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Looks like I'll be joining the mag-fed 12 ga crowd in a few months.

If you want CMMG 'style', the only game in town is CMMG. It uses a smaller collar/barrel interface than Ciener pattern.

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Us old school guys have been shooting 20" JPs and have not found much 'disadvantages' shooting in "barrel burning stages" in square bays. However, I understand the question is between 14.5 - 16 and 18. To that end, I have them all with a mixed bag of carbine/mid length/rifle length gas systems and the softest/most accurate shooting stick is still the old JP CTR-02 20", to me that's most important. Second from that is the self-assembled 18" rifle length gas BA heavy fluted barrel. Third down is a micro MOA rifle length gas 16" heavy fluted. All of them are capable of moa performance with 55 gr Blitzking load.

Thank you for a great match! Stages were fun and actually took advantage of a pistol caliber carbine platform! Well done.

Yes.

I won't question the wisdom behind 36 yds zero, but here you go, direct from https://www.federalpremium.com/ballistics-calculator

What we normally called "Big Boys Rules"...Worked great and kept things moving right along. The most time saving part if you didn't notice - This process prevented shooter comes up to the line, sight in/turn dot on, blah blah, and then slowly make ready, then look through sights again unless RO yells "Are you ready?"

You nailed this one Kelly! I like shotgun but not the carnival-esque stages...However, I must say this year's SMM3G did not have much of that flavor, just bug hunt on the buckshot stage. I shot the 2-gun division and yep, it was fun to shoot plates & poppers with pistol (when I didn't blow by targets). However, I would go back to 3 gun next year, just for buckshots and slugs . Loved the rifle long range shots - 300 + 500 yds mixed in with short range 80-200 yds stages were really fun to shoot. Lastly, thank you SMM3G staff and sponsors! Without you guys, a great match would be impossible to conduct!

What TACCOM just did with this 3-stage recoil system is to give the lightened mass/recoil system a little bit more operating window. My Ti carrier/adj gas/UL recoil works great but to have it run 100% throughout the entire 3 days match, I have to open up the gas setting a bit.

These regulated carriers have very small operating window so a very very small adjustment can swing your rifle from operational to single shot.

Meopta ZD's illumination is very bright. I've found the only other scopes that would beat Meopta's brightness are Trijicon TR24 and ACOG TA11, and both uses fiber optics.

In for the fun!

For those who are running the Scorpion carbine with PSA AK-V 35 rds magazines, they just released the +15 mag extension. https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-custom-akv-15rd-magazine-extension-black.html

I am looking forward to shooting this match in 2020.

Not in PCC but mine has been in the 3 gun carbine for a bit over 2 years, no issues. It is the adjustable version, dialed it way down and got consistent 2.8#.

Apex.

Yep, not sure why people followed that stupid 'rule of thumb' chart/graph/pictogram. My Valmet slings brass at 1 o'clock and Mach 2 speed, almost took out someone's eyeball. In all seriousness, sounded like your gun is fine as is with or without the can, I would leave it alone.

I've been checking out the recoil cushion from Taccom and it does work in the pistol. So far I've ran it without the travel limiter block (original) and zero issue. Will test it with the limiter block in place next.

No JJ, I was being sarcastic about having BDC for iron sights. That Burris AR1X sux big time for the exact reason you'd mentioned, also that's not true or faithful to iron sight religion IMO.

I shoot He Man class sometime because of the match itself and the atmosphere (Rocky Mt. He Man). Cost difference between He Man and Wee Man is relative by the time you add them all up, I'm sure if someone can come up with a BDC for iron sight, we would get a lot more young shooters in He Man/Heavy Metal ...

1) Should be handled in the same manner as any competitor, it is a DQ or removal from active duty. The act of clearing a firearm does not mean pulling the trigger regardless of who is doing it. 2) No, same for everyone. Again, firearm wouldn't discharge without the trigger pull, a no-no. 3) Fortunately NO.

I was in total shock when learned of Cheryl's passing...Rest In Peace Cheryl!

RTB LW with Adjustable gas key is GTG, this set up solved my issue with hand guard clearance, allowing me to use standard compact gas blocks. I'm also using 2A Ti BC with adj gas but it has a very small window of adjustment.

Very nice Tim! I finally snagged one after playing keyboard commando for 2 days. I'd be interested to see what you will have in store for this tool. First thing would be hogue-ing out the mag well! Trigger isn't so bad in mine, but then again I've been shooting the Scorpion so am well conditioned to sux @$$ trigger. I do like the recoil impulse out of this pistol better than the CZ carbine and I can see why you are pushing ahead with making the AK-V from better to great. Don't cut off that front sight amigo, that's what makes it an AK visually but tell me more about the left side charging handle, I'm interested.