Balakay
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6 minutes ago, Hi-Power Jack said:
Thanks, Balakay, only $14 just might solve the entire problem.
How good is it though at separating 9mm from .380, .38 Super and .40.
I buy range 9mm brass, but every once in a while I pick out one of those
three extraneous calibers - does this sorter do a 100% job ?
It is 100% effective separating 40 from the other calibers. 40 is the caliber that will cause a jam because the cases will get stuck prior to dropping into station1.
I shoot 38 super comp. my shell plate will not fit a 38super so I can pull it out from station one.
If the powder overflows the case, it’s 9mm
No one shoots 380 where I shoot
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5 hours ago, Hi-Power Jack said:
Yeah, sure, BUT doesn't that eliminate all the advantage of
extra speed by using a case feeder ?
If I spend an hour sorting brass, I guess I can then load
Very Fast on my new 1050, but if I'm going to inspect/
sort the brass by hand, anyway, what's the advantage
of the case feeder ? (Not being a wise guy here, just
seriously wondering why have a case feeder ?)
Of course a casefeeder is faster. by a lot
This will sort all the offending calibers quickly.
I'm not sure your volume of shooting or level of participation warrants a 1050 but I won't tell anyone how to spend their money. I just bought a rollsizer and I only shoot 30K/year.
Wants vs. Needs
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I started on a single stage. Then a 550B which I still have.
Now use a 650 with casefeeder, bullet feeder and a Dillon primer filler. 100 rounds in less than 4 minutes without trying too hard
You can definitely learn on a 650 and save the time of realizing that you want a 650 (or 1050) but the learning curve will be steeper. If you are patient or have a reloading mentor, go for the 650. If not, get the 550C and you will have no regrets.
If you read Brian Enos' Dillon pages, he really does not recommend the SDB: "The only time I ever recommend a SqDeal (over the 550) is if you have loaded on a friend’s SqDeal and liked it."
I tried a friends, and did not. A cheaper progressive press without a casefeeder, small size and limited dies is penny wise/pound foolish
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10 hours ago, Smitty79 said:
... I am only comfortable dry firing in one direction when no one's home...
LOL. Sounds reasonable
Maybe consider another dryfire tool (airsoft, one of those laser gizmos, etc).
Or simply insert a chamber flag.
Keep live ammo out of the dry fire area. Check and double check your mags and chamber. You don't need to dryfire in a bunker
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11 hours ago, mvmojo said:
this one's not new, but guaranteed to work by seller.
Do they have another 1050 at the that price??
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On 1/11/2019 at 2:02 AM, JesseM said:
The more I look at the DAA bag the more I think it'd be great for matches but not great for general range use
Don’t overthink this. There is nothing about the bag that is a handicap For general range use compared to matches. I can’t even think what the difference would be. It carries guns, ammo and all the crap you will need
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I shot it the same way at the same match! Mag didn't drop free on the second reload, 73% Open. I thought that this was a really interesting classifier and a better test of skills than the typical "6 Reload 6" variant.
But, why is it VIRGINIA count? That was strange to me.
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I have had this bag for 2+ years and use it with the DAA range cart. Yes, the cart is expensive compared to a stroller from a yard sale...
I have never used the chair, lock or hydration system but the layout of the bag is great.
Buy a second strap for your rig so that it does not swing around.
The medium size bag is probably big enough but it is on the cart so it makes no difference to me
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If I had to guess, the horizontal/vertical numbers refer to shooters using the slideride only.
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9 hours ago, NoSteel said:
Also, believe it or not there are still members whom are not web savvy and are just being left out of the loop until other members can inform / print copies for them..
Jeez....My 85 year old parents have learned (sort of) how to use the "web" so that they can stay current with the grandkids' activities. Adapt or die.
