Haha yeah, I gotta wine her and dine her first but I also teased her about a Sig for Father's Day so anything can happen, haha.

Yeah I was late to the game, my mistake for not reading the entire thread.   


I have to stop looking at these SIG's or in going to buy one and my wife won't be thrilled about it, haha.

I recently acquired the Glock Sport/Duty holster for my Glock 20, best $8 I spent on a holster ever.  I use it for concealed carry when I'm in the mood to carry the G20 and it's not too hot out, doubt I will ever carry it the summer, Florida gets hot.  The holster since it's OWB is comfortable to carry.  It has good retention surprisingly even when I put the smaller G26 in it. 

Quote from: PCFlorida on January 04 2016 02:51:48 AM MST
Unfortunately there are no Cabela's in Florida.

What part of Florida are you in?  If in the Eastern Central Florida area Florida Gun Exchange usually has a DA/SA P220 in 10mm in stock, the single action only are hard to come by unless you are looking for the hunter model.  FGE is usually the cheapest around and if they aren't they also price match... Even online if the item is in stock. 

If you want the capacity of the Glock in 1911 form, definitely check out the double stack Rock Island Armory.  I'm looking into possibly picking one up myself.  It's the Rock series Ultra FS HC.  Killer deal for the money in my opinion.  Then again I am a fan of double stack handguns because my hands are rather large.

Edit: only real negative to me about the Rock Island 1911's is they only come with one magazine but I have heard of them shipping with two now although I have only heard that once after watching reviews on YouTube.

My local Bass Pro had a ton of Blue Dot when I was there this past Saturday, probably should have picked some up.  Along with Power Pistol too.

I almost picked up a couple of boxes from my LGS the other day.  $20 a box, I like that they are cheaper than Sig by a couple of dollars.  Might have to pick up a couple of boxes, I have a bunch of their 9mm stuff that I have yet to shoot but I hear its good stuff.

Thank you for the informative post!  Yes that load was just mainly an example load that is definitely hotter than the starting grain.  I would love to get a chrony and have a place to use it, the closest outdoor range near me is ~70 miles away and Florida just passed a "no backyard range" law so unless I have over an acre worth of land shooting outdoors will be sparce for now, damn suburban living haha.  I will eventually get a chrony though and really fine tune a load for my stock barrel and eventually an aftermarket barrel and make a proper self defense and hunting load for 10mm.  Right now since I do go to indoor ranges quite often I want to a medium power plinking round that is affordable to shoot but still has a punch.

Thank you everyone for advice and helping a noob decide on things.  I just put the order in for the Lee four die set, at only $5 more than the three piece its a steal.

Is a crimp (from a Lee FCD) necessary for 10mm?  Either I am getting confused or there are conflicting opinions on it.  I have heard people say it's necessary and that it isn't because the bullet seating also closes the bell enough to not need it.  Let's say I just have the three standard Lee or Hornady dies, is the fourth die necessary for some loads for 10mm?

An example load would be:
New Starline brass
CCI 300 primer
9.3 grains of Long Shot under a Hornady 180grain XTP
Stock Glock 20 barrel.

Quote from: sqlbullet on April 28 2016 10:32:50 AM MDT
If you can still change it, I strongly recommend you switch to the Lee Reloader Press.

I have two of these.  They are handy as all get out.  I mount mine to a section of 1X4 about 12" long, and use a couple of trigger clamps to clamp it to a coffee table, bar, kitchen table, desk, balcony rail.  I can even clamp it to the shooting bench at the range and load/shoot.

It offers way better leverage and it a lot easier to seat/crimp without spilling powder when the press is held upright.  And, if you use wing nuts to attach the press to the board, it breaks down into a similar size.

IMHO you should also pick up Lee's Modern Reloading.  It has the most data I have seen so far.  Sometimes you can find the manual and press bundled for about the same money as the press alone.

Thank you for the suggestions, especially for the book, I could not for the life of me remember the name of Lee's book.

