iflyskyhigh

Truglow TFX pro I have them on my Gen 3 G20, as well as several other pistols. I’m an evangelist for red dots, but if it’s not a competition pistol and it still has iron sights these are my go too. So, if it’s a pistol I carry, these are the sights. I’m 48 and my vision is just starting to deteriorate slightly. I have no problem picking these up with or without my glasses. They are bomb proof, and reasonably priced. Less than $100 on Amazon.

No. No you can not.

I used mixed brass and get single digit to low teen SD’s with ES’s of 20-30 all day every day. In everything. From open guns to sun compacts. It’s not the brass. Powder and primer selection CAN have an effect. But TG at the loading should be fine. I’m guessing it’s your technique, probably powder drop (TG should flow fine out Dillon). With a fast pistol powder like that small variations can make a big difference. But again, Dillon should hold +/- .1, which should not make that big a difference. Like someone else said, you throw that 998 out and it’s pretty average for 11 shots. You probably spilled a little powder on that one and didn’t realize it. With cast you may be over or under belling? Inconsistent seating (especially with mixed 9MM brass, which is why I use mr bullet feeder power funnel, really helps with mixed 9MM brass) Bottom line is large SD/ES is 99% consistency. I know it’s probably not much help, but something in process is inconsistent. Just change one thing at a time. Process of elimination. The other 1% it can just be a combination the gun, bullet, and powder doesn’t like. For example I’m working on a 40SW load with 165s and HS6. I know for a fact my process is spot on. The charges are weighed to within +/- .05 of a grain. Still getting SDs in the high teens low 20s, ESs in the 40-50 range. Is what it is.

$5/100?? Limit 200?

The Glock Gen 5 barrels are tough to beat. I’m trying to find another Gen 5 G19 barrel for my P80

This When I was looking for an after market Gen 5 rod, this is the only thing I could find that I liked. I have the heavy Gen 5 in my G17 and two 19X’s. They work great. I was able to tune the guns to specific ammo. Just get a couple Wolff spring and experiment.

I have Heavy Jager's in my G19X, G19X Parker Mountain Machine Gucci model, and G17 G5. Had to experiment a little as Wolff spring rates seem to differ a little when used in Gen 5 vs Gen 3, but after a little tinkering all good. I think when they say for Gen 3 only, Wolff is just letting your average Joe know that you can't just drop a regular guide rod and spring in Gen 4 or 5. I have no scientific proof, just anecdotal paper and chrono proof, but I've found spring rates can after effect accuracy and SD / ES quite a bit, depending on firearm and load. I'm guessing it has to do with lock up time and pressure curve. Anyway, work good, last long time.

I just clicked on the video. I didn't realize you were talking about the drill mounted Giruad trimmer. I thought you were talking about the free standing bench model. That's similar to the Worlds Finest Trimmer and Worlds Finest Trimmer II. I have the WTF II. I think the Giruad model chamfers and deburs too? WTF does not. In that case there is no comparison to a bench model. Either the Giruard or the Henderson. I used to do hundreds and hundreds (if not over a thousand) pieces at time on the WFT II and my hands were screaming by the end. There just isn't any comparison to the Giruad or Henderson bench mount. I can trim brass all day with the Henderson because your fingers aren't doing the repetitive motion of pushing, and pulling, and turning. I have not used the Giruad bench mount, but I've been told that after awhile you start to get the same finger fatigue with the Giraud because you are still hand holding each piece of brass. That's why I went with the Henderson. With the amount of brass I need to trim, I just wasn't interested in handling the brass any more than absolutely necessary. The bench model Giruad is still going to be better than the drill mounted version due to the stability and powerful motor. Much of reloading is trading money for your time back. This is one of those cases for sure.

They are ALWAYS sold out. You have to get on his email list. When a new batch is available you'll get an email. You gotta act quick, but at the same time they don't sell out in 5 minutes either. By the end of the day they are usually gone. If you don't get one, you will stay on the list and each time a new batch is available you'll get an email. I missed the 1st batch I was notified of, but I wasn't in a crazy hurry either. Second time another batch came out I got one. Todd's a nice guy. Glad to give him my business.

