MMETALMANN

Ok, so to preface this entire thread...I'm getting old. Just recently I put a JP Enterprises 15.5" free float for end on my Bushy A2 carbine. I added a Daniel Defence front sight post and mounted it at the end of the tube. The very first time I brought the sights up, I noticed that I was able to focus on the front sight almost immediately. This may not seem strange to you, but before, with the standard short free float for end and stock front sight gas block, I had a short focal delay in acquiring the front sight cleary. In short, it was blurry for a second, then my eyes adjusted and I could see it better. With the new sight post ( which BTW is smaller than the stock Bushy not sight post by almost .06") I can focus immediately! I am both super happy...and mildly depressed at my new hindered sight. But, on the bringer side, moving your sight radius that far helps a lot!

I still would like a little clarity on "where" the shoot is so I could plan lodging and such. So many of you stayed at the inn of the grand glaize? Or are ther places closer?

Quick question , my company sponsored me for the upcoming Ozark 3-gun championship and I need to make sponsor shirts. Is there a company that specializes in that micro fiber shirt I see all the sponsored shooters wear?

Obviously I am missing something in the chemistry of these variations. OR, I am not understanding the geometry of the g19 and g17 frames. I completely believe what you say, I guess the "why" in me wonders why a g19 can't just have a 1.25" longer barrel ? Especially since there are aft market barrels that have threaded muzzles to accept suppressors. Why can't it just be extended?

I agree. I shoot sporting clays with my uncle-in-law he has so much good advice my scores skyrocket! As I shoot without him I often start to slip. He's almost like a drug addiction, when I have a bad day, I'll call him to come shooting, and invariably his advice and perception of the field and my action, helps me get back in the game. I just wish I could shoot more, so his advice would stick. I seem to lose the advice with large stretches in time. Oh well, more excuse to hang with the family!

As an artist I can say, that I have spent many a night/day losing time....it is my Zen. Absorbed in the search for perfection, communication, and understanding. I can't count the times I have looked up at the clock at 10, and the next second I look up it's 4 in the morning. Now, as a shooter, I lose time each mag. It seems like a second has gone by , and I'm done. I can't say that all of those instances have resulted in good shooting. But I can say that most were; not when I was "focused" on the task at hand. In fact, when I am focused I often do very well, but I have noticed that most of those times I am in training , focused on the task at hand, being very methodical about my actions. It's these times that practice morphs into zen by virtue of repetition and confidence. To me, lost time is good. Many might think that losing time is like losing life, I see it as connecting with my understanding of something. That's my zen

I am probably asking a terribly obvious question, but can you put a g17 barrel in a g19? Outside of aesthetic choices, what are the possibilities/ dangers of doing this?

This will be my first time attending. I have a cabin on the 7.5 mile marker on the lake of the ozarks I was hoping to stay at. How far is that from the shoot? Also, my sponsor mailed in my registration ( which had my e-mail on it) will you contact me via that e- mail?

I've only been shooting pistol for two years seriously. What helped me the most (and when I say helped, I mean, I went from 35mph to 60mph in a VERY short period of time. granted I'm not doing 120mph like many of you, but I was impressed with my improvement.) was a combination of things. Here goes: 1. grip , I was holding the pistol all wrong, and very inconsistently. 2. sight picture, I was looking at the front and rear sights in conjunction with one another 3. flinch , I had a horrible case of em What I did to remedy this was attend a DVC Training Pistol class that basically put 700 rounds downrange in two days, roughly 12 hours. Almost all the different types of courses we ran involved loading our partner's mags. MANY dummy rounds were put through. With each dummy round, and clear of said dummy round, my flinch dissipated. I was really impressed. I still am. I think at the point I noticed I WASN'T flinching, I started to flinch again. There is much to be said for muscle memory.....

Oh I agree totally! I guess what I am trying to find out is if there is a benefit or hindrance to having a compensator added to a crowned muzzle. If the compensator nullifies the effect of the crown, or vice-versa (I really cant see how a crown would nullify the brake/compensator, but I hope you know what I mean) .

