PharmDShooter
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I recently changed from a Lee 1000 to a Dillon 750. There is a huge difference in quality in the two presses and I wish I’d have got the 750 years ago. I still use the Lee dies. I have used Universal Clays and H335 powders and the Dillon powder measure has been more consistent and overall better than the Lee powder measures.
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I have the less expensive DAA Racer line. I’ve used them for 2 seasons now and been happy with them. They’re not that much more expensive than those listed.
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If you’re willing to go with another company, RMR plated bullets have worked for me. There’s coupons floating around for them often.
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I would try coated. If you don’t reload, Federal Syntech May be a good option.
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I would try to shoot a 2011 or at least hold one first.
Also if your budget is 4K don’t forget to include magazines, holsters, etc you will need for USPSA.
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I have two DAA belts and they’re very stiff. My girlfriend uses CR belts and they aren’t as stiff. We each think our belt is better than the others. So it’s preference mostly.
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8 hours ago, urmaker45 said:
Yea I’m going to be limited 10 so I won’t need max capacity I’m thinking about ordering stock spring follower from Dawson hope that works .
The sti ones should fix it. The Dawson ones will have the same issue you’re having now.
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In this match is your mag capacity limited or are you loading them up?
if you don’t need max capacity I still have some mags with the stock STI followers that won’t lock until empty. If you work on them a little I can still get 19 rounds.
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Mine does the same thing. You can either dremel your followers where they contact the slide stop or file down the slide stop. Both should work and keep this from happening.
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I shot coated and titegroup for a while. I didn’t have any issues with it and the only reason I changed was I went to something I could get locally cheaper. I was at 4.3gr 1.18” in a sti edge making 169pf. If you have the powder and bullets, I’d go for it and see if you like it.
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I had a stock edge and put a 17lb main spring and 12lb recoil spring. It seems to have helped a little bit.
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I’ve been thinking about doing something like this. Did you have any experience building guns before? Did you need any specific tools?
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If you’re going to shoot limited starting with a Glock knowing you’re going to transition to a 2011 you may want to consider a double alpha holster. You’ll likely end up with a race holster anyway and you can just change the inserts vs buying a new holster to fit whatever gun you end up with.
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1 hour ago, tiro6 said:
awesome to hear, thanks @PharmDShooter - is there any advantage to buying just the tube vs a complete mag if they are the same price (actually think the complete mag is $10 cheaper than the tube on Dawson)
The last ones I bought I ended up buying the complete mag because they were the same price. You have a mag that you can use until your other pieces come in. Or just leave it that way if you want.
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I have standard sti mags and replaced the base plates/followers/springs myself. They have all worked 100% with parts from STI, Dawson, and Taran. I’m currently using sti tubes ($60 on Dawson for either a tube or complete magazine), TTI bade plate, and various springs and followers. So I have about $100 per magazine. So the $110 for a Taran magazine seems like a good price to me.
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7 hours ago, pbc44 said:
Whose magwell is that?
Looks like an AWT.
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I like blue bullets. You can order 250 round sample packs to make sure they work before ordering a case.
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I have 3 of these and they work fine aside from the springs. Currently mine are needing replaced because they are shorter than the tube and I’m starting to worry about reliability. Ets will replace springs free of charge but I’m thinking of changing springs to get a little longer life.
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I had the same issue. I took a file and filed the back of the follower and the back of the magazine extension to make the transition easier.
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3 hours ago, fal said:
I thought you need. .40 cal. or larger to score major in limited.......
The rule book has .357 Sig now listed as a caliber capable of making major. I thought this as well until I looked.
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1 hour ago, zzt said:
I followed TTI's instructions and ordered an Ultra-thin follower, 11 coil spring and 4G2 base pad. That is supposed to get you 21 in 40 and 24 in 9mm. We'll see.
I have this set up for 40 and I can get 21 reloadable. You’ll just want to make sure your slide stop is deactivated as mine wasn’t and it locked the slide back with 1-2 rounds left.
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Ideally once a week for practice, but that's not been happening lately. I usually take about 200 rounds and work on mini USPSA stages that force me to use a skill that I noticed was lacking in matches. Dry firing doesn't happen as much as it should, but it helps a lot.
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I am considering one of these for a new build. Anyone have experience?
Thanks
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I've shot a few different makers of coated bullets and the coating varies in thickness on some of them. I have settled on the blues because they have a thick coating and shoot well out of my STI, PCC, and Zev Glock barrel; however, another one of my Glocks dislikes them. This is likely just a load development issue that i don't want to work out. I have used or seen black bullets, Acme, IbejiHeads, and SNS and they all seemed to have a good coating. The blues were just cheaper so thats what I ended up with.
Coated Bullets in stock anywhere?
in 9mm/38 Caliber
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DG bullets have been in stock and shipping was fast last time I ordered.