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I'm righthanded with very slight right eye dominance. I've only been shooting for about 2 months, but I've found a pretty fast and accurate way to get a propper sight picture with both eyes open. I mostly practice at defense distances and speeds and if I want to crank em out fast, with my...

Oh, I just found a box of 102 gr. goldensabers that I got for my .380 Sphinx. I suppose I could get these boys going pretty fast. Should I use a faster burning powder for a bullet this light? 3N37 looks pretty good in Lee's book.

Never seen that trick before! Thanks for the tip, I'll try getting the OAL close to 1.150 and compressing the crap out of the 800x. I'll let ya'll know how it goes this weekend after I range test 'em :)

Strange, I can only connect to FS through an anonymous proxy connection. People who are having trouble connecting should goto www.anonymizer.com and input www.frugalsquirrels.com It looks like they filter certain internet addresses for some reason :confused:

So how much can you compress 800X? The IMR loadbook used 6.5 gr. of 800X with the 115 gr and 124 gr bullets, it listed the 124gr bullet's charge as being "compressed" and it had no charge data for the 147gr bullet, presumably because there isn't enough space for a proper charge? Looks like I'll...

Ok, I'll try making em a bit longer. I'm guessing the pressure won't be high enough to make my first loads dangerous, right? If that Lee info is correct, hopefully, I won't be wearing my slide as a hat.

So the Lee OAL is no good with that much powder? Both of the loading sources said the powder would be "compressed"

I've loaded fifty up with 5.0 gr of 800x and an OAL of 1.135 (same as my factory golden sabers) and the powder was so compressed I didn't dare go any further. I'll try em at the range this weekend and check for signs of stress, but I think it'll be fine. I'll try and pickup some VV while I'm...

You got the same cheap desk and shelving units I do! Don't you just love furniture that costs as much as a pizza?

USP?

Well, no VV there so I picked up some 800X. The manufacturer's website doesn't have loads for 147 gr. bullets, anyone have a load for this?

I'll have to see what's in stock at ye gonnery. My local choices are somewhat limited.

Yeah, I figured the 231 couldn't get get the FPS I wanted without becoming dangerous. Maybe I'll pick up some Power Pistol... I'd like to see if I can get it around 1200fps :D

Hi, I've been loading .357 for awhile but just recieved a USP9 fullsize and decided to start loading 9mm. I've got a new set of Lee dies and 500 golden sabers and 100 silvertips both 147 grain. The only pistol powders I have right now are Unique and 231, but I'm running low on Unique so...

who needs oribital weapons platforms when you can put a .50 bmg sniper on the moon?