Old School

+1 what Chris said. If money is not an object I would definitly go Dillon. I use a 550B exclusively now and I have other presses as well. BTW the other presses are a turret and a single stage.

Medic- The Del Ton lower parts can't be worst than the DPMS triggers. I have two DPMS and both triggers were pretty crude.

Oh yeah!!! I'd hold my kid like a human shield... Never shot a pistol caliber carbine one handed? Points just as well or easier than a handgun. You guys kill me...

Is this an indoor?

Will your wife have access to this pistol and use of it as well. If so what is her commitment(and yours) to training? How will you store the pistol? 15 round MAGAZINE is the legal max in NJ. Don't discount the revlovers with GOOD speed loaders. You may not have to buy anything additional for defense.

Contact this guy it may be your easiest route http://www.diamondgunsmithing.com/

Yes you must be a member but can join at the match. Keep in mind you must shoot 2 out of three of the matches and one match is out of the way already.

Welcome...One more for the CR Crowd.

+1 And throw "cool" right out the window... I'm sure you will be humbled. Take Mike's intro class and learn the rule book and you'll be fine.

Hey Tim don't start trouble! I gave the lad a pat on the back not a jab.

No jab here you handsome devil... I'm not smart enough for that.. I'm not doubting your groups, I'm just saying that's pretty good and Glocks are not known to be tack drivers in stock form.

Glenn let it never be said that I am not humble!!! You groups at 25 are as good or better than my GLOCK 34 with a stock barrel...

My issue Chris was with the 1911 kit. It doesn't sound like the mags have solid feeding since people were messing with them and the rounds fed at an acute angle. You know the story there, bouncing off of the barrel hood. The other issue is I hate corrosive ammo. How close to the price of a kit is a surplus pistol that was originaly chambered for that caliber? As Matt said you can load 9mm for the same cost as Tok ammo and cheaper if you shoot lead. As far as a hyper caliber...Who cares? I'm not trusting my life to surplus ammo. So I don't care if it's hyper. For fun I shoot 9mm 115gr jackets @ 1150fps . 85-90gr @ 1200-1300 fps are no more fun.

Correct a mundo!! Even more. You have the full strength of the threads once you have a depth of thread equal to the diameter of the screw.

Guys, Guys Guys!!!!!!!! Next you'll be telling him to tie it in the crotch of a tree and pull the trigger with a string... :thsmiley_deadhorse: Exersize normal shooting prcaution. Make sure their are no obstructions in the barrel and go to town. Bring it to me...I'll shoot it. Prior to shooting clean the crown of the muzzle. After a few rounds(clear the weapon of course)inspect the crown to see if there is a nice concentric powder residue mark. Enjoy!

Surprizingly I agree with you Matt!!!!!! These cheapskates just want to shoot up cheap ammo so it goes bang... Unreliable compromise. Buy firecrakers and have fun. They make alot of noise!!

There you go Ray Ray...Another Hudson County Homie for you. You can call yourselves the HCH. Welcome!

Shane you are right on the money!!! First thing is to understand HOW the machine works. After that it is cake. Same thing for reloading and we see it here all the time. People asking question that would be unnecessary if they understand what they were trying to accomplish. The second most important thing is understanding tolerances, sear engagement and howparts mate such as grip safety engagement. There's loads of animations out there. This STI one I like alot: http://www.m1911.org/loader.swf

I will never make a safety assessment on the net. But, I would just install the sight and shoot it. I bet you don't see any performance issues. JUST MAKE SURE THE SCREW STOPS WAY SHORT OF THE BORE

Case length was covered in this thread. http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/21780-case-prep-machine/ Get a guage! As far as COAL what are you trying to accomplish and what kind of rifle are you shooting. I'm more than happy to get you up to speed but the case lenghth was covered last week. Get in touch and we'll get you loading nice accurate ammo tha meets your need. Drop a PM.

Didn't we beat this topic to death awhile ago. I have two Bill Springfield triggers. He recut the engagement surfaces and bobbed both. Neither one was a direct drop-in. Both had to have the little weld he puts on the bottom of the trigger tail filed a bit to get the safety installed. On both assemblies I had to stone the engagement surfaces because the triggers were a little "gritty". Now if you know machines and are not scared to work on them then Bill is a good option for $50. If you want a drop-in buy a drop-in.

Nice tin work...Do you do that for a living? PM sent

Mike - Look at the region overall if Egypt tumbles. It won't be just Egypt against Israel.

Shame on you Chris...

Glad she's doing well. Be safe out there and go home at night!