George Oakes

Hey gang, I have been shooting USPSA/IPSC matches localy for 6 months now. I am ready to go to a state match, and maybe the Florida Open. My question is this what kind of training/practice and checklists should i go over prior to a match? Local or national doesnt matter i guess but its important to me to have my i's dotted and t's crossed? I will be doing 6 classifiers this sunday so if i can try something before then it would be great. If someone has already posted something similar, please point me to the correct thread/URL Thanks again

That is exactly correct, the .45 bullet pushed the .40 case thru the barrel and stopped just at the end of the gun. 1/2 of .40 case was sticking out the end of the barrel with the .45 rounds stuck behind it. I was trying to grasp what happened and I think I just figured it out. the actual .40 bullet did leave the barrel and hit the steel (ting) but the actual brass case stayed in the barrel, and that case is what the next round, a .45, hit when the next shot was fired.

Yes it could have been much worse. In an effort to save .10 cents it ended up costing me 50$. Lucky for me the bulge in the barrel caused by the .45 pushing the .40 to the end of the barrel caused the slide to get stuck on the buldge not allowing the slide to come back and damage the rest of the gun, or my face The only thing hurt was the wallet, and a new story was created for the RO to tell to his RO buddies.

Hey guys, fairly new poster here, been shooting for several months now. the other day I went to a USPSA local match, and was shooting on the squad from my gun club, it was a nice day in Florida in December and warm and breezy 75 degrees or close to it. I was shooting my 1911 in L-10 and after shooting I would pick up my live round I just ejected when clearing my weapon. I also saw a .40 S&W and it was new, so I grabbed that one too. I have an XD-40 as a back up gun, and love to shoot that as well. So I figured I would put that round in the bag for use with my xd-40. Murphy's Law not being the total stranger to guns, and competitions, decided that the .40 cal bullet would look better sitting in my box of .45 acp ammo. On the last stage I was talking and joking around with the guys on my squad and refilling mags for the final round. completey unaware that Murphy's Law had invaided my gun bag, and ammo, I put the .40 cal round on the very top of my first mag in my belt. I did not notice any difference in ammo, and was not paing attention. I got to the stage, inserted the mag, loaded the weapon (yup the .40 cal round will go into the .45 barrel nicely) holstered the weapon, and when the buzzer went off, I drew the gun, flipped the safety off, and fired the round at a steel 50ft. away. Ting I hit the target, good now to the next targer. The RO did not see anything wrong with my gun, I did not feel anything different and the next round, a .45 was chambered nicely. Ah but what happened was the .40 round did not extract, instead the .45 round pushed it into the barrel and when I pulled the trigger... BOOM Power was all over us, brass was sticking out the end of my barrel and the slide would not go forward. The RO and I deduced that I had a slight problem. We dropped the magazine, tryed to force the slide forward and using pliers tried to remove the .40 cal case from the end of the barrel. We could not and decided it was time to take the gun off the line, and send it to my gunsmith. The gunsmith was able to remove the barrel, and check for other damage, which there was none. He charged me 50$ for a new springfield barrel and I was shooting again the next day. Moral of the story... Never pick up live ammo, unless you know its yours! Always keep different ammo locked up and away from what you are shooting. And pay attention to what you are doing off the range as well as on the range. Murphy has a way of showing up in the weirdest places. Peace and happy shooting G

So far the problem has been with Not feeding, and creating death jams. The slide goes back, begins to feed the next round, but the round gets stuck and wont feed up the ramp, and then the bullet and the mag are stuck in the gun. I cant drop the mag, and cant feed the round. the RO who eventually got the round loose said to check my ammo, and probably not use the mag anymore. I moved the magazine to my practice mags, and bought a new one, but I want to know how to check ammo. Thanks What kind of trouble? What's it doing? Not feeding? Not ejecting? Not going "boom"?

I am getting ready for a 6 stage classifier match so I can shoot in the open in feb. I am a realativly new shooter, and have been doing very well. recently I have been having trouble with some of the reloaded ammo I am buying and want to know how you go about checking the ammo so you know it is good to go? Do I need fancy tools? or can I do this at home? thanks in advance