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Rich,
How about Birmingham. It looks like the University of Alabama Birmingham has PA program of some kind
http://main.uab.edu/shrp/default.aspx?pid=77392
5 USPSA matches within a 1.5hr radius (more in Atlanta if you need more). Good quarterly rifle matches (courtesy of dt1).
And a low cost of living.
Peter Adams
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Alabama Section Coordinator
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Medium to Medium rare.
Easiest way I know to get that is do the following:
(Shamelessly stolen from Alton Brown)
1.) Heat large cast iron skillet to 550F in oven.
2.) Bring 1-1.5" thick New york strip to room temp.
3.) Coat both sides of steak with canola oil, kosher salt, fresh cracked black pepper
4.) Once oven has come up to temp, remove skillet and place on a burner that is set to high.
5.) Place steak in skillet for about 30 sec then flip.
6.) Once the steak has cooked for about 30 sec on the second side, place the skillet back in oven.
7.) Let the steak cook on that side for about 2-3 min, then flip and cook on the other side for 2-3 min.
8.) Remove steak from skillet and let it rest.
Like shooting chef said let it rest.. If you don't rest it don't bother cooking it.
Peter Adams
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My open guns were built by hardy custom in georgia.
I have 2 general comments...
I have shot guns from several of the smiths above. The build quality was uniformly excelent. Any of them will build you an quality gun.
That being said I will second the recomendation of brianatl. Don't under estimate how helpful it is to have your gunsmith close by. When something breaks it always seems to be before a big match.
The other thing that might impact your decision is how soon you want the gun. Some of those guys you list above usually have pretty lengthy backlogs.
Peter Adams
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Glock 24. Add a decent set of sights some trigger work and a magwell. Maybe lighten the slide a bit.
One of the cheapest routes to long slide limited guns I have come across.
Peter Adams
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They are good scopes. If you already had one or found a great deal on one it would serve you well.
If you are buying a new scope it isn't the first choice I'd make.
Peter Adams
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I wouldn't let you switch from OPEN to revo anyways...that's just WRONG!!
I know, but that seems to be the norm among revo shooters 
. Other than 2007 Georgia, I haven't shot open at a state match since 2004. Maybe the ol' open gun still runs, although it jammed on me twice in a 4-stage match Tuesday night 
.Yep, hell hath no fury like an open gun scorned...
Peter Adams
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As effective muzzle breaks go the surefire isn't too bad. (Better with the can that goes over it though).
Peter Adams
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So help me understand how this is copying? It looks like what STI did was to decide to execute a part in aluminum (machined) that previously they offered as injection molded polymer.
Peter Adams
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Besides why would you want to turn an sti into a caspian
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Dillion will send you the parts to fix it, When it happened to me they sent me a complete new primer feed mechanism.
Peter Adams
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A 50 yard sight in has always worked well for me from 0 to 300 yards.
Peter Adams
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As someone who runs a club and designs stages. I say go ahead game it...
What I had in mind as the stage designer is not the shooters concern. The shooter's concern is to solve the problem the best way he can, while staying inside the rules and the written stage briefing.
If you see something I didn't, good for you. Sometimes I see something after I set up the stage I didn't see before and end up gaming myself.
Peter Adams
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If the barrel is throated enough you might also try loading them to a longer oal. To see if this helps you. In my caspian 9mm open gun I run the oal at just a hair less than 1.20. I use the montana gold 124 jhp (which is a fairly long bullet). Mine works much better when long loaded.
Oh and if the feed ramp isn't polished you might look at that as well. Just make sure that when you do it, you are polishing it in the direction the round feed.
Peter Adams
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I did a quick Google and found a picture of one like I had on Guns America.
From the picture you can see how it works, the spring unwinds out from under the follower and fits in a recess in the side of the body of the mag.
http://www.gunsamerica.com/976700764/Non-G..._EAGLE_MAGS.htm
Peter Adams
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I recall seeing (I may even still own one somewhere) Eagle? used to make magazines that used this system. You could get them for pistols (Ruger P-85 maybe others) and also I think for the mini-14 and the ar-15.
