Scott in OK

EGW used to have a replacement for the plunger tube if you took the scope mount off. You would need to check with them to see if they still have them. I bought one when I went to a cmore from the tube scope on an old para.

I also do not like the mess with blue bullets. They seem to work just fine on the targets. Just leaves residue on the hands while loading.

Either Mobil 1 or ATF

I bought one about 2 months ago. The dot on mine is fine, seems round to me, especially when I turn the intensity down or look at it outdoors. The buttons do seem to be a bit stubborn at times. I have to hold it just right to turn it off. I also have the 8 min dot. I really like the sight.

Check Shooters Connection, Brazos, and Speed Shooters for pricing. I just bought mine at a cheaper price than you guys are indicating.

That is the problem with "trying an open gun". As soon as you do, you will want one.

I size almost the same way. But mine is not push thru. I use a super die, then I drive it back out with a hammer and a long bolt. Seems to work.

I use either Mobil 1 5w20 or Dexron ATF. Seems to work for me.

I have a 9x23. I use any brass that says "comp" on it in .35 dia. Not that much difference after sizing. Good luck with your reamed barrel. I did that to a couple of barrels a long time ago and struggled with bulged brass. Scott

I did not go look at your scores, don't really need to. You are new, there is a learning curve to get better at this game. The scoring system may seem really screwed up at first, but it boils down to earning points per second. If you throw misses, you are not earning points. If you are taking a long time to shoot the stage, you are getting too many seconds. Either scenario will lower your scores. Whoever has the most points per second, wins. Everyone else is graded on the curve set by the winner. Now how to get better, in my opinion, get involved with all aspects of the match. Make friends with the people that set up and run the match and pick their brain about how and why they do things in the match. After you have made friends, ask for advice. Chances are they will give you good advice and coaching. The more you learn in the next few matches, the quicker your scores will go up. Good luck Scott

I don't think 15 rounds is a good thing to want. Yes it will give you extra rounds in each shooting position, but not if you think there will be extras when you have a couple of positions to shoot. I cannot tell you how many stages I have shot that require 8 here, 8 there, then 8 at the next place. Drives me nuts to have stages like that all the time, but they are reality. Now in those stages, where are you going to reload? If you plan to do 2 shooting positions before reloading, you have no extra rounds to engage anything, you will be going to slide lock. If you are going to reload between each position, what have you gained? I think this has completely defeated the purpose of having 15 rounds in the mags.

There is an IDPA match in Tulsa. You will have to google oil capital rod and gun club. Scott

Saturday Steel Challenge Ponca City www.poncarpc.org Sunday USPSA Pryor OK www.alphatrainingacademy.com Ponca is about 100 miles west of you. If you are thinking about coming to Ponca, send me an email in the morning jsgraves@ecewb.com I will let you know if it is raining or not. I won't drive that far for a steel challenge match, especially in the rain. Pryor is east of you about 50 miles. Good luck. Scott

thanks for the reply. I may give the AASA match a try. Scott

I have been looking and reading but I cannot find a USPSA match on the 2nd Saturday in the San Antonio area. Is there one? I have a trip planned and would like to shoot while I am down there. Thanks for any help.

I had the same problem. I used an old recoil spring, cut a few coils off and stuck it in there. It didn't take very many. Been in the holster for about a year now.

I have always told people the toughest division is the one you are in. Also told people the toughest class is the one you are in. Scott

You will need to squeeze the mags on the sides just below (and at) the diamond shape you see on the mags. I really had problems with 38 super mags doing this thru the years. The problem is that the 2nd and 3rd round down in the mag needs to push the top bullet up into the proper position. I used a large pair of channel locks and just squeezed the body of the mag. When you squeeze them, go slow, if you get too aggressive, they get long from front to back. When this happens, they bind up in the gun and will not fall free. Your pictures of the side of the mags do not show the point you need to squeeze them. The squeeze point is just below the picture. Measure the depth of the diamond shape on both the good mags and bad ones. You should find the bad ones are wider. Sounds like you have a bad mag, start working with that one and get those rounds to stack up on top of each other. It is a completely different problem than STI mags have.

I actually size my 9x23 with a 38 super sizing die and then size it again with the 9mm die. I like the results that I get doing it this way. Scott

I don't mean to be over simple in this response, but, just keep shooting. You will make up your mind as you gain more experience. If you have just shot one match, you are just scratching the surface of the game. Keep going as you have. Scott

I start with the 38s load data, back off a bit and then work it up to what I want. I have started to use 38sc in my 9x23. I "full length" size all of my brass with a special procedure most people would shake their heads at. But I do not have any failure to feed stoppages any more. I use 38s sizing die on a single stage press, then I have a 9mm sizing die in the dillion. After doing this, the brass is dimentionaly the same as 9x23, except the rim is ~1mm smaller on 38sc than 9x23. My gun does not care. This process changed the reliabilty dramatically. There are more steps to the sizing process, if you are interested, PM me and I will describe the process fully. Now I will use any range brass either 38sc or 9x23. Scott

I will run great. I ran it for about 15 years until I got a new gun that did not like the combination of powder and bullets I was running. Changed them both and this gun is happy. Just could not get the long range accuracy out of it with my new gun. The old gun loved it and held groups with it at 50 yds. S

Because we believe every match should be balanced, we have added a "speed" shoot to this one, S speed shoot.pdf

here is an example of one of the stages. As the name implies, it will be a hose fest. 2011101702353493 (1).pdf

yes, still have planty of room. Send in your app. It can be downloaded from www.poncarpc.org Scott