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53 minutes ago, AHI said:
have them explain ther 12 digit "lot number"if you can get them to answer. you may learn it has more to do with when it was bottled not manufactured.
Shooters World only bottles the powder they dont make any thing. Its only a matter when not if they put clean shot in a bottle labeled major or rifle.
Been holding that one back too long. I know the guys that invested in SW they know there is a Quality control issue and it may get worse before it gets better.
Test every bottle never just start loading.
Ah, if the date within the lot number is the date that it was bottled and not the date it was manufactured, that would make sense. I'm waiting on a reply from them, shot the email right after I made my previous post.
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I find it interesting that there are slow lots of 314 being produced, with normal lots of 514 in between.
Example:
A bunch of users reported slow 314 lots from Oct '19. There were then users who purchased lots ending in "514" with Nov '19 dates of manufacture (no reports yet on if these were slow or normal). Now we're seeing some 314 lots again with February '20 and April '20 dates of manufacture.
If SWMP is one distinct product formulation, then why are there two "lots" being produced in alternate months? If the issue is confined to only 314 lots, what exactly is different about the 514 lot? Two different manufacturing plants attempting to produce the same formulation? Certainly, it
can'tshouldn't be an intentionally different formulation.Is my understanding of the term "lot" simply incorrect? I've always assumed the term "lot" to be somewhat synonymous with "distinct batch". I'm curious as to what the "314" and "514" actually indicates or what the difference is between the two, because it certainly isn't a distinct number assigned to a particular production batch if we are seeing both 314 and 514 lots alternating throughout 8+ manufacture dates. This isn't a case of one particular date-of-manufacture being slow either, since SW is acknowledging that the last three digits define the lot number and that multiple lots ending with 314 have been discovered to exhibit slower burn rate.
I must be missing or misunderstanding something; going to shoot SW an e-mail and report back with any findings.
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47 minutes ago, RGC said:
Am at 22 weeks as well....did have silver frame and slide and black all else (including barrels and comps).
You definitely have to post some pictures of it when it comes in; that sounds like an awesome color combo! I was interested in getting my upcoming build done in a similar two-tone fashion, but could barely find any reference photos of 2011's with a hard chrome grip/frame and black slide for the life of me.
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19 minutes ago, Unregistered said:
All of them has something I don't like... The Safariland 014 had some wobble in the gun when holstered, and I don't like the muzzle support. Not able to get into some awkward positions that European matches love. The Everglades really jabbed me quite hard in the leg, but has a great holster body.
The Alpha-X is my current holster, but with my new Venom guns they hang up unless I have a perfectly vertical draw. The hanger on the Alpha-X is pretty awesome though.
Hopefully the 015 solves all the problems......
Let us know how you like it compared to the Everglades MRH, leg-jabbing aside! I personally don't find the MRH painful, but I have one with the thigh pad.
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I'm in the same boat over in NJ except looking for 9mm 2011 magazines; i'll likely go with some MBX L10's as well. I wish they made them in 155mm since that is what I bought for out-of-state matches and it would be nice to have the same form factor, but it is what it is.
Seems like MBX is largely buy-once-cry-once and your *best* bet to get a mag that works from the get go with no issues and without any tuning.
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10 minutes ago, Thetimb said:
I had the same printer and 3D printing wasn’t for me. With reloading you can instantly see your results and tweak. With printing it’s way more time consuming. It takes 10-15 minutes to see your results depending on what you tweak.
then you need to clean the build plate in between those print tweaks etc. Now if you want to start talking about cad and creating your own designs vs printing what someone else created. That’s another time suck.
I respect that. Individual mileage and preferences vary as with all things.
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34 minutes ago, Thetimb said:
It’s not like printing on a normal printer that uses paper.
there is a ton of tweaking based on humidity, filament type, filament brand.
then you have print speeds on first layers and higher layers. It’s a TON of tweaking and not for the faint of heart. You will probably spend more time tweaking than printing.
I think this is pretty dependent on what kind of printer you get. Albeit, all of them can require tweaking, but some require more, and some more often than others. I don't think that 3D printers are any more difficult to figure out and tweak/adjust than reloading presses are. There are large communities out there for the popular printers, just like there are for Dillon, Hornady, Mark 7 presses, etc.
@DJRyan13, I'm using a Prusa i3 MK3S. For it's pricepoint, it is largely regarded as the go-to. If you're looking for cheaper, the Ender 3 is insanely popular in the lowest price point category, but can possibly require upgrades and copious tweaking like @Thetimb said. 3D Printing is honestly quite similar to reloading; its not as easy as putting legos together, but its not quantum physics either; leverage the wealth of information, data, lessons learned, and wisdom compiled by those that have done it already to make your own foray a little easier and less of a headache. As a guy who is getting into reloading at the same time as 3D printing, I actually think reloading is the more difficult of the two in terms of initial learning curve and reaching "auto-pilot status" when it comes to actually running the machines.
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3 minutes ago, Steyrarms said:
Just send me a pm with your email address and I‘ll sendyou the files
Just sent, cheers.
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Damn, that is disappointing. Its going to be a few months before I can load test with my Feburary 2020 DOM lot. Do let us know what recourse Shooter's World offers you and how they handle the situation. Hope you are able to reach a feasible and painless solution with them to replace the powder.
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7 hours ago, BigBamBoo said:
One of Don’s (Venom Customs) latest 9MM major rigs. This is my second open gun from Don and as with the first one...this new one is a work of art.
So beautiful! Congrats on the new addition
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@Steyrarms Fine job sir, that is awesome! I'd love a copy of the .STL if you don't mind.
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Very familiar with Salomon products from deployement use and I'm a big fan.
