Recent content by MoNsTeR

Trying to do it all with one powder is a fool's errand.

The longslide is definitely nice, but I'm not sure it offers a real, objective advantage over a 5". It does let you have a soft shooting gun at a lighter overall weight, partially by needing less powder to make power factor and partially by shifting the weight distribution forward. I think...

SV standard frame STI 6" slide Schuemann bushing barrel Dawson-tuned STI tubes, Grams spring/follower kits, Dawson +1 pads (in super-stylish discontinued purple); 19 rounds, reloadable courtesy of BrianH at http://www.experimentalmachining.com

My vintage '02 Lee dies work fine in my 550B.

16 rounds isn't competitive with 18 rounds. If it were, there would still be .45's in Limited. This is particluarly true now that arrays can be 9 rounds; a 16 round gun can't always handle two arrays.

Removing the 10rd rule from Production would be foolish. Today, any DA or DAO 9mm, .40, or .45 (or whatever) that can hold 10rds can be competitive in production. Note the diversity in gun choice among the Production Top 16 at this past Nationals. Now delete any of those guns that doesn't...

BTW, I've had zero misfires with the 16# Wolff spring, in at least 3000 rounds since I put it in.

Slide Glide

147's are totally the way to go in Production.

Wolff 16# hammer spring makes a big difference.

SIG Trailside (if rimfires don't count, then my custom SV Limited gun)

Doesn't make much sense, considering how many folks load Bullseye in .45 :confused: At any rate, 4.5gr N310 + 200gr SWC = greatest .45 load of all time I load it in 9mm and now .40 as well, but those are scary, bleeding-edge, get-yelled-at-for-posting-'em loads.

If it was built for you how you wanted it, whether from a frame or a base gun, it's a custom. If it came from a factory according to a standard blueprint, whether hand fit or assembly line, it's not. A Kimber with a new barrel is more of a custom than a Wilson (nothing against Wilson...

Most reloading manuals test .38 Special from a 6" or longer barrel. You will not get those velocities from a snubbie. There's no way .38 Special can match 9mm Luger from the same length barrel, e.g. Kahr PM9 or Glock 26 vs. S&W 642 or Colt DS.

STI/SV flush-fit (126mm) mags should be able to fit 19 with a +1 follower.