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  1. That is exactly why I started shooting USPSA in Limited. I started shooting outlaw matches at my home club many years ago. The stages were set up by Limited shooters. I was shooting a 1911 45. I kept thinking WTF? I'm doing four reloads in a 1911 with no magwell, and these guys are blazing around with only one reload. All guns were placed in the same Division and scoring was minor. So I was at a double disadvantage. I bought a double stack and shot 9mm factory. When I decided to start shooting USPSA in '16, Limited it was. SAO, major scoring and mag capacity were the deciding factors there.
  2. Earlier in this thread I mentioned one of the trends today seems to be big stages so even the Open guys have to reload. Well, surprise. At the match yesterday, none of the six stages were more than 25 rounds. Most were 24. I wondered if the 25s were there so the CO and LO guys had to reload. I didn't have to reload once. Even the Classifier was one of the new rungun types. I've mentioned many, many times on theses forums, there is always a place to reload without costing time. I practice them, so I don't have a problem with them. I don't think limiting mag length would sit well with Open shooters. It's the RACE Division. Limiting to 140 would just smoosh CO, LO and Open together. Then the only difference would be where the dot sat and major scoring. If that were the case, why not have just one Division. Optical Sight 9mm; major and minor scoring. I do think there should be a mag limit for PCC, if only to keep the stupid ones from hurting themselves. I still marvel at the yahoos using plastic Glock mages with huge metal extensions on them and 57 rounds inside. The have to constantly hold the mag in the magwell when they shoot and run. Otherwise it would shake loose. Why? Most have now come to their senses and run smaller extensions. I don't shoot PCC in USPSA, but I do use it for falling steel matches USPSA 'style'. Three ETS 40 round plastic mags are light, reloadable and handle even the longest monster stage. If I shot PCC for USPSA, I'd just use one of them. If you need more than 8 makeup shots on a long stage, you need more practice.
  3. Even with that loading, ported shoots flatter than unported. I do something similar. Back when my home club did not allow ports or comps in their outlaw matches, I fitted a plain barrel to my 2011 Open gun. I shot factory minor. When they allowed comps for loads under 140 PF, I switched back. My 132 PF 124gr load using Sport Pistol or AA2 absolutely shoots flatter in the comp'd barrel vs. the plain one. It is a small difference, but it is there.
  4. Not everyone pays attention only to their Division. Many pay attention to the overall. There, they pay a penalty for a standing reload.
  5. LoL. I complained about that for years. I shoot Open have zero problem doing a reload. I always had to when I shot Limited. However, some of the stages are a handicap to Prod, L10, and SS shooters. When you can hose 16 shots without moving your feet, you force a standing reload for the locap shooters. Yes, the stage was legal because they placed an additional shooting box nearby. So you 'could' move if you were so inclined. Fortunately, that has changed. There are a lot more shorter, challenging courses now. Most are 24+ so the CO and LO shooters have to reload at least once. Also the is a LOT more running. Shoot one target from the start position. Run 20 yards to the other end of the shooting are and engage one more. Run 15 yards up one side engaging targets as they become visible. Fire through the ports at the top. Run around a wall and shoot the ones on the right. You've just covered 40+ yards.
  6. You get FtFs like that when the nose of the bullet strikes the end of the feed ramp and bounces up. Bullets are tight when dropping in the chamber, because Barsto barrels have very short leades. As suggested above, drop your OAL by .010" and see what happens. When you plunk rounds into the chamber you should be able to spin them my hand. If you can't, you need a shorter OAL. Normally, I'd say get the barrel throater. However, you have a feeding issue to solve first.
  7. I don't care for flush with the breech face firing pins like the Dawson. I prefer extended ones such as Cheely's. If you had grunge in the firing pin channel, it is possible it got stuck and protruded a bit. It may have dented the primer, but not fired it. Then you changed your grip to drop a mag. That movement and push may have been enough to finally fire the primer. Unless you are using really clean burning powder and JHPs, the firing pin and extractor tunnels will collect a lot of crap.
  8. I'm curious as to why you want to shoot major in a Prodigy. It is a perfectly fine LO gun. Major doesn't buy you anything unless you move to Open. In that case, you want a real Open gun with no MIM parts.
  9. zzt

    TS2 in Limited Optics

    I put an EGW dovetail mount on my TS and an SRO. Works perfectly well.
  10. I put Harrison Custom grips on one of my 1911 competition guns. They very closely approximate my 2011 grips.
  11. I prefer steel grips on 2011s because they balance the gun on my weak hand index finger. Every one of mine balances there. Since it is balanced and the weight is between you hands, transitions are quick. I prefer lighter bullets because slide action is faster and the sights some back quicker. I had been using 124s because I got a super deal on them. Now that I'm out, I'll go back to 115s.
  12. I still do. A Sig 1911 Tacops in 45. Made in Germany. First rate. I did have to replace the MIM hammer and the sear after 40,000 rounds. Otherwise, original. BTW, the 40,000 were 45 rounds. I also used the receiver for my bullseye 22 conversion and my CWA 22 competition conversion. So it would be fairer to say I had to replace the MIM hammer after 65,000 assorted rounds. Not bad for a MIM part.
  13. There is a reason many 147gr factory loads are 144 PF. The problem with mixed HS brass at low PFs is case capacity. There is a big difference in 9mm brass. If you load light, pressure is low. If the brass is say RP for one round an Blazer for another, there will be a decided difference is pressure. That will affect velocity. The hotter you make the load, the less this matters. My standard practice is to develop loads where I get single SDs in a 10 or 20 shot string. It takes some effort.
  14. Since you are shooting through a comp, you want to use Heavy Plated or JHPs. Otherwise you will lead up the comp. They will run 10 cents each, or more. Primers are 9 cents each now after tax, shipping and hazmat. Powder will run you 2-3 cents for regular minor loads, of 6 cents if you want to work the comp. Since you can buy suitable 9mm factory for 23 cents each, it doesn't pay to reload now if you don't already have the components at reasonable prices. As far as presses go, you don't know what you don't know. You don't know how much you are actually going to shoot. How much time are you actually willing to spend reloading? I started with a Square Deal B. It was much cheaper then. I only loaded 45 ACP and was quite happy with it. Then I started shooting USPSA Limited with 40sw. So I bought a tool head and SDB dies and loaded 40. Remove four screws, swap tool heads with dies and reinstall the four screws. Easy. The I started shooting a whole lot more. I was loading a lot of 9mm and 40sw, plus some 45. I bought a Hornady AP LnL. The bayonet system allows you to change calibers quickly with no setup except for adjusting the powder measure. Or, changing primer punches if loading 45s. I eventually bought a case feeder with plates for all three calibers, and bullet feeders for them. I shoot so much 9mm now I don't have time to change the press over to another caliber. I load 9 major, 9 minor, 132FP regular minor and 100 PF for PCC. If I were buying presses now for my shooting, I'd start with an 1100 with bullet feeder for 9mm. IMO, you need at least six stations to load 9mm properly. Seven if you want a powder alarm. I don't shoot much 40 and 45 anymore, so a SDB with two tool heads would be fine. You have time. Shoot factory for a couple of months so you see how you are doing, how much you actually shoot, and whether you want to keep it up. Then decide on a press. Reloading component prices are starting to drop. Honestly, if someone had told me I was going to be loading 24,000+ of 9mm a year, I'd have gone straight to the 1050. The 1100 wasn't a thing then.
  15. Found that out the hard way.
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