techj
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Check out the how to on the Dawson Precision site or their You Tube channel.
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At our club the majority are red dot's...I still shoot irons but with a fiber optic front. The best times are almost always the folks shooting 22 carbines with red dots. I'm happy to make middle of the pack given that I started only a couple of years ago and have aging eyes (and other body parts ).
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Speaking from experience, the one that you didn't shoot...yet .
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Another +1 for inline fabrication and another don't bother with the bullet feeder. Love the press - reload 9; 45; 357; 30.06 & 308
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I use an air compressor vacuum - Grizzly T23090 for about $25 from Amazon. This way I don't have to worry about static, whether I'm picking up powder or primers. Only downside is that you do need about 90PSI to get sufficient vacuum.
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Based solely on what I've used: 1. N320 2. N340 3. 231 4. Accurate #5 5. Power Pistol 6. Bullseye
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Has anyone heard about whether these folks will/when they might sell product? I like the idea but it's been a (long) while since they originally announced it.
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While not my favorite it was about the only powder for 9 that I could find recently. Don't want to get into providing load data, but under a 125gr RN coated bullet (the blue bullets) I am getting an average of 1,040 fps out of my Glock 17 (no porting, no comp). This is with a mid-range charge from the Hornady guide.
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9, 357, 44 & 45 until the brass 'dies'. Rifle (30 cal) gets 5 reloads max. as most of it is for a Garand. Except for the 44 nothing is loaded hot...the 44 is at max. to shoot through my fun gun (Desert Eagle).
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FWIW - I found that when it really starts to get cold in the PNW that a Zippo style (uses lighter fluid) hand warmer provides more, consistent heat than the disposable ones. Anytime that I'm at a match in the cold I use one of them in each of my pockets. Stays very warm for at least 6 hours.
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I use their paddle for both my G17 & my 1911.
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I like N320 but have used N340, Blue Dot, Bullseye, AA#5, Power Pistol and others.
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After de-prime/re-size I just run them in my ultrasonic cleaner to get the wax off and cleans the pockets a bit too. FWIW -- I also clean the cases initially in my U/S before resizing. Just finished a hair over a 1,000 of 9's running about 300/batch. Once cap of the Hornday cleaner and didn't change solution. I have enough brass always ready where waiting for it to dry is no big deal. If I didn't already have the U/S (and weren't "thrifty" as well) I would use the steel pins. -
While I understand the benefits of a single platform I enjoy variety and personally prefer a larger group of guns to choose from for both range fun as well as competition. But then again I don't take the competition part as seriously as a lot of others,
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I prefer a single combo per caliber so that I can buy more in bulk and not have to load develop & chrono all of the time. Unfortunately, the various shortages had kept me moving between different combinations of components. I finally have enough components to last for about 6 months so can settle in once again.
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a lot of the smoke will be from the molly coating. powders that I like are aa#5 and bullseye.
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They had a limited trial eval available that I tried...it worked well even on an older laptop. I just couldn't bring myself to buy it though -- I guess I'm just a little cheap. It wasn't the software license cost but that to use it effectively I would also have needed a training gun in both Glock & 1911 styles so that I wouldn't have to rack the slide/re-cock the trigger. For initial draw/1st shot no problem...but tough to work on splits that way. As an FYI I already had a laser catridge for my firearms and the application itself worked well...it did prefer a not overly bright room.
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I just received 3,600 of the 9's and inside of the shipping box it was packed 1,200 to a box and within each of the boxes was a well sealed bag. The 3 boxes were also taped to a top & bottom piece of cardboard as well as to each other and a Styrofoam block which was a spacer. I do agree that the 250 sample packs (received before) leave a lot to be desired in terms of packing.
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Personally I wouldn't bother -- you're going to be expanding the case mouths anyway prior to seating the bullets. If you're concerned then maybe camfer & debur the edge. I only do this for rifle and new 44 mag cases after resizing & trimming.
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I use it mostly for 9 but have used it for 45. Yes it is louder and more flash but I do find that it burns cleanly when it's at least to mid-range on the load. Currently using it with coated lead 9's (125gr) and pushing them to just over 1,000fps. I find this to be a fairly 'soft' feeling load. On my LNL press it meters very consistently .
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I use The Blue Bullets in 125gr RN...shoot great, good price, no leading. Running these with Power Pistol in a G17.
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Thanks...I hadn't noticed any burrs but polishing them shouldn't hurt anything. I'll give that a shot as soon as the rain lets up. My MG's feed perfectly...just want to get the Blue's to run through without screwing up the feeding of the MG's.
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What issues did you have and how did you overcome them? The only thing that I can see doing is to dremel out the collets a bit.
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Did you have to adjust the Hornady bullet feeder die (9mm)? I love the blue bullets but having problems with them feeding through the die. I hate to adjust the collets as they work perfectly with my jacketed (MG) bullets and am considering either buying another collet set to "adjust" or getting the die for a Mr Bullet Feeder as that it reported to work with lead as well as jacketed bullets.
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I received an e-mail from The American Marksman (http://www.theamericanmarksman.com) for processed 45ACP brass at a great price but have never heard of them. Anyone buy from them and if so, what was your experience & product quality?
