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I'm happy with my Rosen belt and ARG for my 1911. I've heard good things about the Milt Sparks Summer Special also. Edit for WHY: I like the ARG because it conceals well, is comfortable, and the workmanship is beautiful.

My brother-in-law did the same trick shooting my reloads. The first shot was a squib and he shot the cylinder dry. I didn't realize what had happened (should have) and was watching him thinking how well he controlled the recoil and wanting to know what the key was to his secret grip. Now I know. The barrel bulged on the model 66, so I just had it replaced. Thankfully that was the extent of the damage! I always figured that the fact that the loads were super light was both what caused the problem and why the gun didn't blow up.

It has been covered All I did was type "extended slide stop" (without the quotes) in the search window and found a whole bunch, but these three are this exact question: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=93467&view=findpost&p=1071491 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=81339&view=findpost&p=941181 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41247&view=findpost&p=469224 I guess I botched it by searching "1911 extended slide stop" not "extended slide stop" in the 1911 forum. Thanks for digging those up. I guess also that I realized that to some extent because my google search was: http://www.google.com/search?q=brianenos.com+extended&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a Thanks for the reading list.

It's hard to believe this hasn't been covered, but I searched for the answer to this question using both the search feature and google with no luck. Allow me to preface this question by saying that, at this point, I refuse to have a gun only for matches. I frequently carry my match revolvers to the city or the field. I expect to do likewise with my new government sized 1911 though I may carry it more since it seems to hide pretty well on me. It seems that some shun the extended slide stop on the 1911 as a potential source of stoppages. Is that the general consensus here? I'm not really worried about the ability to release the slide so much as the ability to easily catch the slide open while showing clear or servicing the gun. Thoughts? Thanks.

I started USPSA with a GP100 I had on hand and migrated to the 625. There are things I like better about the Ruger and things I like better about the S&W. In the Ruger's favor: 1. Durability - especially the cylinder stops which are peening on my S&W but not my Ruger 2. Cylinder release - I do a strong-hand reload and hit the release with by weak-hand thumb while pushing the cylinder out with my trigger finger 3. Break-down procedure - cleaning the Ruger is a joy compared to the S&W 4. Grips - The factory grips on my Ruger give me more of a purchase with my weak hand In the 625's favor: 1. Moon clips - both an advantage and a joy to shoot with 2. Double-action pull - my Ruger has a decent trigger job but pull weight seems to peak in the middle rather than build throughout the pull 3. Parts availability

I voted yes, though I have no high-cap revolvers. I'm somewhat skeptical of avoiding the 'arms-race' as I want to see the technology progress. I also want to compete with a gun that is at least similar to one I carry - and want to carry the best tool for the job. I suspect that the advantage would be with an 8-shot revolver - at least the way I like to shoot. If the option stuck, I'd probably switch to an 8-shot revolver and feel at a disadvantage only when facing a bunch of no-shoots. Lately, I've been thinking about leaving revolver division for single-stack for these reasons: 1. My beloved 625's cylinder is peening. I hate wearing out my favorite gun, and hate that my favorite gun is wearing out. 2. I enjoy stages that raise the stakes with arrays divisible by my capacity. My favorite stage is 18 steel plates. 8-shot arrays seem to be the norm. 3. Lack of local competition.

Sorry to revive a dead thread, but I just saw it and recently read of a related KaBoom! here: http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=355722 Guy was loading Red Dot to 40 data in 10mm, and it doesn't sound like a double. There may be some other explanation, but I wouldn't do it.

I believe recoil is both a function of bullet acceleration, which would be the same at same power factor, plus the acceleration of the ejecta. The ejecta is said to have more mass with higher charges (light bullets). How much more, I'm not sure. What if a particular powder causes there to be more gas in the ejecta due to more thorough combustion? I'm not sure if that's possible or not. I've heard it said that slower powders and faster bullets recoil more because the pressure differential between the barrel and the atmosphere is greater at the time of release. Additionally, heavier bullets in a particular caliber (higher BC) should loose less energy to wind drag on their way to poppers and knock them down with slightly more authority. I agree about the advantage of trajectory at longer distances going to the light fast bullet (within the distance it takes the higher BC bullet to outrun the lower one) and think it to be an advantage worth considering.

To clarify, I didn't mean that I thought lighter bullets would directly effect the skipping, but might slow or stop the damage to the cylinder that seems to lead to skipping.

I wonder what effect bullet selection has on Skip Chambers? I've been shooting 230g LRN, but have considered changing to something lighter in order to see if I can't avoid him. Currently, I probably don't shoot fast enough for it to be a problem, but hopefully... er... I guess it's probably also true that a cylinder full of 180 is easier to turn with the trigger as well. I've never noted the difference between a full cylinder and one on it's last bang, but I probably could if I put my mind to it. I think I hear some lighter bullets calling my name. Anyway, thought I would submit that for your consideration.

Thanks for the great advice as usual. My 625 is a 5" model. I like the idea of epoxy in the sight channel of the holster. I had considered coating the inside of the holster with something, but hadn't thought of epoxy. I hadn't considered that I would be giving up sight picture to use a lower rear sight. I'm going to go for the height suggested by carmoney and fix the holster issue separately. No doubt I would be served better at the matches by a different holster, but I like the Desantis for concealed and open carry (Openly concealed?), so I'm inclined to stick with it until I'm more limited by my holster than by my skill. I have considered something like the "Perdue 2x4" moon clip holder though, so maybe my logic is flawed Round Gun Shooter, What is WAG?

First, Hi. I'm a new USPSA competitor and prefer the wheel-guns. I used a GP100 for a while, then bought my first 625 a couple months back. I've been lurking for some time now and have enjoyed the BE revolver forum very much. Thank you all for bringing so much information to this forum. The search function has been valuable to me and I haven't needed to ask my own question until now. My 625-6 has a .285 tall partridge type sight that pulls 'boogers' out of my Desantis speed-scabbard often. This, of course, is distracting and messes up my sight picture. Also my rear sight blade is a bit banged up from the previous owner. I'm thinking about replacing my front sight with a fiber-optic SDM unit, preferably of the .250-tall variety. Can anyone tell me with marginal certainty which height Millet rear sight I should be looking for in order to get the right combination on the first try? Thanks!