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EricF1

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  1. I was able to shoot my 4.6" M&P 10mm for the first time last week. Fed factory Magtech 180 fine (just one magazine) and my handloads no problem. Did have pretty significant firing pin drag as shown (on all loads), but I understand that's not a real concern?

     

    Velocities reached with Longshot:

    200gr Blue at 1.275", 8.0gr: 1152 +/- 4 fps

    180gr Zero at 1.255", 8.6gr: 1219 +/- 13 fps

    180gr HST at 1.264", 8.9gr: 1235 +/- 22 fps

     

    Let me know if you have any questions. Fits perfectly in a M&P45 2.0 holster.

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  2. I built solid wood cabinet following this design for my primers: https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/aw-extra-112113-flammables-cabinet/

     

    For powder storage I added some wood to a cabinet from craigslist to meet NFPA 1" nominal wall thickness, plus some insulation board. Both doors are just spring hinged, no latch. Then I painted with an intumescent paint the article above suggested.

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  3. On 3/6/2018 at 10:57 AM, Garmil said:

    Which model do you have that works ?

     

    Ha yeah yours too. Click the link and buy stuff to support BEnos I guess? 

     

    I got model #578-683-411, but since I'm using the Boss hanger (and throwing away the paddle), any of the 57x (for long slide, standard width) would work. 

  4. My Safariland GLS (long slide version) is open bottom and works great with my Stock 3. Bonus is that it has retention that you barely notice while drawing and it sells on Amazon for $35.

     

    Really the only downside was not having a straightforward way to mount to my Boss hanger, but that worked out fine using the Safariland plate.

  5. While a low mass, adjustable gb setup can work, I agree that if you're not in competition it's likely not worth the additional cost. 

     

    That said, I'm planning a Grendel upper build for plinking and maybe hunting, and might just use my low mass carrier with a new bolt. Then of course I would get an adjustable gb, which would be the only added cost. Since I'm thinking a budget setup, a Wojtek agb is almost the same price as fixed. 

     

    The carbine spring in a rifle length receiver extension is a no go. Just spend $15 and get a rifle length spring. 

  6. My belt is ELS and it's great for placing and swapping equipment. I do wish I had a ratchet system with it as some guys at my local matches do, but I've never used one myself.

     

    I'm a big fan of the Safariland caddy and Ghost mag pouches (with my buddy's 3D printed adapter design). As far as attaching the hoster, I use a Boss Plus hanger and just an ELS fork which has been great. 

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  7. Go with the Safariland 771. Works fine. 

     

    But, if you want to take the above advice and go with the Ghost pouches, I also ordered some of the 3D printed adaptor plates from here:

    https://www.shapeways.com/product/XT4ZTHUZB/els-fork-for-ghost-360-magazine-pouch

     

    They don't quite fit perfect (not enough offset from the belt to clear the ELS fork) but removing the donut spacer made it work. Part of the appeal of the Ghost and bullet-out is to stack them close, which given the ELS hole spacing doesn't really work.

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