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I have the c-more sts mounted on my g20. It has survived the abuse of thousands of rounds of 10mm and still holds zero perfectly. It should hold up the the 44 just fine. If you don't want/need the magnification I would look into a red dot, much quicker target acquisition.

I was hoping by can can sale you meant suppressor sale lol. Well one can dream...

When I was in search of mine, budsgunshop only had the sixteen round mags and I was told they could not ship it to NJ even without the mags because the serial number has it listed as the sixteen round mags :unknw:

I have nothing but good things to say about dillon and the quality. also as seen by the other thread about dillon customer service, it cant be beat. If you have any issues, they will make it right

If it has a cannelure I would crimp it there and see what the oal would be. Most likely it will be in spec with the given overall lengths given

Do the projectiles you are using happen to have a cannelure on them?

Just for another source, in modern reloading second edition, it lists for a-xmr-4350: 150 grain jacketed, 46.8 starting and 52.0c load max. 3.175 oal 180 grain jacketed, 46.8 starting and 52.0c load max. 3.150 oal Same charge for both, different oal.

As it was said, make sure you use several references for any load. With accurate arms, who has changed makers several times over the years, make sure to have the most up to date out there. Right now, accurate arms manual is edition 3.5. I had edition 3.4 and when compared to 3.5, there were many loads that varied significantly, as much as a few grains. Specifically, for the 454 casull, I am using aa no 9. I had referenced modern handloading 2, lymans 49th ed, and accurate 3.4. They all had a starting AND max load which is now under a starting load in accurates 3.5 edition.

My guess would be a lack of powder. If you had loaded other rounds the same way and fired them, they should have all had the same crimp and oal. Squibs have a very distinct "pop" sound when fired and should be recognized immediately. There is also a noticeable lack of recoil and more often than not, with semi-autos, the slide will not rack and eject the spent casing. I'm surprised you didn't notice any of this and it just so happened to be the last round that was fired and then packed up the firearm. Since it was months ago, maybe you did realize this and stopped shooting but had forgot about it since then?

budsgunshop.com used to have a real nice selection on cz's, thats where i got mine. right now there are basically wiped out which is surprising. i would try gunbroker if you are having no luck locally. i would hold out and search for a nice used cz champion 40 cal tho

Dont want to start a caliber war, just personal preference on the 40/45. This will be an open carry gun and one of the requirements is no external safety/decocker so that rules out the hk v3, otherwise it would be a contender. I am very familiar with glocks as I have a few, including the 20, so the full size 45 would not be an issue size wise. That is why I put that up there instead of the m&p/xd lines. I think I am leaning towards an HK, but as to the particular model I am unsure. I would like to try to get my hands on a few and try them out, to see if its worth the extra money over the glock. I would also like to try the dak trigger as well as i have had experience with sigs and like them, just not with this particular trigger

Cant have any manual safety or decocker. Already have a 75b tho, love it

If you had to have a firearm without a manual/external safety or decocker in either 40sw or 45acp, what would you pick? Im currently looking at: -Glock 21 -Sig 220 DAK -Sig 229 DAK -HK P30 LEM -HK45 LEM -HK USP V7 If anyone has experience with the respective sigs or hks please offer your opinion on them

The glock 30 is the compact .45 auto, not 10mm Check out the CZ97, nice 45

Thanks for the reply. I usually get most reloading supplies from powdervalleyinc. Going to stay clear of Berrys for this though, dont think plated bullets would do so well between 1500-2000fps lol. I might end up going with the Hornady xtp/mag. Was hoping to find a place to sell them in more than packs of 50 and 100 but thats pretty much all im finding

Going to start reloading for the 454 casull. Anyone know of a good site/place to purchase the projectiles in bulk? So far most places I've seen are only selling in packs of 100. Also has anyone loaded .454 casull on a dillon SDB press using the 45 colt dies?

As per their website, did you guys have to supply a copy of your FID to purchase ammo? Interested in trying their 454 casull ammo

Definitely would not recommend it

I tend to lean towards CCI300 and 500 for primers, had occasional light strikes when using Winchester primers, however the only issues ive had with them was in my glock with a lighter striker spring.

I have talon grips on my gen 3 glock for quite some time now and still have no complaints, works great and helps get a nice grip even if your hands start getting sweaty

Havent used the promag, but ive had no issue with the Mecgar 15 rounders

Didn't realize there was that much price difference for the 45's. Its much less drastic for the lighter weight bullets such as the 9mm and 40/10. When I ordered last i think 3750 9mm 124gr were around $320, with free shipping. Coming out to less than $45 per box of 500. To me, I'd rather spend that little extra for FMJ over cast bullets

Montana gold bullets (fmj) arent too much more expensive than lead bullets like missouri if bought in bulk