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UPDATE: The rounds I have trouble with are the longer rounds. Loading shorter I have no feeding issues, I believe it's not the bullet won't chamber, but I think it's a feeding issue.

Beginning load development, again, and curious to know what is reasonable to expect.

I would rather shoot USPSA, but IDPA is more convenient. Yes, it's fun, but it's also less flexible. The rules on reloads, shooting from cover, engaging targets in what sequence basically map the course of fire out for you every time. Where it does get fun is shooting 8+1 load out divisions, where most stages are set up for 10+1 round load outs.

I managed to shoot out a squib in a match necessitating a new barrel. I had my gunsmith do the tiny bit of fitting it required. (Got a new barrel from Dan Wesson). I could load up as long as I wanted previously and it was no big deal. I took it out today and it's choking on my 1.265 loads. So is the solution to load shorter or is this something I need to look at on the barrel?

With a 1911 you're going to likely need to break your firing grip on dropping the mag and re-acquire it as you seat the mag and extend out. You'll use (as a righty) your support hand thumb to release the slide unless you have an extended slide stop. Tim Heron does some good instructional videos and he usually runs his single stack gun for them. It's a different beast than a production gun/double stack gun. I don't know if your Sig has a mag well or not but you should definitely look into getting one. I shoot primarily single stacks and love them dearly, but at the same time if you're new to shooting and firearms in general, I would have recommended a production rig in 9mm first. Glad you're liking your gun, may it serve you well!

That's simply not true. Yeah, the guys that use 15 and 17 lb mainsprings to get the weight down tend to have problems after a while. But that's not the way a knowledgeable smith gets a good, reliable, long-lasting trigger. I run 23 lb mainsprings and my triggers are around 1.75 lb. And several have 30k+ rounds through them. I have had a 17 lb main in my 9 and 40 for years and never had an issue. I run a 19 in my .45. A 23 lb main spring is excessive. A 19 at most will be 100% reliable even with the hardest of primers. I've got the stock MS on my Valor, which is a 19.

I hear you there. I called DW and ask why in the world would you offer front strap checkering on the 9mm and not the .45???? They said the custom shop could do it.???? I sent them an email asking the same question. With respect to trigger pull, I was doing fine when it was stock at 4.25, we'll see how it runs at 2.25. I guess there is no need to stage the trigger anymore for longer shots... I'll see how it goes.

Finally got my gunsmith to tune the trigger on my Valor. The only parts I needed was a Nowlin sear spring and a Caspian Trik Trigger (because I wanted it). Anyway, he came back with a 2 lbs 4 oz trigger job. He's tested it, it's safe. Is there a compelling reason not to run the trigger that light?

I'm about to start load development on my CCP gun, did anybody have to make major tweaks to their pet load for SSP to make PF?

I'm not trying miniscule charges, this is a 4.6 gr charge on the charge bar, which with any small ball powder it is boringly consistent with.

I've never seen any clays on the shelf before so sadly I have no clue how it meters in my Lee. I do know with 700x I get bridging issues, especially if the adjustable charge bar is chasing smaller charge weights.

More tire kicking, again, still. My Lee turret has issues with bridging using flakes like 700x or any other shot shell powder. Does the dillon measure on either of these presses do a better job metering those types of powder?

Well, can't chime in on performance, but can chime in for shipping. Order confirmed at 8:16 AM for 500 230gr and 500 124gr. Order shipped at 9:06 AM. That's pretty good in my book.

I wish one of those would work on my humble little turret!

I look at it as an opportunity to step up to a Blue Press.Visually inspect every single case as it gets the powder. No exceptions. Not that hard to do, and only takes a split second...set up a light and mirror to see into the case if necessary. Yeah that's what I'm going to do (light and mirror). At the end of the year I may step it up to a blue press, we'll see.

So I had a squib in a match, and now have a ballooned barrel. Slide, grips and frame are OK, bushing appears to be as well. I am loading 700X and the large flakes don't meter all that great, but now I am squeamish... What are some good practices to make sure this never happens again? I load on a lee turret, and I was chasing a powder charge very close to 170 PF Which is on the lower end of the range, so I am going to bump it up a bit and more importantly visually inspect each case. Any tidbits worth sharing? Sent from an iDevice. Please forgive any grammatical or spelling errors. If the post doesn't make sense or is not amusing then it is technology's fault and most certainly not operator error.

It appears to have the Sig 1911 slide profile, which CompTac makes holsters for

They come in 45 and 40, set up with proper sights, Koenig hammer, EGW sear, Dawson Ice mag well and I am presuming sights and it appears Wilson Combat mags. On Gun Broker they're coming in at $1350-1500. At the $1350 price point that's a pretty attractive set of features. Especially for a production 40. http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/1911-max.aspx

Duo tone! Sent from an iDevice. Please forgive any grammatical or spelling errors. If the post doesn't make sense or is not amusing then it is technology's fault and most certainly not operator error.

PCR is aluminum frame and decocker, compact has safety and steel frame. I went compact for the safety starts and heavier frame. Probably won't amount to a hill of beans but whatever Sent from an iDevice. Please forgive any grammatical or spelling errors. If the post doesn't make sense or is not amusing then it is technology's fault and most certainly not operator error.

You'll be fine for a while. Stuff that wouldn't go amiss in upgrading initially would be a fiber front sight and a mag well (dawson Ice as others have said, or Techwell if you want grippier grips too). Priority 1 is getting the gun to run reliably. No slides locking back early, or not locking back. No issues feeding, failing to return to battery etc.

Kind of overthinking this bro. It is all applied fundamentals at the end of the day and you are getting way ahead of yourself. Get the gun, learn to handle it and shoot it safely then reevaluate what you ought to be doing as you better understand your specific needs. Until you really get the bug you are fine mail ordering freedom munitions in bulk. Get the gun and get shooting it then figure it out. For a long time it won't be the gun in your way. Sent from an iDevice. Please forgive any grammatical or spelling errors. If the post doesn't make sense or is not amusing then it is technology's fault and most certainly not operator error.

The mystery is solved and I can confidently go forward with it! Sent from an iDevice. Please forgive any grammatical or spelling errors. If the post doesn't make sense or is not amusing then it is technology's fault and most certainly not operator error.

It not a CZ Custom hammer. It is a CZUB part. The only hammer CZC makes is the 4lbs hammer. The next question is which gun does the hammer come stock on? Apparently the phrasing came from some XD trigger being ruled SSP legal because it had an SA part number but did not come on any guns standard Sent from an iDevice. Please forgive any grammatical or spelling errors. If the post doesn't make sense or is not amusing then it is technology's fault and most certainly not operator error.

Depends what you're trying to do. You can definitely work on transitions on steel, but scoring steel is much more analog than shooting any sport that scores paper, where hit location matters. So it's a good "gateway drug" but I don't think it's necessarily good to do one before doing the other. Trigger time period is going to help, nearly regardless of discipline because you'll have a ton of room to improve before you're really struggling with the nuances of the different games.