Nick Weidhaas

A buddy was at the SSM3G match and told me JP had their new "CTR02 like" rifle in .308 and .260 on display. Not sure what JP is calling it. Not featured on their web site yet. Wondering if anyone has bought/shot one? I'm sure it will be top notch. Just looking for a review. Thanks, Nick-

Slowhand- On a side note, try a 14lb spring in your 45. I think you will like it a lot better. Also, get away from the lead bullets if you can afford it. Lead smokes a lot when shot, even outdoors. Not to mention possibly leading up your bbl. I like Zero's or MG's. 230's over 4.0gr. of Clays is a sweet load for USPSA. Best, Nick-

Have shot almost 2K rouns of it in two different rifles. No problems and pretty accurate for an FMJ. I also run the GA Canned Heat 55gr. Nosler Balistic Tip Load for precision targets. Deadly accurate and again no QC issues. Have a buddy who runs it as well. No problems for him either. Nick-

+1 on Lawman's comments. I'm LE and a competetive shooter and the quality of the training is the key. Quality comes from a great instr., appropriate and relevant information, combined with a great facility. As an example, I recently took a 2 day class with Manny Bragg at Universal. Class had all the above. Also +1 on the fact that a great shooter does not make a great instructor. I've taken classes with great shooters who can't teach and great instructors that were not GM's. Nick-

Thanks for the info. I'll have Speed Shooter Specialties make me up a sight I guess. Not a big fan of FO front sights and although I like my POI to be just above the top of my front sight, 4" is a little high for me. I know what you are saying though Flex. Thanks, Nick-

I was one of the students with Chris this past Mon & Tues. As Chris said, the class is very well done. Manny is an excellent teacher. Not only does he explain the concepts well, but he backs it up with proper demonstration and well thought out drills. Great class!! Nick- P.S. If you are thinking of doing this class, I highly recommend the 4 person format. It worked great for us. 4 shooters allows for a perfect blend of class and one on one instruction. I've done a few 10 shooter classes and they don't compare. You get so much more with only a few students in the class. I also think it helped that were were all around the same shooting ability.

I just picked up an M&P 9mm I'm going to run in production. With factory sights, poi is high (about 4" @ 20 yards) with Atlanta Arms 147gr. JHP. Has anyone seen this? I can get a higher front sight from speed shooter specialties, but am probably going to change the rear as well. I like the look of the Burwell and 10/8 rear sights, but want to be sure of the front sight height with this 9mm load or similar. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks, Nick-

I've only shot their .308 can. It was on a Armalite AR10. Really impresses with it. Taking the can on and off is easy and it worked really well. No ear protection necessary outside and cut muzzle lift and felt recoil by at least 60%. Only downside is that your poi will change if you want to run the rifle with the can on and off. YHM is located near me and I've been to their shop. Real good people. Some folks are put off by their lower prices, but the quality is there, IMHO. My Dept. plans on using their can for a .308 patrol rifle we will be fielding . Nick- P.S. No, I don't work for them.

DPMS has their own mag. It is a newly designed metal mag that works great. Just buy the mags from DPMS or dealer. Nick-

Chuck is correct. A NY junior resident can not shoot, but an out of state junior with a parent can. Talk about some screwed up laws. My son (13) shot the Area 7 in NY with me this past year, no problems. Nick-

Received an email today from a USMA Cadet indicating the appl. for the match should be on their web site within a few days. Nick-

Just had this conversation with John at JP. According to John there is not a significant velocity loss with an 18" v. 20" bbl. John said the velocity loss is much greater when you go from a 20" to a 16" bbl. I've wanted to shoot the ITRC and John said his 18" bbl. will handle anything at this match (carbine targets out to 450 or so). I shoot a 20" JP 1:8 upper. Love the way the gun settles and it is deadly accurate. That said, I struggle a little on the faster field courses as the 20" upper is slower to index. The bbl. is 20" plus the comp, so the gun is big. Have shot my son's 17.5" upper built by Benny at TSS, and it will do everything my 20" upper will do, just a little faster. If I had to do it over again (I may yet) I'd go with a shorter upper. I'd actually like to try one of JP's new 16" 1:8 bbl., mid-length gas, match uppers. I think it would rock on the majority of the stuff we see. The only place I see the 20" gun as a must have is shooting irons. My .02 Nick-

