Freddie the Swede

Sounds like a god deal. But do check the age on the gun and see if you can get a round count. //Freddie

Just got a red serendipidy for $85 including tax. Great deal.

Here is a picture from a match in Eskilstuna, Sweden (Level II). There where a guy who had made hos own mount in an pretty unusual way. I know him and he says it works quite OK. Just liked to share... //Freddie the Swede

I have shot lead bullet by the thousand in my open gun and the only thing I do is to shoot a handful of CMJ after each session of lead. Than usually takes out the lead buildup for me. //Freddie

Hi, As a Swedish guy I have learned to love the Phoenix area over the years. I have traveled there to visit my old friend Arnt Myhre who shoots with TGO and Brian Enos. Been there all months except June, July and Agust and I must say it's just lovely. I have learned to love the desert and the mountains and the heat over the years. The first time I was there I thought it was just TOO hot but grown in to it. In Stockholm, Sweden where I live we have more or less the same climate as Ohio. The best thing about the area for a shooter is that they shoot all the time and almost everywhere. The place is just perfect for it as well as the climate. One funny thing is that most of the guys I know there are as pale as me and I'm live in a place with very little sun. So buy yourself a nice hat and wear high legged boots when you hike and enjoy life. The shooters there are among the friendliest I have met in my life so far. Robbie Leatham, Brian Enos and Arnt Myhre are the nicest guys there is. Spring greetings from a warm Stockholm, sunny 62,6F at the moment Freddie

Manu. Contact SPS in Spain as their screws should work fine on your SVI.(Assuming you have the plastic grip) I have an SPS with an STI grip on and the SPS screws fit the STI grip with no problem. Link to the SPS webshop. https://www.sps-dc.com/catalog/index.php?language=en&osCsid=dbb892670a4c2b162d6903ca61f9a500 Cheers and good luck //Freddie

With that lenght it can be the bullets dragging on the inside of the magazine. Make 'em shorter and see if that makes it better. //Freddie

Well fellas, I don't mind as long as it gets as interesting as this thread has become. If I dig out the essential parts for me the thread says that I can go either way with my parts. Both will make MAJOR with a 9x19 but with slightly different results. The Storm lake barrel and the Brazos cone comp will get me a fairly normal MAJOR 9 gun and the Schuemann 4-hole hybricomp with Brazos comp with the right powder (sp2) will get me really flat and REALLY loud gun. So far the thread comments makes me think that I should be bold and take the Schuemann hybrid route :0) It also says that I should by really GOOD hearing protection and inform the RO:s that my gun will be loud before I start a stage. As I'm working in a field where boldness is rewarded (marketing) I think that I will go the hybricomp way and look no further. Many thanks to all who answered my question. It might take a little while before I can answer your untold question "How did it go?" as I'm currently unemployed. But as soon as I'm employed again and have some cash to spare the change will happen. And I promise that I will get you all a full report of how it works when it's done and tested. Many thanks //Freddie

Sounds like you have a setup that is close to what I have in mind. Can you post some pictures? Many thanks for all your input, it is really helpful. Not that many OPEN shooters here in Sweden and only a very small handful of OPEN 9mm shooters. //Freddie

Ok, I get the point but what I really need is a WHY? I have no trouble loading a lot of powder and free have access to all the brass I need for 9mm. I also have no problem with a loud gun. Is the general opinion that the hybricomp gun would be to heavy? or just to loud? The people that I have talked to all says that the gun would be really loud and really flat shooting if I go with the hybgricomp Option. The same guys say that the cone version would be more or less the same that I have just a different caliber. I have been shooting a cone comped 38 super for the last 20 year in both 1911 and 2011 configuration and am looking for a flatter shooting gun. My current setup is a standard caspian slide with a 5,5" nowlin barrel and a four chamber comp from the old days. No lightning cut what so ever. Current load is 9,2 grains of Vectan SP2, Federal SP primer and 124 grain Tmj bullets. Factors out around 173. So an honest opinion would be? Heavy gun with lots of holes or a lighter gun with fewer holes??? //Freddie

This is just a barrel change so it should not pose any problems. //Freddie

As the title says: I'm gonna rebuild my 38 Super OPEN gun when I run out of brass. Now i need your thoughts regarding which way to go from here. Please have in mind that I shoot with the international IPSC power factor 160 for OPEN. And also note that I have access to free brass (once shot) Ejection will not be a problem since I use a Quinn C-more mount. And I have the following parts to choose from. Option one: Storm Lake 5" barrel and Brazos cone comp Option two: Schuemann 4 hole hybricomp 5.5" bbl and either a Brazos thundercomp II (4 chambers and bleeder holes at the sides) or Bedell Steel comp (Three chambers and four side ports. The Brazos comp is a bit lighter than the Bedell which might be an advantage Caliber 9 mm Major Bullets 124 TMJ Powders that I can use are: Vectan SP2, Withavouri 105, 350, 3N37, 3N38 Primers Federal SP or SR. I'm currently use SP and have zero problems with them in 38 super. Brass: Fiocchi, Sellier & Belliot, Magtech all once shot police brass that I get for free Man thanks Freddie

Nope, La Brama Cutom guns are a father/Son gunsmith in Buenos Aires in Argentina. Here is the address http://www.labrama.com.ar/cortas/index.php Reaaly nice looking guns and weel worth the visit. And some really nice custom guns, seems that IPSC i quite big in South America. //Freddie

SPS Magazines and the SPS Company are from Spain in Europe. I use both SPS magazines and SVI magazines in my SPS gun and both work well. I see no problem for you as an American to order Para specific magazines from Spain. Just go along and order them if you cant find magazines stateside that work in you para. Cheers Freddie

My mistake. It's a 5,5 Inch barrel with threads on the end. I have both a Bedell Ti comp and a Brazos thundercomp II that I can put on. I have no problems cutting of one or more ports if the comps are making the gun too hard to cycle properly. The powerfactor here in Europe is 160 which is IPSC:s international standard. //Freddie