Lost Sheep, RCModel.. Thank You!! Strain screw was about 1 1/2 turns out. tightened it down and no misfires. Increased the weight on the trigger a bit but no misfires. My wife is going to use this gun for her CCW class, and I was a bit concerned, but it appears good to go. We will put 100...
The LCP is not a gun to love to shoot, but it is accurate and very reliable. I shot a Pocket Pistol action shooting match with mine on Sat. 80 rounds, followed by 50 more at the range, not hiccups at all. I think I am up to 600 though the gun with not one issue.
When I first started priming, I was actually denting the primers, so I backed off a bit. I will load another test batch and make sure the primers are set deeply enough.
The model 67 was Dads and is about 40 years old. The trigger is very smooth and I was concerned that It might not be hitting...
I reloaded about 20 .38 reloads and had multiple misfires. I am shooting them in a S&W model 67 with a pretty light trigger. I was thinking light primer strike, so I went through a box of WWB and they fired fine.
All of the rounds showed a primer hit and most fired when hit a second time...
Re-adjusted the die as per instructed (Thanks!) and loaded another test batch. These shot and ejected fine and the brass showed no signs of stress. Thank you all for you help.
I am shooting these in a LCP and they felt plenty hot, I am back down to the min. charge for the next batch.
The brass is range pickup. The 2 that split are both federal cases. Most of the brass was WWB that I had shot, but the Federals were just picked up. They were all tumbled for a couple of hours. The splits extended down to the base of the bullet and then stopped.
I suspect over crimping...
Just did a test load of .380 98 grn. lrn with 3.2 grns of Universal Clays. The manual gave a start load of 3.1 and a max of 3.6 for a 95 grn jacketed, so I thought I was pretty light.
I loaded and shot 12 and of those, 2 cases has splits from the mouth down about 1/2 way.
The loads shot...
Bought mine earlier this year, I think it was made late 2010. 200+/- rounds and no issues. Winchester WB for practice and Hornaday Critical Defense for carry. Shoots both fine. Very accurate... if you can hold it on target through the trigger pull.
I too am planning on starting to shoot IDPA soon. Quick question about mags. I will be using my Sig p226 which has 2 15 round mags. if I understand the rulebook, I am limited to 10 rounds. Do I need to buy 10 round mags or just load 10 in my existing mags?
Love my p226. Took a defensive class on Saturday and put 400 rounds through it without an issue. I think my next will be a p220, although I shot an older 230 and it was a pretty sweet gun.
Thanks for the reality check. My groups are probably double what you have indicated. I will seek out some individual instruction. I live in central NC. Any particular recommendations?
I have had a CCW for about a year and since that time, have shot about once a week. Typically about 50 shots with a 9mm or .38 and about another 50 with a .22.
My accuracy is fair at 10 to 15 yards. Groups are nothing to write home about.
I feel that I am not improving much as a shooter...
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