Alan550

Load the 9SC brass in 9mm dies and it will fire-form to the 38SC chamber when you shoot it. Then it can be loaded for 38SC in the appropriate dies. Goldfieldshooter is right on the initial loading, but the brass will work after fire-forming it in the 38 SC barrel. Just don't try to make major PF after that with that brass! It will be stretched a bit behind the case mouth from tapered to straight-walled. Extractor tension will be a slight bit different too, as the rims are different.

If you read further down in Rule 3.2.1 to the second section of "The following firearm modifications are prohibited" in section (e) it says "Thumb rests, grip or magazine extensions." I received an email from Damien Orsinger at NRAHQ in the last week stating that Hogue Big Butt grips have been determined to not be legal in Production. FYI Alan~^~

Guess you missed the announcement last week? US Weather Service has misplaced their OUIJA board!

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We had 28 last night! Too early for this &*()^)!!!

Zero or Roze? http://zerobullets.com/ https://www.rozedist.com/

The OP listed 20 FEET, not yards.

Some of that may depend upon the striking surface. I use a 2X4 on a concrete floor to "cushion" the blow that the puller has to deal with. It also gives a bit of bounce to help the pull.

"Knowing that I will be using it to work up loads for 3 different guns, after I have what I want....probably sit in the closet or just loan out to friends...." NOT a good idea! You've already acknowledged that they get shot, and it always seems to be when you loan one to a friend! As for sitting in the closet, your curiosity will get involved and you'll use it more than you think, especially when the next powder shortage happens and you have to work up new loads with a new powder.

Barrel/bushing/slide fit are the most important, generally speaking. The barrel itself can either be accurate or not, but the only way to determine that is with a device to hold and fire it without being in the gun. Doug Koenig has one of those that he uses to test the barrels he uses to find the most accurate of however many he gets to try before having one fit to the gun. As to caliber? I can't speak to that one, because it gets into experience/opinions more than anything else. Just because you find a gun that will shoot <1" on a given day from a Ransom Rest with a certain load doesn't mean it'll do it again tomorrow under different conditions....temperature, humidity, elevation, barometric pressure, etc.

Changing it that little on mixed brass, you won't know the difference. There will be more variation in velocity with the mixed stuff than you'll see by that crimp change.

The National Record for the Bianchi Plate rack is 195 under current rules, held by John Pride. That means he shot the 10-yd line in 3 seconds twice, as per standard CoF. On the next run @ 2 seconds, he got 3 plates. All from surrender position.

The only real adjustment I found is that you never get a day off from your new position!

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To fine tune loads for accuracy. The savings is only if you can't get a finely tuned load for your gun alone. I shoot NRA Action Pistol and accuracy is the name of the game. If an Open gun won't do under 1" at 50 yards, it's pretty much a paper weight in that game. I could make a load that would easily do that, and besides, I shoot that "bastard caliber" 9X23 which in factory loads only comes in a ballistic equivalent of a .357 Magnum! Not needed for NRA AP with a power floor of 120. Alan~^~

Try bending the long actuator rod to make the slide travel firmly into the primer feed magazine slot.

Powder measures are only accurate to +/- .1 to .2 grain. Add to that error factor that the scale is probably the same tolerance level, and you can come away with +/- .2 to +/-.4 very easily if the error factor is compounded between the 2 devices. You're talking about 2/70,000ths of a pound or 1/4,375ths of an ounce. If your loads are that critical, hand weigh the powder. YMMV Alan~^~

Actually the 9mm is a higher pressure round than the .45 ACP.

DO NOT put a roll-crimp in that groove, whatever you do! And don't ask me how I know.......it can get ugly & dangerous! Alan~^~

+1 from the above post! The primer tube has been known to blow up, especially on the 650, and hearing loss is permanent!

Can I buy a pound of what you've been smokin'? You don't come up with that wording after a cup of coffee!

We filled up, so don't send in any "late entries". Thanks to all who signed up early, and smoothed the road to the closing date today. Sponsors were really generous this time around with over $8,000 in donated prizes/cash so far for the 2 days of prize tables plus another $2,500 in merchandise that will be purchased from entry fees. Not too shabby for a small mid-Atlantic shooting club with less than 120 members! There will be nearly $2,000 in cash and over 70 plaques & trophies awarded to the competitors over the 2 days . We get shooters from as far away as California & Ontario, Canada for our Regional & State Championship matches every time we hold them. We owe a big "Thank You" to the other NRA Action ranges around the country that are helping keep the discipline alive: Chambersburg, PA; Lake Charles, LA; Bates City, MO; and the most recent addition, Cheyenne, WY! (Great job Andy!) Then there's Green Valley in Hallsville, MO that started it all, still running strong after all these years with the National Championship and the Cameron Cup. Great job guys! And a great big thank you to Brian for allowing us to post on his web site! Alan~^~

If you really want to see a "job on the brass" try a 357SIG in a 40 S&W chamber!

Try about 4.7gr of WST behind a Hornady HAP or Zero Action Pistol, either 115 or 125, OAL to your chosing, but around 1.230". Works great for Bianchi loads in 38 super. Alan~^~

It tickles me the number of shooters who will spend $2,000.00-$5.000.00 on a fine firearm and want to scrimp using "range pickup" brass! Buy the good stuff and never look back. Mark it so you know it came from your gun originally and you'll never have problems. The other way is false economics. Alan~^~