Mr Unnatural

I checked with SV and Brazos, a dovetail is not possible/advisable. There is to little room left with the interchangeable breechface.

Thank you for all the answers, really appreciate the help I get here on the forum. The interchangeable breechface might be a thing. I'll have our local distributer Juergen Flass have a look at it. It doesn't look like much space but it could be enough. I'll check for the dimensions of the Zig racker from Brazos, it looks quit slim. Rick

Hi I got a new to me (open is also new to me) SV Open gun in 9mm, the gun has no slide racker and I like to have one so I can install a safety with a shield. My preferred option would be a 'ball detent 'mounting of the slide racker, this would be nice with cleaning the gun. Problem is there seems no material left for placing a slide racker. I know there is an option for a screw but heard these get loose. suggestions with pictures would be nice. Thanks, Rick

I have 3 650's in use, all with casefeeders. One has a bulletfeeder. Next to these tree I've got a single stage for pulling bullets. It's easy swapping parts when something breaks.

Hi Today with some help of my father we discovered the over-travel screw was causing the heavy triggerpull. Now every triggerpull is the same. thanks for your support. Rick

Hi I've been to the range. The trigger pull with a round chambered and no mag in the pistol works ok. Unfortunately nobody was there to borrow some other magazines from. I'll take measurements tomorrow with the magazine filled with bullets. The triggerbow will also be inspected. The gun is a custom build 6" 9mm on a SPS frame and with SPS magazines. Rick

Hi I need some help figuring out why the trigger-pull of a full magazine is far heavier then the following shots? When I rack the slide and press the trigger everything feels fine. But when feeding a new magazine the trigger is heavier. What could be the cause of this. Rick

Let's hope it stays with rumors and speculation and that they keep their fingers of the target design. I'll be watching this topic.

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WAPC impressions The WAPC was my first official AP match. Before I competed in the Dutch Bianchi Cup, that match has a slow mover due to the width of the available range. I'm on a steep learning curve since I started AP, because of all the mistakes I made (make). The match itself was a great (learning) experience. At every event I learned something that I could use at the next event. Too bad most of the the events for my primary where scheduled before my secondary. Metallic I made 1560 and in open modified 1641. I'm satisfied with my results taking in accounted all the things I did not do to in preparing for the match. But the best of the WAPC was meeting all the other shooters and seeing them compete. I enjoyed watching some of my childhood hero's. Making contact with other shooters was easy, something I hadn't expected because there are no squads like in IPSC/USPSA. My Maku Mozu shirt helped as well. It was great to meet some forum members. I had taken some books to read but I only read a few pages in the end. It was great to have the practice ranges next to the match ranges. There was little to no waiting times for the practice ranges. They had some side events as well, a falling plate event with shotgun. You could borrow a shotgun and buy ammo cheap so everybody could try to get a good time/result. Too bad some of the US shooters found out too late. It was not very clear what side events where held during WAPC and how to enter on them or where they where held on the range. This could be easily improved the next time. I was amazed at the X-count event, seeing Bruce Piatt and Jay Della Bella battle it out. Jay 48-101 and Bruce 48-100, third was Richard Siebert 48-65. The shoot-off started a bit late and they used IPSC poppers instead of regular colt plates. The shoot-off got delayed because one of the poppers that 'crossed each other' was dropping slower then the other one. Not all shooters showed up for the shoot-off so Doug Carden had the opportunity to get his gear form his car and compete in the shoot-off against Troy Mattheyer. My own fault(s) Originally I intended to compete with a new to me Caspian single stack in 38.super but unfortunately I could not get it through because of a grip safety problem. All my ammo testing was for nothing grrr. So I had to compete in metallic and open modified both with my IPSC gun in .40. Last time I had made a minor load with 180gr bullets at 722fps. That was slow and had a lot of drop. Now I used some 155 lead with 1015 fps. A bit powerfull but better then the old load. Another lesson in 'the match begins at home'. Even with this gun I needed some help to get it to comply with the rule book. Luckily Heribert Betterman assisted me with getting my triggerpull over 2 pounds. He helped me and other shooters out with their guns (thanks Betze). What can I say; "The match begins at home!!!" Being well prepared is half the battle/match. I lost a lot of time due to getting my guns in order on Tuesday (match start Wednesday). This cost me the time I had planned for training and sighting in the gun. (The range for sighting in your gun that was listed in the program was not available at the wapc.) On Wednesday I tried to get my gun sighted in on the practice range for the practical event, because they did not set up a sighting in range. This was not working out for me because my first start was at 9h40. So I did the sighting in on the fly. Conclusion I had a great time and will be saving for a trip to US in the future for the annual Bianchi Cup, and yes I'll be prepared. Rick PS For those competitors in the shoot-off who are interested in pictures send me a PM and I'll send you some.

Thanks for the advice I'll try to get one this weekend and start using it. GM iprod, thanks for explaining the interpretation of 'support' regarding the strap.

wow excellent group shooting offhand. Beautiful pistol. see you in Philippsburg.

Hi I want to start using a glove for the barricade event. What kind of glove is recommended. How much padding is advised. Reading the rules it prohibited to be a support does this mean a velcro closing strap is a NO? I've included a picture of the barricade at the WAPC and a picture by Julie G. of Rob Leatham practicing the barricade. Don't know if he uses the same glove in the match.

