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( make that unwelcome) Must have picked up a bunch of these at the range. Running my 1050/Mark VII the cases a)don't consistently feed into the shell plate and b)don't give up the spent primers easily; I had several ringers before I starting going through my brass an pitching these in the...

After cataract surgery and installation of a distant-focus lens I purchased glasses with a 1.5D right (dominant) eye add and distant prescription for my left eye. I starting using these glasses for steel challenge and sure enough the front sight was in perfect focus. Steel Challenge involves...

Tardy contribution to this thread but I recently bought a Staccato C for EDC. I had carried a P2000 for several years but competing with a 9mm 1911 I finally saw the light and aligned my EDC with my twice weekly practice tool. I love the C: conceals under anything, light, accurate, low...

Better than reading glasses you can buy safety glasses with full-lens reading glass "prescription". They are very inexpensive and kill two birds with one stone. Elvex is one supplier; very inexpensive and can also be used for shooting if all you need is a sharper front sight focus.

I can't comment on the nuances of loading for rifles, but it appears your proofing your process with live rounds. When you're figuring out how to adjust the die for seating and crimp skip the primer and powder. It's not unusual to make mistakes working with a new caliber. I mean you can use...

I loaded 1000 rounds with N310 instead of N320. Pulled them all and recycled cases and bullets. I didn't even know I had any N310 and, unlike Winchester powders, VV is very shy about labeling their 4 lb. powder jugs. I've also made all the little mistakes and then some, but to name a few not...

I assume you've Google'ed looking for this combination? This is a very good forum, but almost any search on powder/bullet combination will yield a hundred threads, some with chrono data. Worth a shot.

I loaded some with Bayou 147gr FP and a Lee FCD. The FCD will swage the bulge out at the expense of swagging the bullet base. Some cases, CBC for example, will actual rebound and loose next tension. I'm able to pull those completed rounds apart by hand. I've switched to a regular taper/crimp...

FWIW I've come to prefer the U die over the FCD for my 9mm rounds. Certain brass, CBC comes to mind, when run through the FCD on a 147gr round will actually "bounce back" and virtually eliminate neck tension. The FCD actually swages the base of the bullet and the case won't maintain tension at...

My wife and I have probably run 80K of Acme 9mm (mostly RN) through our SA 9mm 1911. The coating is very durable and very even. Steel Challenge doesn't put an absolute premium on accuracy, but I've never observed a problem. The TCG bullets need to be loaded very short in our particular...

While I current use a 1050 with a recently acquired Mark 7, I ran quite a bit of 9mm (50K+ rounds) through my LNL over a couple of years (with Mr. BF and Case Feeder). The press was very reliable and the Mr. BF, now residing with my 1050) is a top notch piece of gear. The Hornady case feeder...

Trigger finger discipline is #1 for any handgun out of the holster. You can discharge "one" into your lower body unless your finger enters the trigger guard. The thumb safety fit and manipulation is an individual thing. My wife and I both shoot SA 9mm 1911s in competition. The stock ambi...

My wife and I have shot many tens of thousands of Acme bullets in 9mm. Coating is very durable. For various reasons unrelated to the bullets I've pulled a bunch and I've reused for practice at least 95%. The 115gr RN are very stubby and I have to load them short for some of our guns. The...

My wife and I both shoot steel challenge where there is no minimum power factor. 115gr with a fast powder (N320, W231, others) can be very soft. Our 9mm 1911s are probably easier to tune than a Glock and certainly heavier, but I'm sure you can find a soft load. With a minimum power factor 135...

I've only loaded 9mm, well over 100K, on both an LNL and 1050. As far as running the press I'd consider it easy to load although I had my share of mistakes as a new reloader. Biggest consideration, probably the same as 45 ACP, is the need to customize OAL for different bullet/handgun...

I probably loaded 40K rounds of 9mm on my LNL before volume caused me to buy a Dillon 1050. If you want to load on an LNL in reasonable volume definitely buy a bullet feeder (MBF is the way to go), but I'd hand-place the cases. I never could get my case feeder to be all that reliable and it...

I still have my LNL although I've transition to a 1050 since I only load 9mm in volume. My LNL had a Hornady case feeder and Mr. BulletFeeder. The Hornady was very reliable with the exception of the case feeder; I never was able to get it completely dialed in. The good news is that the way...

You only have to reholster once/stage unlike steel challenge. Why would reholstering be unsafe in any event. I do carry and if I shot IDPA regularly I'd want to run the gun and holster combination I use every day. OWB, of course, for a better score.

Light bullet, fast powder. 115gr Acme (or Bayout) with 3.6gr N320 works well. Also 124gr Acme with 4.3gr N340 is very soft. 147gr with ast powder is soft, but not as soft as the lighter bullets. My wife and I use these loads, respectively, in our 9mm 1911s.

I reload so only use factory ammunition for function check in stock 9mm handguns. Otherwise, I'll use my reloads or SD ammo. I have some leftover FM ammo from 2-3 years back before I started reloading. Some is XTP junk that I won't shoot (burned primers). The rest is FMJ which I had been...