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    Cutting weight on a railed 1911

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    On 11/14/2016 at 12:48 PM, 427Cobra said:

    Try some magpul grips

     

    This was the easiest and cheapest way I made weight with my Springfield RO.

    I made that a back up gun and my main guns are now a Hayes Custom 9mm and an STI Lawman.  I have both pistols using the techwell magwell and AL checked grips and they make weight.  I like the dawson, but 9mm mags can some times be hit or miss.  When there are problems, sometimes due to rounds hanging in the mag, the mag can hang.  So I like the open front magwells in that rare possibility I can easily strip the mag.  I havent had this happened recently since I replaced all my mag springs.  Plus, I like the look of a little more traditional 1911.

    Dawson Ice Magwells are great, easy to pick up used here and should also probably work to make weight.  Looks like your possibly needing to adjust by .3-.6 oz I'm guessing.  :D

    1911 barrel flutes

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, JackinSD said:

    I wrote the post, and know what I was asking (no dickish intended).  You took it as dickish.  Tone of the comment is hard to get through in text.  For that I apologize.

     

    The reason I came back to comment was, I thought of a reason for the fluting.  Weight savings.

     


    Yeah, but I would rather take that weight out of the slide.  Keep the barrel and the frame "weighted" or however is best to describe it. 

    1911 barrel flutes

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    If you're looking to cut weight on a 9mm or something, I think you'd be better served looking else wear. 

    I can't imagine flutes being worth the cost.  Obviously there's no cosmetic value since the slide can't be cut through.  I would also worry about the wear on the bushing and how it would effect accuracy. 

    2017 Pirates of Texas Carbine Championship

    in Multi-Gun, Rifle & Shotgun Match Announcements

    Posted

    Okay, so first year shooting this match and wanted to give a quick run down on what I thought about the match.

    First, I want to give a hug thank you to the ROs and everyone involved in making the match run.  I had a GREAT time, really enjoyed it and was very impressed with how professional and good the ROs were.  I wish every major I attended had the quality ROs that yall did.

     

    Pros:

    -Match ran very smoothly.  There were a few bottle necks, but I think that was mainly due to the squad in front of mine having so many shooters in it and my squad had 2-3 shooters not show up.  Nothing outrageous though and the stages them selves were run well, reset easily and ROs really did a good job of each of their tasks.  These guys were great. 

    - ROs were super great.  Friendly, helpful, polite and did a great job.  Seriously good group of folks.  I was really impressed.  Didnt seem there was a single grumpy or shitty person in the mix.

    - Electronic sensors were neat and from what I observed, seem to run well.  Swingers and pop up targets were cool.  I am not and IDPA guy at all, but I liked the Tshirt targets.

    - Stages were fast and fun.  Minimal movement for the most part, but fairly well thought out and set up.  Only found one shoot through.  While targets and scoring were Time Plus based, most targets were easily engaged with speed. 

    - Location was nice, I got to bring the fam and enjoy a short family trip on top of shooting a match.  Always good for keeping them happy.

    - MD and staff was very responsive to questions and fast. 

    - Practiscore is awesome, glad yall used it.

     

    Cons:

    - The facility needs serious maintenance to be safe.  Many berms were 5' tall.  I heard numerous competitors voice their concern about safety due to the range bays being so erroded.  I didn't see anyone pack up and leave, so everything has to be taken with a grain of salt.  However, if I was to not return next year, this would be the single reason.  Unfortunately a friend on my squad refuses to go back without improvements being made to the range.

    - Scoring - Scoring worked out to my advantage because I had a stage win on one stage with only one other time close to mine.  All the other times were like 12+ seconds behind me.  Cool, but my second place finish wasn't reflective of my match performance, just me killing it on one stage -

     

    One of the other shooters on my squad shot the long range in 30 seconds.  If that hadn't been tossed as a stage, that really would have thrown the match finishes. 

     

    Those are really the only two things I didn't like.  I had a good time, it was totally worth the trip and my plaque is cool.  I very much appreciate the work that went into this match.  I hope the range gets some work and the match continues to grow.  I really can't say enough nice things about the ROs and Staff.  It was a good time and I have lots of work to do to polish up before next year.  Thank you all for the hard work and good times.  My squad had a blast.  Thanks to all the ROs who shot in that crazy wind the day before and then took care of the shooters all day on the match. 

