EdwinG

Another reason I sort my brass by head stamp. I have not been reloading my whole life. Only about 3 years. I used to sort 9mm brass by headstamp but got lazy/too busy with 2 kids so I stopped. I noticed my failure rate, accuracy number of failed case guage rounds go WAY up. Recently, i had a bunch of CBC brass that would not pass case gauge, or chamber in my 1911. I was able to blast them out of my M&P though, but the chamber was tight. I decided that I will through all the damn CBC out. It seems that the case walls are thicker than normal. could be wrong though. The biggest problem is that they all bell different so I was having problems getting them to seat straight. I was sorting some of my 9mm brass today. I separate a few brands (Federal, Speer, Winchester) and the rest goes into "Mixed" which ends up going towards plinking ammo that is never as consistent as the single headstamp stuff but I must have my 9mm toolhead set-up pretty well as I only get 1-5 per 100 that don't pass the gauge and even those will still cycle in my Glocks. I have never paid too much attention to see if it is only certain headstamps causing issues since they typically still function. With single headstamp, I likely won't have any fail to gauge. Anyway, in my sorting of range brass, I am starting to see some of these more obscure and potentially problematic brass. In about 2,000 pieces, I found a few of these Ammoload brass (tossed in the trash), a couple of the brass washed steel, and far more .380 than I usually see, I blame the Glock 42 for that newer development. I don't bother to sort by headstamp either and I usually get less than 5 that won't case gauge in 100 rounds. All still feed through my 50 year old P-35. My suggestion? Get a undersized reloading die. My gauge failures dropped dramatically when I made all the cases uniform in size. Also addresses the Glock bulge you sometimes see. http://www.egwguns.com/index.php?p=catalog&mode=catalog&parent=150&mid=0&search_in=all&search_str=&pg=4

I'm using it for my 9 minor loads in ESP/Limited and here is the load data I use from the manufacturer. Currently using 147 grn RN Xtremes at 1.160 OAL with 5.8 grns of No.7 or 124 grn RN Xtremes at 1.160 OAL and 6.8 grn No.7.

Is a stock II also too heavy for IDPA?

2 > 1 so it's automatically better.

I've been auditioning guns for my big hands lately and this really fit me well. I wish there was more after market support.

Thanks, I fired off an email to see if they were willing to make me oversized grips.

Add me to the +1 of CCP. It seems like the whole point of IDPA honestly.

If you know someone that makes custom grips, please post some information here. I've been auditioning every platform that I can find at stores and everything is too small for my giant hands. So if you've used someone in the past to make some custom grip for you, I'd love to talk to them so they can make me extra big grips. For reference: I can palm a basketball pretty easily. Most XL gloves don't fit me. I've tried several Beretta models (92 and 96) and Glocks in all calibers. I've been told by at least a dozen people at various matches that my P-35 is too small. My shooting is suffering pretty badly because my fingers from my strong hand wrap around the grip leaving me nowhere to put my support hand to make a proper grip.

How did you make it?

I use strong thumb on the slide lock lever.

I just got my timer today and here is my first suggestions. Allow setting the amount of shots per target like this drill. http://pistol-training.com/drills/1-2-r-3 Right now you can only set the amount of shots for all targets in the drill. It would also be nice to have the ability to have Par times for IDPA.

This is what I am finding. My charges range as much as a whole grain! I basically have to put the primed case on the scale, tear it, charge it, and then re-weigh it to make sure I get somewhere near the recommended 5.2 grain charge.

Guess I need to decide if I'm doing this or not. Is ISSF membership required?

Look in your area for a hacker lab, tool library or maker space. They usually have one.

Wish I could make it but I will definetly try in the coming years. Edwin Puerto Rico via Seattle

Browning Hi Power (9mm) with the Blade-Tech IDPA Pak.

Anyone have any recommendations on a load for Hodgon Hi-Skor 800-X and 124gr RN (Rainier Ballistics)? Hodgon only has one recipe (seen below).

Lapua has a lot of good load data for VV. I'd link you to it, but I'm too new and can't post links yet. Sent from my telegram.

Some clue in a newbie on what VV and PV means? Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

Are there any tests showing the speeds of the slides cycling with the various spring weights?

My suggestion would be to hire an information designer to handle the layout, look, and art of the results page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_design

I too am interested in this, so subscribed.