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Maybe. I have these on my CO Shadow 2: https://lokgrips.com/cz-gun-grips/cz-75/specialty/cz-shadow-2-thin-gridlok-aggressive-brass/ Nile I don’t notice any real difference in “felt” recoil what they do is balance the gun a bit better. Shadow 2 tend to be nose heavy. Best answer is if you want to reduce felt recoil, work on load and tune slide recoil spring, 11-13 lbs is pretty standard with 124/147 9mm at 130+ PF..

Take the hammer and disco out. You should then be able to lower the trigger into place and your only issue will be getting the return spring set as you put the pin back in. Hammer and disco are installed after the trigger bar. Then you can either install the sear and cage or the hammer spring.

Did you goto youtube? I'm not sure what problem you're having, but the bar swing and the trigger return spring are often issues. This might help:

If you hang out with competitors, you'll see some really big use and very reliable guns. The local gun range has some interesting people trying some silly stuff, so it's no wonder they blow up their guns occasionally.

You need to stop listening to unproven ideas. If you get to 150K on any gun without replacing part there is a special reward. With regular maintenance and attention to areas of wear your gun will last beyond what the average person will ever see. BTW the Sig 320 will make it to over 100K (my guess from the amount he shoots and number of years with the same gun), I compete with those who have done so. The caveat is regular maintenance.

This is a competition so what you need to do is evaluate why you might need to add a light. Measure the pros and cons, practice with and without, consider what will fail and then decide if you need one. Personally I have not seen anyone who shoots with a light have any noticeable advantage over those who are sans one. I also believe it adds one more failure point to consider. Remember the KISS system is still the best.

Sounds like you started reloading as a higher volume USPSA or similar shooter. I started to feed my M1 in 30-06 and cost was the major initial factor. Now decades later I’ve spent a ton of money on reloading equipment, so don’t tell my wife please.

A single stage press is good for development, calibers you want to try out, some dies won't fit on 550, or just killing time. The 550 will do almost every thing, except swaging of primer pockets or sizing bullets. RCBS makes a die set for swaging which works on the Challenger press. I'm sure most of us started the reloading hobby with the Lee Challenger kit. Good value and a durable press.

Do a search and you will find many happy Dillon owners and the motto, "buy once cry once." Even the 550 is an improvement over the Lee LM. If you have the budget go Dillon and don't look back. Just one note for Lee; I use a single stage Lee, the APP, and way back in the past owned the Load Master and Turret . The APP is probably the best swager for the money out there. It swages primer pockets better than my 1050 and sizes bullets (use the NOE tool and die), not so good for rifle case sizing.

Chimpo probably has a good answer, but my experience is I have to use red locktite thread sealer to make sure the optic won’t come loose. Doesn’t matter if it’s a plate or direct mount. Yes the slide has to be heated to remove the screws at a later date.

Sure, but the pickins are slim. Typically I reject 1 in a 1000 these days and it’s normally for a damaged case. There are some banana peels though; good for composting I’m told.

Yes I have. They seem to vary a bit in diameter and the 223 pockets have to be swaged for consistency across various head stamps for them to work. Compared to CCI or Winchester they have a tight fit. They all go bang in my 223/5.56. Tried them with my CZ Shadow 2 and they are too hard for a 13# hammer spring. Probably will work in a 2011. Now the Ginex SPP work great in my CZ.

Nothing wrong with your brass. Light strike issues tend to be about springs, firing pins and hardness of primers. Do a full polish of firing pin, make sure hammer moves smoothly and doesn’t bind, finally since you are doing the build (?) make sure barrel is in battery and locked fully up.

Seriously, do you really measure every case? I have already loaded about 15K of 9mm this season (all range brass) and have not measured a single one. If it doesn't gauge after loading it gets recycled (okay thrown in garbage). Not lynching BTW.

If someone wants to do this the rifle folks have something called "Bench rest" match where they all get together and reload. Saw about 2 dozen doing this today (Sunday) in the berm next to us (last day of our match). To me it's just more stuff to haul to the match sight/range. USPSA was never designed for this idea.

Watched your video. 1st, accuracy is a function of two things, the combo of bullet and gun design and then the ability to not move the gun while pulling the trigger. 2nd, Grip is for control of the gun. What I noticed in your grip is your support hand (L) needs to be rotated a little bit more forward and down, this locks the arm and reduces movement. Look at Stoeger's support hand. Charlie Perez makes a big deal about strengthening your support hand. You will need over 100 lbs of grip force to control recoil for rapid followup shots. Trigger control comes from a relaxed strong hand on the trigger. You appear to tense up with every shot and have a little flinch. In Stoeger's videos do you notice how relaxed he looks? It's something he teaches in his classes, relax your shoulders and try not to tense up. Practice Stoeger's Dot Drill, 6 shots from draw into 2" circle at 5 yards in 5 seconds. You should also be able to put 10 shots in an 8" circle at 25 yards on demand (no speed requirement and assuming gun/ammo is capable). Dry fire practice and observe sight movement with trigger press. Practice is the only solution. And push yourself!

That is my understanding. And I check the IFG website and it says , “it allows the use of different type of scope, thanks to a flexible adaptation system.” https://www.italianfirearmsgroup.com/tanfoglio/detail/stock-ii-optic/ Also check the actual Tanfoglio factory sight, same thing. They offer three different plates for It. https://benstoegerproshop.com/gun-parts/tanfoglio/red-dot-optic-mounts/adapter-plates/ Call IFG or Patriot Defense and ask them. I had my S2 milled by Patriot Defense.

The obvious answer to SA only is get the Henning flat trigger and then do a search of Enos forum for the removal of the interrupter/disconnector. However, if you SA is already nice, 2lbs, the conversion really isn’t needed. Just start hammer back safety on. If you are going to shoot 9 major the barrel swap with PD and a comp will help. You need a conversion plate for your desired dot. You could also drill and tap the side for a mount but that will cause issues with holsters. https://benstoegerproshop.com/tanfoglio-burris-fastfire-vortex-venom-viper-red-dot-optic-adapter-plate/ A magwell and short grips. Henning and PD have the adapters, grips

Wow! What a nice and clean collator.

Yes, run them in Shadow 2, & SP01, and if it helps Tanfoglio Small frame. However, I have at least a dozen grams followers all running great in CZs and both small and large frame Tanfoglios, 140mm and Taylor F 170 mm extensions with grams followers and the fix is the same no matter what mag or caliber. Shot many thousands of jam free rounds with this simple fix.

With both Henning and Taran 140 mm baseplates mags I get 23 9mm and 17 40sw maybe 18 if I really push. Basically it adds about 5.

Check the powder drop depth. I have two 550s and they load great, but one can set the powder drop to low and there’s enough force to crush the brass. Also don’t use the Dillon funnel for pistol reloading. Mr Bullet feeder powder funnel is the best way to go right now.

The grams follower is obviously smaller to allow for extra rounds, but once the spring is “tuned” there are zero problems. Basically you have to bend the spring so the follower is angled to prevent it from rotating sideways and jamming up near the joint between the base and mag body. Once done zero issues. Yes I have many Grams followers in both 40 and 9 all functioning perfectly. Here’s a couple of pics.

Have you done a really full deep cleaning of the gun? I have a couple of Shadow 2s and my son has a SP01 and they all seem to be a bit more sensitive to grit and carbon than other brands we own. Also check for worn parts, trigger bar, disconnector, sear, the ramp (under the sear) where the disconnector rides on...

Good to hear he's working on it. I have the last version of Ammobot and was hoping Dillon would continue support, but it seems they have their hands full with the DA3000. Good thing my Ammobot is really tough and doesn't break.