    French Cuts on SS Slide - Legal?? CRO/ROs please advise

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    Appreciate the info guys. 

    That was my thought.  The cuts are less than tri topping, aren't all the way through, but it will remove weight.  Whether or not that provides a competitive advantage, I don't really think so.

    Besides, shooting minor at Nationals is mostly not competitive and Nationals is the only match I've been to where the pistol go much scrutiny other than box and weight at the chrono.

    French Cuts on SS Slide - Legal?? CRO/ROs please advise

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted · Edited by rugerp89ipsc

    Hey guys.  I have 2 1911 9mm SS that I am having work done.  I am currently making weight, but I would like to get ball cuts in a French Cut style into the to top of the slides to match my Dawson Precision Limited pistol.  This would be one on each side on the round top of the slide.  Obviously this is going to cut some weight.  I have no idea if it's a significant amount, or how much weight defines a significant amount.

    Rules state:

     

    Authorized modifications -

     

    Milling of the slide to insert sights, add or remove serrations, such as cocking or flat topping, tri-topping the slide, lowering ejection ports, cuts that are minor and cosmetic in nature are permitted. Duplicating features that are on a factory, mass produced slide available to the general public is permitted. Cuts that are designed to specifically or significantly lighten the slide, such as holes, or slots, are ruled as competitive advantage and prohibited.
     
    Prohibited modifications and features -
     
    Slide lightening, cuts, ports, or any milling deemed to provide a competitive advantage.
    So, CRO/SO, would these cuts be deemed acceptable or to provide a competitive advantage?  Anyone else running a 1911 with old styled French Cuts?  I have included a pic of the style of cut I want that's currently on my Dawson gun and my SS 9mm I want to cut.

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    Taylor Freelance Barrel Shroud

    in Glock

    Posted

    On 11/19/2016 at 0:01 AM, Robin Taylor said:

    Hey Guys,

    I can't believe it's taken THIS LONG for the 9mm sight block (now nicknamed a "Speed Block") to get to the top of the job board. As they say, being super busy is a good problem to have. . . but it's still a problem.

    Bowen is right, we totally re-did both styles. Much less weight, leading to better function with the 9mm and faster slide speed on the .40.

    New profile works with Gen. 3, Gen. 4, and Gen 4-retrofit-to-Gen 3 recoil systems (big improvement over the first model).

    The set screw is MUCH beefier and better supported, and the whole thing was CNC'ed in house by Mike Fox on our newly-activated 4th axis -- instead of by a contractor on a 3-axis setup. What's the difference? Much more precise throughout. Even the threads are CNC machined (not tapped in the conventional way).

    Got some LW barrels in this week as well, so we've got the whole kit ready to roll.

    Shooting mine in a steel match tomorrow.

     

    SB side.jpg

    Any more Pics?  What purpose does the gap between the dust cover on the frame body and the sight serve?  Are these for sale yet?

    Back up gun?

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted · Edited by rugerp89ipsc

    I just got back from SS Nationals. I shot 9mm Minor. I currently only have one gun but am having a gun built as my primary and my SA RO 1911 in 9mm will be the back up. The primary is also going to be 9mm.

    Prior to leaving, I took a ton of spare, fitted parts and borrowed a friend's 9mm Trojan. To me, I broke it down like this for justification"

    1. Lost time - I take off and travel for work. If the gun goes down and I don't have a suitable back up or a way to repair it, it's all a huge waste of money. I do this for fun and that would not be fun.
    2. It's easier to get a back up approved if your primary goes down if they are relatively similiar.

    3. It's for fun, but I want to be competitive. Chances are I'm already having a bad day if my primary is dead, why would I want to switch to something that isnt the same or similar?

    For every division i shoot, I plan on having two guns. Yeah it was easier when I was shooting Production and running w glock 34s, but I don't care. It's for fun, but once you start traveling and taking off work, loading ammo, flying, renting cars and the like, I would rather have 2 guns. Back up gun can be the practice gun and primary is the match gun to keep round counts similar.

    ETA - besides the mags/ammo/flying issues, IMP 45 and 40 feel very different for me and shooting. That alone would change my mind.

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