Guy Neill

Numerous factors can affect chrono results. What is the barrel bore diameter compared to the bullet diameter? It's not unknow for the muzzle flash to start the chronograph, giving low velocity readings. I've not used AA7 recently, so I do not recall what sort of muzzle flash it gives. Still, a baffle to protect thestart screen may be of benefit.

For me, one of the goals in dry fire is to drop the hammer without disturbing the sight picture. Capturing the hammer would not allow that. Note that the firing pin spring wll take a beating and should be replaced frequently. Also, inspect the firing pin stop as it may crack.

Do rounds that fail to go into battery show any signs that the bullet contacted the rifling? Are case lengths consistent? If not there may be some variability in the crimp.

I see quite a few Safariland pouches being used.

In SS if you are moving, you're trloading, so a mag well is beneficial. Since you also specfying new grips, you might look at the Hogue Extreme grips ttat have the grips extended along with a new mainspring housing that is also extended, making a mag well from the three. How are the sights?

Water will not "kill" a primer. It will make it harder to detonate, but a heavy enough blow could be a problem.

The club chronograph should serve until you fel any need to have your own. Selecting a press is a balance between price, quantity oof ammunition to be loaded and the time you are willing to invest.

Dry fire is a great means to improve.

While you say you are seating them completely, the only time I have been able to document primers firing on a second firing pin strike is when they were not completely seated. How far below flush with the case are they seated? I would take a sample group of cases, uniform the primer pockets and seat the primers to 0.003 - 0.005" below flush with the case and try them., If they all fire, it may have been a seating problem. If not, more suspicion on the primers.

Hi Heidy - how are you doing? Guy Neill

Go to the JBM website and use their ballistic calculator.

Have you talked to Brazos about it?

It makes me think the slide is not traveling far enough back to lock open. What weight recoil spring is in the gun? You might try a lighter spring. Is there a Shok-Buff in the gun? That could limit the rearward movement of the slide as well.

If the primer cup is deformed, it is not able to completely fit the primer pocket. This will allow gases to escape when fired and will very likely erode the breech face of the gun. Best top not use a deformed primer.

It seems you could widen the rear notch or thin the front sight blade to affect an adjustment. The amount to remove can be calculated.

I believe Bullseye was the original powder used in the 45 ACP

Since the powder charge is a component of the recoil, whichever powder requires more to obtain the bullet velocity will have more recoil - whether or not you can notice it. Also, whichever uses more powder will give fewer loads per pound of powder. There's nothing wrong with either powder, as it depends on which best meets your needs.

On another web forum, it was posted that the importation of many of the Vihtavuori powders would stop. From the Vihtavuori website, it states it is only a rumor. Fact Check - Vihtavuori powders continued support for the reloading community - Vihtavuori

The reloading manuals, at least those I'm personally familiar with are not conservative. All the maximum loads I hsve developed for manuals have been as close to SAAMI MAP (Maximum Average Pressure) as possible without going over. That's not being conservative. But, yes, reloading data HAS changed over the years, but not due to being conservative. In the 1950's or so, none of the manuals (that I'm aware of) for load development. They used case head expansion measurements - a very poor means of trying to determine pressure.

Here's what Baer shows on the website. Les Baer Custom Inc.

You might check with Les Baar. I don't know if he is selling just frames, but he does have a full-length dust cover 1911 the last I knew.

Brownell's lisfting for Prodigies SPRINGFIELD ARMORY 1911 DS PRODIGY 9MM LUGER HANDGUN | Brownells

When I originally tested 231 vs 244, the charge weights were the same, but 244 gave higher velocities. Load Number 231 SD 244 SD 1 638.5 30.2 972.0 23.2 2 713.7 240.3 1012.5 17.5 3 766.6 20.0 1069.5 13.6 4 794.0 56.5 1123.8 10.8 These are 9mm Luger using 124 coated bullets fiured from a SA Loaded pistol.

I've always liked the 124 - 125 grain bullets in the 9mm.

Have you looked at the Springfield Loaded? Seems to me it only lacks front strap checkering.