Flatfoot, I'm LE, FA Trainer, former SRT member, and a 3gun shooter. My dept. issues us Colt 16" carbines. They work well for police work, but would not be my first choice for 3gun (it wouldn't be my 2nd or 3rd choice either . However, it can be done. It is a matter of training and knowing your rifle. In LE work we generally don't engage further than 100 yards, normally much closer. In 3gun you could be shooting out to 400 yards, depending on the match. I agree with the JP recommendation. They are just the best, IMHO. I run a JP 20" rifle in 3gun that is just awesome. I just looked at the JP Vtac at the Ft. Benning 3gun match and they are sweet. The questions is which set-up should you got with as there are pros and cons of each. You need to decide on barrel length and to go with a chrome lined or match bbl. As you know, JP now offers a chrome lined 16" bbl. with mid-length gas system. The pro is that the chrome lined barrel will last much longer than a match bbl. Bbl. length will also work well for room entry. Con is that you generally don't get the accuracy from a chrome lined bbl. that you get from a match bbl (not a big deal if you are shooting 100 yards or less). A rifle vs. carbine or mid length gas system also makes for a softer gun. Lastly, you get some velocity loss with a 16" bbl. which means that you will have more drop at longer distance targets. Not an issue if you know where to hold. Personally, I'd give up the barrel life and go with a match bbl. That said, my choice would be to compromise and run a JP Vtac with a 18" match bbl. Second choice would be JP Vtac with a 16" match bbl. As far as an optic goes, an EoTech with BUIS is hard to beat for CQB distance and the 1moa dot in the EoTech reticle helps with precision shots at longer distance. Con is that you don't have any magnification. My preference is for a variable optic with a true 1X. I suggest the Meopta Meostar RD 1-4X http://www.meopta.com/index.php?id=130〈=en in a quick detach larue mount http://stores.homestead.com/Laruetactical/Detail.bok?no=30 . Optic has an illuminated day time 2moa dot. 50 yard zero will allow you to hold dead on out to 200. Hashmark under dot is poa/poi at 300 yards. Meopta is like shooting an Aimpoint M2 with the ability to go to 4X. Other option would be the Leupold C/QT 1-3X. http://www.leupold.com/products/tactical_p..._Mark_4_CQT.htm You can run BUIS on top of your rifle in the conventional places (would have to remove varialbe optic to use them) or you can run a JP close range iron sight on the ff tube. Light on the oposite side or under forearm and you are good to go. Feel free to PM or Email me with questions. Stay safe, Nick-

Have shot quite a bit of both 9mm and minor .40 and see/feel no difference. 9mm load was 147gr. JHP from Atlanta Arms. .40 load is a 180gr. JHP with 3.2gr. of Clays @ 1.128oal. The above was with a G17 and a G22. I tried both a 34 and a 35 and did not care for the way the gun felt/reacted while shooting. I settled on a G22 in .40 so I could run major / minor in the same gun. The 180gr. bullet also is better on steel. Nick-

I think the factory width (or close) is to fat. I shot the Dawson FO .105 for the last year on my G22 and liked the width with the Heinie slant pro rear. I ended up hitting the FO with some sight black, because the FO was hurting my accuracy at distance. I recently changed to a Glock Custom Racing .90 wide, .215 tall plain black serrated front sight and like it even better. Still using the same Heinie Slant Pro Rear. YMMV. Nick-

Dohboy- Unfortunately, ever gun is different. Some of the poa/poi issue is how the bbl. locks up in the gun. I know that a factory bbl. gives me a different poi compared to my KKM bbl. You need to tune your load and front sight height for the poa/poi you want. I run two G22's for IPSC, IDPA and MultiGun. I use a Heinie slant pro rear and a .90 wide, .215 tall front sight from Custom Glock for must of my shooting. (If shooting IDPA with low light I put on a pair of TruGlo TFO sights, but I don't shoot a lot of IDPA). Both the above guns shoot slightly high as well. However, I actually like my poi slightly above the top of my front sight as this allows me to see more of the target.....I can float steel plates and head shots, etc. I recommend you find a load that shoots well out of your gun. Then spend some time on the range learning where your gun's poi is at different distances. Again, a higher poi does not have to be a bad thing......... As long as you know where to hold to achieve the disired poi at any give disantce, you will be good to go. Hope this helped. Nick-

