RangerTrace
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LOL, I'm shooting my first ever PCSL match tomorrow and I'm looking forward to the 2 hits anywhere scoring.....
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2 quarter turns of the adjustment screw turned my RF100 from a total POS into the best piece of equipment on my bench. I was just too scared/dumb to do it years ago.
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I've loaded a total off 3k since I adjusted the screw and haven't had a single upside down primer since. Between the Rf100 working and using preprocessed brass, this reloading thing has gotten pretty easy and enjoyable. Oh, and I found a source where I can get 125 grain Hornady HAPs for 11 cent a piece.
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I used to really worry about a powder check station before I got my bullet feeder. Now, I have a extra light set up where I can see into the case to check powder level, but 99% of the time I stare at the round to make sure it's in the correct position before the bullet gets seated. In many thousands of rounds, there has never been an empty or over filled case. Unless something breaks or I run our of powder, I don't think it will ever be an issue.
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6 minutes ago, blue_dot_glock said:
of course my rf100 had already shipped when i read this thread over the weekend, just got it today.
my question: has anyone either bolted it directly to their bench or, even better, mounted it to a inline fab QC plate? i understand the rubber feet keep it from walking around your bench, but does a solid mount work better? i'd like to hear from those who have tried (i'm not going to bolt it to my bench, but will use an inline fab plate instead).
thanks!
I think the vibration is needed, Mine is also sitting on a cleaning mat. The movement is what gets the primers to move around the bowl. I loaded another 500 flawless rounds yesterday. I'm back in love enough to stick with CCI only.
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My wife is out of town this weekend due to a sick family member, so I've putzed around and loaded 1500 rounds of match ammo. 1400 of those I loaded with pick-up tubes. On the last 100 I decided to tweak the RF100 a little by tightening the screw underneath that holds the blue dropper thing. Fired it up and they all appeared to go in the correct way, so I kept the next 100 rounds separate from the others already loaded.
This may the first ever 100 I've ever loaded using the RF100 that didn't have a least one upside down primer.
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I think the rule now is no more than 3" from the belt to the outside of the holster body.
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4 hours ago, waktasz said:
There were 43 CO Experts at FL State this weekend.
You shot very well. only 7 points down for a Major is very nice work!!
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1 hour ago, Bdh821 said:
So you're telling me I was bamboozled into buying an Atlas? I was looking for that perfect zero!!
They are great pistols. I just don't of any pistols that have a perfect return to zero without the right grip.
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6 hours ago, Rich406 said:
Perfect zero is marketing rubbish.
Similar to the Worlds Best Shooting Handguns. They all Perfect Zero if you grip them correctly!!
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10 hours ago, LHshooter said:
Just want to clarify what you said to make it a little clearer to the OP. You cannot leave a point of cover with the gun out of battery if you will be exposed to a surprise target or a target in the open. If the gun runs empty while you are in the open engaging targets you can perform a slide lock reload. But you cannot move into the open while performing a reload (either a tac reload or emergency reload) if you will be exposed to a target. A bunch of guys at my local clubs have fallen into this trap.
And this rule drives me nuts. Only because it's ok to go empty while exposed, but not prior to being exposed.
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Maybe the better question is which one runs more reliably?
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10 minutes ago, extremist said:
As a long time IDPA and USPSA competitor, range officer, I too have gotten close to burned out. Discouraged that I've never made Master in anything, but was competitive 10 years ago. Age has taken it's toll, not as fast and frequent brain farts, and watching all the young guns demolish you gets old. I've sometimes shot something other than CO/LO or PCC just so I could say "I won my division in old man gun division (CDP/SS)", but even that is not satisfying since in local matches it's all "who's overall", ignoring divisions.
I've stopped working major matches but do try and shoot once a week with our club. I will keep plugging away at it until I can't pull the trigger or see my sights anymore.
Well James, you are still quite competitive in our group regardless of your age!! Keep up the good work!
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On 1/22/2024 at 8:37 PM, ShaneDtx said:
I am new to the pistol shooting sports. Been shooting and hunting for 30 plus years but nothing like the USPSA match’s before. I have shot two club match’s and I am hooked. Have a lot to learn but looking forward to the process. Hope to see you on the range soon.
Welcome Amigo!!
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19 minutes ago, ltdmstr said:
Maybe check ISP round and similar, which are pretty typical LEO issue for 9mm. Pretty sure those are north of 150 pf.
Our duty ammo, which is Speer Gold Got 124 grain +P runs about 148PF. But nobody trains with that at nearly $1 a round.
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3 hours ago, greerstyl said:
So i have the Steel Challenge JP5, which I love, got M-class, have been doing great in comps. But my friend bought the competitor which shoots much better for me. I really like the heavy MK3 with dissipatora nd the vertical comp. Im looking to either swap the parts out to make one, get a new upper, or sell the whole gun and just buy the other one. What do you guys think makes the most sense to do?
On a six pound gun, I think it the locking thingy and your hold on the gun make more difference than the compensator.
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16 minutes ago, ltdmstr said:
Maybe, but 125 pf isn't what people shoot outside of competition. And most of the 9mm LEO and self defense rounds are closer to major than minor. The 125 pf is just an easy button for the low buy-in, lack of effort crowd. Next up will be participation awards.
You say that, but one of my coworkers/shooting buddies shoots factory 115s (can't remember the brand) and he just barely made PF and it's very blasty/hot. It's county bought ammo, so probably Federal.
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3 minutes ago, Boomstick303 said:
I am always mindful of the my off-hand grip pressure when dry firing. I have found if I am no diligent maintaining the proper grip pressure that it suffers during competition. Meaning you will not be able to do more than 15-20 minutes of dry fire per session. Your forearm should be smoked. If I have longer dry fire sessions, I am not gripping the gun properly and it allows me subconscious to think a lackadaisical grip is ok.
I do find when I am not on top of my dryfire, my proper grip suffers during competition.
I think this is my issue right here.
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38 minutes ago, Nile said:
How old are you?
do you exercise ?
have you consider hand/wrist exercises?
55. 5'9" 200. I have been a gym rat for my entire adult life. It's not a strength issue. Not that I couldn't develop my grip strength more, but I think it's a "mind" thing. I usually don't notice it happening while shooting, but my mind is thinking about the shooting. But, I actually did catch myself doing it in a stage on Sunday and corrected it on the fly.....I think I just need to think more about the grip during dry fire and it should correct itself.
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Over the last few years, for some unknown reason, I've started having issues with my weak hand grip during multishot shooting. If I don't think about it, I will loosen my grip during a stage and start to have 5 0'clock hits as opposed to where I was aiming. This wasn't a thing back in my Infinity days with 1.5# triggers, but it's a real problem now. I've finally started a fairly consistent dry fire program again, for the first time in 10 years, so maybe this will help get me lines out. If I "think" about it, it's hard to shoot out of my sub-conscience like we prefer.
Any ideas to help speed this along?
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Are you saying you had an AD? You post isn't very clear to me.
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I can't think of a rifle company yet that re-invented a new pistol that was worth a crap. Good on them for trying.
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8 hours ago, RJH said:
That's about as close as you can get and I'm impressed/encouraged with the data. Thank you!!
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Have any of you checked your PF before and after porting a barrel? I shot a coworkers P today that had DSC V8 porting on the barrel. It was super flat and probably flatter than my XC. I'd be interested in porting my CS carry gun to flatten it out a bit if I knew it wouldn't greatly reduce the velocity.
Any hope for Ironsight divisions?
in USPSA/IPSC Shooting
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I obviously misread the rules then.....