[RIP Jim Scoutten]

A sad day for all.

 

[Aron Bright]

R.I.P.

[2021 Western States Single Stack & Revolver Championship - Rio Salado, Mesa AZ]

Registration is open, Yea. This is my favorite match of the year.

 

Jim

[First match]

15 hours ago, hijinx said:

Second match went well. Need to make some gear adjustments but the 1911 performed well. Need to get some base pads as the magwell made it difficult to fully seat the magazine  a few times while trying to quickly reload. Also will be adding an ambi safety as well.

And so it begins. Shoot a little and make adjustments - shoot some more and adjust more. With more practice you will start to figure out what you need to make your gun run the way you need it to. Shoot safe and have fun.

[2018 Western States Single Stack and Revo championship]

I'm in and squadded. Love shooting this match.

 

Jim

[Torquing rings]

Did you use Loctite on the screws? And it doesn't hurt to check the torque on the screws every now and then, things can and do work themselves loose.

 

Jim

[G10 Grips]

I had issues making weight with the G10 grips on my 1911's. I took them off and hollowed out the inside of the grip panel. I was able to make weight that way. Just be careful and don't cut to deep, stay away from the edges, the G10 panels are very strong.

 

Jim

[Holster attachments]

If you stay with this game you will eventually end up using an inner and outer belt set up. Much more stable and easier to get on and off.

 

Jim

[Holster attachments]

Mike,

I don't think your doing anything wrong. The paddle attachment is just a looser fit because it was meant to be easier to get it on and off. I have 5 of the Comp-Tac International holsters and only use the belt loop attachment. 

 

 

Jim

[Safariland Competition Belt (334) experience]

I have both a Safariland 334 belt and a DAA belt. And I like both of them equally. The Safariland belt is very stiff and handles the weight extremely well (I'm using it for Single Stack). The DAA belt is thicker and stiffer and is a little harder to mount your gear to(I'm using this belt in Limited and am using DAA pouches). Both belts are great. I would look at what your trying to mount on them, that should send you in the right direction. And yes I'm using the 030 inner belt for both outer belts.

 

Jim

[Mag Holder Orientation]

I run five mag pouches starting at the point of my hip running back. First pouch is a Safariland 771, the other four are Safariland 773's. All my pouches are vertical. This allows me to bring the first mag pouch as far forward as possible and still reach my rearmost pouch. I find that angling the pouches doesn't allow my reloading hand to stay at the same angle when I reach for a magazine. That slows me down.

 

Jim

[How often do you live fire practice?]

Dry fire at least twice a week, live fire weekly unless I'm coming up on a major match. Then I increase my live fire and work on my problem areas.

 

Jim

[Combo Stage Library]

New link here: http://www.3gunrules.com/documents/multi-gun-info/multigun_stages/

 

Jim

[Western States Single Stack Championship 2016]

Just spent 40 minutes looking on Practiscore. I just finally found it. Got both the boy and I registered. Almost half filled.

Jim

[Western States Single Stack Championship 2016]

Where are the slots. I can't find them anywere.

Jim

[2016 High Desert Classic at Albuquerque]

In and Squadded. I love shooting this match.

Jim

[Western States Single Stack Championship 2015]

Thanks for the info.

[Eye Protection for a glasses wearer]

I went with the ESS Crossbow http://www.esseyepro.com/Crossbow-2X-Kit_165_detail.html?color=5 and an insert http://www.esseyepro.com/Vice-Rx-Insert_118_detail.html . ESS was very easy to work with.

Jim

[Fiber Optic Bloom]

Try a Brazos Lightning Rod Micro Dot http://www.1911store.com/lightningrodmicrodotstisv.aspx

Jim

[Die Sets]

The Dillon dies use a ring of carbide in the body of the die. The Lyman die set is using a carbide neck expander. I don't see anything that says so, but I think that the RCBS dies can be had the same way. The Dillon die requires a lot more engineering and machining to produce and thus the price difference. And you still have to lube the brass anyway.

Jim

[Divisions]

The link listed above is also older. It appear to have been last updated in 2010.

Jim

[2014 High Desert Classic at Albuquerque]

Signed up. This was easy. Now I just have to sit and wait.

Jim

[2014 High Desert Classic at Albuquerque]

Looking forward to this.

Jim

[2014 Western States Single Stack Championship]

I'm in. This was my first major match and I have been going for the last 5 years. Just an awesome match that is very well put together.

Jim

[2013 High Desert Classic]

Great match!!! Both my son and I had a great time shooting on Squad 1. A big shout out to both our squad mates and all the people that made this happen.

Jim