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16 hours ago, Hi-Power Jack said:
Sounds like you are very concerned (OP) re: loading 9mm to Major PF.
I also was concerned a decade ago when I started shooting 9mm Major -
I actually went to an Area Match (My first) with factory 9mm ammo.
That's how concerned I was.
Reading BE a decade ago, and talking to guys in the local club who
shot 9mm Major, and I quickly worked my way up to PF 150, and then
160 and then 170.
No big trick to it.
According to a recent American Rifleman mag, there is a military round
that is very close to 9mm Major, and during WWII, much of the European
9mm ammo was at least PF 150.
No big sweat to load 9mm Major.
And, the brass lasts almost forever - you don't need to buy NEW brass,
at all, ever. Buy it used and fire it and leave it on the ground. It's cheap
and easy.
Don't sweat loading and shooting 9mm Major.
Well said. Not much to 9major. Work up slow with a chrono and watch for over pressure signs. Use the powders that are tried and true and not much to 9major.
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19 hours ago, Hi-Power Jack said:
1. Looking for smaller than STI and love CZ's - easy - go with the CZ for your Open gun
2. I was also "skittish" about 9mm Major - 12 years ago - but it's really easy - no problem with it at all,
and you'll notice a. lots of .38 Super people switching to 9mm Major, and b. resale value on the
9mm Major is much higher, and easier to sell, than the .38 Super.
OR, buy a used gun here on The Forums … I've seen a couple lately.
Jack, you gotta update your timeframe at some point. You’ve been saying you bought two TruBors 12 years ago since I joined here in 2014. Those two TruBors have to be at least 17 years old by now!
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4 hours ago, Akkid17 said:
I’m surprised you couldn’t just use the legion grip and say it’s a legion, especially now that you can have an aftermarket trigger, more stippling, and a whole bunch of other upgrades . Seems backwards to not allow a factory available option grip just because it weighs more considering how much other BS they have allowed. Guess people will just shoot a $1500-2000 steel gun instead.
That’s my point. I’d want to buy the grip module by itself and slap it on my x5 and call it a legion and be done with it.
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5 hours ago, alma said:
No. Too heavy for a standard X5. Would be okay for CO
If you hold an x5 and an x5 legion side by side what are the differences besides the grip?
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So since the legion is on the production list can we slap a grip module on a regular x5 and be good to go in prod?
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Home Depot sells dremels.
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Limcat is the best mount. If you want reliable extraction and a good blast shield. It covers it all. Most sturdy too.
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42 minutes ago, Ssanders224 said:
There are plenty of $4k options out there.
No swallowing has occurred.
Yes but isn’t this supposed to be the latest and greatest new hotness that is better than the other $4K options? I would think they could sell quite a few of them if a limited only was available. Who’s producing a steel grip limited gun with mags for 4K or less?
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On 6/21/2019 at 10:46 AM, Ssanders224 said:
A Honcho Limited would never go for $4k, even if nothing else was included.
An Atlas Nemesis is $5k and you get ONLY a .40 Limited gun.
An Akai Limited gun (with a plastic grip) can be $5k and you get ONLY a .40 Limited gun.
It's more like ... for the same price as other popular Limited guns, You get a bunch of extra options (and honestly better parts).
I'm a Limited guy through and through. I even promoted a "Limited only" option early on in development. It honestly wasn't until I had all the options laying in front of me on my bench until I was like "holy crap this is cool". There's no way I'd give up my 9mm barrel now
Those two limited guns are grossly overpriced. I don’t see why a limited only option couldn’t hit that price point and swallow up the open market for it.
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Im up to 10.5 gr aa7 with a 124g JHP to make major. My last open gun made the same pf with a 115jhp and same charge weight, 10.5 AA7.
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Just now, zzt said:
If you drop your AA7 load down to a point where you don't get good combustion, or you no longer make major, move to a faster powder. The reason is you will use less powder, so less gas is produced. If you are willing to make hardware changes you have other options. You could exhaust more gas by adding more side ports to your existing comp. You could also add poppels.
I'm in your situation right now. My Major Pistol powder load makes a little more gas than my comp can handle. So I'm dropping it off this afternoon to have two 3/16" poppels added. I want the gun to shoot flatter, so that's why I am going that way. It will also rob gas from the comp.
Another remedy I tried but did not like was going to 124gr bullets. So there are a variety of ways you can tune your load and gun to work together.
BTW, there is no law that says you have to change anything if you are making too much gas. If you are willing to accept additional muzzle rise and a harder hit to the hand, stay where you are.
