All my 45 ACP loads do that.
I only need 674 FPS to make power factor for IDPA matches, Steel Challenge and outlaw matches are loaded considerably lower.
Nothing I have ever worried about, my S&W 625 is nicknamed "Old Smokey".
Larry A.
If you are going to work on your revolvers it pays to get a good manual that not only explains how to work on them but how changing one part affects the others.
With that being said most out of the box revolvers will have trigger weight so heavy you won't be competitive, if you're not willing to...
I have found the fastest way to get the moon clips in is to get the cylinder as vertical as possible and grip the moon clip only. Even if the bullets are a little loose in the clip they will hang straight down allowing them to slide in with minimal interference.
What works for me is to line up...
johngault I to got tired of all the mess from using dry media so I went with the Frankfort Arsenal steel media wet method and have been very happy with it.
I hand de-prime while watching the news then tumble for a couple hours using lemishine & dawn, the water is nasty black when it comes out...
OKFCO5 is spot on.
Disregard the auto shooters altogether when competing with a revolver, you are not in the same division and the scores are not relevant to each other.
Make no mistake about it, IDPA and the like are games and if you want to be competitive you have to play that game.
If that means loading to the razor thin edge of power factor then go for it, if it means a spring kit and trigger job then do that, I have done that and more all in the effort to...