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Igloodude

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  1. The answer to this is, they're 177mm in length, so not legal for USPSA.
  2. I'm figuring on shooting matches with my G48 also. Only question (before I order any), are the ETS 19rd mags <140mm and therefore legal for Limited/CO? I've got a few ShieldArms 15rounders (and a couple with +5 rd extensions) and have already had a couple misfeeds with them.
  3. Kittery Shooting Sports (Kittery Maine) has some primers in stock, you can order online but curbside pickup only. Apparently no limit on order size, or at any rate no limit noted and at least 5000 per order.
  4. I tumble them till they're clean-ish and vaguely shiny, sort them by headstamp (partly I'm looking for cracks, partly also because I'm a little OCD in that sorting-my-m&ms-by-color-before-eating-them kinda way), and put them into my 550 for another shot. There are folks that clean their guns every time they take them out of their safe, too. *shrug* If it makes you happy and you have the time, I wouldn't tell you not to do it, but I've never heard of any measurable pistol accuracy benefits from cleaning primer pockets even for Bullseye, much less IPDA/USPSA/Steel etc competition.
  5. Brownells has Federal LPP in stock as of 2min ago, 2K order limit.
  6. If they're not taking traditional credit cards, guaranteed it's a scam. And if you think it might be a scam (anyplace with seemingly unlimited primers in stock qualifies lately, sigh), don't put in your real contact info (like email address) while setting up the order before you get to the payment page.
  7. Oh, no worries, you were fine, I appreciated your helpful responses in that thread. It was a few others in that thread that were dismissive of my original question, unrelated to SWC ammo in any case.
  8. Funny, in a Glock thread I recently started here with questions about a Model 21 or 41, I got three posts specifically and a few more generally stating that SWCs either wouldn't work or would barely work. I don't know if they were referring to H&G68 200gr or not. They got somewhat lost among the posts telling me to just go 9mm though, despite my repeated explanations of why I was sticking with 45ACP.
  9. Funny, an hour ago I just hit a site that was something like reloadersupply.com (I don't remember the exact domain name and my browser isn't showing it in history) that had all kinds of primers in stock, I went all the way through to the payment page and found that they only accepted Zelle and ApplePay. Red flags, yeah. And in doing a quick search for "large pistol primers" again when I saw this post, I can see "primoreloading.com" that is similarly scamming, all the way to not taking real credit cards.
  10. Speaking of putting a smile on your face... thank you, this puts a smile on mine. And yeah another joy of major PF, there's never any issues about the steel plates' calibration.
  11. Is that ammo SWC or 230gr RN or something else (and coated or just cast)? And thanks everyone for these responses, I appreciate the help.
  12. In Bullseye, 200gr SWC at 700-800fps is pretty much standard and capable of 1.5" groups at 50yds (pistol permitting). That's the load I had in mind for Minor (140pf at the low end), and frankly .45 SWC is just fun at USPSA matches, both more easily being able to see hits, and hearing comments about the big frikkin holes from fellow shooters and occasionally thanks from scorers that have an easier job with my targets.
  13. Understood and thanks for the thought, but my buddy buys 9mm in bulk and I can shoot his guns whenever I like, so my own first Glock is going to be either a 21 or 41. I am curious about why a Glock 21 wouldn't be as competitive (assuming 45ACP ammo loaded down towards minor PF) in Production, though.
  14. A couple pocket pistols in 380 aside, all my centerfire firearms (including a revolver and a carbine) are 45ACP and that's the only caliber I'm set up to reload, so there's no upside for me to go 9mm in this case.
  15. USPSA Production, I figure. No downside to larger bullets given the 10+1 limit and loading down to Minor-ish powerfactor.
  16. I've shot Bullseye for a while, and USPSA for the last few years, all in SingleStack and occasionally Revolver, and a few Limited matches courtesy of my friend's backup gear. He is talking me into my first Glock, with some Christmas money I've scraped together (i.e. limited budget here). I'm anticipating a 21 or 41 as I reload 45ACP, and have a few questions I hope you all can help me with, that my buddy can't - he's pretty 9mm-centric, it's amazing we even get along. LOL I've read that most .45ACP Glocks do not feed semiwadcutter reliably, and sometimes loading to max OAL helps. This sucks, both because I was hoping the "shoots anything reliably" I hear about would include SWC. Do aftermarket barrels (KKM or BarSto) help with that, or do they have the same ramp geometry and limitation? And, I try to collect my brass, certainly after practices, and sometimes when match conditions permit. Should I be looking for an aftermarket barrel on that basis alone, to avoid persistent case bulging? Lastly, yes I'm likely going to be changing out the sights, and probably doing something about the trigger - I know it'll never be 1911ish but something closer to 4lbs and reasonably crisp would be nice. Given that I'm going to be putting Minor-ish ammo through it, are there any springs that deserve swapping out aside from what is entailed in the trigger job?
