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  1. I've loaded a bunch of coated 200 SWC's over Ramshot Competition in 45. It works well as does WST. But then so does W231. The 45 ACP is such a flexible round to load. The biggest problem I've ever encountered loading 45 SWCs is getting the OAL just right. I finally learned that all you need is just sliver of the projectile shoulder projecting from the case mouth, like a thumb nail's worth. OAL will vary with the bullet design.
  2. My M&P's treat me wonderfully. Apex drop in barrels and triggers make them very accurate and shootable. (and legal in CO) They just run.
  3. It was a success IMHO. I needed both plates as I described above to get it mounted. The FTP doesn't appear to create any ejection issues and the mount appears to be solid.
  4. Motor mica is a good dry neck lube.
  5. I've always had love/hate relationship with the backstrap on my 2.0 4" Compact. Loved it because it was so grippy, hated because it felt like I had a 20 grit belt sander strapped to my body after about 4 hours. Anyway, I FINALLY got a 2.0 backstrap for my 1.0 M&P that has the texture that my 2.0 Compact features. The other 2 I've obtained previously that were advertised as being "2.0" had a much more mild texture ala' the 1.0 version. Now I will be unstoppable. Ahem.
  6. About the only powder I can find consistently these days is talcum. Get yourself on a mailing list/waiting list somewhere and hope. Given current market conditions, ANY shotgun powder is good powder. I'd rather load 20 grains of PB than 16 grains of nothing.
  7. My wife was pronounced cancer free last November and continues to be. I still have a few primers in the reloading center/Office of Strategic planning. There's a pumpkin pie in the oven and the house smells wonderful. (And if my luck continues to hold, I'll make Super Senior this weekend!)
  8. I haven't had an issue in the 5 months or so of use. Timer is still running strong.
  9. I picked up this tip here on another thread awhile back. Slip a piece of thin steel inside the silicone skin and stick it on your belt magnet. Works pretty slick.
  10. I ordered them from Amazon this past summer. I have to say I'm not all that impressed. For example, the tuxedo targets' hard cover is not symmetrical. Pre-painted targets are a time saver, but I don't think the extra cost justifies them, particularly since the black cover isn't applied all that accurately. Just my 0.02.
  11. NETim

    Win 231

    I've loaded a ton of it in 45. Works fine albeit a bit sooty. Nothing I can't live with though. I'm currently loading in 9mm minor with 124 coated bullets. Works just fine there too. It meters well and consistently. A bit sooty but it wipes off easily. I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
  12. Under the extractor or the ejector?
  13. Get yourself a nice solid rest of some kind. Put up a target about 15-20 yards downrange. Carefully squeeze off a few rounds into the the target (say 3-5 rounds). Adjust the dot accordingly. Repeat as necessary. Once the rounds are impacting more or less in a cluster around your point of aim, you are sighted in.
  14. So very, very difficult to narrow it down to just one. But if forced to choose: "Lawrence of Arabia" The epic that defines "epic."
  15. During one of my trips to TR, Clint was talking about how everyone with previous military experience insisted they were a sniper during their stint. No one ever claimed to be a cook or a truck driver. Having been to TR before and heard the same observation from Clint, I was ready with my response. "I drove the sniper truck."
  16. I've loaded several pounds of RS Comp in 45 ACP but none in 9mm. It just strikes me as a bit fast for 9mm..
  17. It's weird. I can't use the word "Limited" in the thread because it will change to the "crayon" bit.
  18. I wet tumble w/o the pins. The cases come out plenty clean. Some carbon/soot is left inside the cases which help reduce brass seizing on the powder funnel. I also hit the cases with spray case lube in a small plastic tub. Enough lube gets in enough case mouths to keep the problem to a minimum.
  19. I don't see the need for really "top end" boutique dies for reloading ammo intended for practical shooting games. Standard ordinary dies are fully capable of producing ammo more than accurate enough for the games. Reliability is the key factor. Does your finished product feed reliably in the pistol? That's your primary goal. Precision ammo is worthless if it doesn't feed reliably. Get a good, quality set of calipers would be my other advice.
  20. As for me, I obviously got the RO ticket from the class, but I learned how to RO from running squads with experienced RO's. Frankly, I don't know that anyone should sport the RO tag until they've actually run squads in an actual match after RO training.
  21. Be sure it's actually copper chore boy and not copper plated steel chore boy pads.
  22. 17.78493 yards . (18 yards roughly.) Not much holdover or under at most ranges. I don't shoot much past 25 yards at most matches.
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