97	8	0	1	0	0	0	0
Stage 6 Down The Mid	3	52.77	21.1082	35	4.5788	5.46	7	0	0	0	1	0	0

[M&P 2.0 5"]

On 5/21/2017 at 7:17 PM, bigfish said:

Isnt the slide release pretty much identical on both sides of the gun? 

Yes, but because of some malevolent voodoo in the new design none of my friends who tried could drop the slide with the right side release. I can drop it with my left index finger on the left side release, if I hear down very hard. Dead slow, though. Pretty disappointing for us lefties. My son thinks it will loosen up with use. I hope he's right.

[Your first IDPA match gun]

An Sti Guardian in .45, now shoot an Sti Ranger II in 9mm.