HQBrass

I've shot a G-37, I thought it was sort of harsh, it was very snappy. I look at the GAP as I do 30-06 and 308. You can do pretty much the same thing with both but one requires a short action and one a long. I think new development of firearms is great but I just can't find a need for this particular one for me. I'm new to the hardcore IPSC shooting but I can't see a niche for the G-37 in competition, low capacity and high recoil. If I'm missing something let me know.

The KB was caused by using 45 ACP dies instead of 45 GAP dies in a SDB and there was little to no crimp and he got a fair amount of set back.

Not flaming anyone here, but I do not understand the 45 GAP. The 40 S&W is 95% the energy of 45 ACP with the benefit of magazine capacity. I think it’s funny that you will hear people talking about how reloading for the 40 S&W is dangerous and on the ragged edge, if people think that the 40 S&W is dangerous they should go running and screaming from the 45 GAP. I personally know a guy who bought a G-37 and started reloading for it and within a week he KB’ed it pretty bad. Glock fixed it for a small fee but still. I think Glock is missing the boat by not bringing out the long slide 45 ACP and 10 MM and I suppose the long slide 45 GAP too.

I shoot the Steve Anderson/Flexmoney matches. I voted 4 but there have been as many as 6 I think. The round counts are around 100 rounds +/- 30. Steve likes high round counts and field courses, which I think is sweet. Steve’s courses really make you think and test your skills. I would like more stages but the club facilities sometimes don’t allow for more stages because of weather conditions, i.e. mud. My personal opinion is if I’m going to drive for nearly an hour, I would like to put at least 100 rounds down range.

Yeah, it was great, whiteouts and flooding at the same time. All the target heads were all drooping over. My favorite was the classifier where the shooting box was on the high ground and you had to wade out to it.

I don't pick brass up I don't charge shipping either.

So it's not about the chamber or barrel pressure it's about the volume of gasses and the abilities of the powder to produce this gas over the travel of the bullet down the barrel. Bullseye would just yield a short finite burst of gasses where Bluedot would push and continuously increase gas volume. I think I got it, thanks. Is Bluedot OK for this or should I look at another powder for 40 S&W? I have some PowerPistol I want to try too.

I am getting a KKM 4-port Comp for my G-35 and I was wondering if I could get an explanation of what powders are good for use with a comp and why? I did use the search but I didn’t find what I was looking for. I don't really understand why gas pressure escaping the port would vary from powder to powder and I don’t understand why a slow burning powder would work better than a fast burning powder. Thanks

I do just that. I load all of my rounds with Bullseye powder 45 ACP, 40 S&W, and 9mm. I started using Bullseye for 45 ACP and really liked it. It is cheap, meters well and requires a small charge to get the velocities required. As to being dirty, if the round is not properly constructed it will be very dirty. There needs to be a good tight crimp or some other way to get the pressures up. I can run 300 rounds through my gun with Bullseye and compare it to my friend who shoots the same amount of rounds loaded with Tightgroup, my gun just looks sooty while the Tightgroup gun look very dirty with a greasy like film everywhere inside the gun. It is not the perfect powder for high-pressure cartridges like 40 S&W & 9mm but it can be used within reason. Just watch for pressure signs and work up to where you want to be.

I bought 5 used LEO mags for each of my (3) Glocks and I got to hand pick them. I plan on buying 10 new ones for each gun and set them back and start a rotation of new mags and update and replace as needed. I will not be found without again.

I too am put off by some peoples politics but I am sure that I put off others by mine. If I dish it, and I do, I feel that it is only fair for me to take it also. The thing that keeps sanity and a smile in my heart is that I know that their opinion is just as irrelevant as mine.