My Gear (tactical): *JP 15 20" 1:8 upper over a DPMS lower. ACE stock. JP Trigger. Meopta 1-4X Kdot. *TSS Limited Benelli M2 My Son's Gear (open): *TSS Benny AR 17" upper (light bbl., carbon fiber ff tube) over a LMT lower. JP trigger. Nikon 2-7X and JPoint on Burkett mount. *TSS Open Benelli M1 Nick-

Just changed over my Son's open rifle to a Nikon 2-7X and a Jpoint mounted on a Burkett Mount (from JP Rifles) off the receiver. After range day yesterday it looks like it will work very well. He loved the Jpoint on close targets and the 7X on the long steel was killer. 2X was nice for those 50 yardish targets where you need a little more magnification than just a dot. Rolling the rifle over slightly to use the dot v. optic wasn't a problem. He will be shooting the rifle Sunday at Harvard for their rifle match if you want to take a look at the set up. Nick-

Dave73- I did the same thing you are considering about a year ago. Needed to make a school payment for son so I sold my SV and dug out my personal Glock 22 (ended up buying a 2nd G22 later on). I'm LEO as well and carry a Glock 22 at work. The interesting thing is that I have lost nothing switching from the SV/STI to a G22. My class percentage has actually gone up. I honestly believe I shoot the G22 better than I did my SV. I run two G22's. One is set up for Limited / Limited 10 / IDPA ESP. Heinie slant pro rear with Dawson FO front sight blacked out (long story). KKM bbl. Trigger job by local smith @ about 2lbs. THE tungsten guide rod. 15lb ISMI spring. JP aluminum mag well. Eric's TruGrip Tape. My second G22 is my back up gun and my production / IDPA SSP gun. Same sights as above (change to Truglo FTO sights for IDPA), same trigger as above, same grip tape, factory bbl and guide rod. No mag well. Holster is a Cendex Kydex. You should shoot a G22 and G35 before going with the G35. I shot both first (friends) and even shot some stages. I really liked the G22 over the G35 for a bunch of reasons. Give it a try before you commit to one. Also if you are going to get a G22 at work, the G22 may make more sense for games. Good luck, Nick-

+1 on loading Clays with a 1oz load. AA hulls with Windjammer wads was my load of choice for years. Used in both Sporting Clays and FITASC. As mentoned above the weight of the gun will also effect felt recoil as will gun fit. It is real important to make sure sure your gun is fit correctly to you (for several reasons). An unfit gun can often cause face and shoulder pain. I experienced this myself early on shooting even light loads with a Beretta AL390. I ultimately fmoved up to a Krieghoff K80 and had the gun fit to me. The difference is recoil with the fit gun was amazing. The heavier weight of the K80 also had an effect as well. Also, don't forget about your mount. You need to make sure you are mounting the gun correctly (which will effect the gun fit). Where/how you mount the gun can also effect felt recoil. Good luck. Nick-

+1 for the Larue. I don't think there is better.

A second for the Lee die. EGW sells a Lee die that they take some material off the bottom of to let you get down all the way. I use a EGW die and run a KKM bbl in my G22. I don't shoot lead, but do shoot once fired Glock brass (from factory bbls.). I load at 1.130oal with either Zero or MG 180gr. HP's and have had no issues with this set up. Nick-

Hey Louie- Thanks bud. Ya, will be in Benning. Great match last year. I'm sure this year will be even better. Will see you there. Steve- Thanks for mentioning the name spelling correction. Sometimes I am an "ass", but no one wants it in their name :-). I won't hold it against you Paul ;-). Shoot well, Nick-

686+ Shawn bullet proofs the interceptor latch. It involves replacing the IL Pin with a button head screw that he installs through the side of the receiver. Not sure if he actually makes a new latch too. He said this is the part that breaks (bends) over time as it is repeatedly hit by the rounds shooting out of the mag tube. Nick-

Does anyone know if Limcat is still in buisness? Their web site has been down for some time. If Johnny is still around, could someone please give me his contact info. Thanks, Nick-