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Just wondering if that little extra length at the end of a threaded barrel gives an increase in accuracy. I always wondered if it were enough to notice. Usually it's about a half inch or more of barrel which for a handgun is somewhat significant. Anyone experience one and could tell a difference?

Everyone's experience will be different for sure. It's not so much a 45 kicks less, it kicks differently. Probably takes at least a few hundred rounds side by side though to really tell a difference. Personally I do not like 40sw, but love 45acp. To the OP, Shoreshot I believe has every single gun listed for rent and I think in 40. If you rent and stay within the same caliber they only charge you one rental fee. It is a separate fee only if you change calibers. Mention you're a NJGunForum member and I believe pistols are only 10 bucks to rent. You will have to buy their ammo but it is worth it to find out what you really want.

Great set up. Lee has a bullet feeder too but I heard it doesn't work that well except for wad cutters. Good advice on taking it slow. I started off on a progressive with a case feeder. My learning curve was higher for sure, but eventually I figured it out. Can't say I didn't have some moments I wanted to tear my hair out though.

The thing is she's in a way being arrested for trying to obey the law. Yes I know she was not aware of the actual law and she was in reality breaking NYC law, but her intent was to obey it. Hence a perfect example of how gun laws don't stop criminals they just make law abiding citizens lives inherently more difficult and in some cases ruin them. Do you think a criminal would see that sign, go to a cop, and say: "Ah man I was gonna go commit a crime around these parts but I see you have a no gun on premises policy. Can you please hold this for me until I come back? I will then resume my crimes."

I got a 92G police trade in. Has some holster wear but functionally it is fine.

From what I've experienced they'll have a couple courses that are spread out and distant. A couple that are mid range and closer. And then one course that's just an all out speed course that's close. But yeah usually nothing further than 20 yards and if it is at that distance it's usually one of those big plates. I like those big plates

Yeah, I don't deny that. But I don't think this is what she was alluding to. It sounded more like people were just scared out of their minds and trying to build up an arsenal to defend against violent crime. The discussion was over the increased number of background checks for gun purchases in recent years. She thinks it's cause the NRA is scaring people to buy more guns. Look at a guy like me though. I've had 6 in less than a year. It's my first year in gun ownership. I just wanna try different things in different calibers and makes/models. However I don't have six guns. I traded some, one was for an AR lower (no upper). Point being more checks doesn't mean all of America has gotten more paranoid.

Is this for preorder or something? http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/74329

I would be all over this like white on rice. Huge Sig fan, huge 1911 fan, huge 9mm fan. Keep me posted!

I just happened to tune in on a radio conversation in regard to "gun control". This lady was saying how the NRA gets new members by "selling fear". She basically more or less suggested that people own multiple guns because of an increase in fear and how there is no need for any one person to have that many guns. Firstly, that suggests to me that gun owners are some mindless mass of people who can't think for themselves. That we were all sold some ideology that the world is out to get us and that's why we bought guns and then more of them. Secondly, there are so many reasons why people own multiple firearms and fear would be LAST of those reasons. From my experience firearm enthusiasts own multiple guns, however they have ONE designated self defense/home defense weapon or concealed carry weapon. The people who buy a weapon solely for the use of defensive usually only buy ONE gun. So her argument absolutely holds no water. When I was first getting into guns I didn't really know what to think of the pro gun vs anti gun debate. But as I did my own research I quickly realized that just about all anti-gun people make ludacris assumptions based upon misinformation. They are so far gone you can't even hold a reasonable conversation with them. Pro-gun people as it turns out (for the most part) are very down to earth and support their interest with legitimate data. It's a shame that generally speaking if you are into guns you are cast under a shadow of paranoia. Anyways, just my random ramblings about what I heard. Thought it'd make for good conversation.

Takes me 3 seconds with a regular magazine on a semi auto, LOL!

I think in steel there is just pistol, revolver, rimfire, carbine, each with an iron sights or open category. It's not like USPSA divisions. You would be pistol iron with your 1911 assuming you have no optics or compensator. They say minimum of 125 for 5 stages, but that's assuming you don't miss once. Sometimes they run 6 stages making minimum round count 150. To be safe I bring 200 rounds at a minimum.

Oooh, nice man. 9mm? I want a 9mm 1911. Personally that is somewhat best of both worlds for me. I like the 9mm round and 1911 is my favorite platform to shoot.

I've had a fascination with them since I was young, but just only recently actually got into them. They're just amazing machines to me. Lot's of fun to use. I'm mainly a gamer. Self defense is more secondary for myself, but I believe it is a very good and legitimate reason to own them.

Definitely tip up. Tip down always throws me off.

Man, what an awesome group! That's what good reloads can do. I dont' know much bout rifle reloading but that's impressive.

In my opinion if you're doing volume like handgun loads you should go progressive. I was told to start with a single stage/turret press, but I just can't see myself pulling the lever that many times to reload one single round. If you get a good general understanding of how the process works and do some reading I don't think a progressive is too much for a beginner. It's doing the same thing as a single stage press, just that it does all the actions at one time. If you take your time in the beginning I think it's fine. Just my opinion.

Man if I had to do anything more than tumble handgun casings I'd just forfeit reloading all together. I'm that lazy. I only reload so I can shoot more. It is kind of enjoyable for me when everything is going right.

That looks like so much fun. I gotta stay off the interwebs. Keeps making me want to get into other hobbies.

Oh man that is AWESOME! My wife would take the gun and shoot me if I set the whole house up like that. I want to set up something like that in the basement though. Not as much room as you have but better than nothing. How do you feel the airsoft training translates to the real matches? I want to start using it as well. I propose we move the next OBRPC match to your house instead. LOL!

Looking forward to it. Yeah I'm sure there are a bunch of you guys at these comps. I'm fairly new to shooting and the community so I kinda go to these events and twiddle my thumbs between waiting to shoot. My equipment is different, true. I realize that it's a little bit of a disadvantage in LImited 10 because Limited/LImited 10 is basically like Open Race Guns/Holsters, just no optics. I have one of those push button holsters and it SUCKS. I keep my 1911 on my side because I want to get used to drawing from there since I compete in production and want to do single stack as well which require you to draw from there. However, that being said, I'm quite sure given the same equipment I'd still get my a** kicked pretty bad. LOL!

Spoiler: I lost, LOL. Video Description: This video compares an average shooter to a grand master. I felt it would be interesting to put in perspective just how much faster a GM shoots using side by side footage. Basically they are more than twice as fast and more accurate. Quite incredible when you see it in person. You can see in one stage his (GM) mag falls out and an extra reload is needed and even still he finishes more than 2 seconds faster (for the string). In the last stage my footage has a head start and I still take more time a GM does to finish TWO stages! The end footage you can see how much faster a GM reloads and draws. The difference is staggering. As for me I need more practice, LOL! Thanks to Mike D. for letting me use the footage.

One think I learned being a somewhat new shooter myself is there's not ever really an absolute answer in regard to grip, shooting stance, style, etc. Everyone is built different so different things work for some people but don't for others. The way you're going about it is good. Get qualified training and use that as a baseline. Then as you become more comfortable you can slowly adjust things to accommodate your particular needs.

Do you know how much ammo I'd burn through if I had a range that accessible? I'd be financially ruined.

I have read that the accuracy for the high power stuff is not great. What was your experience? I'd really like to give it a try.