New sti executive 2011

[3djedi]

Been loading 9mm for glock 34 and just purchased an sti .40 for limited so this will be a first loading 40.

I think I've heard that sti's like a longer oal....what is the typical OAL that folks are going with?

For what it's worth I'll be loading berrys plated 180g bullets using cfe pistol powder. ......

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[Rob01]

I heard that too and when I got my STI 2011 .40 last year I was hesitant to run facotry ammo in it from all the talk of having to load long. Factory length ran just fine. I loaded 180s with HS-6 and Titegroup and I have shot 1.135" to 1.155" and everything runs perfectly. No problems feeding or accuracy. Maybe I got lucky.

[BrianATL]

I've never had an STI 40 that didn't feed short ammo.

[Mike21STI]

The long loading is moreso to prevent nose dives in the magazine.

[3djedi]

I used to have an sti eagle and I ran only factory ammo with not one malfunction. I just heard that they like long OAL. Now that I reload I thought I would check into.....it would be nice to have one load that works well in the STI and my glock 35

On a side note.....are berrys 180g RS bullets a good choice for practice bullets. I can get them for about the same price as what I use in 9MM.

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[Rob01]

Same here and that's why I ended up sticking with the 1.135" length. Works in both.

[wgj3]

Longer OAL's also help with keeping pressures down when loading to major PF.