kbear38S

I used it and liked it. Only complaint was at the lower power factor the gun flips a little more than when I was loading for 180PF. Probably the cleanest buring powder I ever used, meters well, pretty low on velocity deviations.

My wife would tell you many guys avoid it with a device she calls "IPSC belly".

They've been out of business for a few years. I know some of his products or designs ended up at http://www.egw-guns.com/[/url' target="_blank">. You might try contacting them.

Sorry for starting this thread. I thought the thing was a hoot!

You mean that guy has actually been trolling here?

Yeah, that nasty "external weight to control recoil" rule.

I have it on the highest authority that Todd, Jerry, and Rob are have secretly implemented this new recoil control device and are currently training in the associated technique. http://www.pointshooting.com/guntests.htm ...or not

Chuck Bradley at Shooters Connection has them at 5 for $16 which is cheaper than I can find anywhere locally.

Never, and it's a bad idea. Be explicit.

I forget where I saw it but there was just recently some email and posts that either Vectan powder in general or SP2 will not longer be imported. The people I know who use it are buying up every bit they can get their hands on. I'd get a definitive answer on that before I'd commit to it.

And remember... there are two different cuts you can make to the frame depending on the barrel style. Click here to view examples of feed ramp types (Edited by kbear38S at 9:43 am on Dec. 10, 2002)

My open AR weighs close to 12 lbs. and it's a little heavier than I like. I live in PA and it's rare to have a 3 Gun rifle stage much over 100 yds and we usually have one or two shot at pistol distances because of limitations in range facilities. 16" guns are fairly popular around here and probably desirable on stages with doors, ports, etc. I'd like to take a pound or two off the rifle but I figured I'd get an idea of what others like.

For Major matches, I think that the score keeper are suppose to input all the shooters the night before the match, then run an update (thru USPSA) so that all the classifications are correct. Nah... they only do that for 'registration suprise' - when you think you're shooting a major match at the top of one class and find out you're shooting in the one above you thought you were! It's the Anti-Sandbag. We've been downloading the classifications for our monthly matches which means we no longer have to take a shooter's classification at registration unless they're new to the club. We had a couple shooter who were suprised they move up and caught another who 'forgot' he had been bumped up a class.

kbear, must be that all of their classifiers just were not turned in yet! Then their classification is U. There is simply no way, within USPSA rules, that an A or B shooter can be classified in D class in any other division. For an any classified shooter: Less than 4 classifiers in a division - Unclassified in that division. More than 4 classifiers in a divsion - The computed classification OR 1 class lower than the shooters highest classification in another division. For an A shooter, that means they are either A, B, or U in any other division. For a B shooter that means they are B, C, or U in any other division. For a C shooter they are C, D, or U in any other division. D shooters will be D or U in any other division. If there are A or B shooters shooting in D class in a USPSA match, you need to contact your Area Director and Section Coordinator. It's cheating plain and simple, either by the shooter or the shooter and the match directory, if they are knowingly allowing it. Read USPSA Classifier Policy Statements, Item #11. (Edited by kbear38S at 5:35 am on Nov. 27, 2002)

You can always find an issue with most of these...the "D" production shooter who edges you out ends up being an "A" open and a "B" limited shooter. That had better not be happening at a USPSA match. An A or B shooter if unclassified should be shooting as Unclassified. A shooter cannot be classified more than one classification lower than they are in any other division. If a shooter is A Open and you shoot 10% in 4 Production classifiers, that shooter's initial classification in Production would still be B.

Damn gamers want to wear shoes now?

Try using jhp's and you won't get any leading at all in the comp. Yeah, I finally came to that revelation last year. The barrel stays a lot cleaner too. (Edited by kbear38S at 6:27 am on Nov. 16, 2002)

If you bleed too much off by using big ports you use the comp less and you get more blast - flat shooting but it hits your hand hard. That's what I'm hearing from the guys using Tribrid barrels. They're very flat but hit back hard. The primers from many of those guys look real bad for pressure. Bob, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on big comp chambers vs small comp chambers. Yours look to be on the smaller side, Dawson/STI are large, and EGW somewhere in the middle. I know there's a school of thought about keeping the pressure high for down force and another for making the chambers and ports big to dump the pressure fast. Big ones may be the way to go just because it's easier to get the crud out -- HA!

