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2.27.09
Knocked off work at about 1pm and went out to do some live fire on Friday!
Ran some drills working on draws and reloads. At the end of the session I setup targets for El Pres. Shot one of my best runs ever at a 9.2 HF! 3.2.09
Tonight was dry fire working on 2-reload-2 at 15 feet trying to whittle down my reload time. I was having some real difficulty seeing A's for the 1st two shots. Basically I was rushing the first two shots to hurry up and get to the reload. I then turned the par time way up and started focusing more on seeing good sight pictures for each shot. Starting feeling better towards the end. I'm building up alot of tension in my shoulders during the reload so I think I need to work more on relaxing during this kind of exercise.
Thomas
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Yup, I've got it too. My hearing is very sensitive and I can still hear things even at low amplitude. My daughter doesn't listen to her iPod very loud at all, I've checked it myself due to concern of her getting her ears damaged. But, I can still hear the music from her earbuds when she's in the back seat of my diesel truck running down I35 at 75mph! However, I still hear the ringing especially when it's quiet. I also have a problem understanding someone talking to me in a crowded restaurant.
I think lots of things contributed to this. Growing up, I never wore hearing protection while shooting or operating power tools or chainsaws. Playing percussion in school band and attending numerous rock concerts without ear plugs couldn't have helped either!
Thomas
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2.22.09 and 2.23.09
Didn't get a whole lot of time for live fire this past weekend. Only shot about 75 rounds
Worked tonight on some dry fire trying to get my par times down on some drills. Dry fired for about 45 minutes. I spent alot of time trying to smooth out my turning draw. Towards the end of the session I was feeling alot more comfortable with it than when I started but I still need more work on it.
I hope to be able to get out for some live fire sometime during the week.
Thomas
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Congratulations! That's awesome!!
Thomas
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So, does anyone know what the deal is with the primers? I've been looking online everyday for about the last 6 weeks and haven't seen ANY small rifle primers in stock anywhere! I mean, I know the military is using a bunch and they need'em more than we do, plus the scare from the new administration, but, man, seems like stocks would've at least somewhat equalized by now!
I started into my last case of 5k Federals this weekend. Hope I can find another 10k or 15k soon....
Thomas
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Is the problem that the brass is not fully inserted into the shellplate and therefore doesn't enter the sizer die? I've had this problem on my 650 when powder and dirt get caked into the grooves on the shellplate. You might try cleaning those grooves out with a toothpick or stiff bristle brush.
Thomas
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2.15.09
Shot the Alpha Mike classifier on Sunday. Afterward I went and shot a few drills. Since I threw a Mike on the Times Two classifier (far target on left array before running to the other box) I figured I'd work on a transition drill. Used drill #43 from Perfect Practice with targets set at 5, 15, and 25 yards. Starting on the close target my best run of 3 was a HF of 9.09 (1.06 draw, 3.30 total, all A's). Starting on the far target my best run of 3 was a HF of 8.87 (1.39 draw, 3.38 total, all A's). These results are a slight improvement over the last time I shot this same drill back at the beginning of the month.
Thomas
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2.14.09
With a little sweet talk I was able to get my wife to be ok with letting me sneak out today for some live fire! Been a while since I've practiced anything because the gun was down for the thumb safety I broke!
I didn't shoot a whole lot...just a quick hundred rounds. I did some 10 yard bill drills and some 2-Reload-2 drills at 10 yards as well. For not having touched the gun all week I was pretty happy with the results. Also, while the gun was down I followed Bart's instructions for undercutting and stippling so this was the first time using the new grip. I might have gone a little too aggressive with the stippling...it's a little rough on the hand. But the gun sure doesn't slip!
Thomas
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So far I've tried 7625, 4756, Longshot, N350, and N105. Of those, I think longshot was the dirtiest. N350 and 4756 are both VERY clean. I'm currently shooting N105 and it's pretty good. 10.2 with a 115 JHP. I can certainly go more than 200 rounds before cleaning with it. I could go several hundred even with longshot.....
Thomas
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Good point! Couldn't hurt to have a spare!
Thomas
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Ok, so, I decided to drive up to Dawson Precision today and pick up either an STI or Ed Brown replacement safety and work on fitting it this weekend. Well, when I got up to Dave's, he said he'd take care of it. About an hour later I was on my way, back in business!
I was ready to do it myself but having a pro do it sure saves me time and gives me piece of mind that it'll work right from the start! I really am grateful that he was able to squeeze me in and fix it up! Thanks Dave!!I'm off to the range tomorrow to sight back in and run a few practice drills in preparation for the match on Sunday!
Thanks for all the advice and discussion folks!
Thomas
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Congratulations Kevin, Don and James!
Thomas
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Well, initially I never even gave much thought to the blending of the area that would/could dig into your thumb web. But it's a very good consideration! Thanks to all involved in the discussion for bringing this to light and hashing out the details! Ironically, after discussing this here, reading Bob's article again and again, and talking with Mike, I feel better now about fitting against the sear than I do about blending to match the frame!!
I really don't know if, or how much, material Dave took off of this area when he did the enhancement package on it. If he didn't take any, or alot, of material off, then it's essentially a stock Trubore as far as that area of the frame is concerned and maybe the new safety won't stick out much.I'll see what it all looks like when I get the part, hopefully tomorrow.
Thomas
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Well, the gun is chromed but, I didn't think that any filing would be needed on the outside of the thumb safety. I thought it was all internal fitting first to get it to slide up and down in the frame without rubbing and then to properly engage the sear. But, I guess I can see how you might need or want to blend the back/bottom edge of the left lever to be smooth with the contour in the frame. Seems like even a pro smith would have this issue and not be able to file/sand the two surfaces together due to marring the finish though. Couldn't this just be filed/sanded with the safety not installed? I guess you couldn't get it perfectly smooth with the frame in that area but, seems like you could get it close or at least get it so that it doesn't dig into your hand.
