[Light 9mm load for wife training]

CFE powder is a slow burning powder. With a 3" barrel most of the powder will be burning outside of the barrel. For supper soft loads you need a fast burning powder with a small powder charge!  You will need a load with about 105pf-115pf.

[How many coils?]

just bend to match.

 

[How many coils?]

Just cut 2 coils off the bottom

 

[What should I do? How to add a DPP to a Shadow 2 Orange? Cajun / CZ Cus / Plate?]

CZ Customs plate does not move and will not shear off the plate mounting screws.

[Plunk test varies]

On 1/4/2022 at 7:48 PM, midatlantic said:

 I have a EGW chamber checker .

There is your problem. The EGR guage will give false failures. It is ease to check, take an unload bullet and see if it will pass all the way through the EGW gauge. If the bullet will not pass through,  the gauge is not checking the brass it is checking OAL.

[Mbx 10 round mag failure]

The 10 round mags are blocked, cutting springs will not let the follower go any deeper into the mag body. With the mag loaded with 10 rounds you need the top round to have about 1/2 a round play so you can reload on a closed slide.

[AMG Commander Timer Question]

I hang mine around my neck.

 

[Shadow 2 10x bushing came out. Pin still in place]

Does it line up with the grove in the bushing?

[Shadow 2 10x bushing came out. Pin still in place]

Can you post a pic of the crack?

[9 minor load- 115 w/ CFE pistol or VV N320]

With N320 you will use a smaller powder charge to achieve the same PF, powder burns cleaner, recoil impulse is softer.

[9 minor load- 115 w/ CFE pistol or VV N320]

CFE Pistol is a slower burning powder. you will get better results with the N320.  Start N320 @ 4.2gn with the 115gn bullets and work up to about 4.6gn.

[CZ Tactical Sport Recoil Buffer]

You will probably need to remove 0.010" - 0.015" more as it needs a little clearance.

[CZ Tactical Sport Recoil Buffer]

When I did mine I milled a little off and test fit the barrel, milled a little more off and test fit.  Milled an test 4X to get it right  Milling off 0.010"-0.015" at a time.

[CZ Tactical Sport Recoil Buffer]

I used a end mill in a drill press. The material need to be to be removed evenly. Unless you are really good at fitting parts with a file I don't think that's a good option.  mess up and you will need to buy a new barrel. If you have access to a mill that would be best. A good drill press with a Cross Sliding Vise is what I used. If you don't have access to either, find someone that does.

[CZ Tactical Sport Recoil Buffer]

First you need to check to see if this is the issue.  remove your slide, remove the barrel, install the barrel without the slide. Use the slide stop to hold the barrel in the frame. You will need a light that you can shine into the frame and see if the barrel kidney is past the frame where the guide rod would sit.  With the barrel pushed fully forward and looking from the muzzle end under the barrel and above the frame you can see the guide rod seat. if the kidney is past the seat you will  need to trim the kidney.  You kind of need 3 1/2 hands. If you have a way to hold the frame muzzle up you can also use the guide rod to see how much the barrel pushes the guide rod away from the frame.  Take the guide rod and hold it in the frame and when you move the barrel you will feel it push the guide rod.

[CZ Tactical Sport Recoil Buffer]

Eric from CZC is correct. You will need to fit the face of the barrel kidney to the frame.  I had the same problem on my Czechmate.  When the slide was closed there was play.  Changed to the second barrel and the play was gone. When I measured the two barrels the kidney on the #1 barrel was about 0.050" longer and with the slide closed the barrel would push the guide rod just out of contact with the frame.  With the slide closed the barrel should not touch the guide rod.  The fix for my Czechmate was to remove about 0.040" off the front of the barrel kidney. 25,000+ rounds latter still going strong with only having to replace 1 slide stop and 2 recoil springs.

[9mm Bullet Width]

23 hours ago, Sigarmsp226 said:

CZ85 -  Can you help me understand why it is bad to use a Lee Factory crimp die if you are loading bullets that are in the .357-.358 range….Thanks Mark

Grumpy is on target. The FCD will resize the bullet in side of the case and you will no longer have a .358" bullet.

[9mm Bullet Width]

I have used .355"-.358' bullets in 9mm. As long as you do not use a Lee Factory crimp Die you should be OK.

[Bayou Bullets, Anyone heard from them lately?]

2 hours ago, Just4FunLP said:

 I tried contacting them by email and on their website again today, so maybe I’ll get a reply. I’ve been using them since the last ammogedon. I’m sure they’ll get it figured out.  I just want to make sure I’m still n the list.

Time spent answering people is time that could have been used to make bullets and do shipping.

[Shot timer for 22lr practicing solo]

AMG Commander is the one you want.

[Optic CZ for ccw.]

My Shadow Line milled by CZC checks all your boxes. Shadow Lines can be found but you will to look for them.

[S&B Small pistol Primers]

Keep in mind that S&B primers need to be seated 0.003"-0.007" deep. S&B old packaging had instructions that stated that you needed to seat them deep.

[Super Vel Primer test & Competition Ammo]

That's very similar to the results of my own testing.

[Open minor 9x19 load - for Steel Challenge and IPSC]

If you have any N330  try 5.6gn -5.9gn or N340 try 5.4gn - 5.7gn you will get a more complete burn.

[100 round plunk tester recommendations]

The EGW gauge does good checking brass, but is poor when it comes to checking loaded ammo.  A 0.355" bullet will not pass through my EGW gauge.  The EGW gauge will reject rounds based not only on the case size but also OAL.