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I usually catch that when the casing goes into the shell plate. This is another benefit of boxing your ammo cause you pick up each round and give a very quick look over. I catch tiled prmiers, crushed primers, and other off spec stuff when doing this.

Best prices I've seen new/used has been Shoreshot and sometimes by a decent margin. It depends on what you want but the vender members here usually are quite competitive and have good reps.

Thanks, I've actually been there once. Very close to where I work. Wonder if they still do GSSF and have a Gen 4 34.

I forgot to add a third option: Pay top dollar for a trained monkey to reload on my behalf.

So say you struck oil in your backyard or made it to the top of your firm and money was abundant in your life. Would you still reload your own ammo? Or would you just buy quality factory ammo and sell off your equipment? To be honest I'd probably buy more, but still reload from time to time. I admit my main reason to reload is so I can shoot more without breaking the bank. But in the short time I've been doing it I've found it is a very satisfying hobby. Something bout shooting your own handmade rounds has a very cool intrinsic value. What about you guys? Note: The poll has two options only. I know even as reloaders we still buy factory from time to time. I'm just trying to see what people would be more inclined to do.

That's a tough one. I'd say it's probably my Kimber TLE RL II. I just love shooting it and it's a great looking gun.

Where's Miike's gun shop?

Aw man! Wish I could have a full auto version of the pistol style. That'd be fun.

Are yours adjustable? I shot locally at Tenafly the other day as a guest. A member had a XD9 with those sights, or similar. It shot high for everyone, but it had an adjustable rear. Personally I have tried out a few sets of those sights with the fiber optic front and it was amazing. I have night sights on all my guns (by default, not by choice) and they are horrible for sport shooting in my opinion.

Thanks for the detailed process. Sounds like it'd take a lot more time at that rate. Good think bout buying bullets is that you have them all ready to go as soon as you get'em. It is cool though to customize your own rounds down to that level of detail.

What don't you like about the trigger? I'm a big conversion kit guy. I like the idea of their system. I know lots of ppl find it gimicky. But I'd like to see this idea take off and see different versions of it.

That's sweet. I definitely need more practice on the Texas Star.

Do you notice a difference in performance at the range with trimmed casings?

Yeah I figure it would be cool to get it super economical, but it does seem like you need the right workplace and yes, it seems even more complicated then the reloading process actually is. Similar to reloading, looks like you have to have a bit of a fascination and love for it to really make it worthwhile. How long does it take to make 1000 bullets when casting? Do you do them one at a time?

I think that's sweet. It'd be kind cool to see a single stack version of that. I want those grips on my 228, but they go for over $100 from what I could find online. Not sure if it's worth it. Wish it wasn't so expensive. It's like the G26 of the Sig world. I'd love to have this gun, but not at that price.

Sweet man, that really looks awesome. I bet it grips great. I just shot the standard XD model and I have to say the grip and trigger are excellent.

I'm just wondering how hard, messy, dangerous, economic it really is. I don't hear of many guys doing it. For a person like me it seems it might be more trouble than it's worth, but I'd like to hear from someone who has been doing it. Interested in the equipment, learning curve, etc.

My comment on the youtube video: It's a cool idea, but I'm not sure I see the benefit. You're not getting more FPS/Accuracy since it doesn't seem to extend the barrel. You can't have a more stable hold since the stock is for LEOs only. You can put optics, but you could do that with a railed gun anyways. Only benefit I see is you get a slight better grip on the gun? But how much better is that than a solid two hand grip? I dunno. Still very innovative and cool that it works across most platforms with a rail.

I think there's a youtube guy praising each make/model of gun and complaining about each make/model of gun.

Here's how I carry my Rat Izula. I works pretty well. With the right sheath carrying a fixed blade can be done very comfortably.

Glenn, how do you think the E-Series, and other models compare to the Pro Series?

Yeah in hindsight I feel I should have said something but didn't know the best time. I didn't want to get in the middle of their potential deal, that'd be kind of rude. Then I kinda lost the guy as I was buying some ammo and looking at guns. If he knows even a few people in the gun community I'm sure he'll sell it for a decent price.

As ugly as I feel the PX4 looks I'm oddly fascinated by its design. I really want to try one out. I tend to shoot ugly guns well (read: Glocks, XDs).

That's where I got mine. Very easy to deal with. Just keep in mind if you guys order from him it's an extra 3% for credit cards. Shipping is 18 bucks. I ordered the 92D spring from Brownells. Do you guys know how much of a difference the replacing the trigger spring makes? I was thinking of a lighter one from Wolff. They say it smooths out and makes the pull a little lighter: http://www.gunsprings.com/Semi-Auto%20Pistols/BERETTA/92,%2096,%20AND%20CENTURION/cID1/mID2/dID36