Started with WFT II. Still use it here and there. I have the Dillon for bulk processing on 650. For precision rifle stuff, Henderson Precision. It’s awesome. But so is the Giruad. Personal preference. I liked the flow in the Henderson better.

Just build some and test em. Maybe V-crown designed to expand at lower velocity, but I doubt it? In SW Shield (3.1” barrel) w/ Silhouette, AANo7, HS-6, Power Pistol: 115 JHP SD loads running 1180-1200 FPS 147 JHP SD loads running in the 1080 range.

Yea. I don’t know. Just get on the notification list everywhere for when it comes in stock is the best you can do. I ordered 2 more 8 pounders in late February early march when I saw all this nonsense coming. I just got a notification from from Midsouth they got a bunch of SW powders in the other day. Got another 5 pounder of Clean Shot. Was $123 I think? Paid $93 for the clean shot I bought in spring of 2020. Crazy. Got a 5 pounder of Clean Shot from midway a few months back for $113. Now it’s over $130 at Midway. Anyway, no easy answer. Just stay on top of it and be ready to buy in bulk and buy quick when it comes in.

RMR or Everglades JHP I'm limited by mag length so 1.155 to 1.160 I used to run silhouette 7.6 grs gave me 1468 FPS I've switched to SWMP and think it's better for all the reasons discussed above. 9.9grs gives me the same 1465ish, but with more gas. Comp runs better, gun shoots flatter.

You’re two in a million. Lee U. I don’t even really sort cases, besides culling the stuff that stands out when I put a load into the pan to spritz with One Shot. Probably been shooting my open gun 7-8 years with no issues. Had more issues with ejection tuning, then I ever did with bad brass. Guess we’re just lucky. But at what point does it cease being luck, and just become a statistical anomaly? 5000, 10,000, 20,000, 100,000? Maybe if my livelihood depended on it I’d feel differently? Who knows? No right or wrong or answer with this one. Whatever floats your boat. No idea. I don’t have specific 9MM major brass. Just comes out of my 5 gallon buckets of 9. I’m guessing with the amount of brass on the ground, unless you mark your brass, most are probably lost and new ones picked up before you’d split em. The process kind of lends itself to a natural state of turnover.

Curious. Have had one in my cart for months. I have a self tuned FCU from my M17 that I used in a Wilson Carry and Compact grip with M18 Upper. Kinda want one of the Sig Custom ones though just cause… I have the Armory Craft trigger and accessories in my unit and it’s awesome. Left the manual safety on. Like to have a non manual safety too.

Noice. Spanks.

Good point. Makes sense.

Thank you. I was unaware of that. I think I still have a 1000 of so of the V1s. I'll have to do a little experimenting. I wonder how the V2s fair. I like that profile better.

I, Pencil Essay

Yes. It was. You made my point. Thank you. PD/RMR/Everglades were all the same in the before times. RMR and Everglades had great holiday sales. You could JHPs for less than $.08/each on sale in bulk. No more sales. Everyone is less than cent difference now. Did just pick up 2000 PD 115 JHP V2 for $.095 each yesterday, otherwise PD is most expensive now. But again we're talking about a penny. I have no skin in the game. I buy from whoever has the cheapest per bullet price for the bullet I need. They all work great. I do like that RMRs JHP reliably expand at the appropriate velocity.

I know we aren't supposed to discuss political stuff on here and I don't want it to turn into that, not that it has, just trying to prevent that. Economics knows no political affiliation. And I really wasn't trying to scold or pick on anyone. As with most things in life I'm just trying to get people to think outside their normal scope and responses. Just put the shoe on the other proverbial foot and think about things analytically before emotionally. (Which I am just as guilty of BTW. I am human)

This

This is what I'm talking about. There are a million reasons why someone could or would raise the price on something "in stock" and for us to pretend to know why or begrudge them from a purely analytical reason makes no sense to me. It's 100% an emotional response. I have learned any time I have an emotional response to something I try and check myself. Doesn't mean I'm wrong, but I really better double check my work. I guess we could ask them why they raised the price, but short of that, we have no idea.

