JonF

Those sites are certainly the good old standbye for regular indexing of the usual ammo resellers. For quicker notification of individual ammo deals, be sure to check SlickGuns. I set up an RSS feed to get the latest content realtime. http://www.slickguns.com

They're more compact overall than gen 1's.

I'm guessing that meant 34 *thousand* weapons. Not sure if thats for the LE/MIL only or for the civvy populous, but supposing the latter, that's 1 gun per every 29,411 people (assuming pop of 1 BIL). According the the NRA, this starkly contrasts to the US figures of 42% of households having 1 or more guns, or the use a similar statistic to the India figure, almost 1 gun per household. Like the Japanese said in WWII, "Behind every blade of grass...". http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=83

Yea, molded holsters are so fit specific, unless you have a gun that is a clone of an existing gun or yours is the original and there are clones of it (beretta 92, BHP, 1911, etc), its going be that and only that. That said, you may find that a Browning HP may fit into a molded holster for a 75b, but no guarantees.

Not sure if anyone will willingly load 9mm *MAJOR* commercially for you due to the liabilities of pressure. Like Maks said, maybe a buddy will let you do it yourself on thier press but thats quite some time behind the handle. Shipping/bringing your own ammo may seem like a PITA, but it may jsu be the lesser of two evils. What about bringing half now, then retrieving or shipping the other half later? Anyways, good luck with your conundrum!

Maks, the 3 loads i compared were: 1) 4.7g WSF 2) 3.6g Clays 3) 4.2g N320 the order i put them in above are decending relative to thier felt recoil (WSF being harshest since its a slow burning, n320 is softer last since its faster). n320 and clays are very close though and could be interchanged, especially since clays can be had for much less than VV powders. I think some of the negative aspects of clays is that its a bulky flake powder and may not meter well with some flakes getting sheared by the powder measure. Although i could say the same for n320 as its an extruded powder that i could sometimes *feel* getting crunched in my Hornady. Also, Clays isn't sold as a full pound if you buy the small jug since its so bulky.

Since Ray is a self-professed, deep-pocketed, gun-baller -- and we're making requests -- i'd like to ask that before next tuesday, you acquire and bring forth an unfired SIG P210, .44 AutoMag, magnum research BFR in .45-70, a Beretta Jetfire rechambered for 10mm and lastly a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range. Doable?

No problem, worth a shot. TSM Castings on Rt 9 in Toms River stocks it though for a very reasonable price.

Hopefully not the sack of Jennings that he tried to stick Tommy3d with.

So far the gusseting and/or the extra layering sounds like a good first step. I'm still inclined to sandwich a thick slab of steel under the press through which the press mounting bolts pass and then have additional anchor bolts to the table.

OAL isn't dependent on the type of firing pin, rather, it is chamber dependent. Glocks are typically very generous and can typically load long, whereas my CZ has a fairly shorter leade and needs to be loaded shorter (1.090) with the 124g MG JHP's due to the flatter and longer bearing surface (as opposed to say a FMJ). This will actually have to be something you devise on your own through experimentation with the particular gun you intend to shoot it in. If you have several 9mm guns, you may need to load to the lowest common denominator for it to chamber smoothly in each. You really want to avoid loading the ammo long and using in a short chamber since this will affect pressures as the bullet firmly lodges itself a few thousandths into the rifling before you ever fire the round. If they have N320, can you get pricing on the 4lb jugs if they have it?

