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Something that I've had some success with is just bull headed stubbornness. I tell myself something like "I am not going to be an idiot and forget my stage plan when the buzzer goes off" , I have to combine it with the other good suggestions mentioned previously in this thread but when I put it all together it seems like the last thing needed to make things work.

Maybe. My intent was to point out that people drop and bobble guns and sometimes forget to apply the thumb safety. If you don't want the extra layer of protection or feel it only provides a false sense security that is your call.

I hear you, I agree that scenario would be very messed up , but for most of us it is still sort of a choice. If you are shooting for fun and making memories with friends you have the option of saying ‘this is bull shirt, but I am going to have a good time anyway’.

I wanted to confirm that the magazine release that comes with a CZ Shadow 1 orange was legal in ESP before going to an IDPA major with it. So I read through the rules & then contacted the AC like you are supposed to. This is the answer I got: "As a group, ACs/SCs/IPOCs have stopped writing “Get out of jail free” cards like you requested because it backfired one too many times. Especially when doing this kind of review virtually during Covid." I found it humorous. I think the secret to enjoying IDPA is not to take it very seriously, but I feel a little bit that way about USPSA sometimes.

The IPSC shooter in Canada who fatally shot himself while attempting to recover his grip on his open gun and the s.o./r.o. who was killed when a competitor dropped his gun and the two people I have dq'd for forgetting to put their thumb safety on and the guy I watched darn near shoot his foot while holstering all come to mind. I'm not saying that a grip safety would have prevented every incident but I think they are a good idea. Using one did train me to get a more consistent grip which I thought was a competitive advantage.

Worked well for Michael Jordan, he did ok.

Good info. I use the micrometer seating die with the spring removed. The only issue I have seen was insufficient belling leading to shaving of coated lead bullets and that shaved lead somehow getting into the die. It hasn't caused any known oal length issues & was easily fixable (duh, bell the brass like you are supposed to) but once or twice I have seen a bit of shaved lead fall out of the die.

You may be talking about different things. I see a lot of people use the grip enhancer stuff and wandering about with white hands because of it but don't recall seeing anyone use the gymnast/weight lifter dry powder stuff. Different purposes. For sweaty hands some just reach down and grab a handful of dust if the ground is dry. An unwritten rule is that the guy with the most junk on his hands is always the same guy that feels he needs to touch the screen on your score pad.

Seems like the velocity of the empty brass might be a reasonable guide? Shooting 40 major I think I could make the brass fling pretty hard or just sort of roll out of the gun by changing recoil springs.

Got to the range yesterday to chrono a couple attempts at minimum power factor using clay dot. With 180 Bayou and 3.0 clay dot I got 650,676,698,705,720 fps. With 155 grain Bayou and 3.3 Clay Dot I got 683,699,735,747,787. Accuracy was ugly in a Glock 23. Will up the horsepower a bit and try again. Previously had liked the recoil impulse of 3.4 Clay Dot pushing 180 bayou in a 40ish ounce gun (about 140 power factor in the STI 2011 I had at the time) but was wanting something more mouse fart for the lighter G23.

Yep. Thank you.

Anyone experienced with the Taren Tactical trigger kit?

I don't look at it that way. As long as I'm able to do a little more I am happy to paste and etc for those folks who are a bit older or have an ailment and help them stay in the game. I think that is a typical attitude.

Interesting. You thinking that the brass is not expanding enough to get a good seal on the chamber with the lighter and slicker bullet? Not sure how fast the powder you are using is. I'm getting ready to try and find the bottom limit for my gun (Glock 23, only need 105 pf for IDPA CCP division) and am going to use Clay Dot.

Depends on the questioners personal situation and reloading goals. For many buy once cry once might work out best. I still have a 550 and likely will never sell it but after a few years of getting sick of reloading I eventually broke down and bought a 1050 & case feeder & bullet feeder. If I was only shooting maybe 3-5,000 rounds per year or something like that then the 550 would have been enough to keep me happy.

I wish they would stop being stubborn. First - you can't dump rounds (legally) because dumping rounds would get you killed in a real gun fight. Now - you must dump rounds to get your best score because not dumping rounds will get you killed in a real gun fight. They control how many rounds you start out with, that should be enough to make the conservation of ammo crowd happy. The 'can't reload when you want to' rules just makes the game a little bit less fun and creates another duty/distraction for the safety officers and wastes valuable ammo. Gripe done.

I think so too. To me it is an often overlooked opportunity even on rare occasions in the 10 round divisions. I'd like to see things left as they are, this guy with 15- that guy with 6- that other guy with 10 and then the rifle guy with something like 314 rounds and a mag that drags the ground makes the matches more interesting.

At the world match this year Nils did three tactical reloads the first day he shot on his way to beating all of the other iron sight guns. I think that is where ssp will shine, giving you the freedom to reload off the clock anytime after the first two shots have been fired.

My only issue with the U-die is just that I am lazy perhaps. I tend to load bullets in batches of 3-600 and can definitely tell that the U-die takes a little more elbow grease. I used it before because it cut down on my reloaded rounds that wouldn't case gauge, I'm roll sizing now which accomplishes the same task. It could be that the U-die reduces creeping even with 0.358 bullets, just don't know and don't know of anyone who has tested things by keeping everything but the sizing die the same.

I'm wondering if the U-die actually does anything more than make resizing more difficult in this particular situation. 0.358 bullets are already oversized for 9mm brass. Have you experimented with running everything the same except using a standard sizing die?

Agree that bullet and brass details may be important here. Have always looked at crimping as prescribed in this article https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/reloading-crimp-not-crimp-question/ "The short explanation is that crimping is not what keeps a projectile firmly seated, case neck tension is, and those two things are not the same. "

I tried running 135 grain bayou coated bullets sized at 0.358 with Winchester brass and no crimp, I found 1 bullet that walked out of the 1,000 I tested. I am thinking that might be related to my reusing brass until it splits. For what that is worth.

And the argument for minor always comes down to being more womanly? I think people like what they like. The major rounds are fun just because they are, if you are inclined that way, but I know more folks who shoot major because of the different nature of the speed/power game than any other reason.

Glad I let my r.o. certification run out and did not re-up my membership this fall.

He did the full competition job on my 929 and I have been very happy with it , friends I shoot with who are not wheel gun people are amazed how well the trigger feels. My nephew has no interest in competition so Paul just cleaned up the single action trigger pull for him - back to the original posters question, if there is no interest in double action just leaving the gun as is or perhaps doing a wee bit of polishing I think are good options. I agree with others comments about bullet creep being a problem with some 9mm factory ammo (Federal 115 was awful) and having better luck with .358 bullets (I shoot coated, .356 leads up nasty), and that 9mm is not the most user friendly of options when considering a new wheel gun.