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On 12/23/2020 at 11:34 AM, ysrracer said:
Yes, I had the same issue. Loosen the mounting bracket on the black primer feed tube, the one the dog leg rod goes into, and turn it slightly counter clockwise.
I'm talking 1/32 of a turn. Just enough to cause the dog leg rod to put pressure on the outside of the primer feed slide.
When facing the press, you want the primer feed slide to have pressure pushing it to the right
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Thanks for the tip. Both mounting screws on the old 550 primer assembly were stripped... Dillon sent a free replacement part, but primer slide wasn't returning all the way. Very slight rotation counterclockwise and back in business for another 35 years.
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Chrono'd this morning:
Glock 26 with 3.4" aftermarket barrel
Springfield Armory RO Elite 5" OEM barrel
Montana Gold 124 HP & 3.85g TiteGroup:
G26 127 PF
SA 136PF
J-Ames 135g TC & 3.5g TG
G26 127 PF
SA 133 PF
Blue Bullets 147g RN & 3.35g TG:
G26 134PF
SA 138 PF
The Montana Golds are 60fps faster from 5" barrel
The J-Ames are 45fps faster from 5" barrel
The Blues are 30fps faster from 5" barrel
It seems weird to me that the Blue Bullets are so similar when fired from 3.4" and 5" barrels, especially when the other 2 loads show wider deviation.
Montana Gold & J-Ames loaded to 1.10", Blues loaded at 1.25" OAL
All crimped .377"
Is this a common fast powder/heavy bullet thing?
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Wanted to try 135g for 9mm. April 26th placed small orders (2K) with J-Ames, RMR & Blue. J-Ames arrived yesterday, May 11th. So if anyone desperately needs bullets, it seems that J-Ames makes them as the orders come in. I expect RMR & Blue to arrive later this summer. jamesbullets.com order process is different; submit order, wait for email invoice. Mail a check. Wait for email confirming check rec'd in mail. 1 week later, bullets arrived.
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On 10/15/2019 at 9:55 AM, NumberWords879 said:
I'll be the second to vouch for this. Guy who runs it is a friend of mine, so I'm slightly biased, but he makes good stuff, stands behind his products, and ships fast.
They're great covers. Had a few folks at range ask me who made them, might suggest he find a way to put his name on them, or include a sticker with the covers for some free advertising. Rains a lot in Florida, nice to keep the 510Cs from filling with water while sitting in the cart.
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Had the DW Pointman 9 for a year+ now, great gun. Just got a deal "too good to pass up" on a Springfield Range Officer Elite Target 9, with a SA Custom Shop trigger & action job already done. Shot both guns head-to-head today. Overall the PM9 feels smoother; could be FLGR vs GI guiderod, but that's the subjective impression. Objectively, the PM9 shoots tiny groups with 124g Montana Golds and 115g Peak reloads... the SA Groups are 50% bigger with the same ammo. Given otherwise identical sights & triggers, the Dan Wesson wins on accuracy. Sample size of 1 each isn't worth much, but if I had to do it again, there seems no sense in upgrading an RO Elite when PM9 is available. Buy once, cry once, enjoy the hell out of the DW PM9.
PS-LEO & MIL can order direct from CZ-USA, discount isn't much but it'll buy you a magwell.
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https://amaroktactical.com/optic-covers/
HS510C Rain Cover, fits great. $20. Their 507C cover also fits well for $15. Shipping was fast, ordered Monday, arrived Friday. I am not affiliated with them in any way.
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Does anyone have the "new" OEM 24rd mags? Do they make 140mm length? Thanks
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Shot about 5 cases of SynTech 150 over the past few months, great ammo for Glocks, other modern pistols. Won't feed in most AR9 PCCs. Won't feed in Tavor9. Works great in Ruger PCC, which is a bonus. Unreliable feeding in Pointman 1911 with Dawson, Wilson Combat, WC Vickers mags. Mostly reliable feeding in 1911 from CMC mags, but not 100%. Lots of red lipstick marks on 1911 feedramp from the poly coating. Gave up on trying to get it to run in the 1911, and just use in Glocks where the TC bullet is 100%. Recently decided to compare Federal's OAL to my 147 Bayou TC reloads, and was surprised to see how short Federal is loading SynTech 150g:
Dropping the "short round" from the above sample gives average OAL 1.117"
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On 11/26/2018 at 8:23 PM, hav3n said:
Have you tried 115gr ammo? For me 115gr hits right behind the fiber optic. I'm actually here to figure out info on how to get a 6'oclock hold with 124gr ammo.....
