[Freedom Ordnance FX-9]

The ammo I have had the best results with is Freedom Munitions NEW 147 G. Round nose 9mm, very accurate, soft shooting and no feeding issues. It's worth a try, your mileage may vary.

 

https://www.freedommunitions.com/ammunition/pistol/9mm/9mm-luger-147-gr-rn-new.html

 

[Open shotgun choices]

I would stick with the Vepr 12 ...runs out of the box and is one tough gun. 

 

I have shooting one for over 2 years, once a week and have had maybe 5 or 6 FTF, other than that extremely reliable and soft shooting.

 

I shot an MKA 1919 before I got the Vepr, no comparison...my 1919 was highly modified to even get it to run.

 

Also, you can't beat the price..under $800.

[Freedom Ordnance FX-9]

Yes, much softer shooting the UMC ammo.  I got the gun, ran 250 rounds of Federal 115 g. Factory ammo through it and zeroed red dot for a competition.

I bought the yellow box of UMC with 250 rounds for the competition and never shot any before the competition in this particular gun, but I had shot it in my other PCC (Mag Tactical 9mm) and it ran great and very soft shooting.

Not soft shouldering the gun, but like I said when I switched back to Federal at the competition, all was well.

[Freedom Ordnance FX-9]

I just got mine, had the doubling, tripling problem, but here’s the strange thing, it was only happening with factory UMC ammo....switched back to federal and it stopped. I am at a loss on that one, any ideas would be appreciated before I call the factory.

[Standard Manufacturing SKO-12: Open shotgun?]

Looks promising, at least the upper & lower are aluminum. Looks like the grip is removable/changeable too.

[Help diagnose this malfunction]

In my opinion, you are a little light on the Tightgroup....move it up a bit. I really don’t think you will notice much more recoil.

[New division/revamp Carry ops?]

I like the magwell idea.  I have an M&P Pro that does double duty as a limited (with the 40 slide with rear sight) and a CO (with the 9mm slide & optic) it is a pain to remove the magwell when I want to shoot CO. It would make my life easier.

[What distance do you zero at?]

The ballistics listed on their chart is for a 4" barrel length...just sayin'

[Budget 1-?x Scope for 3-Gun]

I bought the Primary arms 1-6 with the ACSS reticle....nice scope and the reticle makes fast work acquiring the target distance and drop, really cool feature.  Around $230 If I remember correctly.

[40 s&w 180gr xtreme rnfp with titegroup making major pf]

14 hours ago, the_t0ny said:

I checked hodgdons website andnit stated 4.7gr was the max charge for tite group. Maybe I got it mixed up with Lyman's 49th, I'll have to double check the book to see if there is a 40 recipe using tite group. 

I think the loading manuals are talking about the standard length ...not loading longer like 1.180.

[Do you wet tumble your pistol brass?]

I use a Harbor Freight Ultrasonic cleaner, I could care less if by brass is super shiny, I just want it to be clean inside & out.

[Loading longer]

I only load long to fine tune my match loads power factor, don't think it makes a big difference in feeding reliability, at least not in my STI Eagle 5.0 40 S&W.

[What dot are you using on your pistols?]

Burris Fasfire 3 8 moa....old eyes...bigger dot.

 

Failure free for over 2 years.

[Open shotgun, magazine fed...]

I would steer clear, based on what I have heard.  If you couldn't get a Vepr 12 to run reliably...maybe open shotgun isn't your game.

[SV, 40 Major Load Needed]

What he said.......

[Vacuum Cleaners]

I reload alot.......don't understand how anyone would spill a bunch of powder reloading...say 1,000 rounds.  Enlighten me on HOW you are spilling alot of powder, cause last time I checked, the powder get's loaded into the powder tube (no spillage there), then get's dropped into empty cases (no spillage there either), then get's emptied back into powder jug  ( I don't spill here either).  Now maybe when you remove a round every so often to verify the powder drop....may spill a few grains.

I stand by my earlier statement.

[Vacuum Cleaners]

If you guys are spilling that much powder...Something's wrong.

[Vacuum Cleaners]

Put an area rug under your reloading bench...take it outside and shake it off when needed.

[2016 Pro-Am dates and location?]

Any scores for this yet ?

 

[Armagon G12 - Good? Bad? Anything?]

That is an MKA 1919 clone.

[loaded 40 with buldge behind the bullet]

I feel you pain...but I always bulge bust my range pickup 40 S&W brass. Have not had a problem since, a lot more work...but...oh well.

[cmore on a SV 40 S&W]

Leave it alone and shoot it...still works in my opinion. Not much has really changed in that dept.

[The good, the bad and the pretty... nickel plated cases]

They clean easily.

Loading takes a little more effort.

Easy to find, so picking up your own brass is easier (I recover about 90% of my own brass).

Overall...I use and like them...especially since I got a 5 gallon bucket for free.

[Rock Island Hi Cap pistols]

yup....no rail....I am glad I have the rail as I use it for 3 gun and other things.

[Rock Island Hi Cap pistols]

I think they are the same aren't they ? Just a different model #....

If not, what are the differences?

I have the 9mm version (below) and when I called them to ask the difference between mine (older model) and the new one, they said they are the same gun, just a new name and model #.