Tony, what are your goals with the ammo you wish to reload? General range duty? Competition? Firebreathing defense loads? I'm sure Bullseye is a "good" powder, but so is the umpteen others listed in any loadbook for 9mm loads, it all just depends on what you want to do with it. In my bias, i generally seek out good match loads for 9mm where recoil is minimized for the velocities i need to obtain, accuracy is high and temps are kept down (cleanliness is a plus too). The most common powders i see folks employ in this arena is VithaVuory N320, Hodgdon Titegoup, Accurate Solo1000 and Hodgdon Clays. You'll see plenty of others such as W231, WSF, WSP, Accurate #2, #5, Unique, Silhouette, etc mentioned depending on peoples guns, intentions, bullets and availability. Here's an page you may be interested in that has a lot of sample data for 9mm minor with a lot of folks even using the same components as you. I personally use the exact same bullets and primer and have settled on N320 for my use if i can get it readily. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=89264

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The frame is sturdy fully boxed steel that bracketed to studs in the back wall, its definitely not the weak link here.

I actually did this in the beginning and it helped immensely. I just need to get rid of the table top flex now that the frame is secure.

I think more than half the range was NJGF peeps tonight. Good to meet some of you guys for the first time and good to see some familiar faces. What was not good was the guy shooting 12ga shells that smelled like a forest fire. I think he used moldy pine bark for wadding and manure for propellant it smelled so bad.

It sways back and forth (not side to side) in the same direction that the press handle swings when torque is applied. The press itself doesn't perceptibly move very much since its much shorter, but the hopper sitting way up there certainly amplifies the movement. I though about lashing it down with a simple cable but i think that would only work in one direction.

Glenn, there's no arguing the bulk aspect, however, in many cases, its beneficial to buy from Gene if you are buying small quantities for load development. I stop there from time to time to grab a lb of this and lb of that to experiment with and it helps that i'm nearby and Gene is in-between places i may be heading to.

Well, i already have this bench and overall its a nice bench so i'm not looking to get rid of it quite yet.

EH Solomon's in Farmingdale. Not actually that far from you and they are well stocked with powder and primers. There's some more info in the reloading source sticky in this forum.

Up till now, i've been reloading with my Hornady LnL on the setup below with no complaints. The table is a workbench with a steel frame and 1 1/4" MDF top is is fairly rigid. I noticed that it has some flex, especially when sizing larger brass, but it was never of any concern. I recently acquired the case feeder for my Hornady LnL and with the height of the hopper some 3 feet off the bench, the flex is a tad more noticeable. The hopper will shake a bit when you have to put some grunt on the handle so i figure i should probably reinforce it somehow. I have already bracketed the table to the wall so it doesn't shake, it just. I think if put a layer of something stiffer sandwiched between the press and the work surface, it should stiffen it up some so the press and case feeder tower don't waver. I was thinking a strip of thick steel or aluminum plate wide enough to span the press mounting flange, then spanning rearward a foot or more which is then anchored down in the back to the table again. Anyone have any thoughts on how i can shore this up a bit better?

if its a simple, non-adjustable fobus, its crap. get something better. A cheap i-Tac is better than those. If its the adjustable kind, you have a little better chance to loosen it up but it wont ever be as good as a blade-tech. I've had both kinda of fobus and will never spend a single cent with them again.

I just recently tried some WSF and i thought it was meh. I think there's plenty of other better powders out there for 9mm minor. I made up several similar loads with WSF, Clays and N320 and frankly WSF ranked 3rd in that. I had no chrono, but going by the load manuals plus known loads for each to produce minor PF, i compared them all back to back. I also tried various reduced sub minor PF loads and it still wasn't the best. Mainly, its the recoil of WSF that was the harshest of the 3. I found them to all exhibit similar accuracy, though i shot them all off hand (no benching). N320 was the clear winner here for me with WSF being close to Clays but since WSF is slower burning, it produced more felt recoil for the same load levels. Clays is fun if you want to experiment with something cheap. The super light loads i made with it and N320 were a lot of fun and felt like a .22 in my all steel CZ SP01.

I feel like i haven't fired a gun in a fortnight so I'm going to be heading down to SS tomorrow evening, come hell or high water. The last couple matches and meets, hell and high water actually came so i had to bail, but not this time, dammit.

i tried one once and the trigger was meh. Since its a bullpup, its not easy to improve due to the linkage.