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Will we be able to register early on Friday when we go to check out the stages early? Or is the registration on Saturday AM?

I have used them in the past. They weren't as bright as normal, but that is too be expected. The one problem I didn't anticipate was that they didn't fit all falshlights. One of two of my surefire flashlights had too tight a fit. I noticed that the rechargeables has a slightly larger outer diameter.

My buddy and I will shoot with you Scott.... Just give us the word... AZGunut...you want to squad up?

I can't wait to shoot this match. I will have a friend of mine with me. This will be the first non-tuesday night steel he has ever shot. He is stoked. Will we get to see any stage designs before the match?

Anyone know where I can find the Area II reports? And are clubs obligated to make them available or is it a courtesy?

Appreciate the advice.... Just points 2 and 3 cracked me up....kinda reminds me of; "To our wives and our lovers, may they never meet."

They say the difference between in-laws and out-laws is that outlaws are actually wanted...

My girlfriend and I have been together for 7 years, we recently got engaged. Lets set up the story. She has an older brother and sister to he fathers 1st wife (lets call her wife 1), she is the child of wife 2, and he is now married to wife 3. Wife 3 is a chronic alcoholic and a piece of freakin trash. She is not fit to walk the earth with the rest of us. Lets explain: Wife 1 and associated kids hate Wife 2. Wife 2 will be the mother in law. Wife 3 is a piece of shit. and hates Wife 2, but oddly enough loves Wife 1. Ok so her father in a very intelligent man. He is quite successful and does very well from himself. Although looking at him you wouldn't assume so. He is not one of those people that ooze arrogance. He seems like an average everyday guy. Except he had a long standing affair with wife 3 while my girlfriend was aware. He made her hide it from her mom (he was married to her at the time, affair lasted 10 years). Having been witness to her dads affair and being told to lie to her mom messed with her for years. She is now just only getting over it. The mistress in now wife 3. His son is a turd. He has had everything handed to him, he is nice to your face but doesn't mind rolling over you to get where he wants to be. Dropped out of a few colleges on his all expense paid trip. He is only sucessful because he is smart and lucky. Her sister is a bit of a loon. Do not even know what her issue is. We just bought a condo and moved in together about 7 months ago. We never would have been able to without his help. And we expressed over and over again how greatful we are. Now to put this in perspective. He paid for his other two kids to live, along with their significant others. And by paid, I mean PAID all expenses home, board, school, fun money 100%. They never worked. They are in their mid 30's, and this shit still goes on. Now granted the work now, but this is a new development. On contrast we both go to school and work full time and still manage to get by. Heres the part that really hacks me off. We are now in the wedding planning stages. When we were engaged for 2 weeks she goes to babysit the brothers kid while they go out on the town and have fun (again). The only time him and his wife speak to us other than family functions is when they need someone to watch their kid, which usually is more often than not. Well this particular time she clearly explains to the that she has to be at work at 0700 the next day so she would appreciate them being considerate. Which they never are. Well at 0230 they arrive home....drunk. But before she leaves they proceed to harass her for her an hour about getting married. Simply because it will cost her dad money. They are afraid that wife 2 will use this as a way to drain cash from him to put in her pockets. What really pisses me off is that this line of bull shit comes directly from Wife 3. The worst part is that before this issue she was beaming about being engaged. But now it is almost depressing. Her dad doesn't feel this way. I know, I talked to him, he is happy as hell and not worried at all. But I also explained to him that is this the way the family acts 2 weeks post engagment then they can count on an out of state wedding and that entire side of the family being written out. I can't stand how the family does things to her just to screw with her head because they hate her mother. I would think that people would eventually grow up. But I guess I was wrong. Alright guys, this shit is killing us. What the hell is left to do? The family members are holding each other accountable for their fathers stupid mistakes, and not being able to keep it in his pants. But the constant fighting over HIS money and the constant attempt to get us involved and pick sides is such a pain in the ass. Personally I don't care if he decides to help with the wedding or not. We will adapt and overcome. I am just tired of our personal lives and finances being the gossip material of the family. None of this is any of their damn buisness. SCREW EM' !!

I went to chrono at the match this weekend. I loaded 4.9grn WST under a 200grn LSWC (closer to 190 grn). I chrono'd at 165.07 PF. I think their chrono was way off...

This is the first time I have used a 200grn bullet in .45 and saw some suprising results in the chrono data. Unfortunately I can not go out and rechrono at this point, as my friend shot the chrono (parts are in the mail), and the Area II match is in a few days. 5.1 Grains WST with 200grn LSWC 921.3 fps 184.26 PF 922.2 fps 184.44 PF 919.2 fps 183.84 PF 935.3 fps 187.06 PF 946.1 fps 189.22 PF 917.6 fps 185.9 PF AVG: 929.5 fps 185.9 PF 4.4 Grains WST with 200grn LSWC 783.7 fps 156.74 PF 818.5 fps 163.70 PF 834.6 fps 166.92 PF 842.7 fps 168.54 PF 818.9 fps 163.58 PF 806.2 fps 161.24 PF 809.0 fps 161.80 PF AVG: 819.9 fps 163.98 PF And to avoid typing out all of the 4.0 WST results I will just say that not a single one of the results made a PF of 165. So, the question is; is this about average for this bullet and powder combo? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Is you lost the string I found that the rubber wheel under a dremel sanding drum starts it very well. Get it up to 5,000 rpm instantly :-). Just expect a little scuffing on the plastic.

If the problem just started maybe your recoil spring is nearing the end of its life. I have heard (but never witnessed) that the spring could allow the gun to come out of battery prematurely allowing some gas and carbon to discolor the outside of the case.