The one I have/had was a plastic bodied transparent mag for an AR-15 the spring was coiled under the follower and would un-wind as the mag was loaded. I believe one end of the spring was pinned or riveted to the inside right side of the mag body and fit into a recess in the mag body.
I recall it working ok but being made out of plastic I never used it much.
Peter Adams
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I don't normally post links to other forums, however this is being discussed on the CMP forum, there may be some helpful information there.
http://www.odcmp.org/new_forum/topic.asp?T...s=surplus,brass
Peter Adams
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Looks like bad news for rifle matches....
Peter Adams
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The one that always scares the hell out of me with this is when a gun gets locked up due to a fat case or something, and you have to grab the slide tight and smack the grip to get the gun open.... oh man, talk about pucker factor!
Yep after having one blow on me in my limited gun while doing exactly that (which resulted in stitches and a surgeon having to dig a piece of the brass out of my chest). I just won't do it any more. I either find something to smack the muzzle on (which won't let this happen since the slide can't go back far enough for the cartridge to get loose and have the primer find the ejector). Or I stop myself and deal with it then. Dealing with the situation was expensive and painful, not something I intend to do again.
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Off the top of my head I'd say to find the slowest possible powder you can find data for in that caliber.
Peter Adams
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So how do these work. Do you drill different size holes in various set screws and trial and error which size orifice to use for bleeding off some of the gas up through the set screw. Or is the set screw left intact and just turned down into the gas channel to restrict the flow of gas through the tube.
The screw restricts the gas flow.
Peter Adams
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Not trying to start a holy war and I am by no means the most experienced rifle shooter in this group (not even close).
However I offer the below links for your consideration:
http://www.noveskerifleworks.com/barrel_break-in.pdf (The note that came with the barrel I used for my current 3 gun rifle).
http://yarchive.net/gun/barrel/break_in.html (Gale McMillan's comments on break-in)
http://www.whiteoakprecision.com/info-faq.htm#breakin (The instructions from the guy that built your barrel).
The upshot of all this seems to be that if the barrel is built from a good high quality blank and was chambered with care minimal, to no break-in should be required.
Peter Adams
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If you are looking for a larger sample size on .50 equipment check out the Fifty Caliber Shooter's Association (http://www.fcsa.org).
It's worth joining them just for the magazine and the access to their forums.
Peter Adams
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I voted no.
When I started shooting USPSA I could probably have told you to the closest 100 how many rounds had been through my guns. By the same token back then all of my guns were always obsessively and spotlessly clean.
All I could tell you now is that by round count of matches I go to I probably shoot on the order of 7-10k rounds a year through whatever pistol I am shooting that year. The gun gets detail inspected yearly and the springs get changed once a year whether they need it or not. Barrels get replaced when they won't make power factor anymore with a reasonable load.
Not saying its the right way just admitting where I am now...
Peter Adams
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Bought the Lee kit... Not sure it was the best choice. It works ok, but I would have liked something a bit more substantial. A bit more leverage would also have been nice (particularly when re-sizing brass that was shot out of a machine gun to go in my bolt action rifle).
One thing that I did buy that I have been very happy with is a Giraud trimmer. I decided to get it when I started back reloading rifle ammo to cut down on some of the irritation of brass prep. It trims a .50 case about as easy as it does a .223 case which is no small feat.
I know one .50 reloader who has the RCBS kit and seems happy with it.
I saw a post here from the shot show about Dillon possibly making a .50 press that looked alot like a 550 on steroids. I'd be interested in that if it came to pass.
YMMV
Peter Adams
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I must have 1... no maybe 2...
Peter Adams
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I know, but that seems to be the norm among revo shooters 
. Other than 2007 Georgia, I haven't shot open at a state match since 2004. Maybe the ol' open gun still runs, although it jammed on me twice in a 4-stage match Tuesday night 
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Yep I'd try somewhere between 1-1.5 min per side in the oven if I wanted rare.(Of course ymmv based on the thickness of the steak).
Peter Adams
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