I have 3 holes in the barrel. my particular barrel is crazy slow and i have to load with 124 to make major with aa7. My opinion is though, say i am wasting gas, (which i would bet on it is throwing gas out the front of the comp) if i switched to a faster powder, it is going to hit harder and have more flip anyway.
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Just now, racer-x said:
No, don't change your powder.
My understanding is that you reduce your charge weight until it tests good on paper (minimal debris on target).
You are trying to find the highest charge weight that doesn't waste gas & un-burnt powder out the front of the gun.
This should yield the flattest shooting performance with minimal recoil and maximum use of gas.
But my question is, if it takes that much powder to make pf and it is indeed still "wasting gas" why should i switch to a faster powder?
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On 6/13/2019 at 2:53 PM, zzt said:
Before you do anything, do the Brazos gas test. Hold the gun a couple of inches from a white no-shoot and fire. If there is more than a light splattering of debris, you are making too much gas for your comp to handle. This shows you how, plus it is an informative article. http://www.brazoscustom.com/Home.htm
If you are making too much gas, you can add poppels or go to a faster powder. Major Pistol powder and AA#7 are the next fastest. Next fastest would be 3N38. Then comes 3N37 and HS-6. Next is Silhouette, followed by WAC and CFE.
You can also try different bullet weights. 115s feel softer to me than 124s. BTW, 3N38 is only available in one and pour pound containers.
What is the problem with making too much gas? I shoot aa7. If I do that test and I’m wasting gas, would it make sense to go to a faster powder? I’m trying to figure out the benefit of going to a faster powder ? Edited to add, I haven’t done that test with my current open gun yet
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Happens on my old style sv mags. Is that what you’re running? Relive that spot. My sti mags don’t hit there.
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Happens on my gun too. Bottom of the Barrel feedramp. It’s caused damage to my mags and barrel as well from the mags. I keep saying I’m going to relieve the mags but haven’t got around to it. Barrel has a nice gouge at the bottom right side. I don’t like it but have lived with it.
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On 6/12/2019 at 6:40 PM, CHA-LEE said:
Tuning the extractor and ejector is needed to change the trajectory of the brass. This is especially true if you are shooting bunny fart reloads.
Thank you. I never understood changing spring weights to fix ejection issues.
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There isn’t a full size x5 slide in 40 is there? I’ve had the desire to shoot limited here and there and an x5 in 40 would be a nice cheap limited gun. Can’t seem to find a 40 x5 caliber change..
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I see. I know nothing about Roll sizing machines. Didn’t realize they processed brass so quick they outrun the case feeder.
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Can’t really ask those questions any better than I did.
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7 minutes ago, lacivilian said:
Enos Slide Glide-lite and and a few drops of Lucas oil to keep it thin.
Pretty much the same. Combo of slide glide and Lucas oil. I tried a sample pack of the Lucas oil one day and it seems to fit the perfect balance of oil and grease.
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13 minutes ago, Racinready300ex said:
More than one person has been flamed on FB for pointing out mags getting stuck in the grips. I always thought the best approach would of been to try to find a work around to make the product even better. Instead you were more likely to be told you sucked a reloading.
That’s exactly my experience. I thought I was helping by pointing it out. Instead I was fed to the wolves. Now there are magwells to work around it.
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I just think it is funny that you and the Facebook possie was quick to call me stupid for suggesting it could possibly be the grip to blame then a year later develop and sell a magwell that corrects this non issue. Ironic.
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So the magwells that you will be selling correct an issue that allegedly, according to pt sponsored shooters, doesn’t exist.... I even said at the time I was only pointing it out to suggest looking at the issue and find a way to contour it better or something.
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54 minutes ago, MVPFc said:
There have not been any changes to the EVO design. Internally or externally. We did notice a while back that Dawson made some changes to their magwells that caused interference when fitting. We were using them on Honchos up until this change. So we developed our own to save time on builds. Our grips and magwells are not and never will be proprietary. We prefer to give our customers options. As there are a few available from other manufacturers. Our magwells will be available for individual sale in the near future. - Tiffany (the supposed trasher)
Ok so I worded it wrong. Not proprietary.
Mags easily stick in your grips without a funnel style magwell. Some other grip manufacturers don’t, don’t which I pointed out. That was an issue that a lot of people had. I linked a post from here that showed ppl wallowing out their grips to overcome the issue. The pt fan boys trashed me for it. And said it was a non issue. You actually said.
“if anyone goes full retard on an evo grip we won’t warranty it”
aka you jumped in on the fun.
I bet the guys who said it was a non issue own your magwel that corrects it now. Funny
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I've never heard of only using Nato cases for 9 major. Dont overthink it. Work up with a chrono, dont use stepped cases or the obvious culls.