Just bought a fresh pair of Speedcross 5 Wide in 10.5, Speedcross 5 GTX in 11, and a pair of Supercross GTX in 10.5. Unfortunately, they don't make the Speedcross 5 GTX's in wide. Will comment on fit differences when I get them in. I plan on returning whichever GTX model fits worse.
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3 minutes ago, HOGRIDER said:
Thanks kamber!
I'm also looking forward to your reviews of the Mk7!
I got it in a few days ago, but won't be setup to use it until mid summer when their new primer collator ships unfortunately. =\
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Congrats @HOGRIDER, I'm sure you're going to love it. Enjoy cranking 'em out!
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Thanks for the insight fellas. Yeah, I guess there really isn't any way I'm going to find a concrete answer to this are there are just too many variables out there. I'm going to go with a full length tri-top and just see what happens myself. At the end of the day, slides are a consumable part over the long run and that's just part of the game.
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Forgive me if this is an amateur question, but how does one go about determining which bullet diameter is ideal once they've slugged their barrel? Is a slightly larger-than-bore-size bullet preferred to a as-close-to-same-size-as-bore bullet? I'd imagine if you're using a bullet that is smaller in diameter than your bore size, that's where you're going to most definitely come into leading and fouling problems. Lets say I slug my barrel and find the bore to be .3555, should I go with a .355 or .356 bullet diameter? What takes priority for determining the ideal bullet diameter; throat size or bore size?
Lastly, does anyone know what does CRB stands for? It's not explain on the website past "This bullet was also engineered by us to maximize accuracy and case capacity while minimizing COL for smaller tube magazines. This overall package maximizes reliability and performance."
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6 minutes ago, Glockster1 said:
To date I have fired 11,200 or so of their 135's and no leading in my pistol comps. I've also fired well over 6,000 of their 147's in my two 16" long barreled PCC guns - NO leading. I can't say that about any other coated bullet. What you don't wanna do is order a bullet that's too large or too small in diameter for your barrel rifling diameter. Slug your barrel if you don't know what it measures. I slugged mine and found out I only needed .355 diameter bullets in three of my guns.
Those teflon coated Blue bullets will lead up your comps awful... and not to mention that Blue bullets Teflon coating outgassing is a deadly toxic carcinogen that never leaves your body when inhaled. You don't dare wanna shoot those in a indoor range. Lead will eventually chelate out of your body. Teflon particulates never leave your body. That's why Teflon coated cookware for human consumption was banned in the USA and replaced with a silicon based product.
Great to know. If there isn't any lead fouling and they're just as accurate as Precision Delta JHP's, that would be excellent as their bulk pricing comes out to more than $.02 cpr less for the same grain bullet! I'm new to reloading and decided to just go with JHP's and be done with it since I don't want to be bothered with lead fouling whatsoever and experimenting with different coatings to find which one fouls the least for a marginal cost saving, but these seem promising.
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3 hours ago, zzt said:
Not if you click on '9mm - buy' on the Home page, which is what I did. This time I hit shop, filled out the order form and submitted. I'll wait for the Invoice via email.
Do let us know if you experience similar results as @Glockster1 and find the J-Ames bullets to be truly as non-fouling as JHPs in comps & popple holes in 9mm Major guns!
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57 minutes ago, sardo67 said:
when did they release that info?
A few months back, early 2020 I believe. I found out about it from a few posts here where forum members mentioned it.
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Powder Valley just restocked some primers that are nearly impossible to find these days, don't sleep on 'em and get it while it's hot gents.
Federal #200 Small Pistol Magnum (1000) - Limit of 5 per order, per customer, per day.
Federal GM200M Small Pistol Magnum Match (1000) - Limit of 5 per order, per customer, per day.
Federal GM205M Small Rifle Match (1000) - Limit of 5 per order, per customer, per day.
Winchester #41 5.56 Military Primers (1000) - Limit of 10 per order, per customer, per day.
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I'm curious as to whether anyone can speak from experience as to whether a full tri-top that runs the length of the slide has any discernible impact on slide longevity versus a partial tri-top or flat-top only?
Partial tri-tops and flat-tops make sense as being cautious options, but I'm interested to hear if anyone here has had a reputable brand slide fully tri-topped and ran it for multiple tens of thousands of rounds. Have you had any issues with slide longevity or cracking near the lug area?
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5 minutes ago, iflyskyhigh said:
Great I have a 514 Lot from 11/22/19. Hope I didn’t get a lemon.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI think you're the only who one has posted about having the 11/22/2019 DOM lot so far, so hopefully you're good to go!
Multiple users reported slower-than-usual powder from the previous month's 10/22/2019 DOM lot ending in "314".
I believe @mstewart posted that he had a slower-than-usual lot ending in "514" that was coincidentally also mislabeled as "Major Rifle", but did not specify the DOM for that lot, only that it was purchased some months ago.
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Solid info. Looks like "514" isn't indicative of anything. Seem as though the slow lots were confined to a few particular dates-of-manufacture in Oct/Nov 2019.
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Stocked up on primers and powder already, but have been waiting on a sale before placing a massive order for some 9mm JHP's from Precision Delta. Probably going to be waiting until July 4th at this rate... I guess its somewhat of a gamble, but from what I've read with regard to past shortages/periods of panic buying, bullets were usually the last to dry up in terms of supply.
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Forgive me for being lightly off-topic, but is there some kind of discount code that you're using with AmmoBrass? The cheapest option I'm seeing is $200/4K. Or perhaps they've increased their prices again since March? Really knocking myself for not reaching out to ya to ask where you were buying from (I remember seeing you posting about it here and there in the past) and snagging up a bulk order back when it was $200/6K.