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Are the buttons located on the sides or the back of the shirt, instead of the front? Are the buttons composed of bone or other part(s) of some animal? Do the buttons only serve as a decoration on the shirt? RH

Is the shirt reverseable? Is it seamless? Does it generate static electricity? RH

Is it made from recycled material, such as the fabric from a flag, parachute or mabye a flour sack? Perhaps it's constructed from hemp? Was it made on a special date? Yours or a family members birthday? RH

Welcome CaliShotDoc, It sounds like you're already hooked, just like the rest of us. Outstanding! There are some great shooters in the Richmond area so I'm certain you'll get some great guidance. Enjoy and I wish you all the best in your journey. RH

ChopperDoc, Yikes, it really gets your attention when a semi goes full-auto! I've seen this occur when a trigger housing with an overtravel adjustment was adjusted with not enough overtravel or when the engagement portion of the trigger bar was compromised. Check to see any after market parts were installed in the pistol or maybe if there is excessive wear on the portion of the trigger bar that comes in contact with the firing pin tang. RH

Wow, what a great looking blaster! Have you had the opportunity to test drive that bad boy yet? What kind of groups are you able to lay down at 50 yards and are you happy with the pistol? RH

Yikes, too much fun!!! Can this be counted as dry fire? Thanks GrumpyOne. RH

Jason, A Big Thanks to you and all of your contributing SLOSA members for putting on the Tri-Tip Match. I'm certain all of the shooters that participated had a great time. It's one of the few open squadding matches that I've been to that ran smoothly, and all of the SLOSA crew was very helpful and accomodating. Also, the weather the day of the match rocked! I'm hoping you're planning on doing it again next year. Thanks again. RH

JZ, Any chance that some of your brass is worn out/out of spec to the point that your action isn't going completely into battery, but is closed enough to allow the striker to fall when you press the trigger? Most of the newer 9mm Glock chambers I've seen are pretty snug. If you still have the rounds that misfired see if the dimples on the primers appear to be a little off center. When you said in your inital post that the trigger felt soft, is it similar to how it feels when you slip in a thin piece of cardboard or plastic between the breechface and barrel hood to dry fire? It's not to often that a brand spanking new Glock will misfire but it doesn't mean it's impossible. RH

If you set the round on something flat like a piece of glass and it can be wobbled, it's too high. Usually flush is fine but often slightly below flush is where the primer will rest when it's bottomed out in the primer pocket.

JZ, Is this happening with factory ammo or with reloads? Like Sarge mentioned, high primers can give you you same result. Have you changed any parts in the pistol? Any chance, if you are shooting reloads, that the settings on your press have been changed or are you using a different brand of primers? Anything less than 100% ignition is unacceptable. RH

Outstanding JZ!! Let the good times roll. RH

JZ, use today's match as a learning experience. Remember, we can all get what we want to happen in practice but the real test, for a competitor, is to enter the arena we call Practical Shooting and let it all hang out. It's only then and there that we're going to learn what we can readily execute and what we need to focus our practice on, so we may improve. Accuracy and adrenaline are a challenge to juggle but practice and experience will work wonders. Hey, you said your draws rocked and so did your reloads, so you got that going for you, which is nice! Don't let yourself forget what you did well. Time off can be a good thing. I know there's been times when I've practiced like crazy and have ended up being diapointed with my results. It happens to all of us at one time or another. In the big scheme of things remember this is only one match of many more I'm sure you'll shoot. So don't think that all of your hard work, time and effort as a waste because it is not. It's there waiting to be unleashed at your next match. Keep the faith brother. DVC. RH

Wow - impressive work! And right down to the wire too. The book's in the mail today, USPS Priority Mail, along with the Anderson book you ordered. I've got to know who said that. be Bluto said, "my advice to you, is to start drinking heavily" and handed Flounder a six pack in the movie, Animal House.

Springfield Champion A Highly Accurate mini 30?!?!? You're joshin! Don't bother swapping bolts, springs, etc., your failure with extraction problems will be eliminated if you replace the factory extractor with a Volquartsen extractor. Make the investment ($15?) and be done with it. How many rounds have you put through your new pistol and what king of ammo are you using? Are you keeping the chamber clean and the exterior of the bolt lightly lubed? RH

Springfield Champion, Without the Firing Pin in the rearward position you are referring to, the hammer won't be able to transfer it's energy to the FP and thereby ignite the cartridge. I believe the parts you are referencing are the Rebound Spring and the Rebound Spring Support. Your old MKII's firing pin's RS & RSS must still be functional enough or it wouldn't consistently fire. One thing that you may want to check on the newer pistol you were firing is that the channel in the bolt where the RS, RSS and FP reside in, is clean and void of any lubrication that allows the accumulation of debris. Debris in this area often causes the pistol to develop a whicked case of light primer strikes but it is easily remmedied. If you do want to replace the parts call up Ruger, their customer service department is very helpful, and I'm certain they will get you squared away. Hope this helps. Cheers! RH

Baer45, I feel your pain because I've been there myself. I had always wished there was a way to turn down the speed of the vibration to slow down the motion of the primers. Since there is not however, what I did was wedge a few pieces of neoprene foam between the vibratory bowl and the protctive cover. This inturn dampened the motion thereby slowing down the primers so they're not bouncing around violently as they enter the tube. Instead they drop down easily and without turning themselves upside down. You'll know if you've dampened the machine too much if the primers aren't moving at all. Play with it and you'll be able to get it to run at the speed you need. Cheers. RH

Outstanding! Glock comes through once again. Definitely, among the reasons why we shoot em.

RIP David. Circle of Iron is one of my favorite movies that he was in. Condolences to his family and loved ones.

Monster, I had this same thing happen to me a few years back except the crack was on the left side of the slide, opposite the ejection port. It's a crazy sensation to know your shot execution is correct and your missing a target by about 6 feet! I did the same thing and started inspecting my sights and was able to see the crack on the slide. Glock finally replaced the entire pistol after having it for several months. I know of other shooters at our club that have had the same experience and they also had Glock replace their pistol or provide them with a slide replacement. You might want to give them a call and see what they can do for you. Admitting to having shot reloaded ammo may void your pistols warranty. Definitely take off all of your add ons before sending it in. Good Luck.

Ironb, according to USPSA rule 10.2.4 , "A competator who fails to comply with a mandatory reload will occur one procedural penalty for each shot fired after the point where the reload was required until a reload is performed." Many of us have been there and done that one. Don't sweat it bro, just live and learn.

Mike, I tried 3N38 several years ago with 147gr Zeros. The load was right at 6.3gr and from what I remember the velocity was right about 1140 fps. I was launching these bad boys out of a G24 with a Bar-Sto 9mm barrel that has popple holes in it. Even with a heavy brass magwell, full mags and a dot on the pistol the recoil was NASTY! It's actually more comfortable to shoot .40's loaded to major out of this pistol with the factory ported .40 barrel. However, I will say that there were not any signs of dangerous pressure levels on the 9mm cases. This powder works well when you need to send heavy bullets down range at velocities usually obtained only with lighter bullets. Best wishes with your loads. RH