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Spank the RO, he should have stopped you. There is no rule allowing you to stop yourself that I am aware of, if you stop yourself you may or may not get screwed,

I like the 5", I was think about getting a shorter one, but a few people talked me out of it. Once you fix the trigger and put sights on, this is a nice cheap gun.

Chill you guys , wear sandpaper on your finger and you will get the desired effect after only 2000 rounds and you can claim that it is from 200,000 dry fires from your tough @ss calouses I guess the judges didn't know what to do if the champion did something so silly. Dang, too bad.

Hmm, the opposite of my experience, even some people who shoot them for a living competitively say you have to point it down because it points high. I think the exact same thing was said about the 1911 at one point (being the suposedly perfect grip angle.) It isn't really that hard to get used to. If you are shooting more than one gun on a regular basis it does feel weird, but if you shoot it for awhile your adjust. I think they made it that way because it worked for Gaston, the XD points better for me, but then again I've shot a 1911/2011 for 7 years and they point very similiarly. Either one will work fine once you get used to it. Not a big deal one way or the other.

ENSO Zen Mystery At first glance the Enso -- an ancient Zen symbol of mystery -- may appear to be nothing more than a circle. Yet when painted by a skilled artist, it becomes much more than that, representing the oneness of life, the beginning and ends of all things, the connectedness of existence, or perhaps the moon. "Circle of Infinity, Circle of Simplicity, Circle of Beginnings, Circle of Endings. Emptiness with Fullness, All things visible, All things unseen. To End and To Begin---the Circle of Life." A circle -- known as "enso" in Japanese -- universally implies completeness, all. A zen circle can also imply zero, sunyata, absolute, true reality, enlightenment, no beginning/no end in all phenomena, no symbol, the spread of Dharma as a turning wheel, harmony, and womb. The Zen symbol "supreme" is an enso, a circle of enlightenment. The Shinjinmei, written in the sixth century, refers to the Great Way of Zen as "A circle like vast space, lacking nothing, and nothing in excess," and this statement is often used as an inscription on enso paintings. The earliest reference to a written enso, the first Zen painting, occurs in the Keitokudento-roku, composed in the eighth century: A monk asked Master Isan for a gatha expressing enlightenment. Isan refused saying, "It is right in front of your face, why should I express it in brush and ink?" The monk then asked Kyozan, another master, for something concrete. Kyozan drew a circle on a piece of paper, and said, "Thinking about this is and then understanding it is second best; not thinking about it and understanding it is third best." (He did not say what is first best.) Thereafter Zen circles became a central theme of Zen art. Enso range in shape from perfectly symmetrical to completely lopsided and in brushstroke (sometimes two brushstrokes) from thin and delicate to thick and massive. Most paintings have an accompanying inscription that gives the viewer a "hint" regarding the ultimate meaning of a particular Zen circle. The primary types of enso are: (1) Mirror enso: a simple circle, free of an accompanying inscription, leaving everything to the insight of the viewer. (2) Universe enso: a circle that represents the cosmos (modern physics also postulates curved space). (3) Moon enso: the full moon, clear and bright, silently illuminating all beings without discrimination, symbolizes Buddhist enlightenment. (4) Zero enso: in addition to being curved, time and space are "empty," yet they give birth to the fullness of existence. (5) Wheel enso: everything is subject to change, all life revolves in circles. (6)Sweet cake enso: Zen circles are profound but they are not abstract, and when enlightenment and the acts of daily life-"sipping tea and eating rice cakes"-are one, there is true Buddhism. (7) "What is this?" enso: the most frequently used inscription on Zen circle paintings, this is a pithy way of saying, "Don't let others fill your head with theories about Zen; discover the meaning for yourself!"

Very high cool factor!!! How much to duplicate it?

Damn!!! How are the mags?

I've heard Benny Hill of Triangleshootingsports.com knows his was around AR's.

By the sounds of it, between the new range in Tri-County (Portland-OR) and the range expansion at Albany, OR. We might have the facilities here in Oregon to handle a WS

but otherwise if feels *nothing* like a 1911, IMO. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sorry, I shoot a SVI, It doesn't feel like a single stack, but similiar to a high cap, with a smaller grip

Get an XD They have the same grip angle as a 1911, you can get the trigger pull/distance the same as a 1911, and get sight and you are set.

