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Yikes, if my first introduction to shooting was a 642 I probably would have quit.

In all the ICORE classifiers I've shot there wasn't a stop buzzer. This is your score for all the stages in the match: C 66.26 44.12 132.00 24.00 266.38 97.62 This is the score of the top shooter in the Classic Division that you shot in with your M64: C 71.45 47.60 131.00 10.00 260.05 100.00...

Not to say that the load you list wouldn't work, b/c stopping power requires penetration to a vital area and the willpower of the shootee to give up. These are more modern designs though that your local gunstore might have. Hornady Critical Defense Winchester PDX Speer Gold Dot Remington Golden...

The XTP hollowpoint bullet design is known for it's accuracy in general. But it's also prone to deep penetration and minimal expansion which may or may not be a good thing depending upon what you want to use it for. There are other better performing loads out there in .38 for defensive purposes.

Could it be the base rim of the shell the way the racket on the HKS grabs it? Maybe the ones that don't want to go in easy don't have enough play in this area due to rim dimensions.

When I was young and new to guns I used to think that more is always better. Now that I've read way too much from the people that have studied actual shootings I tend to think more like Geoff.

First time I've heard of it. Did you mean XTP or did it just come out?

No, but there's the chance of overpenetration with any hollowpoint. You really need to worry more about the misses. I do recall some manufacturer's FBI loads would penetrate more than others depending upon the hardness of the lead.

I don't think that you will get much expansion with a JSP fired in a typical carry handgun barrel. And I don't believe the 158gr JHP loads were ever known for too much expansion. If you're going for a single load that performs well on animals that require deep penetration to strike the vitals...

I agree, it's what I used when plinking prior to reloading. Can get it locally for ~$35/100. Before the power factor was lowered for SSR I used the Speer Lawman 158gr +P TMJ.

Can't find my notes on this but if I remember correctly it was south of 750fps out of a J frame. This is the load that IDPA lowered the required power factor for SSR division to allow shooters to use as it's typically the least expensive factory ammo.

Do you think the gun is going to go off all by itself? You have to pull the trigger. AIWB is not for me for comfort reasons while seated. Also after 20 years of don't point the gun at anything you don't want to shoot, I feel uneasy enough not to want to do it. 3 or 4 oclock is just a tick...

The difference in recoil of the standard pressure rounds can be felt at the range (it's negligible) but there are more important things to worry about like trigger squeeze and sight alignment. +P ammunition will have more felt recoil, but again it's minor in a gun the size and weight of your...

As you are new to firearms why do you want to stick with 115gr? The DPX bullet is expensive and there are a number of street proven loads available in the $30/50rnds neighborhood. With the money saved you could buy more practice ammo.

In your case, probably stay with one gun per session. And don't be afraid to dry fire the guns at home. A free way to learn better trigger control. Once you become a good handgun shooter, taking them all to the range and switching between them and being good should be easy.

What are you trying to improve? If it's marksmanship, then spending the hour with your snubnoses wouldn't be as worthwhile as the .22. If it's defensive shooting, then pick the one that you're going to be using for that purpose. Ultimately, you're going to have to get to the point in your...

You're probably safest going with an OWB pancake holster like the one's on the smith and wesson online store or a Don Hume JIT (least expensive option).

Just out of curiosity I perused sirrduke's 161 posts and there doesn't appear to be a single one that leads me to believe he owns a gun. Posts about cleaning kits and a holster that he wanted to sell, yes, along with his usual tidbits of wisdom that can be found on any other site. But not a...

In 9mm. The 40S&W is 10 grains heavier.

maj diff is the flex lock: hornady.com/store/Critical-DUTY-New hornady.com/store/Critical-Defense-newammo