caspian guy

From an optical and durability standpoint I much prefer that scope to a C-More. Just wish it didn't weigh so much. I had that scope's predecessor (one of the ones with the built in mount) on 9x25 STI and always liked it. Of course I guess if I was really worried about weight I wouldn't shoot a steel framed open gun now Peter

Get one of the B&T mounts.

Mine has a 10# variable and a thin shock buff in it. Peter

Dang Randal didn't leave much meat on that slide did you? I like it. I vote you send it to Virgil for chrome before its too late. Peter

Tony, Glad you got a chance to come down and shoot with us. I think all of us but Randal need to take your grandson's advice. Peter

At 1-3 yards I may or may not see the dot. Beyond there I try to always see the dot. I find that if I present the gun correctly during the draw the dot is right there, on close shots I might not be paying that much attention to it but it is there. Peter Adams FY-39604

Would Stefan do a thing like that....

I haven't seen this problem with mine either.

All I can say is this... I have been shooting a 6" limited gun with a lightened slide since late 2002. It took a bit of time to get used to it (mine has a bull barrel and so is a bit nose heavy). But with the right weight springs and the correct ammo (like 4.3-4.2 grains of TG with a 185gr precision coated bullet) my performance with it is better than my performance with my short dustcover bull barrel SV (my backup gun). In my case the speed seems to be about the same but my hits tend to be better (ie it is more tolerant of sight miss-alignment) and I find it easier to call my shots with it. I have tried going back to the 5" gun because I tell myself it must be quicker somehow. For me at at least it isn't and my hits are worse. YMMV

$15 for 5-6 stages. 100-150 rounds.

As long as it doesn't leave the lens and goes straight up and comes back down I am good. Is it possible to cut that down? Like HSMITH absolutely. My first open gun was a 9x25 cannon with 3 reverse angle comp ports and 1 straight up port. When burning some ungodly charge of N110 it was completely flat to the point that you could actually see the dot dip down under certain conditions. I never could learn to call my shots with that gun. I discovered I needed dot movement of 2.5-3 to be able to call my shots. It was like there was some minimum amount of dot movement required for me to see what I needed to see to call the shot. Peter

Huh... That is interesting... They list it on their website http://www.nightforceoptics.com/?catid=1&viewitem=150 (it shows up if you go down to the second pane where they compare specs of the 1-4 with the 2.5-10 scroll down to show the reticles that are available on each.) Of course, to me it seems likely based on your conversations with them that it is a misprint... Goes to show you you can't believe every thing you read. Peter Pete, Nightforceoptics.com is the old website. The new one is Nightforcescopes.com and it lists the correct optics. There is a rumor that the 1-4 can be had with the NP-R1 reticle but I haven't been able to confirm it. When my contact gets back I'll see what I can find out. That explains it.

Must be nice. The clouds started rolling in down here at 5 this evening. All I can see is a glow from behind the clouds. Enjoy, Peter

Cactus, If the new IOR 1-4 has more eye relief than the 1.1-4 IOR I have on my backup rifle it would be very interesting indeed. I generally like the IOR CQB reticle (Not wild about the horseshoe above the dot, though. Mater of personal preference I guess...) Is the new scope illuminated? If so are they going to be able to boost the brightness of the illumination? Peter

For a quick estimate go to gunbroker and search for it in completed auctions. I usually like to sort by highest number of bids first. I like this method because it shows what people are actually paying. For a more precise estimate than that like others have said an advanced collector or a specialist. Peter Adams

Huh... That is interesting... They list it on their website http://www.nightforceoptics.com/?catid=1&viewitem=150 (it shows up if you go down to the second pane where they compare specs of the 1-4 with the 2.5-10 scroll down to show the reticles that are available on each.) Of course, to me it seems likely based on your conversations with them that it is a misprint... Goes to show you you can't believe every thing you read. Peter

Having shot David's scope on his AR-10 on flash targets out to 200+ yards I will vouch that it is a nice piece of glass... Speaking as a Meopta user I would consider this scope if I weren't so attached to the daylight illuminated reticle. In reference to holdover-capable reticles NightForce claims that they are available on this scope most notably the NPR2 (MOA marks) and a Mill-dot reticle. Peter Adams Sorry for thread creep...

Most of my shooters don't seem to enjoy shooting stand and shoot type standard exercises. They whine enough about having to shoot one per match While there are a few field course type classifiers (Lefty's Revenge, After Work Blues, and Easy Street come to mind) It is difficult to produce a match with that many classifiers in it without losing the interest of most of my shooters. Having said that if there are a large number of new people or enough people wanting to try to move up or get cards in other divisions, I'll usually try to run one.

Who cares what the bullet diameter is... If I want to shoot a .260 rem, a 6.5 Grendel or a 6.8 spc or something else what does it matter. As long as the thing makes 320pf whats the difference? Peter Adams FY-39604

Damn... I ROed my first Area match down there the second year that SEPSA ran the Area 6 match. I hate it when bad things happen to happen to good people. Peter

Another vote for the Giraud trimmer. It is one of the best reloading tool investments I ever made. In addition Doug is a USPSA member...

Green. Mostly because it seems brighter when I compare them. In addition since I primarily shoot open I found that when switching back from open to limited having a red dot at the end of my gun triggered the "dot on A-Zone, trigger shot" response and I forgot all about the whole "use the rear sight" business. Peter

That 6" is great. I like the fluting on the bull barrel (look like ball end cuts?). I presume the idea was not only to lose total weight, but also to lower the reciprocating mass? Peter

I like MG 124 JHP with Silhouette. I like Silhouette because it "feels good" meters well and leaves plenty of space in the case (doesn't make a mess all over the press). This is what I went to when my keg of SP2 was gone. If you don't mind cleaning a little powder off the press, 3n38 is also nice (what my gunsmith JL Hardy was recommending at the time my gun was built). Peter

One answer to the port height problem is to put in 2 ports one low one high. It IS more trouble and it isn't a perfect solution for everyone but it does seem to work better. Or use a slot? I am afraid that many designers myself included can become guilty of what someone on here called, "taking the shooting boxes off the ground and putting them in the wall" when USPSA started emphasising freestyle more.