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  1. On 5.4.2018 at 10:05 PM, CHA-LEE said:

    This is a common problem due to the over travel set screw in the trigger shoe creating a dimple in the back side of the mag release. You can confirm this by removing the mag release and looking on the back side where the over travel screw contacts it. When there is a dimple in the back side of the mag release it changes the over travel depth depending on the left/right position of the mag release. For most guns the mag release is biased slightly to the right when a magazine is seated verses no magazine in the gun. You can smooth out the dimple area to make it flat again, increase the over travel, or replace the mag release. All three of these solutions will solve the problem.

    Ah. There you go!

    Thanks, all. And I sat here with the cun in pieces as we speak (well, write), and wondered where the hell that dimple was coming from.
    I guess about 40,000 rounds might do that. 
    Thanks,  CHA-LEE. Should've thought of that.  

     


    Siphon

    Brian for President.

  2. 3 hours ago, yigal said:

    do u use original svi mags? 

    sometimes trigger bow touch mag. walls. when shooters use sps mags.

    i hope that trigger tray inside frame is clean and u use original  svi  trigger.

    if this will not help probably ,because  of the cold  in Norway  u have ice inside the gun.:o;)

     

    That might easily have been the case. :lol:
    I'll clean the frame and trigger (ugh!) and check with different mags. Probably have to go with a steel frame.

  3. MemphisMechanic and Loudgp; I thought of that, and it seems reasonable, but for the life of me I can't believe I'm actually putting that much pressure on the grip. 
    Having said that, I have used the CoC extensively, and otherwise worked out on muscles in hands and lower arms ..
    What's a possible solution? Excert less force? Not really keen on that; there's a reason I started working those muscles (it's called "Glock", and a stint in Production Division ..)

     

  4. In a SVI hi-cap in 38 sc, with a very (!) firm support hand grip and mag inserted, the trigger pull is exceedingly heavy.
    Same situation with empty gun - no mag - trigger pull is normal. 
    How is the mag affecting the trigger pull? ( I get that a less firm grip would alleviate problems, put leave that aside for now.)

    Siphon

  5. I have two 1050s (one RL and one Super), both of which will, from time to time, give a "whack" on the very end of the upstroke, following which powder will be ejected from pistol brass in particular. This is when the charged cartridge - sans bullet - is in the position following the powder charge postition.
    For the life of me I can't figure out what makes this happen. It's a pretty forcefull impact of .. well, something or another, and powder can be spilled pretty much all over the cartridge plate.
    I have dismantled, cleaned, etc. No luck. I don't think it's the plate indexing arm, which has a spring tensioned tab on it. The spring isn't particularly powerful, and the tab isn't heavy enough to make such an impact.

    Ideas, anyone?

    Siphon 
     

  6. I run a Caspian top on an old SV frame. It's got a very tight breech face, so it will not feed 38 Supers.
    Fortunately, the few Super empties that make it to the brass bin also will not feed in the Dillon 1050, so no probs there.
    The extractor is Aftec for SC. (If you run a conventional extractor, it'll likely work with both cases, as mentioned above.)
    It'll feed 9mm too, but I wouldn't recommend this, as a distinct mark emerged in the chamber after a few hundred rounds. Couldn't get it off, either, and while the gun still functions flawlessly, and there seems to be no effects on feeding and precision (can't actually feel it, but it shows, though) the chamber is not made for anything but 38 S/SC, so I've given it up.

  7. I'm sure you'll get help and figure out your double feeds.

    About the bowing your head in shame and skulking off...
    There really is no need to be ashamed at all. Annoyed; certainly. Ashamed; certainly not.
    Most shooters will feel for you ( in varying degree) and then go about their business of Their Own Match.
    Plus, whatever anyone else might think about you is really nothing you should concern yourself with in the first place.
    Enjoy your shooting, ask, see, learn and improve. No shame in that.

  8. I have been experiencing some of the same, albeit with less of the cyclic appearance you describe. To add to the confusion, I only experience stovepipes with one specific magazine! I too took the gun to pieces, un-gunked aftec and its tunnel, etc. etc. New recoil spring, SV-ish gun, bells, whistles and whatnot. Cleaned the magazine, checked mag-lips for dents etc etc.
    *sigh*

    Siphon

  9. Anyone know of a single action in 41 Rem Mag (apart from the Ruger New Blackhawk)?

    Ideally, it would be a SA Army or clone type, or Thunderer or Lightning, with birdshead grip and relatively short barrel, but I am not aware of anyone producing such a weapon. I suspect the 41 is a bit on the powerful side, except for the Ruger, of course.

    I know.
    I am .. odd.

    Siphon

  10. bigstick, thanks for your reply.
    Yes, they are brutal, and I'd probably want to get a barrel with just a comp for training, and use the V8 hybrid barrel for match. I hate the blast and noise, but love the way they settle the muzzle..
    siphon

  11. My open gun has holes that touch land and grooves, it will shoot 1" groups at 25 yards. Are you really going to be able to utilize better accuracy than that? If not then there is no difference. (I do not know if there would be any measureable difference if you managed to make sure you only touched the lands with the holes, I am saying does it matter?)

    I am saying - or rather asking - that, too. And thanks for the reply.

    I was hoping it doesn't matter, and I hope you guys are right. I won't worry about it anymore.

    .. and it's been some time since I managed 1" at 25 anyway.

