What is a great handgun forum?

[TAJ45]

Thank you everyone. I have plenty to look at now. Out to the club tonight so hopefully I won’t come across as a complete moron!

Would this be a Bulls Eye oriented club?

 

[McHaggis]

Not sure I know what you mean but they shoot antique arms, cowboy action, black powder, 3 gun and IPSC from what I can tell at this early stage.

 

[TAJ45]

Everything but BE. Still a lot of fun for sure. You'll be Queeks Draw MaGraw in a month or two.

 

[McHaggis]

Any opinions on the Dillon 650XL options?
Or a 750 with dies for $1450?

 

[riflewoman]

Do they have Hornady in New Zealand?

 

[McHaggis]

Yes but I’ve never seen their progressive press advertised here.

 

[McHaggis]

Do they have Hornady in New Zealand?

I can’t have looked hard enough. The Hornady progressive is available here $1100
https://www.workshopinnovation.co.nz/proddetail.asp?prod=095100

 

[brainiac]

If you go the CZ route, and I own 6, be warned they have a little bit of a shorter OAL on loading than a lot of other pistols. It would be worthwhile to check out the CZ forum for info. Book OAL is usually a little long and they don't like certain bullet profiles. The stupid accuracy out of all mine makes it worth it.

 

[McHaggis]

If you go the CZ route, and I own 6, be warned they have a little bit of a shorter OAL on loading than a lot of other pistols. It would be worthwhile to check out the CZ forum for info. Book OAL is usually a little long and they don't like certain bullet profiles. The stupid accuracy out of all mine makes it worth it.

Good to know. Thank you.

 

[Rsadams]

Don't forget about the Dillon 550c , it is very versatile you can load just about any cartridge and use any dies etc... I have one and love it...Even with the manual indexing it is plenty fast and allows you to check every stage before moving on... I don't regret not going with the higher end Dillon machines...

 

[riflewoman]

If you go the CZ route, and I own 6, be warned they have a little bit of a shorter OAL on loading than a lot of other pistols. It would be worthwhile to check out the CZ forum for info. Book OAL is usually a little long and they don't like certain bullet profiles. The stupid accuracy out of all mine makes it worth it.

It isnt just CZ. I had a Walther P1 (post war P38). That won’t take Some US commercial ball loads and few hollow point loads with truncated cone HP.

 

[McHaggis]

Do they have Hornady in New Zealand?

Why did you ask? Is the Hornady LNL AP worth considering?

 

[riflewoman]

Yes, I would consider it equal to or superior to the Dillon 750.

 

[McHaggis]

Yes, I would consider it equal to or superior to the Dillon 750.

And at $1100 would this seems an ok deal compared to the Dillon 550C at $1000?
Keeping in mind we get robbed by the importers here.

 

[riflewoman]

It is head and shoulders above the 550.

 

[McHaggis]

Thanks Riflewoman. I appreciate your comments.

 

[McHaggis]

So riflewoman, I have taken your advise and have a Hornady AP on its way. Probably overkill at present but I can also load .223 on it and do some case prep for 6.5CM and I'm sure I'll end up with more than 1 handgun caliber given time.

 

[Joe Maisto]

Smith&Wesson forum probably contains the largest collection of knowledgeable, helpful and overall in general nice people hand gun wise...well, at least they did as of a few years ago. The problem was the management. The cat that runs that show has a raging stiffy for anything political. I typed the name "Hillary" in a post, not in reference to the queen and honestly not political at all. I don't even remember what it was about now. I got locked out and was told I "needed a few days off to think about political posts". Needless to say a few days turned into years and I am still thinking about it.

Just got my new Magazine from American Rifleman. On the cover is a new handgun that caught my attention. It is a 9mm SHIELD EZ ! Thumb safety on BOTH sides with s 9 round mags that have a button on the side for easier loading. I may have to trade in my S&W MP double stack .40 ! why in the world do I need a 14 round handgun for concealed carry ? It was my first. Didn't know any better. Besides... it is difficult to load the mags without a lula device...especially for a senior citizen. Furthermore, it has a safety in the back like a 1911. Reasonable as well.

 

[Twicepop]

Just got my new Magazine from American Rifleman. On the cover is a new handgun that caught my attention. It is a 9mm SHIELD EZ ! Thumb safety on BOTH sides with s 9 round mags that have a button on the side for easier loading. I may have to trade in my S&W MP double stack .40 ! why in the world do I need a 14 round handgun for concealed carry ? It was my first. Didn't know any better. Besides... it is difficult to load the mags without a lula device...especially for a senior citizen. Furthermore, it has a safety in the back like a 1911. Reasonable as well.

I got a S&W M&P 2.0 Compact in 9MM for C/C. Doesn't have the grip safety, but the grip angle is almost identical to a 1911 and the controls are in the same place (could use a slightly larger slide release though). It holds 15 plus one up the spout, and is only marginally larger than a "Shield" model.
Another handgun site is 10mm-firearms. Some good info , but not a lot of traffic.