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That was my next step. I was going to shoot 15-20 rnds at 30ft(as far as my local ranges pistol side goes) and also 15-20 on the rifle side of the range at 25yds. Thats very interesting I had never heard of that before ill have to look into it. Do you have any idea why? I believe the laser I have is fixed ill have to take a look at it but i dont think there is any adjustments on it and it fits very tight on the rail.

Just wanted to get a few opinions from some people with far more experience than me. So I went to the range the other day to test out the various different loads ive been working on. I was shooting from a bench with a rest and shooting 5 shot test groups. I noticed that just about every 5 shot group I shot had a flyer that was on average about 1.5" off the rest and im sure it has to do with me and not holding perfectly on my POA. So I was wondering what you guys think about using a rail mounted laser sight while shooting from a bench to keep POA more consistent and give a more accurate representation of group sizing. Ive never really used a laser sight before but do have an older streamlight one laying around that I bought years ago and never installed.

Not sure if I like plated bullets Im fairly new to reloading. So far ive been sticking with coated lead which I like but figured id try the berrys cause they were on sale for about the same price.

I was just about to order 1k berrys bullets from natchez shooting supplies because theyre on sale, but when I went to checkout the cheapest shipping option was $30! Is their shipping always that high?

Jcc7x7 thanks for the advice looks like ill have to go buy a chronograph before going much further. Other than the burn marks the brass is all in good shape so I assume it shouldnt be a problem using it again right?

Just got back from the range. All my loads shot well with the 147gr 2.7gr of TG at 1.115" being very accurate and a very nice shooting round. I did notice on most of the brass that i picked up the sides looked burnt. Ill try to upload a picture later. Is this normal when using Titegroup or am i doing something wrong?

Muncie21 is that the OAL you use because thats what will pass the plunk test in your gun or is it because you find it more accurate at a shorter oal? Still trying to figure this all out like i said my 135gr rn have to be loaded to 1.130 to fit but i just did some 147gr fp and I could load those all the way down to 1.050 and they fit but I loaded the 147s to 1.115" to be more on the cautious side

Thanks Mosher

Hey guys im fairly new to reloading for handguns and ordered a few different weights of bayou coated 9mm bullets. I was loading up test loads last night and when I got to the 135gr RNs I couldnt find much data for them. The only thing I could find was a post from Dennis (Im guessing he is affiliated with Bayou bullets as ive seen his name mentioned in several threads about them.) I downloaded his load data PDF and found for a 135gr he was using 3.4-4.0grs of TG with an OAL of 1.150". I loaded up a dummy round at that length and tried the plunk test in the barrel of my SP-01 and it didnt pass. I seated it deeper in small increments and found that the bullet rests on the lands at 1.145" which if im understanding correctly would put my max OAL at around 1.130" So my question is if i load to 1.130" OAL should I still be ok to start with 3.4gr of TG and work up from there or do you think I should cut it down and start a little lower because the bullet is seated deeper? Sorry if this is a stupid question but im still trying to wrap my head around this OAL and exactly how much it affects pressures.

I think the the kitsap range is shut down for now at least. I know the county has been trying to close them permanantly for some ridiculous reason for quite awhile now

Thanks guys

Thanks for all the helpful info guys. I went and shot a few of my loads the other night and most went just fine but nothing very accurate and I had one that keyholed. So i went back and loaded a few more dummy rounds to mess with different belling and taper crimp settings and think I found my problem. I think I was belling too much and then taper crimping too tight. Not sure how it was screwing it up but I put together 3 dummy rounds at 1.150" for the 147gr rnfp and with the lighter "crimp" all three seated fine on the plunk test. I put them in the clip and ran them through the gun quite a few times and all seem to feed just fine. Seems kinda long from what ive read though

Hi guys, im fairly new here and trying to get into shooting USPSA production division. Anyone on here that could point me in the right direction on finding matches in the Kitsap County/Tacoma area.

Thanks! From you said I think got it pretty well dialed in for a starting point. Ill let you know how it goes when i get out to do some shooting

Adamge are you saying I should preform the plunk test with crimped rounds or without? Like i was saying in my last post the 1.008" oal I was getting was with uncrimped rounds(and probable way too much bell, rookie mistake) I definately would not shoot them at that length especially with the Lyman book stating 1.058 as OAL. I ran more plunk tests with the bullets crimp, like you said just enough to take the bell out and came up with an OAL of 1.095. Let me know if im doing something wrong please

Thats the Hammer kit I was looking at. Ill have to pick your brain about the polishing later So ive been messing around with the reloader and found out that it was because of the case bulging with certain brass ran a test with speer brass and it drops right in at 1.122" also found out the PMC brass i was testing last night also fits at that length after its crimped!

Thanks for the info. I just looked up the blue bullets and they look like the exact same bullet only coated. Ill have to load another dummy round when i get home and check it again

Thanks guys. Sorry if I posted in the wrong spot I had just read that this was a common problem when reloading for CZ's so I thought this might be a better spot to post it. Biglou you said 1.008 sounds about right for OAL any suggestion where what would be a good manual to buy that might have load data down to that length? I havent done much to it yet, I put a 13# mainspring, 14# recoil spring, and extended firing pin in it so far. Im trying to decide what my next upgrade will be. Either adjustable sights or a hammer kit. Might be awhile though my wife doesnt seem to see gun upgrades as a necessary part of the budget lol. Got any suggestions?

Hi guys my name is John im new here and also new to CZ's. I just bought myself a 9mm sp-01 tactical earlier this month and its already become my favorite gun. I also just started reloading again, I used to load for my hunting rifles but havent for quite a few years and have never reloaded handgun ammo. Ive got everything set up to start besides some minor tweeking of my dies and I bought some dardas cast bullets in 147gr RNFP and 124gr RN. So my question is do any of you guys use dardas cast bullets and if so do the 147gr RNFP bullets work in your CZ's? I loaded a few dummy rounds to figure out my max oal with them and it looks like I would have to load them to 1.008" to pass the plunk test in my gun which is way under the load data(I dont have the data in front of me right now but i believe it lists OAL as 1.085). Am I doing something wrong or will this bullet just not work for my gun? Thanks, John