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AK74

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  • Birthday 06/26/1961

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    Gary Schmal

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  1. You are right I should have included an under 450 category. The wording next to the categories is mine, just give your opinions when you post. This Poll is not about a rule to force a MD to do anything (I am a new local match MD). I am interested in what shooters want to shoot and why. Thanks (everyone) for the feedback, lots of good posts here.
  2. I vote for 300 yards, hitting the A zone at that range requires marksmanship and a good rifle. But not the specialized equipment and skills shooting at 600 meters requires.
  3. The CFR&PC has a 300 yard range, and years ago we used it for 3-gun. Currently the 3-gun match takes place on the Action range, and the longest range available is about 40 yards. Our last match (yesterday) we used some air soft IPSC targets, both classic and metric, this worked well.
  4. I am still using WC844 was about $6 a pound when I purchased it. The only place I can find surplus powder (WC844 or WC846) now is Pat’s and they charge $ 99.00 + shipping & Has mat for 8 pounds, you can get H335 for around $120.00 anywhere, not much of a savings. My load at current component cost. Powder (H335) .043 55 FMJ .08 Primer .026 Once fired brass .07 Total .22 As cheap as wolf if you pay for brass and use only once. Any one has a source for cheaper powder or brass, pulled bullets, etc.?
  5. Don’t waste your time developing a sub-minor load, tuning your gun for it, and getting used to the lack of muzzle flip. There is no real advantage, for a new shooter, to shoot below minor loads. If you shoot a real IPSC or IDPA match you will need minor loads. As for taking down steel any 130-135 pf loads 125- 147gr. will work just fine. I started shooting production with 125 pf 147gr loads, worked ok, very little flip or recoil. Now I shoot a 125gr 135+ pf load out of a much lighter gun (M&P) for some reason I just shoot better with them.
  6. I shot as a teenager at a range (Lewis range central Florida) that used a mountain of tires as a backstop no dirt just thousands of car tires. Some one told me it was closed as a fire hazard years ago, don’t know if that is true, but it makes sense. We use tractor / construction tires at our range but they are covered with dirt. I believe it is illegal to bury car / truck tires here, it may be a county or state law.
  7. If you are one of the very few 3 gun shooters that uses a sling as a shooting aid or one of many open division shooters who uses a bipod a FF hand guard is a must. But in twenty years of shooting local matches (limited or tactical division) IMHO a FF hand guard would have made no difference. A standard grade AR with quality ammo can stay in the A zone at 300 meters or on a 6” plate at 100 no problem, if your shooting targets more challenging then this YMMV. Locally (Central Florida) I haven’t shot a target past 100 meters in years. A good trigger, good ammo, reliable rifle and magazines and knowing your zero are a lot more important.
  8. Joined 12/22/88 All most 20 years. I don’t shoot as much or as well as I used too. (Yes I know there is a connection) I have also taken a few years off in those 19+ years from IPSC. But I still look forward to shooting every match. A10666 Gary Schmal
  9. I have set off primers in both my Square deals and my 550, no big deal. Years ago I ignored Lee’s warning on Federal primers and blew up the plastic primer chute on my Lee 1000. Then a good friend blew up his lee 1000 twice, the second time the entire primer tray went up, parts of the tray cover cut up his right hand pretty bad, this is not a second hand rumor I saw both his damaged press and hand with my own eyes. On the Lee 1000, the primer sits on a post, there is no spring loaded cup to keep it centered on its way to the shell holder, also there is nothing but air between the shell plate and the row of primers leading to the primer tray. Because of the design of the Lee, primers are much more likely to be set off in the shell plate (because they can slip part way off the post and get seated side ways into the case). Also because there is nothing to block the flame from that primer from reaching the other primers in the chute, having more then one primers go off is much more likely then with other presses and finally when all the primers go up, there is nothing but plastic between the operator and the explosion. I have nothing against Lee, Most of my rifle dies are lee, I also own other lee reloading equipment, but I cant recommend the Lee 1000, it’s to light to make a good boat anchor and I cant think of anything else it would be good for.
  10. Well I started IPSC about the time you quit, so I will try to being you up to date in terms of equipment / Divisions. In the late 80’s there was one division, the compensated single stack 1911 38 supper (10+1) was considered high cap and the pistol to have, compensated single stack .45’s using 155-160 grain bullets were still competitive, minor caliber pistols and revolvers were few and far between. Para wide body frames then became available and for a short time the .45 (13+1) was king again. But soon shooters learned to make Caspian and Para guns work in .38 Supper then Bending to pressure from Para and Caspian USPSA removed the ban on extended magazines and how fast you could reload became much less important. About the same time pistols with red dot sights started wining matches. USPSA shooters were divided, many were happy to be able to shoot fast with out being distracted by sight alignment or reloading, others believed these were important skills that should be tested when shooting IPSC. The solution was Limited Division, (No comps, no optics, 10mm and above Major.) Limited Division soon became as popular as Open and was dominated by .45ACP wide body 1911’s but Single stack .45’s were still competitive. Then along came the .40 S&W cartridge and STI / SVI guns. Soon Limited became Open with out comps or optics. Bill Wilson and some others were not happy, they wanted a place in the USPSA for non race guns, but USPSA was not interested, Bill and friends left to form IDPA. Thanks in part to the success of IDPA at attracting new shooters USPSA started pushing Production Division, (and recently Single Stack Division), Stock pistols once again have place in USPSA / IPSC. In the last few years Production Division has really taken off. I’m going to stop now; I did not cover L10 or Revolver Division, IPSC vs. USPSA or lots of other stuff. A lot has happened in almost twenty years, there is a place for every one in USPSA. IDPA is different but fun, it’s becoming more and more common to shoot both.
  11. I recently switched from SS to Production. Not to save money, but that is a plus, but because there is little interest or participation in single stack at my club. Production on the other hand has become our largest division. The G17 is a fine pistol, but the finger groves and grip angle don’t work well for me. I went with the M&P9, I can’t think of anything negative to say about it. I did a 0 cent trigger job and blacked out the white dots on the sights, the rest is stock. I like grip tape on an un-checkered 1911 but the grip texture on the M&P works for me as is. If you haven’t reloaded 9mm before it’s a lot less forgiving then reloading 45ACP, it’s very easy to over crimp, and if you use range brass, make sure you gage your match ammo. I am using EGW’s undersize sizing die and still gets few that will not fit in the gage.
  12. AK74

    Water guns

    Yes um i'm new to nurf super saoker water guns i was wondering if anyone here knew a proper way to loading ammunition into my firearm please help should I use tap water or filtered water? -love ak
  13. I think it’s important for a new competitive shooter to have others shooting in the same class and division to compete with, and measure there progress against. The popularity and makeup of the different divisions varies from club to club. At our last match Limited was the largest division followed by Production (20+), Open, L10 (about a dozen), SS (5) and revolver (1).
  14. I guess I am a little backwards, I started shooting IPSC in open, then shot in limited for a long time, then L10 (with a single stack) then PSS. I just purchased a M&P 9 and shot it in Production Saturday, and its not just me several other long time limited shooters at my local clubs are now shooting in production, its not just for new shooters. Shooting productions requires you to focus on the basics, accuracy, reloading and planning out you stages are important because you’re shooting minor and are limited to 10 rounds. Production is all about shooting, everyone’s pistols, holsters and ammo are very similar, you don’t have the equipment related distraction you have shooting in open or limited, this appeals to both new and veteran competitors alike.
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