^^ Well written Fastbolt with valid points.
The reloads mentioned were all cast lead, not jacketed. Of the new shooter and gun, it's the second pistol he's ever owned and he hasn't been shooting in a couple of years. He will never reload, probably never compete, and the gun will be for home...
I ran several of my two different loads of my reloads through a case gauge again today. A few rounds did need "the mild push" to headspace all the way. What his pistol was doing on some rounds was locking up the pistol out of battery and you would have to push the slide back on the edge of the...
I've had a M&P 9mm for awhile. A friend recently bought one. I took him to the range and after a couple boxes of factory rounds I offered him some of my reloads as he was out of ammo. His started failing to lockup with two different versions of my reloads. We disassembled our pistols and his...
I've had a M&P 9mm for awhile. A friend recently bought one. I took him to the range and after a couple boxes of factory rounds I offered him some of my reloads as he was out of ammo. His started failing to lockup with two different versions of my reloads. We disassembled our pistols and his...