Bullets

Best Info posted yet. Thanks buddy. That make a me feel better. Must be the shape of the bullet

Sorry man. Not even trying to read all of that. Wasn't looking for reloading lessons from all of these people. I've got that down pat. I literally asked what length people were loading these bullets to and the forum police jumped in trying to teach me something.

If you have ammo that fits in the case gauge and not in your barrel than you have an issue. Yes but make sure you inspect it closely. Wouldnt recommend using a glock barrel though. Chances are a glock barrel won't pick up a split case like a case gauge would. Not that a case gauge would catch it everytime either.

I disagree. Many of us load ammo for multiple guns. Ammo that might fit in one barrel might not fit in another. Many times over the years the case gauge has found problems I missed. Found many split cases at the case gauge. I started out reloading with your mentality but just caused problem later on. So if I shoot a glock and my ammo fits in the glock chamber it's ok to shoot? Lol

I'd hate to buy another gauge. I use the 50 hole egw. The shockbottle that much better? Never had an issue like this until now. I had been using the precision delta round nose ammo for a very long time. Wasn't a problem with them. Wanted to try the hollowpoints though

Maybe I worded it wrong but at the end of my post I stated that the chamber accepts them longer then the case gauge. They plunk at a longer oal in the chamber then in the case gauge. Don't feel comfortable not case guaging all of my ammo so that's why I was curious what other people are loading to.

What is everyone loading 115 grain Precision Delta hollow points too for a 2011 open gun? 1.105 seems to be about the longest I can make them and still have them pass case gauge. The chamber accept them longer but not the case gauge.

4.6gr titegroup with a plated 180 1.135. 171 power factor

I use 6.8 with 125gr coated. 1.155.

I would stay clear of sti since all they make now is the dvc. Lots of people have comps or slides cracking with the dvc. Plus for the price of the dvc I think the ck is a nicer gun. Only way I would go sti is if you can find a trubor or match master. Good luck with that though.

I have a few 10rd mags and they look nothing like that. Mine have deep grooves running top to bottom. It basically just makes it a single stack mag that fits into the double stack grip. I'm wondering if someone modified that magazine to only accept 10 rounds. I think the state's that have magazine limitations people modify high capacity mags to make them legal. Pretty sure the laws say that the mag can't be able to go back to a high capacity magazine. So basically they have to be modified in a way that you would destroy the magazine if you tried to make it a high capacity again. I'm wondering if that's why those slits are cut in it.

For 200s you are probably gonna be around 4.0 - 4.1 of n320 depending on length

4.5 n320 with 180 bbi works well for me. I have to load them short though for my gun. 1.120. 170pf

The shell plate flexes when all stations are running. I would plunk test that. 1.149 sounds long for a shadow. My 147 blue bullets I have to load at 1.120 in order for them not to hit the rifling in my shadow. Think they say a variance within .005 is acceptable.

What's your oal? What gun are you shooting that out of? I can't see that load making a 132pf

N320 Cfe pistol Titegroup In that order

I would stay away from coated bullets if you are just getting started. They are a little trickier to load. Jacketed or plated are much more forgiving. Plus if you have a compensator on the gun the coated lead bullets will lead up the compensator. For starting out I would look for a much more forgiving powder than titegroup as well. Titegroup is a very hot powder. If your have the slightest bit of mistake in powder charge it could be catastrophic. Are you shooting minor or major with it? I would consider trying a powder like cfe pistol or autocomp. They are much slower burning so they will feed the compensator better and also be much more forgiving. As for primers I'd look for federals. Glocks with lightened striker springs hate heavy primers. Federals are near impossible to find so maybe give Winchester a try.

What velocity were the 147? Generally the heavier bullets are softer recoil at the same power factor. If you didn't notice a difference then I'm guessing the 147 load was a higher power factor than the 115

Pd are excellent. Now cheaper than extreme and way way better.

Blue bullets I like the best and they are one of the cheapest

For uspsa you would be in limited division or open depending on how you set czechmate up. For that I would recommend a racemaster holster. You would just need to slightly modify the sp01 version. It's easy to do.

Lots of info on this forum for that combo. Since you are so vague in your question you would be better off using search bar

I would use the w231 over the cfe if you are trying to soften up the recoil. Heavier bullets is the way to go for softer shooting too. I would also go with a coated bullet if I were you. It will require less powder to make power factor. That will help soften the recoil too.

My 2011s won't cycle anything lower than 4gr with a 115gr bullet reliably. I run 8lb Springs in 2 of them and 7lb spring in the other. 1.155 even at 4gr the brass is just dropping at my feet.4.2 seems to run ok

What oal?