BillGarlandJr

Just received and loaded up some of The Blue Bullet 135gr'ers. Put them over 3.5 of Prima V. Gave me a pf of 132, very good accuracy, and nice and soft shooting.

You shot a great match. I was able to watch you on a couple stages.....you're very smooth and efficient getting into positions. Very talented. Keep up the hard work. You're having a great year!

That's what Max uses as well. I have the aluminum version. They are good but have zero give. I always felt like you had to pull mags out perfectly or they would bind. I can see how the plastic version would resolve that. Did you have to modify the inserts or did they work out of the box? I tried thinning out some large inserts to fit the P320 mags better but didn't finish the job before switching to Red Hill. I did have to do a little sanding to thin the inserts

DAA Racer for me. A very clean design that holds the mags securely, but releases them smoothly.

Try 3.6gr of TG. It made for a 130ish PF out of my full size P320 (4.7" barrel) 1.115 OAL.

This is what I do as well. I have fairly large hands and have had the same issue with just about every pistol I've shot, save for 1911s. For me its not worth it to use a bad grip just so the slide will lock to the rear when the pistol goes empty. There's much more to be gained through shooting with a good grip than there is to be lost by not having the slide lock to the rear.....IMO

I ran this load with the same recoil spring most of last year....at least for bigger matches. Crazy accurate and the sights return so quickly. The more I shoot them the more I believe 124/125gr bullets are what the P320 was made for. I'm running the same load as Alma this year. I like it. Its just as accurate and to me seems a little softer shooting than the Titegroup load....you don't get as violent an impulse in the hand.

I ran this load with the same recoil spring most of last year....at least for bigger matches. Crazy accurate and the sights return so quickly. The more I shoot them the more I believe 124/125gr bullets are what the P320 was made for.

For revolver stuff check out Rob Shepard at Shepard Custom Arms. He's in Brownsville, which is between Eugene and Albany.

Points are so important in Prod. with its minor scoring. That being the case, if the targets are close enough to allow you to shoot good points (A's) as you move without causing you to slow down too much then shooting on the move can benefit you. If you shoot on the move and dump a ton of points then there is nothing gained. Shooting on the move is something to work into your practice routine, but for your current skill level I think time is best spent working on entering and exiting positions more efficiently. By that I mean having the gun up, sights aligned, and trigger prepped as you are settling into a new position, and then explosively leaving to go to the next position. I think ultimately on many stages honing those skills will have a bigger impact.

I approach classifier stages like any other stage in a match. For me what's important is to finish well, and God willing, to win matches. If you're pushing on a classifier stage out of a desire to move up in classification and you tank it you risk tanking your match as well. It's just not worth it to me. Practice hard, shoot to your ability and eventually you'll string enough strong classifiers together to move up. That's actually how I ended up getting my GM card in Production. In 2009 I was planning on going to Nationals, so I was very focused, and practicing a bunch to get ready. Over a couple month period I strung enough 95+ classifiers together to earn the card. It wasn't something I was consciously pursuing, and it was a total surprise to me. I was proud of that though in that I just worked hard, shot to my ability at the time and managed to move up in classification without TRYING to do it.

My Dawson set arrived today along with 2 more 17 rd. mags. I took a closer looks at my slide vs. these sights and noted that I have a #8 rear but a #6 front sight from the factory. This may explain my low shooting Sig. Can't wait to fit up the Dawsons. I've always liked Dawson sights. I think you'll dig them.

I think you're good. The magwell on your grip looks a lot like the one I use, which was prepared by Alma Cole. What you have on your grip is beveling, not flaring. Flaring would change the external dimensions/appearance of your grip.

Its worth learning to get used to if you like everything else about the pistol. I picked one up a couple months ago after getting to shoot one at Grayguns....I was impressed enough I had to have one. I find it pretty easy to get used to the mag release, and actually have no problems switching between it and my P320 with a traditional mag release button.

