Steffes
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A larger "not ipsc standard legal" magwell with delrin / ultra high molecular weight plastic insert would get my money in a heartbeat!
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EAA/Tanfoglio Chop Shop - NO SELLING OR TRADING
Steffes replied to kneelingatlas's topic in Tanfoglio (EAA / IFG)
Here is a progress picture of my limited gun. I think the next step will be an aftermarket sear and hammer to shorten overtravel and reset. -
Oh, the chamber in a limited is cut to accept anything up to about 1.275" oal. Headspace set up for 40 case. Loading long is not a problem.
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It seems there are a few things you might be missing. Loading long is not required. If you don't want a heavy bullet, fast powder super load, you can load to 1.135 with a range of bullets and powders. This road is the simplest and only requires you to buy k40 mags and henning basepads and grams guts. If you want to load long you have 2 options. K10 mags or old style mags. K10 mags bulge and you will need to modify your gun to accept them loaded to 20 rds. Old style mags won't fit in a new manufacture gun and you will need to spend hours with files and sandpaper trying to make them fit. Old style mags hold 22 rds but are VERY prone to nosediving and you will need to follow some very specific instructions to load for them. Old style mags also don't work with the basepads out there because they are a different profile. They will need to be modified to work with old style mag tubes. Also the old style tubes don't fit the EGW length gauge and need to be filed at the rear of the feedlips to make them legal. I can guide you through it once you decide what direction you want to go.
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Old Tanfoglio 10mm mags for a Limited Custom HC in 40 S&W ?
Steffes replied to Aasp76's topic in Tanfoglio (EAA / IFG)
I have made them work. It takes quite a bit of time and material removal inside the magwell to fit the old style mags. If you want to load long, fixing the gun to accept k10 mags loaded to 20 is easier than fixing the gun to take the old mags. Old mags will hold 21 reloadable and 22 +1 start though, if that interests you. -
I wrote a long diatribe on getting these guns to run 40 long in limited. It is possible to run k10 mags at 20 reloadable but it will take a lot of work and attention to detail. With old style 10mm mags you can run 21 reloadable or 22 +1 start, but the are more difficult to keep running than k10. If you can do it, load short and use K40.
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I have heard that the k40 mags function just fine on standard processed brass, nothing special required. I also think the K10 mags can work with some gun mods to accept bulged mag tubes stuffed to 20 rds. That is the avenue I am now pursuing.
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I think it would run fine with no additional work on the updated magazines. I chose, through component selection, to load long which limited my options significantly. I have since attempted to get the K10 mags to fit in the gun again and I got it to work but had to modify the gun to accept the bulged mags.
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What is the base diameter after casepro? If > 0.416 I am not interested.
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My measurements indicate the Dillon die I have measures 0.4155 ID and the Lee U-Die measures more like 0.413.
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I broke the Redding die trying to do just that. The ring split in two after about 50 rounds. Thats why I pass through the Lee FCD first to bring down the effort to get it through a smaller die. I like your plan though - maybe I will skip the Lee and just use the Dillon (no mods required) which produces 0.416" dia brass. Thoughts? Don't really want to break another die, although the Dillon seems to have double the carbide in the sizing ring.
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You accept 1 / 100 rounds failing in a match?
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Casepro = $800+ Lee die - $20 Dillon die - $30 Elbow grease - $0 I will stick with the $50 investment and achieve the brass size needed for reliable function in my blaster Besides, casepro is only going to size down to 0.423 or so (saami spec).
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I chickened out in the match this weekend and only loaded 20 in the mags. Had an unloaded start stage where mags had to be on a table and the first part of the plan came to an 18 round array. Had a couple make ups and ran the gun dry. Didn't register to rack another round after the reload and wasted a couple seconds on a tap rack. If I had loaded 21, it would have went bang after the reload. Gun has an EGW barrel pin and no slide stop to lock the slide back empty.
