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7 hours ago, Dutchman195 said:
Or you know that if you need to take a make up shot, the guns going to slide lock. Therefore we have to reload anyway.
Single Stack is a blessing and a curse.Yes it is
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I haven't had 1 blue bullet, extreme bullet, or cast bullet check more than .400. I use a hornady lock in load and we shoot STIs and Sig MAX and Kimber Custom II. Never had the FCD die swage a bullet or a key hole. Key holes are usually a too much crimp problem. My son and I go through around 90,000 bullets a year. We use mixed brass stamps and mixed nickel also, we get our brass from the local police range (glock fired) and run it all through the Redding GRX die first and then put into our normal loading process with the lee undersize die and last through the lee FCD die. Less than 20 per year fail barrel check. They get marked, shot at practice and into the recycle bin for the scrap metal. And we set our sizing die onto the shell plate. I use the same lee dies for all calibers. Been doing it this way for 6 years. I use a lee 9mm makronov die for a buldge buster on 9mm luger to remove the "glock" buldge. Never used Ranier but haven't had the desire. We use Blues exclusively now for the last 6 months and unforseen future. They are the fastest out the barrel of the ones listed we have shot prior, clean, accurate, and very cheap with sponsorship program.
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HesedTech,
I am not sure what bullets you were loading, but the Blues, Bbi, Extreme, and my personal lead cast all were .400 and I never used anything but the lee dies. Never had a bullet tumble or an accuracy problem. I shot around 65,000 BBI, 5,000 Extreme, 16,000 Blue Bullets, and 15 gallons of cast bullets through multiple guns.
OP,
No matter whether you are using plated, coated, or jacketed bullets you need to use just enough crimp to prevent bullet set back or fall out. Once you get your dies set up correctly you will enjoy them. And HesedTech is correct on the buldged buster, but in my experience the Redding Grx carbide die is better.
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I use all Lee dies in my .40 set up. I load Blue Bullets now, but have done lead cast, extreme, and BBI. Never had a problem. You should set it up as per the instructions that came with your die. You can always call Lee if that doesn't work.
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I am looking to upgrade to an automated system soon. Any info on the Rev3 Ammobot would be useful. Also, are there any upgrades to the powder drop that are necessary. I am using a lot of E3 powder and haven't had any problems with my LNL, but obviously will have to buy a super 1050. Thanks for the info
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There is no amount of trading calibers that will make those officers better shooters. The skill and proper training cannot be faked in that manner. .40 cal ammo is available at those same progressions in performance.
2 hours ago, RangerTrace said:Because it is. We had a lot of recruits that had problems qualifying with the Sig DAK in .357 Sig. Score have greatly improved with the P320 and 9mm.
Scores will improve greatly with enough proper training and time spent at the range regardless of ammo improvement or caliber. Heck, I used to shoot a Springfield Armory XD tactical in .45 acp and win with it in limited class.
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6 hours ago, Foxtrotx1 said:
I have to wonder if the decline in popularity of .40 in the general public/LEOs will slowly, eventually show it's head in USPSA. Brass may become more expensive, projectiles as sales volume goes down. I already reload 9 and .45, no way I want to stock a 3rd pistol caliber.
Good question, but I doubt it. LEO'S changed over mostly due to the fact most police departments couldn't afford enough ammunition for their employees to shoot often enough to learn how to properly control recoil. They masked that with saying it was because of the vast performance enhancements of the newer defensive ammunition available in 9mm i.e. Hornady's critical duty for one example. In the reloading world bullets are sold by weight not caliber and therefore pricing is not as related to popularity. For instance, until 9mm major in open came along participation had been on the decline in production division and thus affected the sales volume of 9mm bullets. That however did not affect the actual cost at manufacturing nor retailing the 9mm bullet though. I have even seen a few LEO departments switch back to .40 for the lack of knock down power lately. New brass is as high for .40 as is .38 super, but with the life cycle of brass there will continue to be a vast availability of used .40 brass for a very long time to come. As far as loading a 3rd caliber that's just personal preference, I myself do it, but only because I carry .45acp and want to shoot mine often just to stay familiar with it. We shoot 9mm in production and .40 in single stack, limited, and limited 10.
