Texaspaul Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Can you shoot a 380 in SC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36873687 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I’m little confused. U asking if u can shoot 380 acp in 38 super comp gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 no-4.4.1 sez min caliber is 9x19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braxton1 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 But...loaded right, you can get some 9mm to get VERY close to .380ACP in recoil. I have a 100 grain load that runs about 1090 fps. I want to work up a 95 grain load soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texaspaul Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 no asking if I can use a S&W 380 Shield EZ can be used in SC. I have tried to get my Glock with a Springco 10 lb recoil spring and included stricker spring to function with 105 grain Bayou bullet and 3.5gr of Tightgroup load with no success - it ejects the case but does not return to battery completely and when I pull the trigger I get a light primer strike. If I shove the slide forward after shooting a round and before pulling trigger it fires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 On 3/14/2020 at 6:39 PM, Texaspaul said: it ejects the case but does not return to battery completely Does this happen most of the time, or just occasionally ? There are other potential causes of it not returning to battery - the springs, high primers, too little crimp, OAL too high, etc. Seems to me that you Should be able to get you Glock running with that load. But, if you eliminate other possible problems, perhaps adding another 0.01 or 0.02 grains TG might do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezra650 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 If someone were able to shoot 380 in steel challenge there would be a tongue lashing of the century from all the reloaders who shoot 9mm and collect brass. Dont do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nso123 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, ezra650 said: If someone were able to shoot 380 in steel challenge there would be a tongue lashing of the century from all the reloaders who shoot 9mm and collect brass. Dont do it! Oh, we do love some 380 brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texaspaul Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 It did it on every shot with 100 PF and factory loads. I changed back to factory recoil and hammer spring works like a charm with factory ammo. still will not eject 100 PF stuff. so i would pick the brass up to reload myself - LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterParfinik Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 The recoil spring does multiple things, it absorbs recoil after the cartridge is detonated, but also must have enough stored energy after being compressed to overcome the magazine spring tension to strip the next cartridge out of the magazine returning the firearm to battery. Sometime finding that balance is tricky. There are probably some guys in the gunsmith section who have tuned Glocks to work with 100 power factor loads. Hope you get it running ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Watson Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 The lightest I got a Glock reliable with was f 118, although without exotic respringing, 13 lb 4.5 lb. I think you are going to have to put in more spring and more gunpowder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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