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Doug, it seems that the folks having problems with the 929s are typically using a fast powder-heavy bullet combination. These loads do shoot soft, but we're shooting minor caliber loads out of big N frame revolvers.
Slower powders reduce chamber pressures, this should give easier extraction. I can't imagine anyone here would notice the extra recoil of a slightly higher volume powder charge in a 44 oz revolver given the same power factor.
Leaking primers are a sign of excessive pressure or old brass at rifle pressures. At the pressures we play at, they should be a large red flag.
Many of us play at the edge of typical handloading practices looking for an advantage. Every gun is an individual, and sometimes we need to step away from that edge.
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I have concerns about your powder selection. It is pretty quick for a 147 in 9mm.
I found some loading data here:
http://www.lapua.com/en/products/reloading/vihtavuori-reloading-data/relodata/6/34
The only 147 grain bullet listed with N320 is the HP/XTP. While your load is less than the maximum listed, you are not shooting a XTP. All the other heavy bullet loads show powders slower than N320. I suspect if you move to a slower powder your problems would disappear.
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Seems like a lot of work when an aluminum frame would stand up to the demands of carry, and save a lot more weight.
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It's lighter than my 4" 629. In my 4", anything above 1200 with a 240 grain bullet is uncomfortable, and I like recoil.
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I've moved from 8-minor revolver to 8-major single stack. On the vast majority of targets, the time is the same. Shooting major on partial targets, or on very distant targets, you don't have to spend the time to shoot A's. It's not as big a difference as it is made out to be, but it is there.
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Man, that'd be like running a sectional every weekend. I'd be hard to pull off well.
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Your 627 parts may work in the 625. Every gun is an individual. It's worth trying before you order parts.
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Cool real numbers. I pulled up Excel, so I should be right at calculating that you shot 91.66% of your points after penalties.
This is about the number of points you should generally be shooting. Yes, we all need to shoot faster.
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92 A's + 28 not A's. By Corey's count that's a 120 round, 600 point match.
You don't mention what your Not A's were, so I'll assume C's.
If you shot 28 C's you would have dropped 28 points shooting major, for a total of 572 points shot. That is 95.33% of the available points. It's likely you shot things besides C's, so you appear to have shot between 90-95% of the available points. I cannot see how this could be considered too many A's.
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Hey look at that.... That's what I get for being in a hurry.
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Hmm.
92 A's + 28 not A's. By my count that's a 100 round, 500 point match.
You don't mention what your Not A's were, so I'll assume C's.
If you shot 28 C's you would have dropped 28 points shooting major, for a total of 472 points shot. That is 94.4% of the available points. It's likely you shot things besides C's, but you appear to have shot between 90-95% of the available points. I cannot see how this could be considered too many A's.
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The big time savings are not in the shooting. Practice reloading. Practice moving into and out of postions.
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The same height as what was already on the gun. I don't recall exactly what it was.
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Looks like gas is leaking out around your primer causing the erosion to your gun. I would stop using those handloads.
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I too use a racemaster. I like how barrel length and contour doesn't matter as I move between my different revolvers.
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Major caliber 45 recoils much more sharply in a revolver than in an auto. The are no springs between you and the chamber. So IMHO, more weight in the revolver is gooder. I shoot a 5".
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The S&W guns have a firing pin safety that is operated by the grip safety. The grip safety needs to be _all_ the way down to deactivate it. It cannot be sensitized like a standard 1911 without removing the firing pin safety parts.
I'd look elsewhere unless you already own one or get a screaming deal.
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As UFO said, shoot your own speed.
You can only shoot as fast as your ability allows, in competition is the points you can shoot that determine the winner amongst shooters at a given ability level.
Speed comes from practice. In competition shoot for points. For a time when I started, I couldn't squad with open division shooters. Listening to their pace of shooting made it difficult to shoot at the speed required by me and my revolver.
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Again personal preference enters here, I like the EGW magwell, it's like the Ed Brown or Wilson but only $49.00, Dawson Precision makes a really nice Ice magwell which a lot of people seem to like. Dawson Precision version is not IDPA legal if that's your game.
I do not shoot IDPA but I cannot find anything in the rules that would prevent the use of an ICE magwell in CDP.
8.2.3.2 CDP Permitted Features and Modifications (Inclusive list):
8.2.3.2.23 Modification of the magazine well and add-on well extensions.
It does need to fit in the box, but the IDPA box is the same height as the USPSA box so no problem here.
Please quote the rule that would prevent it's use.
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I have a 45 caliber range officer. I changed/added the following parts:
DSperman 19-20 closed front grips
Dawson ice no-gap magwell.
Dawson arched aluminum mainspring housing
An STI short nylon trigger
Dawson front sight
EGW full length guide rod
The gun weighs 41.5oz. With the factory GI guide rod it weighed 40 oz, the same as the factory advertised weight. I didn't weigh the parts individually, but the Ice magwell and mainspring housing weigh roughly the same as the factory steel mainspring housing alone.
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Are you focusing on the front sight or on the target?
Yes you can "see" the front sight when focused on the target, but beyond a few yards it leads to misses or poor hits that I didn't call. For most situations, I shoot better scores when my eye is focused on the front sight. In bright sunlight, I can see the serrations on the front sight while shooting.
I thought I was focusing on the sight until the front sight really caught my attention on one stage. I realized I'd been focused on the target and "looking" for the front sight. I now visualize my red fiber optic superimposed over the A zones as I burn the stage into memory while I'm on deck. For me, this makes me look for the front sight right out of the holster.
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Techwell TGO and Dawson ice are your 2 best choices. I use the ice.
Regardless of which way you go, Dawson makes really nice base pads that are cut at an angle to fit the box.
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With 8 shot shooting positions, the 8 shot major gun will make you concentrate on accuracy even more than minor if there are any steel targets.All 3 mentioned good choices, also the advice on caliber. 9mm is minor so less points out of the A zone,will make you concentrate on accuracy and the speed will come.
The classic thinking on major/minor comes from limited division where the extra ammo capacity isn't enough to make a difference. Having 2 extra rounds at each position (3 to slide lock) instead of only one extra round over the whole field course is a bigger difference.
New USPSA shooter seeks sage advice
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Where do you people shoot? We had 15 single stack shooters out of 43 total today in Pueblo Colorado.