What makes a single stack “competition ready?”

[GringoBandito]

6 minutes ago, Solairefastora said:

As a complete newbie, I assume you’re talking about reloading right? What do you mean by “load long?”

Sorry bout that..I was referring to reloading your bullets longer than normal factory ammo. 

[Solairefastora]

1 minute ago, GringoBandito said:

Sorry bout that..I was referring to reloading your bullets longer than normal factory ammo. 

No problem, I’m just really looking to learn about the nitty gritty details. Is loading long a preference thing? How does is affect the performance of the ammo?

[GringoBandito]

28 minutes ago, Solairefastora said:

No problem, I’m just really looking to learn about the nitty gritty details. Is loading long a preference thing? How does is affect the performance of the ammo?

 

The rumor around the water cooler is that the original 1911 in .45 was designed around a round length of 1.245 so folks load long to reduce the likelihood of feeding issues with other calibers. I like to load 9mm at 1.125 and .40 at 1.2 and make sure my extractors are tuned properly and I don't have any feeding issues. 

[IHAVEGAS]

8 hours ago, Solairefastora said:

Is loading long a preference thing? 

 

It is a preference thing, most people do not do it. Loading long for 40 cal 2011's is pretty common but long 9mm's in a 1911 I had not heard about before reading here.