  17. I use SNScasting's 200gr SWC which is an H&G68 shape that Bullseye shooters have been using for decades. COL of 1.250" (or maybe slightly longer, to 1.255"). There are some 1911s that don't like anything but round-nose, though.
  18. I got a 550 in 1999 and it's still my only reloader. Originally shooting Bullseye, and now USPSA/SteelChallenge/Bullseye/BowlingPin, I load only .45ACP on it, and lately average a few thousand rounds a year. Switching between round nose and semiwadcutter takes a few minutes, adjusting powder (now that I have a $10 dial on the end of the powder tray) is ten seconds. When I've got the primer tubes loaded, using known-good brass (either new, or already-checked-for-splits/dents), and completely focused and continuously moving, I can crank out about five rounds per minute (300/hr), but can't sustain it for more than 1.5-2hrs. One should of course always be completely focused, but if one is not adjusting loads or troubleshooting, there seems little danger of no-charge/doublecharge, much more likely is screwing up not seating a bullet and derailing the routine costing a few minutes getting everything set again. Music good, TV/podcasts/sports/etc too distracting. Beyond the reloader itself my essentials are an electronic scale, a primer flip tray, and a case gauge (your barrel might not be as tight as the gauge, and besides taking the barrel out of your pistol every time you're reloading seems pretty annoying to me). Mounting it to a really solid surface, and (with the strongmount or not) a comfortable height, is critical. I recommend an aftermarket light that shines down through the hole in the center of the dies mount, rather than a physical powder-checker of any sort. Get enough extra primer tubes that you can fill an entire 1000-primer box into tubes (of 100 each) in one go. I'm mulling getting a 750 for my .45ACP and starting to shoot .40S&W/10mm and keeping the 550 for that, but funds currently don't allow a 750 (or a new pistol for that matter). For anyone getting into reloading I'd recommend starting with a 550. Singlestage is IMO pointlessly slow, but 550s are the sweet spot for learning all about it and will suffice for pistol shooters doing less than five thousand rounds per year. Hope this helps.
  19. Thank you both! Quick question, what's the max mag capacity for .45 for it? One mag reseller shows 13rd and 25rd magazines, I'm certain the latter aren't 140mm and 13rds sounds a bit low.
  20. I understand that .40 is more competitive than .45. I want to stick with .45 because of the following considerations: - The cost of outfitting my Dillon 550B for .40, and the hassle of switching calibers including between LP and SP primers - I have a lot of .45 reloading components and supplies on hand - I have pistols, a revolver, and a carbine all in .45ACP, I currently don't own any .40 (or even 9mm for that matter) guns - Going from 8 to 17 is enough of a jump, 8 to 19-20(?) doesn't get me a whole lot farther Are there any striker-fired doublestack pistols besides Glocks I should be looking at?
  21. Thanks! Yeah, I'm willing to bump the budget a bit if needed. I do prefer coated bullets so an aftermarket barrel would be necessary, but probably could get by pretty well without a magwell. 17+1 is plenty good enough of an improvement over 8+1.
  22. I have been a 1911 shooter for a decade of shooting Bullseye and for two years now shooting USPSA (as a D-level shooter). Yesterday I shot my first major match (the Area 7 Regional championship) in Singlestack with one, alongside a buddy shooting a Glock 9mm in Limited. By the time we were halfway through the match, I was spending every minute that I wasn't shooting or taping targets cleaning magazines, and my stage planning was as always focused mostly on where I was doing reloads. Meanwhile my buddy was tapping his dropped mag against his hand to knock the worst of the dirt off it, loading them back to capacity, and sticking them back in his belt, to shoot the next stage with his not-cleaned-in-the-last-year Glock. I very much prefer consistent trigger pull (so no DA/SA), don't want or need a red-dot sight, my budget is sub-$1K (for gun, mags, holster, and pouches), I'd like to stay with .45ACP as that's the only caliber my Dillon is set up for, and finally, I have big hands that should accommodate any doublestack pistol. My initial thought is a Glock 41 (though I don't know what max magazine size is Limited-legal), but I open to anything with a reputation for reliability despite harsh conditions. Can any of you help me with advice/recommendations here?
  23. Understood, thanks for this explanation.
  24. It's true I don't know much about basic metallurgy (though I do know steel is harder than copper). On the other hand, I know that water is a lot softer than rock but if you run enough water over the rock and eventually you have less rock. I'm not saying this proves that coated bullets are significantly better for steel barrels than copper jacketed bullets, I'm just saying it's not completely dumb to think that it's possible.
  25. And even in Bullseye, it'd only be for the slowfire, which is typically one-third of the overall competition. And there, I'd think that you'd improve your overall match scores more by dryfire practice than spending that same amount of time cleaning primer pockets.
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