shred

..fishing around in the depths of my memory here.. way back when I got a Lee bullet mold and it came with some handwashing instructions that were somewhat specific in regard to soaps. I've since forgotten the exact ones though (must be the lead). I think it involved dishwashing soap though.

Quote: from TeamGE on 5:59 pm on Dec. 17, 2002 Any other material would make the magwell too big for that much weight. I know there are brass magwells out there that run in the 4 to 5 ounce range. Yeah, I just played with a Dawson 'Heavy Ice' magwell. Heavy it is, but it's also large since it's chrome-plated brass.

Here's a tip for y'all that are struggling to see the front sight tracking: point your nose at the horizon. I was fiddling around with a .22 at the range today and for some reason had trouble following the sights. Then I noticed I was only using the top 1/4" of my glasses. Propped my head up and voila, the sights are much easier to follow.

So therefore they're pointless for IPSC matches, which despite massive efforts to the contrary, are still occasionally plagued by examples of weak, unreliable, poor-excuses of no-good firearms that don't correspond to the Sainted Cooper's ideals.

By random coincidence I ran into a guy with a set of IHL sharkskin gear. He also won a cert at the Steel Challenge years ago, and said his took 9 months to get. So there still may be hope, just don't expect it by x-mas

not me.. I have apparently peaked at 83% six months ago and am now sliding slowly downwards towards the depths known as the 70's. Wierd, since I've generally I've been shooting better than ever.

Barring the various half-price hit-man jokes (none of which are suitable for the kiddos), and venturing dangerously close to the T-word, I saw an Al-Quada training tape the other day in which they practiced (role-players and live ammo, eek) golf-course assassinations-- Open with an RPG to the protective-detail, then the bystanders open up with AK's from their golf bags, and the caddy fishes a Makarov from somewhere. Lob a few grenades about for the big finish. Should you golf in close proximity to VIPs or in Afghanistan, you might be wise tucking a .223 into the bag...

Ok, how about for a Revolver? Or Glock? Or Mataeba? There are so many different guns the conditions don't really fit-- I suppose we could have: "Gun will [or will not] go bang now if all I pull is the trigger" or maybe: "Bullet will [or will not] come out barrel if gun is sufficiently heated"

This kinda belongs in 'what I noticed', but it's instructional vis-a-vis "advanced classes" So there I am in an "Advanced Class with a Big-Name Shooter" and we're shooting frickin standards at 25 & 50 yards... This irritated me (I paid good money for this?/I can do this at home/Where's the turbo-speed top-sekrets??)..., until it suddenly struck me that, da*n it, my standards sucked. Shortly after that is when I really understood the old "there are no advanced techniques.." quote

agreed, close it.. experimenting with techniques is one thing, but when it turns to danger, it's time to stop. Finger-along-the-frame is not only dangerous with stubby (read: carry) guns where fingers can protrude past the muzzle or cylinder gap, but IT WILL GET YOU KILLED if you're in a gun-retention situation. I can do pull-ups using only my pinkie and ring finger and still can't prevent even a half-assed disarm attempt using that hold.

Dogma, that's the answering-machine detector in the delay-- they wait for a couple seconds of silence to be sure you're message is done before they start the recording. You can make one of those irritating "Hello?? {pause} Ha, got you, I'm not here." messages, but better yet, stick the tone from the 'doo-dee-dah This number is no longer in service" on the front of your message-- that hangs up the computers, and is the same thing those 'Tele-Zappers' as seen-on-TV do

Ahh.. you're thinking inside the box again Detlef. The card doesn't have to be turned by the shooter. We can expect even more random start signals as time goes by... By the proposed rule, ignoring (or forgetting) a light, sound or whatever start signal = do over.

Should be in the mid 80's. Not quite M, I'd guess

So when was the last time the minimum caliber was lowered?

With these new rules, what about those 'start-off-a-light' stages? If you space that, you get a free retry. Even better, if it's one of those 'depending on what happens (light, card, etc), shoot a different set of targets' stages, you can plan for one and if the other shows, don't do anything and get to try again free.

Yeah, but do they make NT 10mm? Small-primer 10 would rock! I'd even put up with a crimp for that. And on a different note, do we really need large pistol primers anymore (assuming we could magically swap over all the brass already out there)? 454 Casull uses small (rifle) primers, so if you can ignite that lot, you should be able to ignite anything with a small primer. (Edited by shred at 9:54 am on Dec. 13, 2002)

Also, if you prefer alkaline to lithium, there are some larger batteries that can be disassembled to reveal alky LR-44 or 1/3N-size cells. I think I posted it here someplace last summer.

Also check into Airsofts-- I have a Gas-operated Glock 18 that's darn near identical to a real one except for the bright orange barrel and that it shoots plastic BB's. You can even lock the magazine so the slide'll cycle, but nothing comes out.

My used 1050 came without the ratchet parts. I called Dillon and they said "You don't really need that". I believe Super 1050's don't even have it. It's supposed to make sure you fully cycle the handle every time, but is a pain if you need to fix anything.

Very cool.. Too bad you can't save stages, but it rocks for quick designs.

Actually there have been runs of small-primer .45 brass in the past, but most of them were so long ago that you don't see them often.

I was squadded with Jerry at Area 4 one year. I swear he has a 20-shot revolver and just drops an empty moon clip every so often. I'm trying to remember his reload, but I think he stays hanging onto it with his strong hand and uses the WH for manipulation and getting the new clip. He did a little revolver clinic and was dropping clips into his 625 from chin height, with the revolver at his waist. Space Alien, I tell you.

Quote: from spook on 7:52 am on Dec. 8, 2002 billboy, would you recommend the Miculek grips to people with large hands? I'don't like my Hogue monogrips. They're too "sticky". Well, the Miculek grips sure aren't 'sticky'. Jerry likes to be able to shift the gun around. His grips are fairly thin in width, but front-to-back they're about the same as the Hogues (w/o the finger grooves)

I have heard that a downside to the square FP stops is they stress the hammer pin and associated frame holes much more. That said, I've run the square EGW stops in my open guns for many many thousands of rounds without problems.

[Ack.. duplicate post deleted] (Edited by shred at 9:26 pm on Dec. 8, 2002)