    Siphon

  12. Does it matter if hybrid holes wind up in a groove or a land?
    Should I care?

    I read somewhere that the popple holes for the hybrid hole pattern should be located in the grooves of the barrel, rather than on the lands. Apparently, this means better accuracy and also less of the bullet shredded off by the holes.
    Others I have asked claim that this has no significant effect, and that you could pretty much put the holes anywhere.

    I will be making holes in a brand new barrel pretty soon, so I'd be interested to hear if anyone has any theories on this.

    Thanks,

    Siphon

  13. I'm pretty sure that's custom territory to be done when gun or top end is built given slide will have to be milled to match. What's the difference between2 magna Ports on each side vs separate holes?

    I suspect the magnaports are meant to work on their own, as it were, without a compensator in front of them. Personally, I feel that the v8-pattern found on the Tanfoglio is a bit too much, in the sense that you tend to lose quite a lot of velocity, and gain quite a lot of noise. (But it does stabilize the gun and reduce muzzle flip drastically.)

    But you're right; it probably is a custom thing.

  14. I am looking for a 38 hybrid barrel for my svi/caspian, preferably with popple holes a la the Tanfoglio V8 setup. The latter is great, but I still want to test 3n38 loads with a proper v8 hybrid. The hybrids I have found, however, invariable have the hybrid holes pretty much straight up. (Haven't tried the latter in 1911, either, to be honest.)
    Anyone know where I can find of a decent .355 barrel with v-style popple holes?

    Thanks.
    Siphon

  15. After quite a few years in the game - on a not fantastic level - I have finally embraced my nervousness prior to shooting a stage (particularly the first in a match.)
    I feel nervous, and I feel the nervousness as it were, looking at it, pondering - briefly - why this should still be so, after all these years. (You could pursue this with alternate interpretations of the situation, like: This is gonna be a fun stage to shoot!)

    Also, I tell other shooters, including those I'd like to beat, that I get nervous. More often than not, others also have their issues, and don't mind discussing them. Then, we both go home feeling a little less awkward.

    Finally, as I often tell new shooters; whenever you shoot a match, the other competitors are busy minding their own shooting, and if they watch you make a mistake on a stage, they're indifferent. Tell a competitor about this or that stage you messed up, and he or she is likely to start talking about his or her own shooting on that particular match.

    Some of us have a hard time 'not caring' that someone's watching.
    Accept it, don't hold a grudge against yourself with it, and try and see the humour in it. It's not dangerous.
    Keep learning new stuff.

    Siphon

  16. What bullet weight are we talking about?

    I routinely load 124 grs Berry's to major in my 38SC using VV 105 powder, Mind you; I don't have a hybrid barrel, rather, I have a 5" with a Bedell 7-port comp.

    They work without incident, accuracy is good but not fantastic. You're likely to get better accuracy out of FP or HP bullets, if you can get them.

    Siphon

  17. On the other hand, as we effortlessly navigate a stage, nailing all the points in the quickest time we are capable of, during the performance, there was no sense of passing time at all. That is a beautiful place to disappear into.

    be

    +1.

    Some coaches / advisors / therapists suggest that we recall or summon a particularly beautiful place or event or state of mind ( real or imagined) and experience or re-live the pleasant feeling it gave us, in order to work towards being in the present or otherwise free ourselves of emotions that are pulling us down.

    My place is when I totally nailed a bank of steel in a Rio Salado Tuesday match, one hundred years ago.

    Didn't last long ( on the clock) and at the time, it just .. was. In retrospect, it's a happy memory and indeed a beautiful place.

    Erlend

  18. For some reason, the mags in my single stack 1911 decided they wouldn't fall free anymore. Hadn't used for the gun for a couple of months, but for the life of me I couldn't figure out why. Turned out it was the upper grip screws that kissed the side of the mag. Trimmed them ever so slightly and whoosh! Out the mags come.

    Siphon

  19. I was looking for the appropriate forum for this post, and this looks like as good a place as any.

    These forums are without a shadow of a doubt my favourite web site. Good people willing to share their knowledge, but also to share their thoughts and their warmth in dire times, as in the Last Shot Fired forum.

    "if you could keep one gun; which would it be?"

    Well, if I could keep only one web site, this woud BE it.

  20. Youngeyes; thanks for your posts. Hope you and the townspeople find the strength and courage to endure what I can only imagine are very trying times.

    It must be really hard with all the funerals for these kids.

    It's just so sad. I have no words for this, only tears.

  21. Esteemed dudes:

    I have been exercising regularly for the past few months and am now working on general strength. Mainly for more speed and agility in ipsc but also for being able to hunt with more ease, and less strain on the body.

    However, when working out as hard as I can (not very heavy weights, but hey; I'm old) fine motor skills suffer greatly.

    The shooting season is over here now, so no real problem, but I want to keep my general level of ability, don't want to see it all disappear during the winter.

    How can I practice with the gun (dry or real fire) to maintain as much fine motor skills as possible? I find that I like keeping the precision, which suffers at least the first day after a workout, but feel also that I can't draw as fast as I used to while keeping the draw safe, consistent and above all ending with the dot on target/target point.

    Regards, Siphon

  22. I think they are great.

    We've experienced zero shift in point of impact when removing and then re-attaching barrel, and very nice precision. (sub .5 in 6,5 x 47 calibre)

    With a suppressor, decent bipod and the DTA monopod recoil is negligible.

    The trigger pull isn't fantastic, but good enough and the rifle in itself is so stable it won't matter.

    You won't regret getting one.

    Siphon

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