[Making Glock 35 Gen 4 Limited Ready]

I am shooting a similar setup. g35 gen 4 voggel 3.5lb trigger, 4.5lb firing spring, dawson ice mag well, Amerigo G.O. front sight Defoor rear, tti base pads. it came with a 13lb spring and the stock 17lb. i think factory major ammo is a bit much for 13lb spring so i ordered a 15lb ismi single spring with a stainless guide rod which arrived today.i think for 170pf and up to factory ammo would be great for this spring. 13lb is just too soft and i think, better suited for minor rounds.

[Hello from FL]

Keep your eye out for the major matches at Universal Shooting Academy. You're pretty far south of us here in Central Florida so it probably doesn't make a lot of sense to attend our normal matches at our various ranges, but the big matches at USA in Frostproof are always worth the trip. Monster Match, Florida State Match, Florida Open, etc.

I shoot mostly Single Stack using 40 cal long (1.180 OAL) and I've run the numbers between reloading and purchasing ammo. I have a spreadsheet that I'm happy to share with you. There are a lot of factors and one of the biggest is your tolerance and patience for scrounging for brass. I don't have the patience to mess around with brass at matches and I also have high opportunity costs (time spent reloading is time that I'm not spending with my little girl). I also have a section that shows how long it would take for the savings between various options to pay back the cost of a 550 with all of the necessary bits and pieces.

My non-scrounging brass numbers have it actually being cheaper to purchase ammo from Precision Delta (which has been wildly accurate out of my SVI AET barrel) so I'm doing that for now.

do you know the fps or pf on percision delta reman ammo? doesnt list on the site.

[Hello from FL]

Where at in FL?

Boynton beach

[72 rounds ok for limited?]

i got my answer. did a google search. 3 is suffice, but nice to have the 4th for the "oh sh!t moments". thats mainly what the 6th mag was for in the production division. i see no need for the 5th. sorry for answering my own question.

[72 rounds ok for limited?]

When i was shooting production i had 6 mags on the belt which made 60 rounds. with my limited setup now, i have 4 x 19 rounds which gives me 76. I never really used 60 rounds when i was production unless i really messed up. safe to assume 76 rounds is plenty for any given stage? I have a 5th mag and pouch, but wanted to keep the weight down on the belt so only setup 4 mags for now.

[Hello from FL]

$13/50 rounds is pretty good. $13/30 rounds is a little high.

You should be able to make .40 ammo for $.20/round or

$10/box of 50 - you'd have many options and could lower

or raise that a bit, by YOUR choice of powder, bullet and

even the primer.

You will probably save some money after you amortize the cost

of the equipment - probably about $750+/- for a Dillon 550 and

the other accessories. You'd also have to factor in your time,

and whether you want to spend 1-2 hours/week reloading.

Depends on how many rounds/year you shoot, and are you happy

with the accuracy/power factor of the rounds you're currently

buying - you should be able to beat the accuracy and hone the

PF to your specific needs by reloading.

Once you start shooting 6,000 rounds a year, you're probably

near the break even point, I'd guess. $2700 for bought ammo,

vs $750 for the equipment and approx. $1,200 for components

(using the brass multiple times).

Being in Florida, I'd bet you could probably get a neighbor to

let you use his equipment to reload on - or split the cost with

a neighbor - save some pesos that way.

i meant $13 for 50 rounds sorry typo. i fixed it in the previous post. was super early when i wrote that post this morning lol. I may consider it down the road to start reloading. right now my pf on the factory reman ammo that i practice with is 166, dangerously close to the limit. BUT the match ammo i buy during a ranked match is pf of 170 so its got a cushion. however, the match ammo is MUCH more expensive because its not reman ammo, its factory new at $23/box. local matches i use the reman stuff.

[Hello from FL]

Welcome aboard.

Are you reloading, yet?

I am not. i was looking at the price for the reloading machine, brass, primers, powder and as of right now, i wont be saving that much money. I pay $13 for 50rds of .40sw factory reloaded ammo, so i think that's pretty cheap. reloading doesn't seem to be cost effective at this point. people are asking crazy prices for brass, primers, and powder, nvm the machines initial investment. $0.26 per round right now that i am paying is pretty decent. How much per round would reloading cost me?

[quick question on tti extended base pads glock]

no the mags are not brand new and neither is the gun. it has some rounds through it, all though not sure how many. 19 rounds feeds perfectly. The rounds i am using to test is new factory ammo. Also not much to trim on the glock followers, they are pretty thin already. I am afraid to cut a coil off the spring, it might not feed well. might just have to live with the 19 rounds.

[Buying my first rig set. Needs advice.]

when i shot production 6 mags was what I needed. 4 mags at 10 rounds just wasnt enough. some stages are 50-60 rounds.

[Anyone buy from Bladetech lately? Lead time?]

comp-tac lead time right now is 5 business days. i ordered mine last friday, shipped out this wed.

[Buying my first rig set. Needs advice.]

I like the comptac international holster personally.

[quick question on tti extended base pads glock]

Hey everyone, I have a glock 35 gen 4 with the dawson mag well. I recently picked up some +5 tti base pads (.40sw). to make the base pad pin not contact the mag well, i dremmeld the plastic insert the mag well came with and works fantastic with the tti base pads now. only issue is, its pretty tough to fit 20 rounds in them, but the major issue is, when I load all 20 the slide is extremely difficult to pull back to load a round in the chamber. anyone else experience this? I am affraid doing this over and over again may damage the gun or the magazine. any work around? and yes i loaded the new springs the base pads came with.

Thanks.

Jon.

[Hello from FL]

Hello everyone!

I have jumped back into USPSA. I shot production for a few years took 8months off now getting back in, but going limited division. Glock 35 here. Nice to meet everyone. shoot safe!