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i wouldn't say you ruined it, but i wouldn't call it pretty either. if you like it, that's all that matters. float your own canoe . frye

i almost always carry a CZ75 of some sort, usually a P-01, and a full-size back-up mag. a P-01 is roughly the size and weight of a glock 19 and holds 14 in the mag. it's comfortable/light enough to go everywhere with me and disappears on my hip even with just shorts and a t-shirt. if i have to dress up and tuck a shirt in, i carry a bulgarian makarov on my ankle. 9x18 isn't the best defensive caliber, but it beats a blank . . . . as for caliber choice, any caliber that will push a HP in and out of an attacker is sufficient (12"+ ballistic gel). 9x18mak will not, so i carry FMJ in that pistol. i really need to get a 9mm pocket gun . . . . frye

energy and momentum are not the same thing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recoil frye

E = .5 • m • v2 in the above formula, the v2 actually is 'v squared', not v*2. this formula is what determines energy, as well as recoil . . . . power factor is an arbitrary formula with no basis in physics nor does it bear any relation to the actual amounts of energy produced by a load and bullet downrange. it is simply a handicapping system for mag capacity that doesn't take into acount the exponetial increase of energy caused by an increase in velocity. for instance: a 9mm NATO round produces more energy than a 230grn 'mil-spec' .45acp load in 'the real world'. yet, in the grand world of gun games, the 9mm shooter is 'penalized' because his pistol holds more rounds of a higher energy cartridge. power factor is not "pretty much momentum" nor does it tie directly into recoil. not even close. energy is energy. power factor is gun gaming. and physics is always physics. frye

due to the way power factor is 'handicapped' without regard to physics, a 147grn 9mm load should have less recoil (and less ft./lbs. of energy) than a lighter bullet loaded to the same power factor. power factor favors heavier bullets and doesn't take into consideration that energy doesn't develop in a linear fashion as velocity increases. power factor has little to do with energy at the muzzle and recoil, it's simply a way to handicap high-capacity pistols. frye is there an easy way to 'translate' different powders into equivalent loads? (sorry, i'm a reloading noob). i only have 3N37 and unique on hand. frye thanks for all the data . frye

my parents turned 15 and 16 that year. i was still 9 years away . . . . frye

thank you, sir . i'm more interested in data for the 3N37 as it's already opened and sitting in my powder measure from my last batches of lead boolits. i'd like to finish it off before i open the 1lb. of unique. frye

i'm going to be loading star 147grn 9mm FMJ over either unique or Vv3N37 for production minor. i have a fairly limited reloading library and have been unable to find data for 147grn FMJ for either of those powders, but there is lots of data for 147grn HP's. thanks for the help. frye

i'm having trouble finding data for start loads for the exact combo i'm beginning to load for. can one use HP start load data for the same weight bullets when actually using FMJ? this is assuming OAL has been taken into account and the case volume with a seated bullet is the same. frye

i bought them from someone who sells reloading supplies locally at matches, so who knows how long they've been sitting around for. here's another question that may make my search for starting loads simpler: taking OAL differences into consideration (i.e. assuming we're dealing with the same case volume with the bullet seated), are FMJ and HP jacketed ammo loads interchangeble? frye

i have been using moly-lead bullets, but just got some star 147grn FMJ to use for USPSA production minor. anyone have any special recipes for this bullet, 3N37 or Unique, and an SP01? thanks in advance. frye

very wise words. frye

one single armed CCW holder on campus could have prevented the majority of this tragedy. thank god it was a 'gun-free zone'. i'm sure all the victims of this crime feel much safer because of this . . . . .

That sucks? Is there going to be an email? christa sent out an email and another shooter posted it on another forum. frye

i'm a reloading noob, but in my limited experience with reloading 9mm i've found that a quick spray of frankford arsenal case lube on a piece of brass run through the sizing dies makes things go that much smoother. i know it's not necessary and things work just fine without it, but case lube is a nice helper at the bench. you can eat french fries without salt, but aren't they better with it? frye

this is an interesting thread. i think a lot of my inconsistent (read: poor) performances are solely based on my mental state while shooting. i'm unclassified (although USPSA has at least 10 classifiers ), but i'm sure i'm going to be a C production shooter once they get around to giving me a letter. i've been playing gun games for a little more than a year now. some days i do really well: smooth, relatively fast and accurate. my scores compare with the A and B shooters. other days, though, i'm not real sure what happens. my accuracy goes to hell, it's not smooth nor fast, and i make mental mistakes, like skipping targets, getting procedurals for dumb stuff, making poor decisions on how to shoot the course, etc. so far, it's seems if i prepare myself mentally before a stage/match to just see my sights and 'get my hits' without being in a big hurry or doing to much 'planning', i do well and all my movements and reloads fall into place smoothly. after these good stages, i remember a series of sight pictures, the sights in recoil and seeing my magwell on reloads. i really don't remember clearly exactly how i moved, etc. when i begin a stage that turns out poorly, i seem to be unfocused or too focused on the stage, and afterwards remember seeing a lot of my gun/hands and the course itself, not the targets or sights (or targets with no sights on them ). i've been a competitive athlete all my life and i still play lots soccer even in my old age (32). gun games are no different than any other sport in terms of focus and mental state relating to performance. it's acheiving that relaxed state where your subconscious can do most of the work consistently that is the tough part. how often and how long you can 'stay in the zone' almost solely determines how good a competitor you are. sure, the physical skillsets are necessary, but attitude and focus are the keys. it's very rare for someone to use 100% of their ability 100% of the time. the trick is using as much of your ability as much of the time as possible, and that's 100% mental. i have the skills already to become at least a B, if not an A shooter, i just have to get my head in the same spot every stage. easier said than done. frye

wouldn't brass entering low earth orbit also be a good sign of being undersprung? frye

that is correct . frye

not a 1911-related, but with my CZ's i used to have the same problem. the slide was dragging the top round out of the mag far enough that the nose of that bullet would hang up on the frame, keeping the mag from dropping. i broke the sharp edge at the bottom of the breech face and polished the snot out of the bar that runs along the bottom of the slide where it contacts the rounds in the mags. stronger mag springs were also added. problem solved. frye

Ehmmm ... by the way: I'm 6'6" In my next life I'll ask my mamy to make me a little bit shorter, and possibly much more FASTER ... see, i was right . you're just too tall. frye

i suggest being short. i have discovered in my 6'4" experiences that me and ports don't really fit one another. other than that, i have no other advice as i am still adapting to shooting like the hunchback of notre dame on port stages and suck in general . frye

i kept hearing, "THIS . . . IS CNN.", while reading this thread. fine actor and one of the best 'voices' ever. very neat, thanks for sharing. frye

you still shot a better match than me . and, you didn't try to repeatedly pull non-existent magazines from belt pouches when they were laying in front of you on the 'car hood' . you'd a thunk i'd have learned the first time i tried it . now those were bad reloads. i wouldn't worry, i'm sure you'll be wringing it out of that 1911 like you do with your glock very soon. frye

i'm not so sure about the technical rules violations involved, but i really don't see how replacing a worn out factory production part with another factory production part that is identical functionally, even if it is the frame of the pistol, is gaining an advantage in any way other than saving the shooter a few bucks. i don't find it 'unsporting' at all. hell, i think people who practice enough to wear out frames should get preferential treatment and a little patch for their range bag . frye

i'm in louisville, KY. i shoot with hidden hills/silver creek folks. if you don't know me, i'm the tall, funny-lookin' guy shooting the CZ SP-01 with very inconsistent results . anyone else shooting/shivering easter morning at silvercreek? frye