There's no provision to move a competitor into Limited or L10 for a division equipment violation, only to Open.

There really isn't a 'STI single stack grip'. The single stack kit consists of a set of panels (and a mag catch I think) that fill the double stack grip so it can accomodate single stack mags.

Paras are know for huge tolerance variations from frame to frame. I know at least two people who had to have custom drilled sears because of Para frames with the holes in the wrong place. The castings are known to contain voids which are a problem if you checker the frontstrap. They are also generally very soft and are know to peen from repeated use. They do not have a reputation for cracking, however. Most people who successfully use Para get them Accurailed. On the other hand, Todd Jarrett's very happy with them and they last a long time for him. STI and SV are not a polymer frame. They have a steel frame and a separate, replaceable polymer grip. The steel frame itself is very strong and accurately machined. Dimensional problems with STI and SV frames are almost unheard of if they even occur at all. There are many, many STI/SV frames with 100,000 plus rounds that are still tight and going strong. STI/SV grips are slightly smaller around than Para grips. Most people are more comfortable with an STI/SV grip. People with really big hands will prefer the Para. I haven't checked prices recently but if I recall correctly, Para frames are about $100 more expensive than the other two and you'll likely also want to invest in fronstrap checkering (~$150+) and most mag wells need gunsmith fitting. In the end, a Para will likely cost at least $250-300 more than an STI/SV. One last thing, long dustcovers are popular in limited/standard guns to put more weight on the front of the gun. Para does not offer any thing like that.

some people bash dillon and i always tell them, "you must be doing it wrong' Damn right. There's no way a fine, upstanding company like Dillon could ever do anything wrong. All us dumb-####s just keep screwing up so much Dillon had to spend all that money re-engineering that fine press to make sure us dumb-$$$ user can't screw up. [enhanced sarcasm mode off] [translation mode on] No, I just think your comment is wrong. (Edited by kbear38S at 3:07 pm on Oct. 18, 2002)

Remington recently replaced a bad batch of Super nickel for me. The plating was bad and peeling off - in the press, in the gun, in the tumbler and right from new. I'm inclined to think they're going to say your load is over pressure but it would be worth your time to contact them and try to get them to make it right.

People are under the impression the recoil spring has something to do with controlling recoil. It doesn't. It's purpose is to store energy and re-release it to close the slide and chamber a new round. If the spring is too heavy, the slide may not complete its full travel and the gun may short stroke. If that doesn't occur, it may shorten the dwell time that the slide is back and not give the mag enough time to push up the stack to feed the next round before the slide starts to close. Remember that the back stroke is only 1/2 the action. The other is the closing of the slide. If the spring is heavy, the slide will close hard and cause the muzzle to dip forcing the second shot low- the forgotting half of recoil control. If the spring is too light, the slide will be travelling too fast when it completes its back stroke. If you're using a shok buff, it will quickly be destroyed, if not, you'll beat up the gun. Also if the spring is too light, it may not have retained enough energy to strip a round from the mag and push it into battery when the slide is closing. In general, you want your spring rate to be heavy enough that your gun is 100% reliable and light enough that when you do fast double taps (really crunching down on your grip) that the second hit isn't lower than the first. You can test this for yourself - just set a target out about 7 yds and fire double taps. Look where the first round hits then see where the second is going. If the second is way high, try a heavier spring. If the second is low, go lighter.

I just changed to 3n37 from IMR 7625. One thing I just noticed is some residue - almost looks like dirt got in the breech area. It's not just carbon soot like I got with the IMR, its more of a grit. Is this typical? I tried some N350 and it's great with 125s but the muzzle flash seemed excessive with 115s. I could see it in bright sunlight and in the evening, it's overwhelming.