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There are several loads for this set of combination in the ".40 S&W IPSC Loads List". http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass/index.html

I found 255gr LSWC loads to be great for pins in two guns I had: a Clark Heavy Recoilmaster 1911 and an S&W 625 with heavy underlug and compensator. I used Universal Clays, and the loads chronoed from 220 - 230 power factor. Pins were intimidated and ran away! OAL was 1.200" with D&J 255gr LSWC, and feeding was reliable. I used a 20-pound spring in the Clark, even with the compensator! Universal Clays and Unique are good powders for heavy bullet loads in .45ACP. I don't shoot pins any more, don't have those guns any more, but have some of the loads stored away in case my house is besieged by bands of wild bowling pins in the dark of night!

Quote: from BDH on 5:25 am on Mar. 3, 2003[br Jeff Maass, I didn't know about the model rocketry problems. Really too bad, as I enjoyed them immensely when I was a kid. In fact, the last time I moved I came across my old launcher! I know that some of my old competition rockets (NAR #17711) are buried in a corner of my parents basement. Some day, I will need to excavate down through that packrat heaven, to find all my old stuff! I used to travel around Ohio and PA competing. I don't know what the power factor was!

Quote: from BDH on 9:59 am on Mar. 2, 2003 On top of this, I would imagine with our emphasis on Homeland security, they will probably get worse, not better... The new rules on "explosives" is putting the Model Rocketry hobby out-of-business. The small Estes engines you may remember are now considered dangerous, and each and every person along the supply chain must be certified, have a background check, and be fingerprinted! http://www.msnbc.com/news/877295.asp http://www.scifitoday.com/story/2003/2/25/72638/9317 http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/rocke...ity_020325.html Can smokeless powder and primers be far behind?

I have one on my original (now backup) 9x21 gun built by Matt McLearn. I like it, and it looks way cool! When I had my newer gun built, I wanted to make it as close to the older gun as possible, but we couldn't find the right hammer at that time. That gun's hammer looks "clunky" by comparison. They both work great, though!

Quote: from BSeevers on 5:34 am on Oct. 26, 2002 Matt was taught by George Smith of EGW and John Nowlin. If he had worked for John Browning I don't think he would know any more about guns. Its too bad he left. Also he was a great shooter and even has a World Shoot win in his cap along with a Nationals! (Edited by BSeevers at 7:35 am on Oct. 26, 2002) Actually, Matt McLearn and George Smith both trained together to learn to craft guns under Austin Behlert (the elder) at Behlert Precision in PA, and then Matt went to work with Nowlin in Oklahoma before setting out on his own. I consider myself lucky to own and use two nearly identical McLearn Custom Machine (MCM) Signature Models in caliber 9x21. I had a chance to visit him at the shop in Claremore while he was building the second and installing a matching barrel in the first, and spent a little time with him and his (minimal) staff at the time. http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass/images/mcm70.jpg After my sad experience with the slime criminal gunsmith Chuck Warner Junior <<spit!>> (in which I lost $2800 in cash and gun parts), I was understandably "gunshy" when looking for someone to build me a gun the next time around. I did a **lot** of research, and talked to a lot of shooters and gunsmiths before I settled on Matt. Great choice: honest, skilled, and a true Nice Guy ! Matt's "thing" was reliability, accuracy, and reliability, in that order. My guns have been remarkably reliable. In the year that I moved from B to A in Open, I shot a *lot* of local matches, FIPT, Florida Open, Area 5, and probably some I've forgotten. I fired roughly 25,000 rounds that year, and had only five (5) jams/stoppages! For three of those, I recovered the round causing the problem, and confirmed reloading errors (not crimped) as the cause of the jam. Two of the rounds I was unable to recover. I also scheduled a class with Matt at our local club (Pickaway County Sportsmen, Circleville OH), and ten of us got to experience Matt as an instructor. Also a good choice! If you have access to them, watch the 1993 USPSA Nationals and World Shoot X videos. Matt won both of those matches in 1993. If you can't find them, picture a big Dudley Do-Right-like fellow gliding quickly and smoothly through each course of fire, and you have an accurate image of Matt's shooting! When Matt left gunsmithing, he recommended George Smith at EGW for the continuing maintenance of my guns. There hasn't been much work required, but I consider myself lucky to have found two of the best gunsmiths around! I've always considered it unfortunate that Matt had to reset his priorities, and left shooting. He was fun to watch, and a challenger whenever he competed. ("mcmgun": Is that you, Georg, hiding behind that screen name?)

