Carmoney

Jeez, I'm trying to eat breakfast here. Yes, it's wrong. Kilts are for frickin' pervs. If you can't prove you're 100% Scottish, skip the skirt.

Dave......seriously......would I have loaded ten thousand of them if they didn't work well?

OK, so they're not .355s at least. Next question--how do they shoot at 50 yards? Not a huge issue for most action shooting, but a serious issue for the IRC standards and stuff like that. Incidentally, I have had excellent luck with the Zero 150-gr. JRNs, and that is a .356" (.38 Super) bullet. Sadly, they appear to be no longer available.

If the barrels turn out to be oversized, the simple solution will be to load short colt bullets (sized .357-.358) in 9mm brass.

Your lead bullets must be sized .357 or .358 then.

When we experimented with running 9mms through our 627-4 .38 Supers (mine was sold years ago), we had decent results with heavy bullets, presumably due to their longer bearing surface. Lighter-bullet 9mm loads? Not so much. The real advantage of the 9mm 8-shot concept would be to use cheap factory 9mm ammo.....like WWB, for example. And for that, we need properly-dimensioned (.355) barrels. Or so it seems to me.

Virtually all 625-8 cylinders have undersized chambers. Clymer makes a finish reamer that is made specifically for .45 ACP revolver cylinders. This tool will ream the chambers to proper SAAMI industry spec. Most regular gunsmiths will not know anything about this, nor will they have the proper reamer. Send the cylinder (no need to send the whole gun) to somebody who specializes in revolvers......or buy the reamer and do it yourself. It's hand-turned, no machines required. All you need is a little cutting oil, a T-handle, and a padded vise.

Yeah. I much prefer setting the mainspring to the right tension, torquing the screw down tight, and not dicking with it.

What is a strain screw lock?

If it's a 625-8, have the chambers reamed.

I think a lot of people are confusing the role of the president with that of the executive director and the other full-time employees we have on staff. While there are significant responsibilities that are required of the president, and there are periods of time that are highly demanding, it is nowhere near a full-time job over the course of the year. It would require the other employment to be flexible enough to accommodate those busy periods. A couple elections ago we had a candidate who was a retired state trooper who promised to commit himself 100% to the role of USPSA president and not engage in any other outside employment. Despite having a long and distinguished track record of volunteer service to USPSA, including being a former BOD member, that candidate lost to an incumbent who was known for being pretty hands-off about the whole thing. The right candidate is the person who is capable of efficiently mixing the USPSA president gig with his flexible outside employment or self-employment, and/or someone who is financially secure and is not especially concerned about the money. Based on the current duties of the president, I don't see any reason to raise the salary.

"Hell, I Was There!" when Mike Carmoney finally got to correct Doug Carden on an issue involving reloading ammunition.

I have owned both and shot them in competition fairly extensively. I think it's pretty well established that the .38 Super cartridge is more inherently reliable in the 1911 platform, which is not particularly surprising considering that cartridge was designed specifically for the 1911! My Kimber .38 Super was extremely reliable, and I used it to take "Top Minor" at the Single Stack Classic one year. I have since switched to 9mm 1911s (a custom Fusion build and a Les Baer) and they both work great also. I shot the Fusion gun in USPSA Single Stack Division throughout most of the 2012 season, including multiple sectionals and several area matches. I have had good luck with Wilson 10-round mags in my guns.

Seems that my buddy Doug needs a little refresher on how the SDB is designed. The sizing die on the SDB is not threaded at all--it is a cylindrical die that simply slides down into the body of the press. The decapping stem secures it in place.

Brick, tell your source of information that he owes me a dollar!

It's a trick. FWSixgunner is on her payroll. Throw the gun back at her and run the other direction.

Titanium cylinders won't develop peening at the stop notches. That's the only real advantage.and lightens the gun up weight wiseWhich is not especially advantageous. Would it be more advantageous in a gun shooting minor? Seems like weight might be helpful in .45. Does it really matter in a 9mm? You're right, Chuck. I don't think it matters either way in an 8-minor gun.

Titanium cylinders won't develop peening at the stop notches. That's the only real advantage.and lightens the gun up weight wise Which is not especially advantageous.

Titanium cylinders won't develop peening at the stop notches. That's the only real advantage.

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JM had very little to do with the rule change. He was in favor of it, but he was not a driving force.

Agreed. I've experimented with shooting nines out of a .357 barrel. Results were not good.

Here's most of it. Each of those bins holds 3K+ rounds.

Starline has inventory right now, for those who have been looking.

No, I only have 80 Hearthco moonclips. What kind of a volume discount could I get on another 1200 clips?