jakenmorty

So, for the last 6-7 months, I was exclusively shooting 9mm in limited minor out of my CZ Tactical Sport. But recently, I found and purchased a .40 upper for it. So, it's time to move up to the big leagues. I've seen tons of load data using N320 and 180gr bullets, but all the load data I've seen has been for longer loads than I can use in my gun. Typicall 1.18-1.2" is what I'm seeing. As my chamber only like stuff up to 1.14" at longest, I have to load to that length to accommodate it. Was wondering if anyone could share some load data using the following criteria: 180gr FMJ (Everglades, to be specific) N320 1.14" Mixed brass CCI #500 SPP Would also like to get some info on using AA2, Sport Pistol, and Ramshot Zip as the powder, with everything else staying the same. Cheers all. I look forward to hearing what has worked for you guys.

Go through the different tabs on the bottom. Sheet is tabbed by what gun they were run through. I thought the same thing at first until I saw the crap load of tabs at the bottom.

I kid you not....two days after reading this post, I got my first one as well. Like reading this jinxed me or something. It happened to me in the middle of a USPSA match though, which was a bummer because I was smack in the middle of running a stage pretty decently (by my standards anyways). Definitely sucked, but it is what it is. I guess I too will go back to leaning forward and confirming there's powder in each case, as I guess should be done anyways. As to how mine happened, I can only speculate, but this is my theory: For some reason my Loadmaster doesn't really dig Winchester SPPs and will every now and then wedge one sideways between the primer arm and the trough. When this happens, on the downstroke everything will lock up and grind to a halt. At this point I have to remove all the cases from their various stages, unscrew the center knurled nut, o-ring, and the little widget that tosses the finished case into the bucket, take the shell plate off, clear the jam with a little hooked file, and reassemble. My only thought is that when I put everything back in it's proper station, I put an empty primed case into the seating station, crimped it, plunk tested it, and put it in with all the others. Just to be double sure, I pulled every...other....bullet (about 300) from that session to make sure it wasn't a more serious issue, and ofcourse...the rest of them were good to go. Made me feel a little better anyways. Such is life...

I run 124gr Everglades RN FMJ / CCI 500 / mixed headstamp brass with 3.6gr TG @ 1.120". Haven't put it through chrograph yet, but probably will tonight as I have some range time blocked off for testing a bunch of loads I cooked up over the last week plus. Can get back to you if you'd like to know what that clocks in at.

This thread has made me laugh significantly harder than it should have. Solid. Gold.

What I can't stand is unhelpful, elitist veteran shooters. I've been shooting guns for 25 of my 33 years on this planet, but have only been doing USPSA for ohhh....two months now. I'm definitely improving, and more importantly, keep showing up to the same two or three matches, every week. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't let it bother me to the point that it's ever going to stop me from being me, or doing what I love. In fact, the majority of the people I've met over the last couple months have been really cool, genuinely nice people. That said, it seems like no matter where I go, there is a group, like a high school clique, of the best shooters who are just out and out jerks. Rude, unhelpful, condescending assholes for lack of a better term. Its unfortunate too, because this group of guys is the group whose brains I'd most like to pick. As much as I hate to admit it, they're really fast, very impressive shooters. They know things I haven't even thought of yet, but they act as if they were never new, as if they came out of the whom and could run 34 round field stages in 18 seconds. I hate that so far my experience has been that the best don't want to share their knowledge. Like they're above it. Like teaching, or hell, even pointing out something that might be helpful to a newer shooter would somehow make them less of a shooter. It's fine though, because aside from the fact that I love doing this so much that even though I have to wake up earlier than I have to for work, and drive an hour and a half just so I can get stomped, their trashy attitude and general indifference is what drives me to practice harder, learn more, get better so that one day they have to look at the match results and see my name at the top. Mark my words. It will happen, and I will revel in it. I feel better now

Hi. I'm Steve, from SW Florida. I'm a long time gun owner, but only recently got in as a USPSA shooter and reloader. I noticed that most of the google searches I did with respect to finding information on either reloading or USPSA related questions, this forum was the first (and most informative) result that popped up, so I figured I should probably join in. Cheers, SK