I suspect that the 92s are (as I've been told from a Beretta guy) ammo sensitive when it comes to this. Heavier bullet = higher the impact at range (as backwards as that sounds).
Yes, last 20y test was SynTech 150g, my 147g reloads and Peak 115g. At 20y the 150g hit 2.5" high, 147g 2" high and the 115g about 1" high. Due to old eyes and wide rear notch, I struggle shooting groups with the LTT; half (5 of 10) of the 115g hit within 1" of aiming point at 20y, so of the 3 loads the Peak Performance 115g is closest to POA=POI. Since I'd prefer to shoot the 150g, its not ideal, and I'd much prefer a .125 rear notch over the .150"... Langdon apparently doesn't answer email once the gun is sold, so will have to look elsewhere for a solution.
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58 minutes ago, wizzles said:
Just got mine, is there any way to tell if it has the trigger job done? It's smooth but the reset is a little weak.
92Gs with LTT trigger will have the OEM trigger bar loose in the box, plus a loose D spring... LTT installs the WC trigger bar and a 13# spring instead.
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Question for the LTT 92G Elite owners: Are your LTTs shooting POA=POI or do you need 6 o'clock hold?
I rec'd mine last week, and it requires a 6 o'clock hold, which is annoying since every other pistol is setup to shoot POA=POI. I'm talking 4" high at 10 yards, or need to aim at base of 8" circle to hit COM. Ammo was Federal SynTech 150g & 147g Minor reloads, both shoot same POI.
If any of you have changed the front sight out, does it take the Dawson Vertec front? Dawson shows Vertec, Brigadier, Brigadier Elite and 92A1 FO front sights, all with different SKUs. Does Beretta really use a different dovetail on all these similar pistols? Madness.
The LTT Rear sight is pretty small, so I don't think a lower rear is an option, I need a taller front to regulate. LTT Front measures 0.160" tall x 0.115" wide. Rear notch is 0.150" wide, rear sight 0.195" tall.
I'll contrast this frustrating LTT experience with the Dan Wesson Pointman 9, which shoots POA=POI outta the box with the above ammo; guns are within $150 of each other, so I think its a fair comparison.
Any help on LTT 92G front sight selection would be welcome.
On an unrelated note, if Langdon has to sell 2,000 pistols before the LTT Elite is Production legal, its going to be a while... my serial # under LTT000349 and pistol was shipped 7 days ago.
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16 hours ago, threat said:
This.
It's an easy "fire and forget" solution. It shoots a well and has been reliable thus far. Cheaper than other USPSA specific boutique rounds alsoExactly... we have 3 local reloading shops; Tier1, G-S Custom & MatchPoint that all produce good 147g reloads, but cost is $245 to $265 a case, and we have to drive to their location to pickup, which is a minimum of 1.5 hours roundtrip, 6 hours for Tier1. SynTech is $218 delivered to the door. Having gone through 10K G-S Custom 30K Tier1 and 36K MatchPoint, all have a failure rate of around 1.5% or 3 rounds out of every 2 cases will be bulgy enough to get stuck in the gun, have a sideways primer or otherwise induce a malf...fine in practice, killer in a match. To date, the SynTech has had a 0% failure rate. In addition to my personal shooting, which isn't much, I'm coaching SASP and the centerfire team burns a minimum of 24K a year 9mm. The local reloaders will bring price down to $225/K with brass exchange, but 20gal drums of 9mm are too heavy for me to move, the kids have to waste range time policing the brass, it has be delivered to the shop, etc...hassle is tremendous for volunteer coaches. SynTech for the win.
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On 7/29/2018 at 12:52 PM, lfine said:
Syntech 115, 124, or 150?
SynTech Action Pistol in 9mm is 150g. Currently on sale at Brownells with discount code MDX its $217.98 a case, delivered. Yeah more expensive than reloading, but really great, clean, no smoke, accurate, consistent. Even feeds in my 9mm 1911. Nominal PF 130, have not chrono'd.
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20 hours ago, bofe954 said:
CZC also offers the SSC in 9mm. Just wondering whether it is $400 better than a PM-9.