You can have one of your tech savvy neighbor kids print a hard copy on papyrus. Use a hole puncher and cover each hole with reinforcement. Then put it in a 3-ring binder
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I am in the 38SC minority and I like 115s. With 3n38, I feel that I have a more trackable dot than when I was using 124/125s
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5 minutes ago, Fo0 said:
the market size just changed this year according to this thread
No, it did not. Think of all the 9mm brass that is used in all guns, outside of competition
The 9mm brass market dwarfs 38sc now and at any time in the history of brass.
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You need all of them plus shell plate, locator pins and station 1 locator and powder funnel
Use this app:
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3 hours ago, Adrenaline said:
Well KC eusebio was competitive with one so I dont see the issue. And thanks for bullet recommendations
...and Stoeger won with a Beretta. No one else does.
Open Glock + Plated bullets. Just add a Serpa holster for the trifecta
Seriously. Go buy what the vast majority of everyone else shoots in Open. A 2011. Doesn't need to be expensive. Might end up similar to the Glock Frankengun.
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Never polished either
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2 hours ago, zzt said:
Lot's of builders make coned comp guns, especially if the shooter asks for a fast transitioning gun. Since you are discounting them, it doesn't make much difference which one you choose. Since you are still asking questions, you don't have enough experience to know what you want.
As j, suggested, talk to your builder. If he says he will not make a slide lighter than 10 oz, forget the hybrid. If he says the hybrid will allow him to go lighter on the slide and still have the same strength, do that. The secondary recoil will be reduced, so muzzle rise is lessened. Then you can decide whether the island is blank, or you want poppels. I'd suggest poppels if you actually want your comp to work. Huge ports bleed off so much gas it starves the comp unless you use a lot more powder. Even then you may have a problem. I have a friend who tried huge barrel ports. He cannot make major with any powder that will fit in the case.
Out of curiosity, what is your experience in Open and classification?
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15 hours ago, Sarge said:
Sure. But only to check grouping ability and general accuracy. After sight adjustments I go back to freestyle for fine tuning because the POI is slightly different than from a bag.
You didn’t know that? Good grief!!
Agree with this 100%.
Evidently, the BOCs are more active on the Interwebs during the off-season!!
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It is much too small for anything other than shooting from a single position. When I practice, I put down multiple big tarps to catch my 38sc brass. I lose very little, even with significant movement
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12 minutes ago, GrumpyOne said:
Maybe some like paying the same price for a product that has less performance...
Sounds reasonable. Carry on...
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Does it really matter?? Have we not established in multiple other threads that plated bullets are not less expensive than jacketed bullets and typically provide inferior accuracy?
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2 hours ago, TANFARM said:
Got so excited I forgot to ask my question:
any suggestions on transferring the primers from the RF-100 tube to my existing 12 standard primer tubes?.....and is it worth the time?
Thank again.
no point in doing this
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14 hours ago, APL-G35 said:
That just seems like a ton of money for me to get that info. I think I would be better off putting that into practice ammo.
I see statements like this a lot on the forum and I could not disagree more. I am not a PSTG member at this time but I am considering it.
The concept of "I am going to buy a big bucket o' ammo and that is all I need to get my GM card" is flawed.
If money is seriously tight, professional coaching and dry fire, IMO, is superior to buying a case of Whitebox and blasting away for an afternoon.
I would sacrifice some live fire if I had to make a choice
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2 hours ago, IRON99 said:
I did the same exact thing. Stage 9 and 10. I did not shoot the target to the left of the 2 swingers on stage 10. Did not give a lot of attention to stage 10 and completely missed that target on my walk through. Was giving the most attention to the double swinger on stage 9.
I skipped the same target. Focused on the activator sequence of the first stage
Double Alpha Bullet Feeder Price
in non-Dillon Reloading Equipment
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Buy it. The day I added one to my 650 I remember thinking that this is the way is reloading is supposed to be. No regrets. At all. I am sure those that have automated with a Mark 7 have had similar moments.
Reloadin a lot of ammo frankly sucks and the MBF definitely eases the pain