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36 minutes ago, shred said:
Sometimes IPSC's "Freestyle starts after the beep" philosophy makes sense...
What do you mean with Freestyle starts?
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There are 3500 to a box and they don't sell them like that for over 10 years. To be honest I don't know how old the box.
The reason I got this box is a bit relevant, I got them because a friend of mine could not seat them deep enough with a Square Deal B to set them off reliably in a Tanfoglio.
A 650 or LnL AP has more leverage so I do no have that issue.
Didn't Federal have a mishap which made them switch to the overly large primer trays of today?
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No idea, but hey are harder to set off than S&B for instance.
They are somewhat on the harder side.
A firend of mine gave me this box a few weeks back
The newer ones come in regular 100 boxes
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You can also get them 3d printed if you know of someone with printer, than you can also find a few designs that prevent powder spilling during indexing.
Being what they are they should be easy to machine if you have a small lathe.
Brass is probably cheaper because it is easier to machine?
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2 hours ago, Boomstick303 said:
I find it interesting with all optics on how hit or miss it seems to be. Hwansik Kim has discussed he has had like 5-6 (I think that was the number) fail on Stoeger's podcast, yet there are people like you who have had great luck with them. This seems like the same story with Trijicon, Sig, etc.
Isn't he shooting PO which is complete different from shooting open with optics?
Violently moving optics vs. stationary optics.
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Lubing the brass fixed this issue for me, both for 9mm and .40 S&W.
Spray some Dillon lube in a bag, dump in cases, shake them a bit and load them up.
I really hate sticking brass on the expander
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Don't get too hung up on draw time, saving 1 or 2 tenths on a skill you perform once per stage (and if you have to move first not even that) is not worth fretting over. Getting a good grip is much more important.
For instance, if you shave off 0.1 sec. of a transition which you do 3 to 10 times per stage is worth a lot more. Some goes for movement, entering/exiting positions etc.
Talking mostly USPSA/ISPC but my apply to other sports.
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My personal experience with Quickload is that the software is very accurate, in some cases matching reloading manuals/data and in the other cases not being too far off. That is with "reasonable" loads however.
Go beyond "normal" charges or below certain OAL's it becomes a crapshoot very quickly, I would not rely on software to come up with a "proof" load.
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7 hours ago, Bobkoh said:
Only problem I've had with taper crimps is loading .355 bullets. No matter how hard a crimp I used, I did get bullet set back.
Either incorrectly sized cases, cases with very thin walls, too much crimp or short bullets loading a bit long.
Crimp wont' fix this and I absolutely hate FCDs for straight wall cartridges, if you _need_ one something is not right.
U-die may help but shouldn't be needed either.
What headstamps are you loading?
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13 hours ago, Ben53 said:
To perform "at the highest level" one needs a proper tool. Check out Olympic shooting history and see how many skeet and trap events have been won by Remington, Winchester and Browning..
What brands are used at the highest levels are more about sponsorship than anything else. Using that as a base to justify your own purchases is useless, maybe it makes you feel good but that's it.
Also chances are pretty high they are using custom guns and not off the shelf stuff.
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Case length has no influence on COAL of how deep the bullet is in the case whatsoever.
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5 hours ago, Akkid17 said:
Has anyone done a back to back of an Artemis and a 5” island barrel? Saw a guy at A2 this year running an Artemis and it definitely had a ton of muzzle rise, wondering how they compare.
Muzzle rise is more a function of the shooter than the gun.
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Casey Reed has his target arrays he uses for his course available for free:
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6 hours ago, superdude said:
Wasn't that list compile with the required PF was still 180(?) while nowadays it's only 165?
A lot of those loads are way above 165.
Not saying primer flow will not happen but the source may be outdated somewhat.
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18 minutes ago, belus said:
The pace of loading is slightly slower on a 550 but its interrupted less often.
I get it, you are a fan of the 550. But slightly slower than a 650/750? I don't see that happening no matter what scenario.
Without a case feeder but with bullet feeder I can do 1100 rounds/hour easily on my LnL AP and 1200 to 1300 on the 650 which has both. I don't see the 550 coming even close to that.
And you are worried about squibs on the 650 but not about double charges on the 550? Fiddling and forgetting to index a 550 would scare me a lot more.
If you have to fiddle that much with your 650 fix it or get it checked, no press will run perfect but even on my LnL AP I can load without fiddling too much. (Expecting the occasional split case or crimper primer pocket)
Yes I have a 550 (for now) because the price was too good to pass up on, tried it an the manual indexing just is a deal breaker for me. As soon as I find somewhen who needs it, it's gone.
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1 hour ago, belus said:
It's really the lack of swaging and cost benefit. The 750 once kitted out with ergonomic upgrades is very close to the 1100 in price that you should really make the full leap for the swage station and eventual automation capability.
Define very close? The 750 in 9mm with case feeder is 1100,- whereas the 1100 is 2250,-
I don't think there are even enough upgrades to get the price close enough to just skip over the 750.
I run my 650 near stock and I don't see any need for ergonomic upgrades.
For most reloaders the 1100 does nothing the 750 doesn't do, and the 750 get's the Dillon warranty instead of a 2-year limited.
I can see skipping the 550 in favor of the 650, and that is exactly what I would do. The horror of indexing yourself, no thanks
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Probably because the 650/750 is "missing" a swage station, whether or not this is important depends entirely on the brass used and the reloader operating the machine.
I never missed a swager on my LnL AP which I use for .223. (or rather, everything other than 9mm )
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In IPSC the command is "Load and make ready" or "make ready" maybe that is where the confusion comes from?
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I signed up about 2 weeks ago, you can't really go wrong for $15,- (That's about 100 rounds of live fire .40)
Just having a daily workout complete with target arrays and demonstrations makes it worth my while.
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3 minutes ago, SGT_Schultz said:
They can be turned off, you know.........
You don't need a pair of expensive Mepablus for that do you?
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28 minutes ago, Phoenix1977 said:
MePaBlu are considered the best you can buy here in Europe. MePaBlu’s are used in Operating rooms in hospitals by surgeons, they operate with these things on so they are not distracted by background noises.
Are you sure about that? I'm sure my surgeons didn't use them.
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21 hours ago, SGT_Schultz said:No, that is not what I said. He should have been moved to open as soon as the RO found the pistol in the incorrect starting condition.
The point is that he gets moved to open as soon as he was discovered violating the firearm start condition regardless of what happened before.
Thanks for clarifying, found it hard to image.
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50 minutes ago, SGT_Schultz said:Doesn't matter. His entire match will now be scored (including any completed stages) as him being in open division.
Are you saying you will send him to open even if you don't know for sure how he shot the previous 2 stages?
Now that's jackass move.
If you know for a fact, yes, welcome to open.
Getting used to a race holster?
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Posted · Edited by xrayfk05
It happens after the beep, they do not lock the holster before sitting/laying down and do not pay attention if they gun can fall out when getting up, or even sitting/laying down.
I have a DAA for 6 years and now I have a MRH, if it's locked the gun is staying in. No question about that.