flatrock

I wish I could use an aftermarket .40 barrel in a G20, but I don't think caliber conversions are allowed. I really like the larger grip on the G20 over the G35.

Thanks everyone for the advice. Reloading on a single stage press is just too time consuming for the amount of ammo I'm going through. I'd use it for a little while, and then I'd get tired of how long it took to load ammo, and it would just sit there while I shoot factory ammo. I'll have to consider a used square deal press. It's a bit too expensive to consider a disposable press, and I know myself better than to think I'd sell it and use the money to buy a better press. It's just not in my nature to sell things on ebay. However, I do shoot some .45 ACP, and I could always set that press up for that if I decide to upgrade. It seems like the RL550B is the right press for me, but the nearly $500 price tag for the press, and reccomended accessories is a bit daunting.

Right now I'm buying my 9 mm ammo at Wal-mart, and I don't think reloading is going to save me much money. However, there are other benefits, I'm just trying to understand them to see if they make it worth investing in the equipment and taking the time to reload. I'd mainly be reloading 9 mm for shooting out of my Glock G34. I don't see bulgest on the 9 mm brass, so I don't think that the less supported chamber of the Glock is really going to be a big issue in 9 mm. If it is, I'll have to consider the additional expense of a barrel. I'd heard that you'll have less felt recoil with lighter bullets, yet I keep hearing that people are using 147 gr bullets for competition. Is this because you need the heavier bullet to get the slide to cycle reliably with light 9 mm loads? What other advantages are there to using 147 gr bullets? Do they put down steel better in loads of the same general power factor? I know everyone probably has their own favorite powder. I have some Unique powder that I was going to use for .45, but I didn't get around to buying the press at the time, I spent the money on the G34 instead. Is Unique a good choice for light 9 mm loads? Any other suggestion in reasonably priced powders? Don't hold it against me, but I have to ask this question. Im thinking about a Lee turret press as a starter press. It would be nice to be able to get started with a less expensive press, and buy a better press once I determine if I like reloading. I'm just concerned about the Lee press producing consistent results, I know it won't be the perfect press, and that I'll likely upgrade to a Dillon later.

Flex will severely spank ya for saying that...heresy... And so will the droves of gunsmiths making their fortune on un-Glocking the Glock. Wouldn't a single stack Glock with this type of reduced back strap acheive the smaller grip that they invented the 45 g.a.p. to create? It would be the death of their new cartridge if they came out with a gun like that. Oh, and I would love to see both happen! -ld The goal of the GAP isn't just to create a smaller grip. It allows the gun manufacturer to basically use the same frame they use on their 9 mm and .40 S&W guns. The GAP is the same length as the 9 mm and .40, so they can even use the same mag boddies, they just need to tweak the feed lips out a little. This allows gun manufacturers to make a compact .45 based on their existing designs, where they have to redesign the receiver completely to make a single stack gun. There's a limit to what price the market will bear for guns. The GAP allows manufacturers to make more money by reducing their design and production costs.