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You could use something like Critical Duty but for my $1.00 I'd rather shoot the pin five times with a SWC than once with defense ammo.

"Auto" is what other manufacturers put on the headstamp when they don't want to mention their competitor (Colt). It's the same cartridge.

I have a US made Knockout and Chinese made Cryo. The steel on the Knockout is appreciably better. I think the sister company Zero Tolerance is all US made and they can be had for reasonable coin used or refurbished.

Costco

You might be able to "see" green better but if red makes a better contrast against your target it's an easy choice. Red shows up better for me. Just my personal preference.

All the roads are the same. You can take 202 to 31 but it's not going to be any faster. And the county roads are stop sign and traffic light bonanza.

As previously said you can check the headspacing yourself with an empty case...but that soot is a symptom of the brass not expanding to seal the chamber. My gun does that too and under normal circumstances that's a nonissue as long as she still shoots well. I don't have a match barrel though, I suppose if the chamber is cut a little oversized you could have more space to leak gasses but on the other hand if its too tight you'll have jams. I'm not sure how you'd measure that without a hole gauge or bore mic though.

Just to add to Plode's post, a rimfire is ignited by pinching the rim. If there's no rim present to pinch, the pin starts peening the side of the chamber. With centerfire the primer gets poked. If there's nothing present to poke the firing pin will stop by the firing pin spring and/or a shoulder on the pin itself. No harm no foul.

I wonder if its actually ultra high molecular weight PE (UHMWPE) rather than HDPE? The site I saw just said "polyethylene". The Spectra/Dyneema products are UHMWPE although that's woven fibers

Tripps 100% with RN, issues with SWC Wilson ETMs 100% as long as I crimp properly. Springfield OEM 100% although I only have 7-rounders and don't use them often.

http://www.shadetreegarage.com/bmw-service-maintenance-repair.htm Whoa whoa whoa...that is NOT how you spell "bimmer"!!! :wild:

I couldn't get flat point bullets to ever chamber in my Springfield without going ridiculously short. I gave up on FP's. When they get stuck in your friend's barrel, after you pull them out, is the bullet marked up from the lands? If so then that barrel simply won't work with your OAL/bullet profile combination. That said, I had persistent feeding problems that never fully went away until I got the Lee Factory Crimp Die and crimped as a separate stage. My cases never got stuck but I was getting 3-point jams and occasional FTE.

If it's an e9x the spec is 95 ft-lbs. That's a lot, plus add in a bit of corrosion or galling and it's a chore. I broke two ratcheting wrenches on mine and tore a 1/2-3/8 adapter (!!!). I have a pneumatic impact wrench and it will typically not be able to remove those bolts. I have a breaker bar AND a 4x lug wrench but I always use the breaker. It's about 1.5' handle and for the rare times that's not enough I have some iron pipe to make the handle even longer. Plus since it's not a gigantic "plus" symbol, it's easier to put away.

I think 47d and ETM release at the same point, if you're having trouble with one the other prob won't fix it. My solution was a combo of the ETMs, loading longer, and crimping as a separate step from seating.

I've used N320 for 45 but clays uses a lot less powder. Shot well though. Kings Shooter Supply in King of Prussia had N310 and Titegroup as of Wednesday.

4.0 clays with 200 LSWC 1.250" 4.3 clays with 200 plated SWC 1.260" Not chrono'd but works well.

Tripps worked great in my springer but only for round nose. For SWC I'm using ETMs, they release the cartridge earlier and seem to have solved my 3-point jams.

I don't have a 9c but if I could get 3.5" at 35' out of my shield (~3" barrel) I'd be thrilled. They aren't accuracy guns.

Just like every other aspect of reloading, your gun might like a certain OAL better than any other. "As long as possible" is not universal. Bullseye is pretty quick though. Can you get heavier bullets?

Nothing to be had by now at PV.

Anybody seen these in the wild? Looks like TNT has Clays but he doesn't list any VV on the website at all. Would take N310 in lieu of Clays also.

Of course you're right. The math just shows that if you need to make power factor (a momentum measurement) you can change mass or velocity. If you change mass, the energy that you + your gun has to soak up varies linearly. If you change velocity, that energy change is squared.

Alternatively momentum = mass * velocity and force = d(momentum)/dt

I use Fiocchi, Midway has 'em for $78 for 80 shells: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/644566/fiocchi-low-recoil-ammunition-12-gauge-2-3-4-7-8-oz-aero-rifled-slug-ammo-can-of-80-8-boxes-of-10?cm_vc=wishList Midway actually sells them cheaper in individual 10-shell boxes (I guess you're paying for the dry box in my link...?) but those are out of stock

Heavier bullet with a faster powder will feel softer usually. I can load 200gr SWC with N320 but with 230gr RN I switched to Clays. If you get a heavier bullet with the same slow powder that you were using before I dont' know that the difference will be as noticable. Plus if you need to make power factor with a slow powder you're going to get high chamber pressures with that heavier bullet.