rddvet

Hard to beat the Sordins. They are expensive, but excellent. Sound as good if not better than my $1500 custom in-ears. But I mostly use in-ears cuz florida is hot

Thanks. I'll look for the link. At this point the canik isnt worth having when I have CZs I love. I just saw one for sale and felt like trying it out.

I tried my coach's ammo that he loads to 1.125 and had the same issue. A few people have said to run my ammo down to 1.10, but to be honest if 1.155 works perfectly in all of my guns there's zero reason to adjust my press down for 1 gun that I'm not super sold on anyway. I did do a plunk test and it passed just fine. Bullet freely spun in the barrel. It does seem like some of the ammo is getting stuck on the landing part of the barrel. So eventhough the plunk is fine, the length may be getting it stuck on the land as the gun is working. Not really sure. I will reply once I get some free time to see if the 17lbs spring fixes it. I also have an 18lbs and 20lbs spring I can try, but I suspect 17 will work. If it doesn't then the ammo probably would have to go shorter. One other note, I did run syntech through it as well which is flat nose whereas my loads are round nose. The syntech is obviously shorter than my ammo and still had the same issues.

To add to this topic, I'll say I've been very disappointed in my Rival-S. I've yet to not have an issue. Firstly the grip panels are horrible. The small size that came stock fits well. The other two sizes (which I prefer) don't fit properly. The holes in the grip don't align properly with the holes in the frame so its impossible to get purchase of enough threads on the screw to keep the screw in. I contacted Canik and they immediately responded by saying they'll send new grip panels. Almost 4 weeks later they're still "waiting to ship." The main issue is failures to feed or go into battery. I shoot 147 grain (coated and fmj) projectiles at a power factor of 129-130 with an OAL of 1.155. These loads work in all of my guns perfectly. WIth the stock recoil spring, the slide wouldn't fully cycle and I'd get fails to eject. My coach is a GM who only shoots the polymer canik. He recommended a tungsten guiderod and a 14 or 15lbs wolff colt commander spring. With the 14 and 15 lbs springs, the recoil spring wasn't strong enough to get the slide back into battery. I have to kick it with my palm. I installed a 17lb spring but haven't had time to get to the range to test it. But just in dry cycling the gun, the 17 seems to be the better choice. The few times I was able to shoot the gun without malfunction I did notice the recoil impulse isn't good. It tends to drop the nose of the barrel when coming back to zero from the recoil. So far I've had nothing but annoyances and am not a big fan of the gun. I plan to get it up and cycling properly and then I plan to sell it and stick with my Accushadows.

Thanks for the info. I'm where you were. I've tried tons of ear pro, but would like something better. By far my favorite has been sardins. But after really long matches they can get annoying. I also don't like over the ear ear pro for shotgunning or rifles. I've been considering a pair of custom hearing aids, but the cost has kept me from jumping on it. Are they pretty much ready to go out of the box? No special customization or adjustments need to be made? How well do they cut the shot sound compared to electronics you've used? How do they do against an open gun? One of my biggest complaints about all electric ears is if you're having a conversation and someone starts shooting the conversation has to stop because the ears keep cutting out. Does the same thing happen with this style?