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Gwalia, if you need to borrow a gun for this match, send me a PM and I can organise it for you. Actually if anyone is keen on coming to the match, send me a PM and I can either organise a gun for you to use or provide info on the paperwork required into Australia.

This is true, unfortunately we set our match date with the original IRC dates in mind, then the IRC dates changed and we can't accommodate another date change. So many great matches available yet so little time...

Thanks guys, I'll chase them up and see if a copy is still available.

Match entry form is now available on the ICORE website. 6th - 8th September in Brisbane, Queensland at Metropolitan Pistol Club. Hoping to see some international faces there, come and check out what Australia has to offer.

Can anyone help with a PDF copy of old International Postal Match stage descriptions from years 2001, 2002, 2006 and 2007 please.

Anyone know if there will be any vendors at the match selling their wares?

Jason have you ever pulled a bullet after loading and remeasured your diameter? That 9mm FCD might be resizing you bullet in the case.

I've used that cutter setup on several barrels and some cut easier than others. Repeated firing seems to work harden/case harden the metal around the forcing cone and makes it extremely hard to cut. Once you get through the hard spot it will cut like butter. You need the gun setup in a vice and pull back extremely hard whilst turning the cutter or use the drill adapter and spin it with a battery drill and use plenty of good cutting fluid. But if you want extreme accuracy pull the barrel, set it up in a lathe and turn it back one turn and recut the forcing cone with a sharp single point tool.

AusPPC, out of curiosity have you checked the cartridge headspace with the brand of brass that you are using? Do you use mixed brass or all one brand/batch? Do you clean primer pockets? Do you ream them or use a primer pocket uniformer?

I'm using the green 38 super case feeder attachment drilled out to the same ID as the orange one. Works well.

Dan, PM me your details and I'll send you an end cap. I have a few spares laying around.

What if I spin the cylinder on the crane with compressed air blower in one hand and dremel with the other?

Thanks for the info guys. I am about to rebarrel my 686 so thinking it was a good opportunity to make things nice and square. I will take Warren's advice and check the runout on the front face of the cylinder.

I have come across a few old articles where the gunsmiths building ppc type guns would machine the front face of the cylinder to square things up before fitting a new barrel. My question is are gunsmiths still doing this or does it have no effect on accuracy? Would it not make sense to take a light cut or surface grind the front face to make sure it is square?

Does anyone know when the new rules for barrels come into effect?

Turning targets is the way to go. Last years Australian Regionals we ran turning targets for Standards and eliminated the overtime penalties as there was no target to shoot at after time. The problem it did introduce however was the scoring of skid shots on partialy turned targets. But the cool and slightly intimidating factor was when we had 8 shooters in a line at the 10 and 3 yard lines all firing at once, also quickened up the stage by running all 8 shooters at once.

Pro Grip is what I am using now and like Bubber said can be hard to get but is good stuff. I use the rubber Hogues on my PPC gun but find them just a bit sticky for fast shooting, has any one tried the "Fast Grip" stuff from Eric Grauffel?

I have shot for a long time with smooth hogue wooden grips and like the feel but normally use pro grip just to give a little more grip assistance, but am wondering if there is a better product out there. What are most people favoring nowadays? Do you use a lotion or chalk product?

Can anyone point me in the direction of some good online book stores that specialise in firearms and shooting related books and out of print titles?

I have some older classifier stages in my collection that aren't officially used anymore and wondering if anybody has any lying around from the early days of ICORE?

I know there will be alot of aussies getting around.

Sounds like the usual suspects will be there. Any word on vendors that might be showing up? Looks like Bubber is trying his luck at zeroing standards for a little extra drinking money.

I thought by now there would be more chatter and excitement about this years IRC. So does anybody have the heads up of what to expect this year?

If you go the 550/650 route, then investigate the free floating die toolhead setup from Whidden gunworks.

Does anyone have any information or reloading data on the 224 stark cartridge? It was a 44 magnum case necked to .224 and was around in the 60's to 70's. Anyone's experience with this calibre would be most helpfull.