Lastcat

I've used my FF3 for 5 matches and plenty of times out shooting at targets. Probably 12hrs use so far. But always turn it off after use. Could be you are leaving it on at the lowest setting? First is Auto, Full Bright, Medium Bright and Low. That low setting is hard to see, I usually set the FF3 to Auto. Then when I am finished just push the button 4 times, that takes me to off. If I am not sure it is off, I start over again to Auto, then press 4 times. Since that low setting is hard to see. Oh, and the battery is still holding strong after 4 months. HTH.

KKM for the Glock 17. KKM for the Glock 31. KKM and don't look back....

For a 9mm I have been using the RMR 147 hp under 3.9 of WSF. Fed 100 primers loaded to 1.150. They are a plated but a little harder than Xtreme. Just don't over crimp. They work well in a KKM 4.49" Barrel in a Glock 17. Hope this helps.

Yep, my buddy has one and we use it. Could use a few more platforms attached. But it works.

+1 ..and someone throws the unspent case's on the ground.

201 voted for the Rock Chucker . I have been loading on my Dad's RCBS Jr II for 10 yrs. The same single stage press my Dad used back in 1975 when I was a kid and watched him reload for 9mm. Now many years later, I am doing the same. Love this little unit and liked the feel of the press. I can tell the primer pocket condition. How loose or tight. Too loose, I throw the case out. Then when resizing, I get a good feel for how the case's are doing. Too hard to resize, case is over worked and reloaded too many times, I toss those. Or the cases are just bad quality. Out they go. Then seating what a breeze, easy to keep the OAL +/- .003. When crimping, a single stage just has that feel.Too much crimp and too little, it was easy to tell on this JR2. Now I have a Lee Load Master. Ditched the priming system. Like the case loader feature. But just don't have the same feel as the single stage. I'll use the Loadmaster. But, prime and flare with the JR2. Then load the case's into the 4 tubes. Also ditched the Auto Disc powder Measure and went with the Lee Auto Drum Measure. OAL is not as consistent, +/- .012 . Well I guess its still the JR2, which is great. But at least I can stay tuned to the condition of each piece of brass and use the Loadmaster to up the finished rounds an hour.

I wanted to respond to what I wrote 22 days ago. Since I shoot Open Major with a Glock 31 (357 sig) and using a 9mm bullet. I picked up a few of the Xtreme 124 fn to use 3 weeks ago. Did some loading, bench resting and testing. Found a few good loads using Power Pistol and Longshot. 124fn is going 1353 fps. 8 yards looks good, but out to 15 yards, forget it. All over the place. I decided to pull a few loaded rounds and check these Xtreme 124's. Too soft, I can see a slight ring where the case mouth was over crimped. I tried to use a light crimp, but the bullet would not hold. Bummer, I have these 124's now. I decided to get the Montana Gold 125 jhp for this Glock 31. Good luck with the Xtreme's, not for me.

Copy that. I ran a FF3 on a Glock 17 as well in USPSA. Worked great and held zero. Only problem I had was the ejected cases were slamming against the FF3 frame, glass was never damaged and took a few hits. But the outer edge of the frame looked like a serrated knife edge . Have since changed to Open. Using a Glock 31, Carver Mount, Comp. etc... Now the FF3 sits forward of the ejection port. CO option the red dot was good from 7-15 yards. Now with set up for Open Major, the higher bore axis to red dot, I have to compensate out to 15 yds.

Ha, that was funny. They had 105 people Saturday. We finished around 2:30, argh, long day. Rained a bit, but mostly cloudy. Good stages and people. Placed 9th in Open Div. Not bad for me, being 3rd event.

I used the Fast Fire 3 and 8 MOA on my Glock 17. One of the problems was the cases hitting the frame of the FF3. Glass survived but the frame was a beat up. I changed to Open Major and moved the FF3 in front of the ejection port. I used the dovetail mount. For it's distance to the bore axis, it was good from 7-15 yards. Now with the Open frame mount, I compensate for 15+ yards. Hold over.

Loke, one of these days me and my 2 buddies will be up there at Renton. We are Class D and just weekend warriors. We have fun shooting, not nearly as fast as you. We are down in Longview, WA. Hope to catch you one day. Cheers, Lastcat.

Welcome from Wa. We usually go to Douglas Ridge and Dundee. Both are USPSA. Heading to Dundee in the morning. Cheers, lots of great info here.

I have the Glock 17 Gen 4. Dropped in a ZEV Kit, minus the lightened striker. Works great. I use Federal Primers and the 2# striker spring. 2000 rounds, never a problem. Also shoot in Limited Div, Minor. Loaded to 126 power factor and 11# recoil spring. Don't have a gauge for the trigger pull, but it's light for sure. With the ZEV kit, I didn't have a bunch of mismatched parts, or try and polish this, or get this part and add this one. Saved myself the hassle and went with what is already proven to work. Good luck.

That would be a fun stage. I remember shooting Carry Optics Div and only my 1st match. The Metric was 3' away and I missed Alphas, totally . I think I was just aiming best I could and not using the dot at all. But the gun was new to me, as was the FF3. Had to come home and practice those close shots. Was surprised how low I was actually shooting, the first time I tried. Lately I have been more in the A zone at close up shots, but took some practice. I wonder what would happen if the FF3 went out at a match? Maybe I could wing it and just aim and shoot .

Well got this guide rod sorted out. I was using the Wolff guide rod. .270 rod diam and .415 large end diam. It is used for my Glock 31 Gen4. But, it would jump out of the notch that sits in the barrel. Gun fired and worked fine, just annoying trying to get the slide removed. Bought a Jager Heavey Guide Rod. .500 large end and .270 rod dia. Works great. I am using the Wolff Round Wound Springs, which works for the .270 dia. rod. I notice it cycled better and no more of the guide spring and barrel colliding. I guess if you have a Gen4 then avoid the Gen3 guide rods. Even though some have no problems, I decided to get the correct rod.

It's what I have done too. Presentation. For close shots, (3' - 6') I have practiced by just aiming the gun and not searching for the dot.

Corn cob in the hollow point cavity. Good point. I tumble loaded ammo too. In corn cob. I use an air nozzle to blow out the cavity. Bling, bling.

Finding that dot to start with, is key. Practice which works fastest and best for you. You start to get muscle memory involved and getting the dot on target comes easier. I'm using a FF3 and it still takes time, even after 1200 rounds.

What's your COAL? OAL = 1.150 9mm

darkvibe, have you ever had the ZEV rod move off that barrel notch? Mine is the wolff .415 large end and .270 rod dia. I use the wolff round wound springs and the rod jumps off the notch. It works, but it can make it a bear to remove slide. I ordered a Jager rod, should be in this weekend. Will give a review soon.

Yep, that sounds right. The ISMI springs works with the .234 dia rods, but not the larger rods at .270 (Wolff, Jager, etc..). Thanks for the help obsessive, will check into that Monday.

Do you use the Wolff Round Wound or ISMI Spring?

I do it. Been shooting for years and just started grabbing that trigger guard this year. Not sure why. I do notice my left hand fingers will interlace and lock on top of my right hand. I think that is the reason I am doing it now. Never know, might change back to standard grip. But so far it has worked for me.

Welcome Kevin. Might one day go to captured, once I settle on a spring weight. Think this would work to, then try and get the screw started on the end.