My new sight Tracker

This is my new SV, in .40 S&W

Hi Eric thanks for the uploads, and starting this topic offcourse. you can find an example (means not the complete book) on google books

Hi Dave I'm struggling to make sense of this all. To me your article series implies recoil behavior of the gun is subservient to the ability of calling shots. Before reading your articles I thought finding the best load was first a matter of the best perceived recoil with an acceptable precision. To reach this I would test different powders, bullet weights and different springs. Now I think the above process of testing different powders, bullets and springs is not to find the best perceived recoil but to find a load which helps me to call my shots best. The above is starting to make sense to me. Somewhere in this thread you discuss heavier bullets with less powder. This is were I lose your argumentation, isn't it a heavier bullet with a slower powder, like the N105 in Bob's loads you were shooting? I like a fast powder with a heavy bullet for the felt recoil off it, but I will be testing it with a faster powder soon. During testing I will not 'feel' but 'see' to evaluate the loads. Regards, Rick

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Hi Kim I agree deliberate perfect practice is key to being succesfull in any shooting discipline. I'm used to planning and reviewing my practice and logging my results for future comparison. Personally in timed events I would be very happy if I can repeat my practice scores. I'll focus on the 10's first they're not important untill I shoot the maximum score (or did I mis something). regards, Rick

Hi Chris I'll be doing live fire training, except for the mover. On the ranges I can practice they have no mover installation but we do have a 50m indoor range. You make an excellent point about being careful not to develop a rhythm and not paying attention to sight alignment. Without live fire practice I could develop this, thanks for pointing it out. Airsoft is still illegal in my country. Regards, Rick Airsoft is ilegal in our country.

Hi Alan thanks for your comments and input, I'll incorporate them in my program. I'll post an updated version soon.

Hi, I'm preparing for the world action pistol championship in September. There are 5 Bianchi matches within 600 km before September, I'll be attending at least three. Two will be on the smae range as the championship. I have experience in timed events with a similar target like the combat target B-18, shooting above 95% of the points in competition regularly in the past. IPSC is my main focus, still shooting 95 of the available points though. I've got good experience with dry fire training and the benefits for IPSC, so I'm designing a dry fire program for Bianchi. I'm using the tips I got from the keys to success on this forum and from some video tapes I got from a friend. Hope to get some more here on the forum. First challenge is finding a printable bianchi target. Planning to reduce the "reduced target' further for the longer distances. I'll be focusing on the main events: Barricade Plates Practical Mover My main goals are getting a feel for the time (want to use most of it, 90%). Propper trigger technique (follow through). Training the different shooting positions (prone barricade), to get a fast and reliable draw time to the first target. I will compete in the metallic division, don't know what gun I'll be using. It will be my svi sighttracker in .40 or my 6" double stack in 9mm with target sights. I've made some notes for the different events I'll be using in the training. Barricade Starting on the left side (I'm right handed), looking at the target as soon as possible. , learning to place the gun on the correct height/position. I'll be using a glove for my weakhand, and be experimenting with different ways to use the barricade for support in live fire and use the same for dry fire. I'm not sure what will be the best option for me but I'll not change in the 3 months before the championship. Not sure if I'll build my own barricade or use a door in my home. Practical There will be no special things except for the training the times for the different strings. I train the necessary techniques like weakhand and transferring the gun for IPSC already. Mover Since I have no possibility to set up a mover in my back garden, I've decided to make this a visualization/sensory training mainly. I plan to draw a line on the wall that I'll be following. The line will represent the moving target and I'll be focusing on my body movement and moving the gun in correct sight alignment through my motions and firing while I keep moving the gun. I don't know if this explenation makes sense to anyone but it's the best I can do now. Does anybody have some suggestions to make a mover indoors with reduced targets since indoor ranges are mostly six positions wide? Plates I'll be using the dry fore program by Steve Anderson for this, I'll be adding the prone part. regards

Hi The way I press my trigger depends on the dificulty of the shot. I do not have one specific style (yet). It is for my IPSC standard gun. In comparing 'trigger jobs" I have found that for me I find the "character" of the trigger is more important how I feel/perceive the trigger than the actual measured weight of the trigger. I don't know if this makes sense for others but this is the best I can describe my personal observations. You're correct on that feeling the pre-travel is very hard to impossible. Picking up the pre-travel when preapring for the next shot is hard to or even impossible. I think this is were I get sloppy and loose even more trigger controle when I try to make up for it. Making up for not prepping the trigger. My shot calling is not highly developed yet, so I can't use that learning experience to fully understand this. Rick

Hi Don't know if it's in the right forum topic, so feel free to move it to a more appropriate place. My new standard gun is on it's journey to me and I have the opportunity to discus the trigger tuning with my gunsmith who will do the final tuning. I prefer a short pick up and a very crisp brake with a short over travel. Lately while training in the cold I'm getting not a good feel for picking up the trigger slack with my current gun. I have no experience/comparison by shooting different triggers in the cold. So I was wondering if you consider shooting in cold circumstances when deciding on tuning the trigger. If so what are your considerations and what did you decide on. Regards, Rick PS If you think I'm over thinking it, I'd like to hear that to.

Hi I got a complete CEDM2 set (used) with all the extra's for my last birthday. There is only one thing missing the charger for the battery pack. I do have the adapter but on some ranges there is no outlet to hook it up. Could someone give me the specs for the charger so I can get an aftermarket charger? I appreciate the help. best regards, Rick