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40 minor could very well be an option too..... I transitioned from cast lead bullets to using the blue bullets and I absolutely love them! Only occassionally do I shoot plated, and only if I get a decent deal on them.

If I build it in 9mm, I'd use it for a range toy too, beyond shooting matches. I'm also already set up more for reloading 9mm, technically. I used to shoot A fudgecicle nobody but a few crayon chewers and winder likkers want with a glock, but really wanted to transition to limited major in a 40cal 2011.

I havent yet had a chance to visit Volusia County yet. I knew they had USPSA but hadnt seen it on their schedule. Just needed to poke around a little more. Derp me. Maybe if I just get out there I'll get back into the swing of things.

Moto, No I dont currently live in Panama City. I live in Titusville Fl and the only decent club close to me is Volusia County (Gorka Ibanez's club). I'd love to get back to shooting USPSA one day, but I dont see that happening soon. So I'm taking what I can get with steel challenge. I dont actually have a 2011 yet, so I'm trying to figure out if I should go for the 9mm to run my current goals or 40cal in hopes of getting back to uspsa.

Howdy folks, I'm looking at getting back into match shooting. I shot USPSA for about 2yrs a couple years ago, the whole time wanting a 2011 to shoot. Since then, I've moved to a new location where there aren't a lot of matches. So now I'm looking into steel challenge to get back into it. The real question is....of the folks who shoot center fire pistols, what do you see as a more popular choice? 9mm or 40cal? 40cal has more merit for Limited division in USPSA, which was my original intention. But now I'm not sure if I'll be able to get back to USPSA. All thoughts and observations are appreciated!

I'm using 244 in some 45 loads I just worked up and I really liked them. I'm kinda thinking I might start off with this since I can get it right now, and it wasn't very smokey in the 5gr range.

Thanks, I've been wondering about sport pistol. I have a little bit I can try with before I buy big jugs of it. Ultimately, the goal is to narrow down my selection and buy big bulk.

Squirrel45, I'm using w244 in my new 45 loads and it seems to do pretty well. Kinda thinking about going with that just for quantity sake. All I'm doing is loading range training ammo. Doesn't need to run crazy speeds, just enough to reliably cycle the slide on a G48mos, G43x (with a dot) and a S&W 380ez. My purpose for looking at several different powders is for availability sake when it's time to resupply.

Some other powders I've been looking at at W244, W572 and Shooter's World Auto. Any thoughts on these powders?

I'm very curious about sport pistol. Heard good things about it. Also have heard that e3 is a smooth and clean burning powder for 40 and 9. Would it work alright in 380? And how low would I need to go to safely shoot it in 380?

I tried titegroup and it was dirtier and hotter than I prefer. Right now I've got several different 1# jugs that I was going to experiment with for 40maj in USPSA. N320, cfe pistol, W244, sport pistol, and silhouette is my current powder for 9 minor. Are 380 and 9mm close enough that you can pretty much interchange powders in them?

About to start reloading 380 for my mom so she can do some shooting, since it's even more expensive and harder to find than 9mm. I'm looking for experience with a good powder for both 380 and 9mm. Also looking for something relatively clean. Recommendations are appreciated! I'm also looking for 380 dies. If you have some you'd part with please pm me.

That's a beautiful gun there, Outerlimits. Maybe one day I'll build a 6" gun to play with.

Konkapot and Aircooled, and here I was thinking "it's only 1 inch, it can't be THAT bad." Heck, I was shooting a G34 which is almost 6" anyways. I'll have to check out Benny's work. I love a beautiful slide milling. I think I'm gonna stick with a 5" gun. When I originally priced it out from Brazos, the shortblock was $1450. Since they came out with the Open shortblock, it seems to have lowere the Limited shortblock price down to $850. A lot more attainable now!

It's interesting how 1 inch can make that much of a difference. (I guess that could be said for many things in life.) Maybe one day I could get my hands on both and see if there really is a noticeable difference. Although, it'd probably be negligable for me since I'm just a C class shooter.