No. This would be caliber, powder, bullet, case, temperature, and air pressure related. VihtaVuori has published, in it's hardback reloading manuals, a formula for an increase in pressure and velocity based on delta-OAL for a sample of their powder in a particular caliber, etc. to demonstrate the danger of increased pressure with a small decrease of OAL.

Wil Schuemann has had an article about possible problems with Molybdenum Disulfide on his web site for a couple of years. http://www.schuemann.com/moly0.htm

The first time I wore my Adidas GSG-9 boots to a match, I was testing them by running box-to-box on grass. No gun, prior to the match beginning. I hit the first box a bit too fast. My feet stopped, but my body continued, and down I went No damage, but it certainly got a laugh from the assembled multitudes!

Quote: from bjratliff on 10:33 pm on Feb. 14, 2003 They were a great bunch of girls to shoot with and we had a blast shooting out of helicopters, boats, and double decker buses, not to mention jumping off 4 foot high walls. How did you happen to have that picture. Were you there? No, I wasn't there, but have the video in my collection. The photo was published in a UKPSA publication I received from someone I corresponded with in England. I don't recall what I sent him, but he sent several back issues of this publication. This was in 1995 or 1996, about the time that they got their sport-killing ban on handguns. I was going to become a subscriber, but never did.

Quote: from bjratliff on 6:22 pm on Feb. 14, 2003 wow this brings back memories. I believe that these are the same ladies that represented the UK and shot on the same squad as our US Ladies team in England in 1993 for the World Shoot X. I think that the one on the right in the back row is Elaine Berwick as she and I exchanged team shirts. WOW! I would have enjoyed watching that, BJ! (Yes, that's Elaine Berwick). ;-)

http://www.canada.com/national/story.asp?i...C-FAB8B263AADD} The word gun was banned from spelling tests in one school only and not across the Upper Canada District School Board, board officials said Tuesday. Terry Simzer, the Brockville-based board's public relations officer, said the word was removed from Grade 1 spelling lists at Lombardy Public School where a complaint originated from a parent, not from all schools as had been widely reported. "The (complainant) and the teacher had an amicable meeting and it was agreed to remove the word from the spelling list,'' Simzer said Tuesday. "It's up to the principals at other schools to decide whether that word is in use or not.'' Simzer said earlier news reports of the word's removal from all schools across the board had the board scrambling to clarify its position on the matter. The whole thing started when Chloe Sousa, 7, brought home from Lombardy Public School a list of 10 words to learn. Each Friday her class is tested on these words. By last week, the class had worked its way through the alphabet to the letter G. Amanda and Mark Sousa, who consider themselves to be pacifists and who are raising their two young children with this governing belief, were shocked when Amanda's spelling list last week included the word Gun. "I realize people hunt in this area, but I still don't think that warrants the teaching of this word to my daughter or any other child," said Mrs. Sousa. The Sousas relocated to tiny Lombardy, about an hour west of Ottawa near Smiths Falls, from Kingston, where Mr. Sousa still works, to be closer to family. Mrs. Sousa wrote a letter to her daughter's teacher describing her views on the word gun, her unease with any child learning to spell the word, a few alternatives, and the wish to speak to the teacher about its inclusion on the list. "The word gun is synonymous with death. I'm racking my brain trying to figure out why a seven-year-old would need to learn this word," said Mrs. Sousa, who admits she was hesitant to bring her views forward for fear of backlash from the school toward her daughter, and because some may view her problem with the word gun as another political correctness issue gone too far. "For a split second I considered whether or not I should raise this issue, but I knew I had to stand up for what I believe in. This was not right," she said. "I don't think this is an issue of political correctness. It's an issue of protecting your child from violence. Guns are violent. End of story," said Mrs. Sousa. The Sousas did not hear from the teacher. Then Chloe was sent home later in the week, again with her list, which now came complete with pictures beside each word. "It wasn't a water gun or a toy gun, it was a pistol," said Mr. Sousa. "I was horrified that not only were we ignored, but now my daughter is carrying around a picture of a gun," he said. Mrs. Sousa then decided it was time to call the school to speak to the principal. Not long after she placed the telephone call yesterday, the teacher returned her call and apologized for the word being part of the test, as did Terry Simzer, a public relations specialist for the school board in which the Lombardy Public school belongs. Mr. Simzer explained that the word gun had been in the curriculum for a number of years, but as of yesterday, gun has been removed from the spelling test because of the Sousas' complaint. "I can't say how many years it's been used, but a number of years, yes," said Mr. Simzer, and he defended the word as being a good phonetic word and short vowel word that is easy for young readers to learn. "We do appreciate the sensitivity around the word, especially in these times, and have taken the word from the list because of this parent's complaint," he said. "But children do hear this word every day on the news, particularly about blank registration -- I don't want to say the word so I don't offend anybody," added Mr. Simzer. "We are quite happy that the whole matter has been resolved and the word will no longer be included in our curriculum." Although the Sousas remain disappointed the word was ever included in a Grade 1 spelling test, the family is happy with the outcome. "Even after all of the obstacles I'm happy with the conclusion," said Mrs. Sousa. "I accomplished what I set out to do and that was to have this word removed from my daughter's spelling list."