Mine is a 'step' crown. Two flat steps. I assume that the 'outer/upper' 'step' is the faced off portion you speak of. I guess the short question is ; Do I stay with what works? Or do I risk accuracy for the sake of a little stability. What I am after is retaining accuracy, and adding a little less muzzle jump! What I want to avoid is too much re-work to my rifle that is already really accurate !

I agree...then I guess the next question is; if I take the standard 1/2-28 thread that many brakes are threaded for, that will infringe on the outer crown, invariably eliminating the 'step'. Is that elimination of the 'step' where I will be losing my target crown? Or, is there a larger thread size I can go to to retain the crown (my barrel O.D. is roughly 5/8" maybe even 3/4"! I'll have to mic it to be sure)?

Hey all! I am really getting into 3-gun. I have been to the last two FNH USA Midwest 3-gun championships, and held a smaller one for my shooting club the KDSC ( Kansas Defensive Shooters Club). I have had so much fun I feel like it's a drug!! Regardless, my performance improved VASTLY from one competition to the next. As many of you have already done, I'de like to get my rifle to where I like it. So here goes the question; I have a post ban Bushy A3; it has a target crowned barrel that, for the most part, is accurate as hell! It does, on the other hand, produce quite a nice fireball with select ammo (doesn't effect my sight picture, or at least I haven't noticed it during shooting. I have seen it in video many times though). I have been around a bunch of different brakes/compensators and have been really impressed with how little muzzle rise is acheived by them; and I could care less for all the bystanders complaining about the 'blast' and how 'noisy' they are. If it satisfies a need its a good move. I have noticed SOME muzzle rise with my rifle, but I'm not sure if it warrents me investing on threading a weapon that may one day be collectable for it's neutered configuration. Also; does the target crown become useless, or less effective with a brake/compensator? Thanks for your help!!!!

I'de like to add my two-bits: In 2002 I encountered the Missouri Defensive Carbine Club (MODCC). A bunch of guys shooting at a public range, in ways I'de never really contemplated; moving, using cover, competing. At the time all I had was a rough ole SAR-1. They welcomed me in, I began shooting regularly with them, and before you knew it I was designing and building crude COF's! I loved it! There was very little pressure in the competitions, and TONS of adrenaline, which I still get off on! I also met a gunsmith, who at the time, had tons of ammo and knowledge to share! That group was absorbed by a local manufacturer who appropriated not only the core of the group, but started charging. It was an antithesis to what I was having so much fun with. But, in the end, seemed destined to happen as many of the group preferred JUST to shoot, and not to help generate the COF's that we all ran. But thats another story. My family moved to Kansas. I started the Kansas Defensive Shooters Club (KDSC) , and make steel targets on the side, as well as working for a steel company. We initially started with me and one other guy. That got us shooting at a gunsmith's range, again, making simple COF's designed to push "bench" shooters out of their comfort zone, and more towards practical use of their firearms! I was building more and more, and having more and more fun developing a community in Kansas, where before there was none! Since then I have bought 40 acres, have pushed my steel making abilities to the max and now run small 3-gun, and COF oriented KDSC shoots!!! As many of you have already mentioned, I will loan one of my firearms to any one who cant compete, just to 'infect' them ! But, I digress, the gunsmith I met in Columbia told me why he did what he did, "... all I want to do is to promote and support safe gun ownership in my community as best I can....". Simple as that....he is still my mentor to this day. I think that all my hard work pays off when I look at a shooter who's practically shaking after a good run, or has just accomplished something he/she never thought they could. I feel like my simple COF's and sheer will to make people congregate in these types of open casual competitions, have put minds in motion. We ALL need to 'infect' people in this positive way. Leave all the self absorbed 'pro' shooters to themselves! They will always have sheep to soak up their gloriousness [sic]. WE need only show others the way, after they see the path, it is up to them to take it or not, walk it, or run headlong as I did!!!! This is a great thread!!!!