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Looks like a nice mix of contestants for Season 2. Many have IPSC/IDPA experience. As someone that enjoys "Survivor", the drama is just part of the show... it is TV after all.

I sometimes run 4.0 to 4.1 grains of Bullseye under a 124gr plated round nose. OAL at 1.145 (Round Nose) gets me about 1050fps out of my SP-01. A very accurate load for me.

The Hodgdon site shows starting loads at 4.3 grains W231 with a 115 grain LRN and 4.7 gr W231 with a Speer 115 gr GoldDot Jacketed Hollow Point. JHP and FMJ are very similar when developing loads. Seems like a good place to start.

Thanks Jim. After posting I did some research. Sure enough, the XD apparently is "almost" fully cocked unlike the Glocks. As you mentioned, S&W cleverly used different wording on the promotional materials to have the M&P's considered DA. I shoot IDPA and USPSA just for fun so I don't worry what class I'm shooting. Seems silly that a Glock with a 2lb trigger can shoot SSP when a XD with a stock 5-6lb trigger can't.

What? My limited understanding is that most XD's are striker fired (safe action) like the Glocks... not true?

Now that's just funny........ to me! Or maybe I've got lead poisioning and my perception is skewed.

I run my 9mm in 4 different guns. 1.160 works great in my SP-01 but that length is a little cramped in my XDm mags. I don't want to build separate bullets for all my guns so 124 RN gets loaded at 1.145-1.150 and feed reliably in all my 9's.

AC/DC man. "What's good for the Goose is good for the Gander". Oh Geesh, did I really use the word "Goose" in this thread?

This explains Standard Deviation (SD) http://www.naaminis.com/standev.html

Actually the access code (1) does not get passed through on Caller ID. What you got was probably a "spoofed" caller id. Modern phone systems can be configured to send out any caller ID you want. You are supposed to send out a viable number that you own, but not everybody does. I could send out 911-911-9111on every outbound call from a PBX I configured if I was so inclined. I routinely get telemarket calls from 000-000-0000 at my house, either that or someone has a pretty cool phone number.

You are correct... it does sound harsh. Science and experimentation is the mother of all invention... without it we would still be hitting each other with sticks and living in a cave. Manufactures refer to their powders as "Blends"... implying to me that they mix different ingredients, in different amounts and then test that blend for a viable application. Maybe the OP created his own blend by accident. Or it could be an accident waiting to happen. That said, I agree the OP should dump it in the garden. $20 worth of powder isn't worth a ruined gun, blown off fingers or putting out an eye.

Unique and W231 work well in my 9mm loads although my Bullseye and V320 loads are more accurate in my guns with me behind the sights. I notice that V320 and even a lead base equal more smoke than the Unique/W231. W231 meters well to boot.

I have a motorcycle buddy who's last name is "Butts"... he named his first born "Chase".

When I started reloading, I didn't know anyone that did. Getting started seems like a duanting task with so much info out there. I picked up the Speer reloading manual, purchased the exact components of a recipe out of that manual and started from there. Using the exact components ruled out mistakes I might make with OAL, powder loads and such. After I got comfortable with the mechanics, math(and vodoo) of the reloading process , I branched out and started to experiment. Good luck and have fun.

Great point. We could nit-pick rules for most games we play. "I can't just run with the basketball, I must bounce it?"

4.2 V320 with either a Hornandy or Winchester 125 Jacketed RN shoots great in my SP-01 or Kimber Target with a PF of around 125-130. OAL of 1.145, but RN has a different ogive than your JHP.

Same boat for me. I have sacrificed my distant view to see the sights clearly. I wear my reading glasses to shoot. Follow-up shots are based on my sight picture when I squeeze the round off. I have no idea how I scored until after I'm done with the stage and the score is tallied. I still have fun

My SP-01 really likes a fast powder with 124's. Lately I get great accuracy from 4.2 of Bullseye under a 124gr copper clad bullet. Same bullet, same power factor with Unique for example will shoot slightly low/left from a rest.

Bandwidth is a major issue with VoIP. Codec choice is another. G.729 will work for 3 or 4 lines off a DSL or Cable broadband but voice quality will suffer. G.711 will sound like your landlines but Vonage will not support that. Your local Cable provider will not give you a SLA. If your SOHO router supports QOS that will help, but most people cannot set this up themselves and will need technical help. There is no free (cheap) lunch in the phone business (yet). They all have drawbacks. Good luck

That's not lying, thats marketing! What if you were selling a gun for $450 but knew you would take $425 for it, I offer $400 and you say $450, I finally talk you down to $425, did you lie to me about the price? I think you just wanted to get the most you could.

I determine OAL on a new bullet by pulling the barrel out of the gun. Then seat and crimp your MG 124 JHP at, oh lets say 1.180 OAL and drop it into the chamber. Does it spin freely without much resistance? If it doesn't, then it's too long and touching the rifling. Push it in lightly with your finger... did it get stuck and require some force to pull it out? Then it's too long because the bullet was grabbed by the bore rifling. Keep dropping the OAL until the cartridge drops in with a "clink" and the bullet isn't sticking in the bore/rifling. As you know rimless ammo seats on the case mouth and not the bullet face.

I tend to determine my OAL by the bullets ogive/shape. Different shapes will contact the rifling sooner. A "fat" bullet loaded too long will hit the rifling before the the cartridge is fully seated in the chamber. A "skinny" bullet loaded short will have to jump from the cartridge to the rifling when fired. Sometimes this causes poor accuracy. My test is to load a bullet to a specific OAL, then drop it into the chamber, if the cartridge seats completely and cycles well, I call it good.

OK silly question. How many are in a case of MG's (couldn't find it on the MG site) and is the MG site the best place to purchase the IFP's? TIA , West

I was thinking the same thing. I heard that the SO in Bend said something along the lines of "you wouldn't have tape on your glasses in a public conflict would you?" I also wouldn't be wearing safety glasses and ear protection either.

Whatever it takes so that it headspaces on the casing, not the bullet. I load some 9mm bullets with an Ogive (bullet shape) that requires a 1.070 OAL to get them to headspace properly. I'm not sure if exposed lube would be a problem... other than possibly messy for the barrel.