Quote: from titandriver on 6:02 am on Feb. 14, 2003 "titandriver" - sounds like a pub name. What river? ;-)

My prize (book) arrived today: Thanks Brian! As I said, I've put it in my match administration box, and will give it to a promising junior shooter this year at our USPSA/IPSC matches in Circleville Ohio.

Quote: from illtmprdman on 4:56 pm on Feb. 12, 2003 Dear Shooters, I'm looking for suggestions on what ammo to buy for everyday target practice. REQUIREMENTS: 1. 230gr FMJ .45 ACP 2. non-corrosive 3. brass case 4. lead bullet 5. copper jacket 6. decent price 7. easy to purchase online/over the phone 8. fairly accurate 9. I don't reload, so I don't care if it is boxer/berdan primed. 10. MUST be reliable If you are in a country that allows reloading, make sure you start collecting your brass! There are two types of shooters: 1) Those who reload; 2) Those who *will* reload someday.

I wish USPSA would correct this error, and start using the collected Revolver Division classifier hit factors to determine Revolver Division Classifications. Either: 1) they now have enough shooters having recorded classifier scores to use them as the baseline; -or- 2) not enough people are shooting in Revolver Division to justify the continuation of the Division. Either way, using Limited classifier scores to determine a shooter's REvolver Classification is **Wrong**. Just Wrong.

Since I spoiled it too quickly, I sent a couple of follow-up question for his consieration. He posted one of them (with pleasant photo) as a followup. It starts on page 2 in the "Win a Book" forum. Someone must know at least *part* of the answer!

At the time that the UK made their sport difficult for them, I considered offering to allow all of them to come stay here in Ohio with me, but several of them had (and likely have) boyfriends or husbands who shoot better than me, and were already likely in a grumpy mood... Discretion is the better.... Someone has to know at least one or two of their first names! (I can be bribed!)

I normally spray a couple hundred cases at a time, and then throw them in the case feeder. Shake the Hornady One-Shot thoroughly. Just throw the cases in a small box (I use empty "Shed Spred" tubs) and spray the lube on while shaking the box/tub to distribute the cases around. The Hornady lube will flow a bit. Shake the box/tub well, and then let dry a short time. No need to do anything special to keep the lube out of the case. It's not petroleum based, and won't deactivate primers.