Thomas
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Congratulations on the win!
Thomas
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Sorry, 'bout that...forgot to mention that it's the original STI thumb safety that came with the gun. Looking at the SVI on their website I'd be interested in trying one. However, I want to try and get whatever replacement I'm going to use locally so that if I can get it done and function checked before Sunday I can still go to the local match! Well, even if I don't get one installed by then I'll probably still go to the local match but I'll have to shoot single stack....not that there's anything wrong with that!
Thomas
Heck, SV is only like 200 miles from you right?....that's barely "over that there hill" in Texas terms
Yeah, I've been known to take longer trips for less important reasons. Only trouble is, according to SVI's website, they're out of stock of the wide ambi-safeties!
I'm going to call them today though and see if maybe the website is just not up to date. I spent some time looking at how everything goes together late last night (read: early this morning
) and I think I see how things are supposed to go together. It's a little difficult because the shaft broke on the left side lever, the one with the lobe that needs to be fitted. Therefore it won't stay in the frame on it's own so that I can see the engagement point on the sear. But, I think I see it close enough. Good tip on leaving the grip safety off. That's what I did and you can see things pretty good. I'm sure I'll have some more questions especially when it gets to the safety check aspect. I wasn't 100% sure about some of the points in Bob L.'s article.
Thanks,
Thomas
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The shaft that goes through the frame for the left side lever broke right where it meets the lever. Basically, as I was wiggling the safety to remove it, I heard a crack and it came apart.
I think I'll try to fit it myself and see how it turns out. It'll be a good learning experience if nothing else. Hadn't considered the SVI safety but maybe I'll check that one out as an alternative to the Ed Brown.
That's pretty much where all the STI safeties break (you didn't say what brand, so I'm guessing). They may not all break, but a bunch of them do and that's right where it happens most frequently (it's pretty thin there).
There's nothing wrong with the Ed Brown, but they aren't up to the quality of the SV...which explains the price difference. I think I've fit four SV units so far and they've all been a snap. I like them so much I have a spare set ready to fit just in case. R,
Sorry, 'bout that...forgot to mention that it's the original STI thumb safety that came with the gun. Looking at the SVI on their website I'd be interested in trying one. However, I want to try and get whatever replacement I'm going to use locally so that if I can get it done and function checked before Sunday I can still go to the local match!
Well, even if I don't get one installed by then I'll probably still go to the local match but I'll have to shoot single stack....not that there's anything wrong with that! Thomas
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Congratulations man!
Thomas
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Thomas,
What exactly broke? Is it the lever your thumb rests on? If so, you may have someone that could silver solder it back on. Also, study the old safety and note how the notch where the safety contacts the sear is square to the sear. I've seen too many safeties installed by kitchen table gunsmiths that file down the safety at a taper to where it just makes enough contact with the sear to hold it short term.
Just take your time and you can do fit it correctly.
Bill
The shaft that goes through the frame for the left side lever broke right where it meets the lever. Basically, as I was wiggling the safety to remove it, I heard a crack and it came apart. I thought that maybe it could be welded, soldered, or JB Welded but, it was pretty easy to snap it as I was trying to remove it so I'm thinking a replacement would be better.
I think I'll try to fit it myself and see how it turns out. It'll be a good learning experience if nothing else. Hadn't considered the SVI safety but maybe I'll check that one out as an alternative to the Ed Brown.
Thanks for the inputs everyone! I'll let ya'll know how it turns out!
Thomas
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I ended up breaking the left side of my thumb safety last night. Going through Dawson it's going to take until 2nd week of March to get a replacement fit!! I really didn't want to be down that long. How difficult is it to fit the thumb safety and test it to ensure that it is safe to use (i.e. low risk of AD's)? I've read the article on Brazo's web page and most of the steps look pretty straight forward but I'm just a little nervous about the step where you have to fit the stud against the sear.
Do ya'll recommend getting a pro smith to do this type of fitting or would this be a not too difficult do it yourself task?
BTW, I'm thinking of going with either the Wilson or Ed Brown ambi-safety as the replacement part. Does anyone have an opinion on which one (or others) is better? In my opinion, the original STI part was way too easy to break! I didn't put much force on it at all....
Thanks!
Thomas
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Thanks for all the kind words and support everyone!
Thomas
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I can't believe it but I placed 1st on stage 5 at the ALSPPC monthly match yesterday! This was my first ever stage win!
I also placed 1st in Open B class amongst some tough competition!The club always puts on a great match and the people are awesome! I always have a fun time no matter what my scores are!
Thomas
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Man that's a good lookin' dog! I just love Brittanys!
Thomas
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2.3.09
Worked on some dry fire draws and reloads tonight for about 45 minutes. I feel as though I'm definitely getting better at presenting the gun to the target and having the dot just 'appear' right where I'm looking on my draws. I think that the dry fire repetition is really helping with my consistency in this department. Hopefully speed will follow.
On reloads I'm still not feeling real consistent. I especially want to work more on getting back on target after the reload. I think at the next dry fire session I'll do some work with either a really long par time or no par time at all and just focus on seeing A's both before and after the reload.
Thomas
Ran some drills working on draws and reloads. At the end of the session I setup targets for El Pres. Shot one of my best runs ever at a 9.2 HF! 
I really don't know if, or how much, material Dave took off of this area when he did the enhancement package on it. If he didn't take any, or alot, of material off, then it's essentially a stock Trubore as far as that area of the frame is concerned and maybe the new safety won't stick out much.
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Congratulations!!
Thomas