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    I had to settle, poor me ;)

    in Revolver Forum

    Posted

    If they made 500, at least half are at the IRC every year! (Nice gun, but not super rare.)

    Mike,

    Is this your endorsement for me to run my clymer 9mm finish reamer down mine?

    Lee

    I will be opening mine up for 9mm. I just got the Hogue big butt grips I ordered for it and will be putting a C-More on it when the mount arrives. I plan on making a better comp for it and then trying it out in a few matches next year.

    As for super rare, that would be the 929!

    2014 FNH USA 3 GUN CHAMPIONSHIP

    in Multi-Gun, Rifle & Shotgun Match Announcements

    Posted

    ! watched one incendent on stage 2 where two of the RO's corner a shooter who disaggreed with their calls and wouldn't let him get a word in edgewise and raised their voice while he kept calm.

    I worked stage 2. We made LOTS of people very angry, I don't know which specific incident you are referring to, but it is also possible I missed it completely because I mostly downrange holding the timer or scoring and I referred all issues to the folks at the top of the hill and the CRO.

    Believe me when I say that we were not happy about it, and in no way were we trying to be mean to anyone but I've been personally accused by one shooter of trying to ruin his match because I didn't warn him his feet were outside the free fire zone while he was shooting, another asked for a reshoot because the dust from me walking behind him interfered with his shooting as if I had any control over the dust and is just a sample of the type of issues raised. I'd bet 10% or more of the shooters were unhappy at us.

    I think a lot of shooters were very frustrated on that stage due to the dust, hard to see targets, and the VERY heavy back target. It felt pretty crappy to make that many shooters unhappy, but we just tried to run the stage for everyone the same way and call the targets the same for everyone.

    A big thank you to the Noveske shooters who stayed behind at the end of the match and helped tear down our stage. You guys know who you are, and you rock.

    The only complaint I had with stage two was how poorly I shot the rifle tarets. The RO's were nothing but friendly and as helpful as the rules allow. You guys did a great job and as a competitor I appreciate it.

    Thank you!

    S&W 40 pistol alternatives

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    Hard chrome is an exceptionally durable finish.

    I thought that eventually hard chrome will have issues with the underlying steel. That is why you don't find many surviving chrome plated 19th century pistols on the antique market. On the otherhand I would be buying with the idea of wearing the pistol out in my lifetime, not to be some sort of heirloom.

    The pistols you speak of were not finished in hard chrome, they were nickel plated.

    Optional Pistol Shotgun Targets

    in Multi-gun Rules / Stage Design / Match Administration

    Posted

    The answer is really not all that difficult. There is no reason you cannot allow the competitor some choice in how they choose to shoot a stage, so as to play to their strengths, while at the same time insuring all firearms are used. Require that all paper targets may be shot with rifle or pistol, all steel may be shot with pistol or shotgun and clay targets must be shot with the shotgun. Then put plenty of all three down range.

    open Ruger 22/45 compensator

    in Open Pistols

    Posted

    Don't mean to high jack, but I'm curious about thicker 22/45 grips. Anyone have suggestions? I'm fairly new to this "open" .22 concept, but I have the TS Comp because that's what came on my gently used TS upper. I like it except for the grip being a little on the slim side compared to my 2011; I would like the 22/45 grip to feel a little more similar.

    Any 1911 grip panels will fit on the 22/45. You will just need to trim them a little around the slide release. My gun has a set of VZ Operator II's on it and I like the extra thickness.

    More Open 22/45 mods

    in Open Pistols

    Posted

    I won a Tandemkross slide racker at the Maryland State NSSF Championships. Up to that point I had never really considered adding a slide racker to a Ruger because most of the ones I had seen stuck out to the side and I don't like that. I liked the looks of the TK unit and the fact that it stuck out to the rear rather than the side. What I didn't like was the adapter that allowed you to attach it to the gun. Now the adapter is necessary to allow the racker to be installed without gunsmithing, but for me, I was much happier with the idea of just threading the back of the bolt and installing it directly, without the adapter. Now I have never done any work on a Ruger bolt but easy, right? Not!

    First hint of a problem, I located dead center on the back of the bolt and hit it with a sharp punch to mark the center. Result, a little shiny spot where the bluing rubbed off and a flattened punch. Ok, plan # 2. Take the bolt and mount it my milling machine, then use a High Speed Steel Center Drill to mark the center of the bolt. Result, slightly larger polish mark and a ruined center drill. The Ruger bolt is the hardest piece of steel I have ever tried to work on, so time to go to war! Plan # 3. I plunge cut the bolt with a 5/16 carbide end mill. After cutting to a depth of about .050 I finally hit soft steel and cut a hole through the back of the bolt. Since there was no way a drill bit or tap was going to make it through the hard outer skin of the bolt I then counter sunk the hole to a depth of .050 with a 3/8th carbide end mill. This the allowed me to then drill through the back of the bolt with a P drill and then tap the hole with a 3/8-24 tap.

    End result is this...

    gdkHry.jpg

    I'm happy with both the looks and the function, but what a pain!

    Since I was in a hole drilling mood anyway I decided it was time to address the last issue I had with this gun, the fit of the upper. I have a black Tactical Solutions upper that is a very nice fit on this frame but the pink upper is very loose, loose to the point that I can feel it moving around as I present the gun from low ready. Because I had decided that this lower was now going to be a dedicated open steel gun I wanted to fit the top and bottom to a movement free fit. There are several ways to shim the fit but what I didn't like about them was that they fill the space between the upper and lower, creating a tight fit by forcing the top end up and away from the frame. I wanted to draw the upper down into the frame the way it's suppose to work. So rather than shimming I drilled a 6-48 hole down into the top of the lug on the frame to tighten the space under the lug. This way when the mainspring bolt is installed it pulls the upper back and into the lug, forcing the upper down against the lower. Fortunately the lug was very soft and drilled and tapped easily. The upper is now tight against the lower and as an added benefit the lack of wobble dropped my trigger pull another 1/4lb.

    So this project is done. Good thing I just picked up another 10-22. ;)

    6inch barrel in 5 inch gun

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    Front sight was slide mounted. I no longer have the gun. It was a Detonics Scoremaster frame with a Colt Gold Cup slide and Detonics 6" bull barrel. This was my first competition gun. Slide was replaced a couple of months later with a Detonics slide and the barrel was shortened and a compensator added. I sold the gun in early 1986 to fund my first 38 Super.

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