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The LDA can work ok for production. It is very flat and soft and has a familiar feel for the 1911 crowd.
There are things that can be done to the lda trigger to make it better (I handled one that TJ did for a friend of mine and it was quite good) that mostly consist of polishing and reducing spring weights...
I just never got used to the length of the trigger pull and at the time no beveling of the mag well was allowed which made the reloads a bit clunky for me (since para left them quite square on bottom).
In addition at the time the we tried it the mag capacity ban was in place so getting enough normal mags to shoot was a challenge. While you could get 10 round mags I never liked the design of them and found the baseplate design for the 10 rounders to be fragile. This should not be a problem now.
I still have my doubts about the long term durability of the fire control mechanism (it looks kinda fragile to me but don't have any breakage to point to as evidence).
On the other hand I think that TJ did win the nationals with one at least once?
Are you refurring to the LDA single stack gun? You wouldn't have that trouble with a hi cap gun. I did try one I thought man this is a very light DAO gun
.Nope referring to the double stack guns... There are 2 of the pre-external extractor 9mm lda's sitting in the safe now... One a limited model. And the other a base model with upgraded sights and a slicked up trigger.
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The LDA can work ok for production. It is very flat and soft and has a familiar feel for the 1911 crowd.
There are things that can be done to the lda trigger to make it better (I handled one that TJ did for a friend of mine and it was quite good) that mostly consist of polishing and reducing spring weights...
I just never got used to the length of the trigger pull and at the time no beveling of the mag well was allowed which made the reloads a bit clunky for me (since para left them quite square on bottom).
In addition at the time the we tried it the mag capacity ban was in place so getting enough normal mags to shoot was a challenge. While you could get 10 round mags I never liked the design of them and found the baseplate design for the 10 rounders to be fragile. This should not be a problem now.
I still have my doubts about the long term durability of the fire control mechanism (it looks kinda fragile to me but don't have any breakage to point to as evidence).
On the other hand I think that TJ did win the nationals with one at least once?
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I know of a couple of guys that run them and seem like them a lot. A search should find a couple of threads.
mhearn or charles bond could probably help if you have specific questions.
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As far as the clark goes you can drill the tube and the barrel nut. However there isn't reall enough meat to tap the barrel nut. Our work around was to use high temp epoxy to glue tnuts to the barrel nut. Then you can do as was suggested and screw the tube to the nut.
If jp would sell the vtac barrel nut seprately I would probably use that and source a carbon tube to fit it.
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If you are talking about catching your thumb between the end of the shell lifter and the receiver...I just cut the shell lifter back far enough that it doesn't catch my thumb.when I load.
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I know some folks have trouble with them but I have used one (011 then 012) for my caspians without issue for years. Where a lot of folks seem to get into trouble with them is failue to have them adjusted correctly (usually the nose piece) or failure to push the gun in all the way or failure to have enough tension. Having said that, if I hadn't started with one, not sure its what I'd pick now. (Like Bart I got an 013 off a prize table not that wild about the location of the lock...)
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Will this work on a class 3 lower?
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At the time that was built sa slides were a fairly popular choice. So that's not that unusual. I have one about that vintage that has been updated several times.
Just keeps going and going.
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For a double stack 1911 a caspian works well for small hands. A cz75 with thin grips also works pretty well. Also the m&p with the correct backstrap is a good option.
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A good little bistro with reasonable prices:
La Bonne Soupe (48 w 55th street). A favorite of my aunt an uncle (long time NewYorkers).
I wouldn't walk there from the empire state building for lunch, but not more than a quick subway ride (say 10 to 12 min).
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On the trigger for the caspian... Egw used to make an extended trigger (I think they called it a E trigger?) Don't know if they still do. As far as the 170mm mag Jim Anglin will build/tune you a nice one.
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Mark,
I believe SJC markets a 28 round big stick.
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Same problem from my Blackberry.
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Does it still group ok? Does it still make the velocity you need... If so leave it alone till it doesn't...
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Also if you have a shock buff in, remove it.
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Ok so I am assuming that you are interested in a comp for 3 gun use? You didn't say which division, so I'll assume tactical.
In no particular order I like the titan sjc, the rolling thunder, and the surefire. Any of those would serve you well.
The gogun comp looks interesting and I am looking forward to trying one. However I don't think it is allowed in tac (uspsa anyway) in its current form due to its size. (I believe that I saw in a thread somewhere that robert said that they were going to address that problem in the future though...)
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All,
As John said above...
The match will be held at the Steel City Sport Shooters Association in Hoover, Alabama (just south of Birmingham) March the 5th and 6th.
Randal Webb (DrawandDuck) will again be the Match Director.
It will be a 1 day format. ROs and a limited number of shooter on Friday; Competitors shoot Saturday.
Match fee is $110
8 Stages + Chrono with 150-175 rounds.
Cash payback and plaques
Additional information will be posted in this thread and on the Alabama Section webpage when available.
Peter Adams
FY-39604
Alabama Section Coordinator
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MSDS = Material Safety Data Sheet?
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I'll take one if you decide to build some.
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Well... Finding mags shouldn't be a problem anymore... (Even a bigstick isn't too bad a problem call Jim Anglin for that). Adding the grips will change how it fills you hand some.
On finding the dot... A quinn mount would probably help you if you switch back and forth a lot (I find I do ok with the standard mount like yours with just a couple of hours of dryfire but I have shot a lot of open so ymmv).
The cost of good same headstamped once fired 9mm has gone up a good bit, so you'd have to do the math on whether its better to shoot what you have or re-barrel to 9 (I have had 2 of my caspians re-barreled to 9 so that's not a huge deal).
The best advice I could give you about giving open a try is to commit to it for several months(and do the necessary dryfire to get the required muscle memory.)
If you decide you don't want it pm me...( I can always use another caspian
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Best of luck to you.
I had to wait several months for mine. But it was well worth it.
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My current favorite upper was built using a 16.1" Recon Barrel Group. It has been an excellent barrel.
While initially the price for this kit seems a bit high, what offsets this is the inclusion of a headspaced bolt, nice low-profile gas block that has been drilled with the barrel to allow pinning the gas block on, and also the gas tube. So considering what comes with it and the .5 - .75 MOA groups it shoots with almost anything I feed it, it seems like a fair deal to me.
As said above, "No such thing as TOO GOOD"
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Hop,
I didn't know there were that many revo shooters...
Good job rasing money for a great cause
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Stock selection, not length this time, but weight.
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That's a good point patrick. My thinking had been that the barrel nut, though a bit heavy, being closer to the axis of rotation wouldn't matter as much as the tube which extends farther out. I think I still have an unused clark tube and and an un-used vtac. I'll try to weigh them and see what the diff is.