I have two other P320s (a full size and a compact), both in 9mm, and they both shoot high at 25 yards with 124 and 147gr loads. About an inch high with the 124r, and closer to three with the 147gr loads. They were both loaded to about 132pf. Both have the #8 front and rear sights. If I could find one, I think a #10 front with the #8 rear would do the trick for the 124gr loads I prefer.

If its only about how high you can grip, why does Bob Vogel even do Captains of Crush? And why didn't he stop with the COC #1? He can grip a #3 which is 285lbs…if it wasn't very important he wouldn't waste his time. Vogel's grip is very strong. Big hands, small hands, medium hands.....it doesn't really matter what size your hands are....stronger is better. That being said, I'm a big fan of using kettlebells. Talk about bang for your buck! Your grip really gets worked, and at the same time you're hitting posterior chain and core strength, all of which will benefit your shooting.

With 147gr flat nose Bullets my OAL was 1.120 and with 124gr jhp I loaded them down to 1.10. In my experience loading for the P320 I've found it likes rounds loaded a tad on the short side both for reliability and accuracy.

I've shot both 147s and 124/125s and for me the lighter bullets work the best. It seems to me 124/5s are the bullet the P320 was made to shoot. With a 14lb recoil spring it looks like the front sight barely leaves point of aim. It really does come down to personal preference though. A lot of folks really like the softer more rolling recoil 147s give. I prefer to have the pistol pop me in the hand a little harder and cycle faster. Try them both.

I'm carrying a full size P320 for work, and between that and training the mags get loaded and unloaded frequently. Since I've had it getting 17 rounds has been tight but doable.

If you're going to be shooting a P320 give 124/125gr bullets a try. When I first got mine I shot 147s over Titegroup through it and they shot very accurately and felt pretty good, but circumstances led me to try some 124s in it and I haven't looked back. The 124/125s shoot just as accurately as 147s, but the gun shoots so much flatter. The sights track so beautifully. The 124/125s paired with a Grayguns FAT Guide Rod and a 14 or 15 pound recoil spring have been the ticket for me.

I have larger hands and run a large grip module on my P320. When other people shoot my pistol the large is what they get to try it with and though their hand sizes have varied almost all of them like the feel of the large grip module and end up shooting it well. The comment I hear most is they feel they can get more of their support hand on the grip thus enhancing their control of the pistol in recoil. For folks with hands on the smaller side the medium grip module seems to suit them well.

For 40 minor try a 15# spring. If you want to tune it a bit you can clip a couple coils off. As for major pf, I'd give a 16 or 17# spring a try. I think if you go much heavier than that you'll see some muzzle dip when the slide goes back into battery. I'm recommending these weights assuming you'll be using a bullet in the 180gr range.

There is nothing unusual about there being some variation in bullet weight....even in different batches from the same manufacturer. BBIs are great! I've shot a lot of different bullets from a lot of manufacturers and BBIs are among the best. Their customer service is excellent as well, as evidenced by Chandler's generous offer to the OP. If the OP is surprised by the slight variation in bullets weights wait till he loads with differents lots of the same powder and has to adjust his load because of the slight variations in performance between them. The reality is you just gotta check for the variations everytime you get a new batch of bullets, or powder and make the necessary adjustments. Whether that means you have to udjust your load up or down some it really isn't going to matter since you're likely not going to be able to feel it. Get bullets....load bullets...shoot bullets...have fun! Don't overthink it too much, OP, and I agree, a thank you to Chandler is absolutely in order. Damn decent of him.

I've run both the 13lb Wolff and the 14lb ISMI. The ISMI is superior. The pistol runs so smoothly with the ISMI compared to the Wolf. I haven't bothered cutting any coils off as the gun tracks and comes right back on target so quickly with the unaltered spring.

I think you're looking at primer issue more than a pistol or load issue. If the piercing was happening more consistently and with other brands of primers I might be inclined to think the striker was out of spec, but since its happening with only one brand and its occurring sporadically I'm thinking Mag Tech might have an issue with some of their primers. The strikes on the other unpierced primers look just fine. Maybe get a hold of Mag Tech and find out if anyone else has experienced similar problems?