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I am wondering if anyone has tried putting an M&P pro 9mm 5" barrel in a full size M&P9? Not just internet hear/say but have actually tried to do it.

Is a mag ever really spare?

Unique is the safest powder for 9mm because it is almost impossible to over charge. My plinkers load is 5gn for 124 rn 5.8gn with 100 hbrn.

My sp1 and xm4 (yea Im old) both have a 1:9 twist, so shooting 55gn military surplus is cheap and accurate. How accurate are you trying to get? In my military days we were hitting 2'x 2' at 500m, so at 100yds unless your shooting pennies, it should be easy to find a low cost reload that works. I do love the scavenger hunt idea, sounds like a great start.

There are a lot of factory 100 gn loads so it's not some sort of wet dream. I think the biggest thing is how deep the bullet should seat for the proper neck tension.

I have a .380 quik change setup for my dillon 550 for CHRISTmas. I picked up some 100 gn hbrn, and loving to experiment, I was thinking about making 100 gn 9mm for my S&W Shield. Anyone make any? What would be the minimum bullet needed in the case?

I have a cousin in NZ and have mailed her care packages worth well over the $100 dollar mark. (They don't have frosted poptarts or cherry coke in NZ) You should look into just mailing it to yourself.

We went thru this subject in a thread, when I vacumed up some important parts. Use a shop vac that is designed for wet locations. It will keep the stuff you suck up far from the electric motor. Or you can make a numatic vacum, I use one at work since air is easyer to find than electricity. If you have an air compressor it is easy to make.

What? NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT A VET DICOUNT

Quick and easy, try a used dryer sheet to wipe the funnel. And if your brass is too clean it can stick. I tumble my brass and go straight to the loader.

If you load for the pure plesure and zen of it, nothing beats a 550. Mr. Dillon explained it to me that it's like a manual trans compared to an auto trans, since I have an old jeep with a 5 speed, I turn on the classical music and enjoy my 550. Speed is not the problem, quantity is. If your doing large quantities in one sitting you may not like a 550. Like myself, if you want to load many different calibers, nothing beats a 550 for cost per caliber and ease of changing calibers.

I got a 550 .380 complete quik change setup and I got the wife some slide glide.

I went from a single stage to a 550 and it was like a new world opened up. Enjoy!

Not sure about smokeless, but in black powder, the finer the grains gives more surface area which will cause faster burn and higher pressure.

Local I find most stuff, Cabelas, field & stream, or bass pro shop. There is also a small gun shop that has reloading supplies, prices a little high but I think of it as the same as hazmat and shipping.

Harbor freight has a bendable light with a magnetic tip just unscrew the magnetic part and it fits in the center hole. Under $10 works great.

My vote would be a 550. If your a first time reloader. I went from single stage to a 550, I already had all the extras needed. I was set on a 650 but cost per caliber was higher. I do not shoot competion, I collect military firearms and have too many different calibers to make a 650 cost effective. The 550 is all in the operator, I put a lable right on the front to give me the the cycle. Case, bullet, pull, push, rotate. If I stop, I always stop at the end of cycle so I never get a double charge. I use a light and mirror to watch for no charge. 550 is easy to fix a problem during reloading. Again cost was a big factor to me, since I still have to keep a day job. For a 550 a caliber quick change setup $230 complete (pistol caliber). You can also find some good die prices at garage sales and ebay to lower that cost. I can Quick change a caliber less than 5 min. I can knock out 500 in less than an hour, including filling my primer tubes. The big question is how many rounds a week do you shoot? If you shoot a lot of one caliber go 650, if (like myself) you shoot 1000 or less a week or want to reload many different calibers I would say 550. I don't have a 650, but I have learned the 550 with the Brian Enos setup is a very nice press, not any unrepaireble problems, and primer safe by design ( never heard of a 550 primer tube blowing up). Again for large amounts of the same, 650. For more creativity go with a 550.

It would be nice if they made governor with a longer barrel.

With a 45 lc revolver can you shoot 410 shotgun ammo? Would it just a matter of making the cartrige shorter to fit the cylinder?

Here are a few, I have tested. .223/5.56 into .380acp 30/06,.308 into .45acp and .45acp bird shot or blanks

I would also say, you should go with 2 steps. I have seen the same problem in my single stage days. Now I use a 550 and it is easyer to seat and crimp in two steps. Just set your die to seat only, then buy a crimp die, less than $15 on ebay.

I shoot for survial, but uncle sam let me use both an A1, 20" (I Think) and an original M4 with 11" and 5 " flash supresser. At 200 yards both were spot on. If you already have the shorty gove it a try.

The black talon is still on the market they just sell it under the ranger name and no black. The black talon is nothing special, it is just the first round on the market to have a nice blossom and did what most hollow points do today. I have some that came with a gun I bought and thought "WOW they might be worth something" no nothing special now.

My minor loads worked fine. Self defense loads worked fine as well. I was reading something on other forums about ballistics of SD loads and believe they are leaning towards hot 115's. Just not sure why? Heavy pistol? Hell, it's heavy for a rifle? Much heavier than my other AR. The hot 115s in sd ammo (from what I have learn) is designed to give some knock down power to stop attack and to let them know they are hit. In short barrels it keeps the bullet straight since it really doesn't have long enough barrel time to get a good spin. I use corbon +P in my shield and have no problem hitting target at 50m, not a bullseye gun but it does the job. I think standard loads should work in an ar9.

Sorry, got off track. I just used stock 115s in mine. Could you just measure your chamber just like a pistol? Or are you looking at ballistics and not what fits? P.S. I got rid of mine because it's just a heavy pistol.