World Shoot ammo costs are up
- Thread starter Slavex
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Hello Euxx,
Thank you for you comments on the Geco World Shoot Ammunition review on my web site.
I tried the black marker test with a Shadow and a Sphinx barrel and the rifling does not mark the bullet on either make of barrel. I have hand cycled the 9mm 139 and 154 grain bullets through eight SP01’s and Shadows and there was no bullet drag on the rifling on all the pistols I tried both types of ammunition in.
Geco have contacted me this morning ( 21/07/11 ) and have informed me that they are working at full speed to produce a .40 S&W round with a longer than factory specification overall length with C.I.P. approval, for Standard Division competitors to use at World Shoot XVI, to ensure reliable feeding with 2011 style pistols. When I get more information on this I will add it to the article on my web site and post it here also.
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
Thank you for you comments on the Geco World Shoot Ammunition review on my web site.
I tried the black marker test with a Shadow and a Sphinx barrel and the rifling does not mark the bullet on either make of barrel. I have hand cycled the 9mm 139 and 154 grain bullets through eight SP01’s and Shadows and there was no bullet drag on the rifling on all the pistols I tried both types of ammunition in.
Geco have contacted me this morning ( 21/07/11 ) and have informed me that they are working at full speed to produce a .40 S&W round with a longer than factory specification overall length with C.I.P. approval, for Standard Division competitors to use at World Shoot XVI, to ensure reliable feeding with 2011 style pistols. When I get more information on this I will add it to the article on my web site and post it here also.
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
Geco World Shoot XVI Ammunition
At the request of USA Team Infinity Shooter Lee Neel, I measured the case head diameter of the Geco IPSC Approved .38 Super major power factor ammunition.
Lee wanted to know this information so he could determine that this ammunition would properly function through his SVI.
I just measured the case head diameter of 10 cases.
The smallest diameter was 10.18mm and the largest diameter was 10.23mm.
The average diameter of the 10 cases measured was 10.215mm.
I will also add this information to the Geco World Shoot Ammunition article on my web site.
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
At the request of USA Team Infinity Shooter Lee Neel, I measured the case head diameter of the Geco IPSC Approved .38 Super major power factor ammunition.
Lee wanted to know this information so he could determine that this ammunition would properly function through his SVI.
I just measured the case head diameter of 10 cases.
The smallest diameter was 10.18mm and the largest diameter was 10.23mm.
The average diameter of the 10 cases measured was 10.215mm.
I will also add this information to the Geco World Shoot Ammunition article on my web site.
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
Geco Match Ammunition for World Shoot XVI
Geco have a section on their web site with details on their match ammunition to be used in World Shoot XVI and the roll the company will be playing in Rhodes.
You can see this information at
http://www.geco.rws-munition.de/ipsc.html
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
Geco have a section on their web site with details on their match ammunition to be used in World Shoot XVI and the roll the company will be playing in Rhodes.
You can see this information at
http://www.geco.rws-munition.de/ipsc.html
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
World Shoot Match Ammunition
The following has appeared on the World Shoot web site and will be of interest to those who are competing in Standard Division with 2011 pistols.
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
40 S&W (long version) ammunition is available, with the following data:
Overall length: 1,176 to 1,180 ( 29.87 to 29.97 mm )
Case: Fiocchi
Primer: Fiocchi
Bullet: 180 grains, Round Nose Flat Point, match grade.
Powder: Vihtavuori 3N37
PF: Major.
Price will be announced soon.
The following has appeared on the World Shoot web site and will be of interest to those who are competing in Standard Division with 2011 pistols.
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
40 S&W (long version) ammunition is available, with the following data:
Overall length: 1,176 to 1,180 ( 29.87 to 29.97 mm )
Case: Fiocchi
Primer: Fiocchi
Bullet: 180 grains, Round Nose Flat Point, match grade.
Powder: Vihtavuori 3N37
PF: Major.
Price will be announced soon.
soon, so we will know in a month or so going by what "soon" usually means with this match
All that you, I and everyone else can do is to keep looking at the World Shoot web site until they update it with the relevant information. I can appreciate that it gets more frustrating as we get closer to the match date. If I hear anything I will post the information here.
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
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Yeah, some guys even use VV350 in open loads.
World Shoot .40 S&W Ammunition Loaded Long
When using 3N37 powder with a 180 Fiocchi FMJ bullet Vihtavuori give the following data on their web site.
With a COL of 28.6mm ( to C.I.P. specification ) out of a 5.5 inch barrel they list
Starting load 5.4 grains for 948 feet per second ( fps ).
Maximum load 6.1 grains for 1049 fps.
The World Shoot Official Match Ammunition ( OMA ) will have a COL of 29.87 to 29.97 mm, which will lower the velocity figures.
For those of you who want to try and duplicate the OMA to practice with and check your point of aim – point of impact, this will give you a starting point.
Check out
http://www.lapua.com/en/products/reloading/vihtavuori-reloading-data/relodata/6/25
Before you start assembling ammunition.
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
When using 3N37 powder with a 180 Fiocchi FMJ bullet Vihtavuori give the following data on their web site.
With a COL of 28.6mm ( to C.I.P. specification ) out of a 5.5 inch barrel they list
Starting load 5.4 grains for 948 feet per second ( fps ).
Maximum load 6.1 grains for 1049 fps.
The World Shoot Official Match Ammunition ( OMA ) will have a COL of 29.87 to 29.97 mm, which will lower the velocity figures.
For those of you who want to try and duplicate the OMA to practice with and check your point of aim – point of impact, this will give you a starting point.
Check out
http://www.lapua.com/en/products/reloading/vihtavuori-reloading-data/relodata/6/25
Before you start assembling ammunition.
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
World Shoot .40 Ammunition Loaded Long
40 S&W (long version) ammunition, is available, with the following data:
Overall length: 1,176 to 1,180
Case: Fiocchi
Primer: Fiocchi
Bullet: 180 grains, Round Nose Flat Point, match grade.
Powder: Vihtavuori 3N37
PF: Major.
Price: 24 euro per 50 rounds
You can view this information at
http://www.wsh2011.org/match-ammunition.html
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
40 S&W (long version) ammunition, is available, with the following data:
Overall length: 1,176 to 1,180
Case: Fiocchi
Primer: Fiocchi
Bullet: 180 grains, Round Nose Flat Point, match grade.
Powder: Vihtavuori 3N37
PF: Major.
Price: 24 euro per 50 rounds
You can view this information at
http://www.wsh2011.org/match-ammunition.html
Regards, David.
www.practicalhandgun.com
