Siphon Odesse

Ah. There you go! Thanks, all. And I sat here with the cun in pieces as we speak (well, write), and wondered where the hell that dimple was coming from. I guess about 40,000 rounds might do that. Thanks, CHA-LEE. Should've thought of that. Siphon Brian for President.

That might easily have been the case. I'll clean the frame and trigger (ugh!) and check with different mags. Probably have to go with a steel frame.

MemphisMechanic and Loudgp; I thought of that, and it seems reasonable, but for the life of me I can't believe I'm actually putting that much pressure on the grip. Having said that, I have used the CoC extensively, and otherwise worked out on muscles in hands and lower arms .. What's a possible solution? Excert less force? Not really keen on that; there's a reason I started working those muscles (it's called "Glock", and a stint in Production Division ..)

In a SVI hi-cap in 38 sc, with a very (!) firm support hand grip and mag inserted, the trigger pull is exceedingly heavy. Same situation with empty gun - no mag - trigger pull is normal. How is the mag affecting the trigger pull? ( I get that a less firm grip would alleviate problems, put leave that aside for now.) Siphon

I have two 1050s (one RL and one Super), both of which will, from time to time, give a "whack" on the very end of the upstroke, following which powder will be ejected from pistol brass in particular. This is when the charged cartridge - sans bullet - is in the position following the powder charge postition. For the life of me I can't figure out what makes this happen. It's a pretty forcefull impact of .. well, something or another, and powder can be spilled pretty much all over the cartridge plate. I have dismantled, cleaned, etc. No luck. I don't think it's the plate indexing arm, which has a spring tensioned tab on it. The spring isn't particularly powerful, and the tab isn't heavy enough to make such an impact. Ideas, anyone? Siphon

I run a Caspian top on an old SV frame. It's got a very tight breech face, so it will not feed 38 Supers. Fortunately, the few Super empties that make it to the brass bin also will not feed in the Dillon 1050, so no probs there. The extractor is Aftec for SC. (If you run a conventional extractor, it'll likely work with both cases, as mentioned above.) It'll feed 9mm too, but I wouldn't recommend this, as a distinct mark emerged in the chamber after a few hundred rounds. Couldn't get it off, either, and while the gun still functions flawlessly, and there seems to be no effects on feeding and precision (can't actually feel it, but it shows, though) the chamber is not made for anything but 38 S/SC, so I've given it up.

I'm sure you'll get help and figure out your double feeds. About the bowing your head in shame and skulking off... There really is no need to be ashamed at all. Annoyed; certainly. Ashamed; certainly not. Most shooters will feel for you ( in varying degree) and then go about their business of Their Own Match. Plus, whatever anyone else might think about you is really nothing you should concern yourself with in the first place. Enjoy your shooting, ask, see, learn and improve. No shame in that.

I have been experiencing some of the same, albeit with less of the cyclic appearance you describe. To add to the confusion, I only experience stovepipes with one specific magazine! I too took the gun to pieces, un-gunked aftec and its tunnel, etc. etc. New recoil spring, SV-ish gun, bells, whistles and whatnot. Cleaned the magazine, checked mag-lips for dents etc etc. *sigh* Siphon

Mm...yeah, I like the mod 57, too. Freedom Arms .. very expensive, and I'm kinda not enthusiastic about them. It's gonna have to be a Ruger in .41 and some SAA replica in 45 LC. Siphon

Anyone know of a single action in 41 Rem Mag (apart from the Ruger New Blackhawk)? Ideally, it would be a SA Army or clone type, or Thunderer or Lightning, with birdshead grip and relatively short barrel, but I am not aware of anyone producing such a weapon. I suspect the 41 is a bit on the powerful side, except for the Ruger, of course. I know. I am .. odd. Siphon

bigstick, thanks for your reply. Yes, they are brutal, and I'd probably want to get a barrel with just a comp for training, and use the V8 hybrid barrel for match. I hate the blast and noise, but love the way they settle the muzzle.. siphon

I am saying - or rather asking - that, too. And thanks for the reply. I was hoping it doesn't matter, and I hope you guys are right. I won't worry about it anymore. .. and it's been some time since I managed 1" at 25 anyway. Siphon

Does it matter if hybrid holes wind up in a groove or a land? Should I care? I read somewhere that the popple holes for the hybrid hole pattern should be located in the grooves of the barrel, rather than on the lands. Apparently, this means better accuracy and also less of the bullet shredded off by the holes. Others I have asked claim that this has no significant effect, and that you could pretty much put the holes anywhere. I will be making holes in a brand new barrel pretty soon, so I'd be interested to hear if anyone has any theories on this. Thanks, Siphon

I suspect the magnaports are meant to work on their own, as it were, without a compensator in front of them. Personally, I feel that the v8-pattern found on the Tanfoglio is a bit too much, in the sense that you tend to lose quite a lot of velocity, and gain quite a lot of noise. (But it does stabilize the gun and reduce muzzle flip drastically.) But you're right; it probably is a custom thing.

I am looking for a 38 hybrid barrel for my svi/caspian, preferably with popple holes a la the Tanfoglio V8 setup. The latter is great, but I still want to test 3n38 loads with a proper v8 hybrid. The hybrids I have found, however, invariable have the hybrid holes pretty much straight up. (Haven't tried the latter in 1911, either, to be honest.) Anyone know where I can find of a decent .355 barrel with v-style popple holes? Thanks. Siphon