The SSC gets you a magwell (probably nicely blended) and an ambi safety for +/-$400, plus the Dan Wesson script on the slide... can't tell what else CZC does, maybe an owner can chime in. From RandysGuns my PM9 was $1356 shipped... GrabAgun occasionally has them cheaper, but you gotta be quick; their price fluctuates depending on how many in stock.
https://grabagun.com/d-wes-pointman-nine-9mm-5-sts-10rd.html
PM-9 with VZ Slims, Dawson magwell with aluminum MSH and empty Dawson mag with aluminum basepad weighs in at 41.6oz, for anyone who also wants to shoot IDPA ESP. That's including the FLGR, pure factory setup other than grips, magwell. Out of the box trigger my is 3#6oz and coming from Glocks, I don't see any reason to mess with it.
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LEO/MIL can save around $100 off the lowest internet pricing at https://le.cz-usa.com/le-mil-purchase-program/
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15 minutes ago, jpm2953 said:
PM9’s never seem to come up for sale used around me. I’d love to find one. I have a couple Springfield’s but the PM9 just seems perfect
There are a couple on gunbroker right now at $1170... but after cc fees and shipping, they're $1250... so for $100 extra I went with new, a 5-year factory warranty at $20/yr seems like a deal.
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Beware, this thread gets expensive... we have 4 RO Elite Targets in use for our SASP Junior team, and they're good guns for the kids to abuse, they do everything we need em to do... but after reading all the above, I just ordered a PM-9 for myself
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Marketing email rec'd today shows ZR Tactical Solutions has a new lightweight Glock AR9 lower... have searched the board without finding any feedback on ZRTS. Anyone using their lower or complete PCC with a review?
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On 7/31/2018 at 5:31 PM, Tattoo said:
I assume you were using red loctite since you needed to apply heat? Does just blue loctite hold well enough instead?
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LOL no, that was blue Loctite 242, and it definitely holds well enough!
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On 7/15/2018 at 7:04 PM, crofrog said:
You need heat to soften loctite if you’d have used a torch or soldering iron you’d have not had any issues.
In my attempt to remove the MOS Mounting plate, I hit both screws with a torch until the slide was too hot to handle...repeatedly... they wouldn't budge. A T5 bit has very little purchase. Sold both MOS guns and bought dedicated milled slides, leaving only a pair of #6-32 x 3/8 screws to manage, installed with the much stronger T10 Torx. IMO the downside to the MOS is that you're dealing with 4 tiny, fragile short screws vs a pair of larger, stronger screws. I was lucky to not snap the heads off the MOS mounting screws during removal, because I don't have the ability to drill & tap a slide. The main advantage of the MOS system is that you can use different dots... but in reality, if you want to Loctite the system in place to prevent shifting, you're committed to a single dot in the event you're unable to remove the MOS plate... so might as well just get a milled slide. That's been my experience, anyway, YMMV.
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Thanks for the feedback... that's +2 for ISMI. Only "advantage" I see to the Wolff guide rods are being marginally thicker & heavier at .270" vs the ISMI .263"... and the Wolff rods & springs are cheaper for LEO/MIL folks to purchase direct
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1 hour ago, Paul49 said:
I found this universal sight pusher tool with a variety of adapters that have worked very well for my Glock 35, Springfield XD 9 and Sig Sauer P228. I am not a machinist by any means. The XL model includes the all the adapters, I believe, but you can also order individual adapters separately.
That sightpusher looks like it would do Dawson Adjustables and red dot mounts as well... just 2x the price of the VTUPRS
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Not posted in Gunsprings because this applies to Glock 19s only.
For use with Gen3 guiderods & uncaptured springs.
With the shorter G19 guiderod, does anyone have issues with Wolff roundwire springs going to full compression prior to end of recoil cycle? Are ISMI flatwire springs better for G19 use?
I have a pile of Wolff rods/springs here but don't want a short-stroking G19 for IDPA CCP, am considering switching to ISMI.
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I'm not LH but shoot with a guy who is...just bought some Gen3s from him, because he's made the switch to all Gen5s for both competition and carry...he loves the Gen5 full LH controls. If you don't do slingshot and use the slide release, Gen5 seems the way to go.
Has Anyone Used The Glock Store For Milling
in Glock
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Joey Desormeaux at Infinite Irons Arms in Deerfield Beach FL does great slide milling work, quick turnaround. Find him on Instagram