So, if all the major manufacturers are within about a penny of each other now, and MG didn’t raise their prices, who was charging more before all this started?

Jut read another post of someone complaining about “opportunists” and “price gouges” amongst the bullet manufacturers. Can we just stop already? To the point, these types of baseless accusations are exhausting, and quite frankly are the language of the people which shall not be named but I’m sure most of you despise. None of us have any idea what their production costs are or what their profits are. We should be better. We should have a better understanding of economics and the free market. As everyone is aware the cost of raw materials, labor, and shipping have all gone through the roof. And it’s been going up for some time. Increasingly so as of late. Most of the major manufacturers didn’t “jack” up their prices right away. They rose as I would assume the cost of production rose. I’ve been keeping a list over the past couple years of the price per bullet for the 9/40/45 bullets I buy from all the major manufacturers of FMJ/JHP and coated lead. I try to update it ever few weeks. Some times I’m better about it than others. I also have all my old receipts from the past few years for big purchases to reference. I can empirically tell you the prices really haven’t risen that much to the end user. Relatively speaking. Yes for a long time products were in short supply but the prices didn’t rise that much or that fast. You just couldn’t get them. One major thing that has changed are the big sales have all but disappeared, especially during holidays. For those us that bought in bulk during those sales, that’s been the biggest difference I’ve seen. But again, the over all cost per bullets hasn’t risen that much. It’s all relative. Maybe a penny or two per bullet depending on bullet and manufacturer? Another big difference is that when products did start to come back you couldn’t save by buying in bulk because that option wasn’t available. As of right now the only major manufacturer that has real bulk pricing is RMR and the price saving for bulk just isn’t there any more. Coated lead has risen more over the past 8 months or so than it did when this all started. I’m totally speculating but I’m guessing that the material to make bullet jackets went up, at least initially, faster than lead. Lead cost and availability shortages are catching up apparently. I went away from JHPs/FMJs and back towards coated lead the past couple years because of availability and cost. But mostly availability. Again, not being able to save 10-15% at sale time, and the small price increase in JHPs/FMJs made coated lead where it would work a no brainer for me shooting 8000-10,000 rounds a year. I’ve noticed that the coated lead prices have maybe risen a little faster over the past 8 months or so, as compared to the previous 16 months. I’ve seen lead jump several dollars per thousand since last summer. The gap between the cost of lead and jacketed has started to shrink backs towards where it was pre plan-demic. Lead is still cheaper. As of writing this all the go to brands are within about a half a penny of each other for similar style bullets. This is not a definitive study, and I’m sure you can find examples where this doesn’t apply. Just speaking to the big picture. I made the mistake of not stocking up on projectiles when I saw this last crisis brewing. Powder and primers yes. Enough to last a lifetime. But every other panic prior I’ve always been able to get projectiles. So I didn’t invest at the time. Wish I had. And not because I feel like “they’re” gouging us now, but because I understand economics. It’s safe to saying there is no end in sight to the current rise in costs due to a plethora of factors. Also safe to say I’ve now stocked up on FMJs/JHPs again. I won’t make the same mistake twice. Projectiles will never be as cheap again as they are right now while you’re reading this. Not a guarantee. But a safe hedge and bet. If you buy in bulk right now, use the discounts that are out there, and take advantage of the few sales here and there, you can get them for just a few bucks more than you could have a couple years ago. Pretty good all things considered. AND most all still ship for free! With the increase in cost of shipping that’s a huge boon to the end user and big hit to the manufacturers I’m sure. The manufacturers for sure have absorbed a huge chunk of that for us. Sorry for typos and run-ons. I don’t care enough to go back and proof read. PS I don’t work in the bullet manufacturing business. I can already see that one coming.