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"It's better to be a lion for a day, than a sheep for all your life"
Elizabeth Kenny
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11 hours ago, RevolverJockey said:
Has that part ever really changed? When it was 6, you could still shoot 5. Not that it is 8 you can still shoot 6/7. For that matter didn’t one botched reload blow a stage before and in pretty much any division, just like one unseated primer or one mental mistake. It is a sport of reliable gear, mental focus and fundementals. Take away any of those legs and the table falls.
It is as if after 20 years of one specific model dominating, a different model took its place and everyone acts like it is some drastic conspiracy and there wasn’t tons of discussion ahead of time in the revolver forum and that most thought that was the next evolution to save/improve the division.
As a veteran with an elbow related disability, I couldn’t shoot a 6 major gun and before rule change I was I made B and almost A shooting a 6 shot minor 610. At every match, regardless the discipline, I am not looking for trophies or national stats - I am there to challenge the level of preparedness I show up with within the construct of this sport we all enjoy.
Lee
Very well stated! Most of us will never make a living shooting a gun, the satisfaction we get is the competition from within. As our skill level grows we are competing with ourselves trying to perform at our personal best for the entire event. Identify our weaknesses, and work to make them a strength. Revolver is like any division with its own skill set. Those who enjoy it, love it. Same as open or any other division. It's popularity will rise and fall and rise again and again just all the others.
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Find a club that offers USPSA matches and you will have lots of fun. Welcome aboard the forum!
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1 hour ago, tcazes said:
Well of course they are clear. They are glass. They are also doing nothing towards safety. We had 2 cases where they shattered on impact. They are banned from our work sight. I won't shoot in them.
I build houses for a living...they have been dropped to the concrete countless times and even hit with splatter at the range and haven't budged and I won't wear anything else. Sounds like I would change job sites.
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I shoot in my glass lensed costa! I wear them every day at work and a year and a half later they are still exceptionally clear.
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7 hours ago, Moloch38 said:
^^^This.
It keeps bringing me back to when my wife was looking at SUVs. Volvo XC90 and Audi Q7 are basically identical. They have the same features and specs, but go about executing them Very differently. At the end of the day it came down to personal preference. Akai seems to experiment more with different materials and internal work, while Atlas has a different rational it seems with a focus on timing/return to zero (and like Krym said they seem to prefer sight blocks over islands because of this). I really like the work both are doing and both responded to my under-educated questions. I ended up going with an Atlas Nemesis (which I hope to get next week), which was a 3mos turn around and Adam has given me a bunch of time on the phone and email hashing things out. If I had money to burn I could just as easily see buying an Akai to run side by side.
Awesome to hear! Will definitely keep those 2 makers in mind for my sons limited gun.
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11 minutes ago, toothandnail said:
Did that last weekend, match said, first timers at the club be there for "new shooter" orientation 8 am , left a 5:30 am drove 2 hours, light rain,
arrived just after 7:30 am . No stages setup ? ? ? nobody seemed in charge, stood around chatting with a few other "new shooters"
About 9 they decided to postpone start time till 11, we decided not to wait till 11 then they end up canceling.
We left , 3 in our group, several others did as well.
Won't be going back.
OH, just before we left they decided to send out an email that the match would be delayed.
1st, and likely last, USPSA match this year.
Terrible experience for sure! Please don't blame uspsa for it. I would probably call the section coordinator for that area and share your experience so that it can be corrected for others, even if you rightly, never return.
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"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom "
George S. Patton
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They have started making tighter tolerance case gauges for competition use, but I am with Hi-power Jack, with the barrel they are feeding into it is exact.
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I concurr with Sarge. I use a friends bullet feeder and use everything from coated to lead cast and once it is adjusted properly runs great. The other for the pro may simply be purposed for running with automated commercial use.
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To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. Oscar Wilde
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It is not only the power factor difference, but also the round count difference as well, that is being settled by the point difference. If you look back at national and even area matches you will notice that major power factor wins out most of the time. When I shoot single stack, i always shoot for points, round count is seldom much of an advantage with just 2 extra rounds. With 1911 or 2011 you have great flexibility in controlling recoil/ muzzle rise or dip, so my philosophy is to learn how to set up my equipment and shoot more accurately with major and squeeze out all the points possible.
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" Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it."
Charles R. Swindoll
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Glad to hear it. Got to love gear that functions 100%!
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20 hours ago, tcazes said:
Eye candy of the day. Got my major match brass order in so had to get a pic.
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Welcome aboard! Enjoy your dive into the pool!
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That would definitely suck!
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