azjogol

Sadly almost anywhere you go, you will run in to people that have no clue regarding basic gun safety. I go out with friends all the time in to the open deserts out here for a day of shooting and teasing each other. The guys I go with are all former/active military, LE, etc. and much of the shooting we do is with NFA stuff. It seems all too often someone brings a friend that hasn't shot before but wants to come play with high end noise makers or some NFA. All I can say is there is nothing colder than the chill you get being muzzle swept by an MP-5, Glock 18, or M-16.

I'll try that load. Thank you, Matt. By all over the place I was referring to accuracy. I thought I had read something on here about loading rounds a little longer to get better accuracy, but wasn't sure, as well as I know there are a lot of STI users on this board that are a great resource for help. I just wasn't sure if the TruSight was finicky or not about ammo.......heavier bullets, powder, etc.

I picked up a .40 TruSight not too long ago and started making up some loads for it using some left over 155 FMJFP bullets. I've only used Titegroup and Power Pistol so far and I have to say, they are all over the place. I'm keeping the OAL to what my manual puts them at (Lymans 48th) which I can't recall at the moment. Anyway, I was wondering if any of you have a TruSight and have found a load you're getting good results with, before I go buy more supplies. The only other .40 I have is my carry BLS40 and that only gets factory ammo, so it's not like I have other blasters to run rounds through that the TS doesn't like. Thanks in advance!

Thanks to all for your input.I will most definitely be going to some of these formal and informal competitions. They sound like a heck of a lot of fun.

Is One Shot a dry lube? I use some stuff called Top Cote which is a dry coat lubricant. I buy it from my tool supplier as a coating for my table saw blades to keep the pitch from building up on them. I've wondered if this stuff would also be ok to use on my slides.

I've been searching the forums for info on this, but keep coming up dry. Bottom line is I want to improve my shooting abilities, and maybe even join in the fun of these competitions I keep reading about. I am self taught, which translates to an overwhelming amount of bad habits that need to be broken. One of the most prolific, anticipating recoil. Should I just go to a range, become a "regular" and then approach the range master? Ben Avery is not too far from me. I understand this place is pretty impressive. Also, very close to me is the Buckeye Hills Recreation area, which has a shooting range, run by a sportsmans club. I'll be mostly shooting my Dan Wesson Pointman Major 7. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.

Am I glad I found this thread. Being a novice to guns (by comparrison to all of you) I have definitely been over cleaning my guns. I was always told to clean after each and every use, which means spend at least 30 minutes with solvents that are apparently overpriced, toothbrushes, q-tips, tons of patches, and all the fancy "specialty" lubes. I generally only shoot copper plated if not solid copper bullets, but defintiely only copper through my autos. When I am done shooting lead through a revolver, I make a few passes with a brass brush while the gun is still piping hot, since I was told it's the best time to get the build-up out with minimal effort. Great tips. Many thanks to all!

Now I am truly jealous!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, if it'll make you feel any better, just because i can go there any time, doesn't mean my wife lets me!

Thanks for the input, TBF and GunGeek. It really is a bugger getting all set up again after unpacking from our recent move. I must have gone through close to a dozen cases setting up dummy rounds using that blasted combo die. Next "Monthly Bonus" I get from work, I'll be driving over to the Dillon store. Azjogol

I hate those goofballs that ride around in their cutesy little spandex outfits. They think they're cars, and instead of riding in their designated lanes, they taunt us by riding in our lanes. The FOOLS! Or how about at an intersection....... they are at a redlight, and instead of pulling off to the side of the road, they sit there, blocking you from making a right turn, or, they feel the need to be your personal crossing card as they pedal you through the intersection. I say...... give them a thrill! See how close you can get to them with your sideview mirror!

Greetings all. New guy here from beautiful Goodyear, Arizona. I was wondering what the general concensus is regarding using seperate seating and crimp dies, versus using the both in one die. I am loading for my Dan Wesson PM-7. I ask because I have found it to be a little fussy feeding rounds, and want to eliminate any potential problems. I use the Dillon 550 (LOVE that machine). Since I only have 3 die sets from my old RCBS 4X4 dys, I have that extra space for the die. I've also noticed on some rounds, it seems to very slightly "ripple" the bullet where the case crimps against the bullet. I measured the crimp at between .469 and .470, using a West Coast 200 gn copper RN. TIA John