I'll give you a deal on a ultra relaible 38 super

Don't wait on the trigger, if $'s a deal, then just pay the shipping and I'll do the work and when you get yours I'll charge you for that one, cause once you see the difference, you'll have to have it. The shipping to WA was like $22 next day Fed Ex. Seriously, it makes a huge difference on how the gun works, timing, and handling, I can turn them around in a day, so drop me an e-mail if you want.

They do it to make sure you don't get bumped up because of scoring errors is my understanding, have the MD verify the score and contact them and it should be fine, been there done that Congrats on the improvement, shooting 15% above your class is a good sign of things to come. BTW John Hill (Bremeron area) has and XD with my trigger job on it, if you run into him, have him show you it, I think you'll like it. DVC

Just limiting it to a certain round count would be easier.

Sounds like you have things figured out, thanks for sharing. This gets my vote for post of the month!!! Good luck man.

I just made 4 of the mags on Max's site and they seem to work, a pain in the butt to load compared to SVI mags, but I sure like the way it feels so far (only 400 rounds.) I LOVE doing reloads with it, they just jump right in the well, and I like the weight. I am biased toward Fred Craig as a gun builder, he's built some of the best fitting guns I've ever seen.

Ditto.

Sorry, at the top of any class (D-GM) the top times should be similiar. He shot 2 more points than you before penatly but 17% faster with 91% of your points, it's all about math Short courses make it harder to understand because the time seems so small, but they affect the math so greatly % wise. Ie. in a 5 second stage, 1 second is worth about 20% with 60 points. In a 10 second 60 point stage, the same 1 second is only 10%. If you drop 10 in a 5 second stage, it is the same as shooting it one second slower. That's why he won the stage with 1.2 seconds, 1 second and you would have been even. I hope that helps some.

Jake honey, you are flat ass wrong, and I have the proof of it now.... 1 JF A Open 59 10 5.86 8.3618 70.0000 100.00% 2 KL B Open 57 0 7.08 8.0508 67.3965 96.28% Points are good, but speed is better! There is around a second difference and JF won by going faster and sloppier. I'm still flummoxed by this btw. All my shooting career I've been told that penalty free is good - not in this case!!!! Also, where did I get a miss = 3 seconds from? That person lied to me too!!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The biggest problem with this anaylsis is that is doesn't account for one thing. Once you get to the top everyone can run the stage at the same speed (pretty much) because it takes a certain amount of time to do things. On your way to the top, you may me able to get closer, but as for overall improvement, you must be ultra accurate, while elimnating hesitation and aquiring "snapshots" of each shot in your vision. There are some stages you can sacrifice points for speed, but as a theory in shooting, saving time by dropping points isn't something I would feel good about recommending for anyone. There really does become a point where you can not shoot faster than you can see, and poor shooting is the result of lack of proper focus. Once you start sacrificing points for "speed" it is much harder to "get back" the points in my experience.

He's made 3 gun for me and they all work. He is a great guy too. If you need his contact info let me know.

I can't do the fully adjustable, but once you figure out where you want it, if you have the holster, making the hanger is a piece of cake, cheap too. Maybe if I get motivated I'll post some picts of my homemade production set-up.

My $16 Uncle Mikes holster (modified by me) has the same cant and hip offset as my CR Speed, and I can draw just as fast/slow from either. It has ghetto appeal as opposed to cool factor, so take your pick and practice

.11 split @ 25 yard partial sweet I have the same triggers on my L and O guns, but I can knock .02-.04 off the splits with the open because it is easier to see for me. When my eyes tell my finger to pull the trigger it good, if I do it by reflex, well that isn't good A good tool to measure splits is to see how consistant they are, not just in doubles, but any number in a row. (2-20+)

But we know he can I try not too shoot to out seeing my sights, but sometimes I unleash splits-o-furry and it almost is never worth it. That comes from my old thinking that I need to shoot fast to do well. Watch the vids of Dave Sevigny and his splits and make your own conclusion. He has .15's but doesn't use them much. Open class shooting is different, you can see faster so you can split faster, and if your gun is setup right, you can double tap and survive, but the time is made between targets and most time is made on the "tough" targets. Being in control of your trigger is the key.