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Just installed the Lee undersize die to replace the Dillon sizing die for .38 Super. No other changes beyond the initial setup of the sizing die. Just loaded my first batch and had difficulty coming off the powder die, which I was used to with .45ACP.

I have two. One is on a single-stack rig, the other is on my wide-body rig. Both use the CR Speed belt system. The STI Eagle 6.0 for open has a Docter Sight that Grams lowered into the slide, so the typical C-More mount issue isn't there. There is a full lock, half lock and magnet only position, operated by the thumb as you get your grip. Use the full lock for walking around. I learned the hard way to use at least half-lock if there is any significant movement before the draw - dropped gun DQ on first stage @ Area 2 several years ago - never fired a shot. Holster wear on the gun is a non-event since I had the Ion Bond finish done about a year ago.

I know that Mike Gibson at http://www.mgmtargets.com/ offers a mover setup.

Can it be set up so that EZWin can optionally print the stage barcode info when it generates scoresheets (V3.04 )? Then the labels would only need shooter ID info. Retain current option for shooter only or shooter/stage.

Lightning activity near the range... Tornadoes have occurred in western PA... Road conditions getting to/from range (ice, blizzard, heavy fog)... Basically, things that expose participants to extraordinary risks.

Stage 2 still needs work. I don't see T4, T7 and MPP1-4. There is also a blank page between Stage 3 and Stage 4 on the "All Stages" PDF file. Interesting stages - I may try some at our RGPSC.com Level 1 matches.

Merrell Chameleons with the rounded heel favored by Matt Burkett. Low cut pair for most conditions and a pair of hi-top waterproof for sloppy days

I use a laser bore sighter <http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=332264&t=11082005> indoors to match my Docter's point of aim with the laser's point of impact. With that you'll soon discover which way the dot moves in response to adjustments and not burn any ammo. Be sure to tighten the locking screws on the back when done. I check my sight alignment periodically because it will drift.

Check with Dean Makkos at http://www.docterusa.com/_mgxroot/page_10762.html He's the US importer for Docter sights

I've found a limited selection at local Sportsmans Warehouse, but mostly I buy from the UA website. They're sure a help on a cold windy day at the range.

+1. I also have them. The insert follows the contour of the face rather than being square to the face. With my astigmatism I needed a slightly different Rx because they are closer and angled. Don't remember the adjustment because it was 3-4 years ago when I last had the inserts ground. Your optician will need the insert frames to fit the lens blanks.

With new Starline brass I was having to apply case lube, but don't need to since I started running the new brass through the case cleaner before loading. I also deburr the case mouth inside and out. I'll wipe down the belling die if I begin to feel resistance at the loading station. (550B)

What SAFriday said. Changes in altitude an humidity. Lower altitude -> higher air density, higher temp/humidity -> lower air density. Not sure how the offsetting changes will net out for velocity.

.45 ACP Winchester Super Target (WST) It's the first one I tried and never had any reason to look elsewhere. .38 Super Vihta Vuori N350 Recommended by the person who built up my STI Eagle 6.0/Schueman Tribrid II open gun. Still worth it for the relatively few rounds I go through in the course of a year.

As I read 8.6.2.1 ANY shooter can request assistance, subject to RO approval. Nothing in the rule limits the coaching to new shooters only. I guess that's where RO discretion comes into play.

American Handgunner World Shootoff uses combination - some stages are plate racks, some are field courses with poppers/colt speed plates/split poppers. Plate racks and crossovers have rope to avoid downrange time. Starter in the center has a bicycle horn to start, and there is an RO for each shooter. Field courses normally have some local kids to help with resetting steel. Plate racks have a variety of target shapes.

The podcast is on Matt's website. Radio/Video>Podcasts It's the first entry in a 2008 block. Description is "Back on the air" but date shows 04/14/07. Only about 15min because Taran wasn't available.

Our standard target sticks are about 5'. Two across the top per pair of target stands, 3-4' between the parallel rows. Space target stands so distance between adjacent stands is same as distance between uprights of a single target stand, approx 18". With 8 crossmembers, tunnel would be 10.5' long. It also helps to stabilize the uprights by stapling no-shoots or scrap cardboard to the uprights. A picture would probably make it clearer, but I'm currently at work.

Nothing official, but shortest person should have to duck, and widest person shouldn't get gear hung up on the uprights. We use the normal target stands and 1x2's, with another 1x2 between the tops of parallel rows of 3-4 target stands per side. Forces a change in movement by creating a constricted path.

I'll be there in spirit, but instead I'll be working the trigger at the Winchester/American Handgunner match that same week in Montrose, CO. Conflicts happen.

Dean Makkos at http://www.docterusa.com/ carries SPS. Based in FL.

Tried the Rudy's polarized with my open gun (3.5 MOA Docter Sight) and discovered it obscured the dot. Don't know how the polarization affects other red dot sights.

Time for the SureFire lanyard on the weak hand wrist. Then drop the light, do the reload, and reacquire the light. It will require practice.