Quote: from lynn jones on 12:29 pm on Feb. 7, 2003 solidsnake, see this rule: 9.2.2.1 “Virginia Count” The total scores (minus penalties) divided by the total time. The number of rounds is fixed and time stops on the last shot. <b> Only paper targets may be used.</b> Virginia count may be used only for standard exercises, short courses and classifiers and may not be used in Level IV or higher competitions. this is the new way of scoring VC courses. this was changed so you'd not get penalized twice for making up a shot on steel. i.e. the steel is only worth 5pts, VC -10 pt for the miss, -10 pts for a extra shot. the miss would be hard to keep up with also. hope this helps. lynn All of this is true of misses on paper, too. How does this justify banning steel in a CV-score course of fire?

Quote: from bulm5 on 6:53 am on Feb. 7, 2003 Quote: from SRT Driver on 11:47 pm on Feb. 4, 2003 I hate Oxy Clean commericals and any of Billy May's other commericals where he pitchs "Whooping" anything or points at the camera 50 times. AGGGRRRHHH!! How about the KABOOM!!!!! Oh, are we talking about Glocks now? ;-)

Quote: from jhgtyre on 7:28 am on Feb. 7, 2003 Because sometimes it takes more than one shot to knock them down. -ld That's not a good reason to have removed one option from the stage designer. Sometimes it takes more than one shot to get a good hit on paper, too!

Quote: from Ted Murphy on 8:15 pm on Feb. 6, 2003 Quote: from jmaass on 6:22 am on Feb. 6, 2003 Quote: from Larrys1911 on 11:10 pm on Feb. 5, 2003 Oh a speedload is one PE unless you argue then its two. If I hear you talking about how you can SL or whatever and take the PE and still be faster FTDR! So, it's not just a penalty for "FTDR", it's a penalty for "Talking About FTDR"? Thoughtcrime! "Thoughtcrime," the mere act of thinking about ideas like Freedom or Revolution, was punishable by torture and brainwashing.-George Orwell, 1984 Orwell would be proud! Jeff, You are quite obsessed with IDPA's failings, real or perceived. If you loved the sport I would respect that, but I suspect you do it for less noble reasons. That is all well and good, your actions certainly do not cause harm to anyone. But I do recommend you take some time and actually analyze yourself, your motives, and your need to down shooting sports you so obviously loathe. Certainly it cannot be healthy. Ted: I would have to care or be concerned far more about IDPA, and have far more free time to apply to the subject to be described as "obsessed". Just an interested bystander. I simply observe, read, contemplate, and comment on what I see as a festering boil on the ass of IDPA: the FTDR rule. In the quoted case above, Larrys1911 suggested that he would issue an FTDR for someone **talking** about shooting a course of fire in a way that might be a potential violation of the procedure. He immediately responded to my comment, quite correctly I think, saying he mispoke himself. He would only penalize if the procedure were actually violated. Do you disagee? FTDR is carte blanche for an SO to apply whatever concept of "the sport" that particular individual has formed. He can apply it with whatever biases he has, with impunity, unrestrained by the application a specific rule in the rulebook for the violation other than reciting the incantation "FTDR". It's as if the police were given the authority to make up their own crimes to charge offenders with, based on whatever each individual cop felt was in the "best interest of society". To the extent that shooters say they don't see FTDR applied much at their local matches, it is of little consequence. The potential for abuse is there, however, built into the IDPA rules. All IMHO, of course.

Quote: from Larrys1911 on 11:10 pm on Feb. 5, 2003 Oh a speedload is one PE unless you argue then its two. If I hear you talking about how you can SL or whatever and take the PE and still be faster FTDR! So, it's not just a penalty for "FTDR", it's a penalty for "Talking About FTDR"? Thoughtcrime! "Thoughtcrime," the mere act of thinking about ideas like Freedom or Revolution, was punishable by torture and brainwashing.-George Orwell, 1984 Orwell would be proud!

Brian: I think you should post the photo. If nothing else, they're fun to look at!