DavidSeavey

might be worth trying something like Berry's 100 grain 9mm hollow base projectile with the same volume of reasonably slow powders you're using already

ok that's a really cool page, very interesting data presentation options, thanks!

i made a couple dummy moons with no powder or primer and filled the primer pocket with hot glue to hopefully prevent premature firing pin damage. works pretty well for any dry fire including a reload.... which with revo is pretty much all of it right?

well, thank you for trying, i appreciate it.

cool, thanks!

oh if that happens my 929 is getting a new hat right away

Thank you, i appreciate it. i'll give them a call and talk with them.

So evolution is already who my builder uses but they didn't have any color recommendations elsewhere. But a friend came across ABprototype and it looks like pretty much what I had in mind. Hoping one of you may have some experience with then perhaps? https://www.abprototype.com/pvd-coating-tin-blue/

I have an xds 9 mod2 osp that I bought for the optic ability since I like my xds45 so much but I'm not liking the mod2 grip shape or texture near as much. Do any of you know if I were to get a first gen xds 9 would my mod2 slide interchange with it? Thanks!

thanks, i'll have to get in touch with them and go from there.

So my build is nearing completion and i was hoping to get the barrel PVD coated in a blue color something like Vaportech's 'vivid blue'. my builder works with a DLC company but has no experience with any color PVD offerings. I found one company's website, Firearm Finishing in Minnesota that looks to offer the bright blue i'm looking for but I'm all new to this industry so have no idea if they're any good or not. Do any of you have recommendations for companies to look into that can PVD color blue a single barrel? thanks!

i got a few different heavy round nose projectiles to test out for my 929 and of the coated 160-165gr i picked the blue bullets because of the pointy nose. i wanted the pointiest shape to minimize side bounce on a poor moon toss at the cylinder. i don't know how much it matters anyway since i may screw up the rest of the reload, but i'm liking them so far.

if you're gonna play with extra light bullets, look into berry's 100gr hollow base projectiles, they're hollow base makes it longer so you don't have to load super short. i ran a czechmate for many years in 3gun and uspsa, pretty much only shot majjor ammo, didn't want to mess with the gun switching loads. but i also didn't want to set up multiple open guns for each game. but that's what i'd do now if i were starting over. i'd very much consider something like an older sti steelmaster designed to shoot minor, they're lighter for all the non pistol portions of 2 and 3 gun games, and still fast and flat. but now i'd probably go with something designed like the staccato xc or whatever atlas has the shorty comp and put a slide mounted optic on top. that way for the 2/3 gun games you can much more easily run a retention holster.

i shot a bunch of the eley 38sc through a friend's borrowed open gun this year when mine was dead and it both felt and chrono'd nearly the same as his reloaded ammo. it'd certainly be a consideration for me if i weren't reloading. or even just for majors since it's uspsa certified ammo.

I put Toolguy's RevUp DAO hamer kit in my 929 and i love it. might be worth looking into if you're going to be using factory ammo.