Shadow:  thanks for the tips, I have been on the fence for dies, whether I should get Lee's four die kit for .40 that includes the FCD or just the standard dies they offer for 10mm.  I was originally just planning to buy fresh brass after shooting for a while or until I pick up an aftermarket barrel.  The reason why I am on the fence about getting the .40 dies is because I am concerned with accurately sizing because with the .40 you have to back off an additional turn and 3/4 and for something like reloading especially starting out seems a bit off putting to me, I'm confident I would get it right but will always be in the back of my head until I go to shoot my first hand loads.  Maybe I should get the fully supported barrel sooner than later for the sake of my sanity but I believe since I will just be buying new brass anyway I don't think it should be that big of a deal except a little more money spent out of my pocket on some brass.

Hello everyone! 

Well I am finally getting into reloading and just ordered a Lee hand press.  I went with the hand press because me and my wife will be moving soon and most likely will be in an apartment, so there will be limited space which sucks because I really wanted a Hornady LNL press but I can upgrade later.

Anyway, I also picked up some of the required stuff for loading but still have to order some Starline brass and bullets.  My Lyman 49th book should be here today so I can get some ideas. 
Are there any recommended supplement books I should order or check out that has loadings for 10mm to cross reference, right now I have Long Shot powder and CCI 300 large pistol primers, so any loading with this combination would be helpful.  Oh yeah I am going to be picking up some 165 grain gold dots and 180 grain XTP.  For now these will be for personal defense, I know the Long Shot is a slower burning powder so I may pick up the 180 grain gold dots so I don't have such a big muzzle flash.  I do want to eventually pick up some Power Pistol too.

I am a research freak but I am sure there are things I have missed before going with reloading.  Any advice or ideas would be much appreciated, thanks! 

Edit:  I forgot to mention I have a Gen 4 Glock 20 with stock barrel.  May pick up a KKM or LWD though.

Quote from: frankt on February 21 2016 12:07:15 PM MST
Georgia! Virtually no restrictions on hunting pigs on private land.
Season always open
Any weapon, night or day, bait or dogs or hand grenades.

It has been tough lately. They are logging on part of the land and the pigs are really nocturnal. I hope they get done soon and pigs get back to normal routine.

Same thing here in Florida except for the logging part, those critters down here are everywhere

Just gonna drop my $.02 on this subject, the 10mm must be gaining a much bigger interest because while I went to go buy my first 10mm firearm today and the staff of the gun shop was looking for a Glock 20 for me, a few employees were talking about why didn't we order more Gocks, 1911s in 10mm, and the EAA Witness in 10mm, that a lot of people come in asking about 10mm.  Hopefully it is on the rise all around and not just in my area (Central Florida) so we can get more selection of ammo....mainly I would like Federal to make HST in 10mm, I am a huge fan of it in 9mm 124 grain +P and it is a pain to come across, the police eat them up.

What's up guys?  My name is Tim, I am from the Daytona Beach area of Florida and I now officially in the 10mm club as I just bought a Gen. 4 Glock 20 literally 10 minutes ago.  I have primarily only shot 9mm and .223/5.56 I own a handgun(semi) in every class from full size to sub compact and a Ruger AR..  I have been toying with the idea of getting into a more potent caliber the past few months, originally toying with the idea of .357 Sig because I liked the ballistics it offered as a fast rather heavy hitting round.  I am getting into hog hunting and wanted a potent sidearm and I came across 10mm and started researching more into the cartridge and I liked what I saw so I went down to my shop I frequent often and everything lined up, they had a G20 in stock when they initially thought they didn't and they have 10mm in stock regularly and at good prices, better than online prices from what I have seen, saves on shipping since I don't usually buy bulk.  I went with Glock because I have a 26 and the versatility of the 20 is awesome and I can shoot 357 Sig by just swapping a barrel, it's like two guns in one, brilliant!  Haha, I can't wait to get out and shoot this thing and learn how to hand load and same a bit of money.