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    Water bottles

    in Physical Training

    Posted

    I really like this Thermos bottle although it is small (18oz.)

    It fits perfectly into the round pouch of a Midway/Shooters Connection bag. It keeps water nice & cold. It has a cap so the drinking area is protected & locks so if you tip it over it doesn't get water on everything. I use it at the indoor range in case I want some cool water & don't want a side order of lead dust.

    I tried some of the other aluminum bodies bottles & they sweat too much & got warm too fast.

    bkeeler

    in Range Diary

    Posted · Edited by furyalecto

    Nice videos. I look forward to getting my behind kicked by you again in some more matches next year. You need to stop practicing (joke.) :lol:

    Recommend a Para smith

    in General Gunsmithing

    Posted

    Being one of those people with the mechanical ability of an inchworm I understand the desire to send a firearm to a competent professional rather than messing it up yourself. (The recommendation for the kit is a good one that will save you money & time, but it is not necessarily what everyone wants to do.)

    I have had limited experience with gunsmiths, but I believe I have heard that Rich Dettelhouser of Canyon Creek, Bobby Keegans of Freedom Gunworks and Jim Anglin of Sailors Custom Pistols can all do good things with Para Ordnance pistols. I am sure there are many more & maybe someone local to you, but I have heard in this, or other forums, about them & Para's.

    If your friend is not comfortable working on the Para himself then I would recommend giving these guys a call if he is willing to ship to their respective locations.

    I need a new pair of electronic ear muffs

    in Multi-gun Gear & Accessories

    Posted

    I thought that the Sordins used compression technology rather than clipping. (Sordins in good working condition should, in theory, allow you to hear the plates.)

    Perhaps the ear muffs are reducing the sound so much that you cannot hear it.

    I was going to suggest Pro Ears ear muffs. I think that they use similar compression technology where louder sounds lower the amplification in some way so that you can still hear sounds. I believe that cheaper earmuffs use clipping where the ear muff "clips" out the loud noise by cutting off sound amplification.

    It is possible that Pro Ears might reduce the sound slightly differently in a frequency range such that you might be able to hear the sound of the plates being hit where you might not with the Sordins.

    I might be wrong and my explanation of the compression and clipping might be a bit off as well.

    Got Wood?

    in Stage Comments or Questions

    Posted · Edited by furyalecto

    The whole place was full of wood platforms. Sometimes you shoot from Cowboy town like the example...

    The guy I was shooting with took one look at the stages & ditched his cleats for this very reason.

    Good ideas for ranges that can make those changes.

    I don't see how the Cowboy shooters don't slip on wet wood platforms with cowboy boots (even just walking on them.)

    Dillon 550 Casefeeder Questions?

    in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment

    Posted

    I've only been on the Dillon 550 for a couple of months so take this for what it's worth.

    First. How loud is the casefeeder? Pretty quiet. I can tell it's running, but it definitely doesn't drown anything out.

    Does it run continuously or as needed to keep a certain level of brass in the tube? As needed.

    Second. When you get to the end of a reloading session how do you run the casefeeder dry? Good question. Keep pumping or pull it off & dump it?

    Also, If the casefeeder does run dry and I need two or three more cases to finish off the primers on board can I place them manually or do I have to drop them in the casefeeder? You can drop them in manually easily.

    Does the 550 casefeeder work close to 100% or is there a certain amount of case flipping etc that goes on enough to make it more of a PITA than a great upgrade? It is kind of a PITA, but one I am willing to accept. I have never had a flipped case. I have had plenty of "not quite completely in the shell holder cases" and a couple of jams where the case pusher fails to push the case out of the start position (mostly due to a case flaw in the extractor groove.)

    I would read the excellent thread on the 550 casefeeder.

    I would do it again.

    2nd ever USPSA match at the World Recreation and Shooting Complex

    in Match Announcements - Pistol Only - USPSA, IPSC & Misc.

    Posted · Edited by furyalecto

    Just got back from this match. It was a very good show for a new club.

    Nice meeting Foilhat who drove all the way down & shot with us.

    Sorry we missed you Brad. Thanks for looking out for us!

    Thanks to everyone who helped make the match possible.

    It is a very nice complex. It is so big it took us a few minutes to drive down & find where the match was being held.

    If you haven't made it, you ought to make the trip at least once. (You probably already have if you shoot trap in the midwest.)

    There is a very nice resturant right on the complex where you can have a good meal & beverage after the match. (I think that the meal afterward was probably the best stage in my match performance today.)

    If the berms being considered become reality this might be a future candidate for a sectional or area match.

    The Cowboy shooters have a great setup.

    World Shooting and Recreational Complex

    Loaded my first batch...

    in Miscellaneous BEginners

    Posted · Edited by furyalecto

    I had this same indent mark on my primers. I recently bought a 550b as well.

    I took a photo where you can see where the plastic part that seats the primer has a raised portion that leaves the indent.

    I talked to Dillon. Excellent service. They immediately sent me another small primer bar assembly. The new primer bar leaves a slightly smaller indent.

    It is a very small indent.

    They said it should be fine.

    a couple more questions:

    #1. I checked all my rounds in a case gauge after loading them and about half of them wouldn't go in all the way. I took those rounds and ran them back through the crimp die and after doing that they fit in the case gauge fine. Does this mean I need to adjust my crimp gauge or something else??

    #2. All of my primers have a small indent on them after seating them, almost looks like a light firing pin strike but obviously thats not it. Is that normal or is there a problem?

    thanks

    chris

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    Speed Star - Speed Shoot - 2 Metric, 2 PP, 2 USP, 7 Plates

    in Stage Design

    Posted

    Oops. Right there in plain english. :D

    This might be your plan already & I could be wrong, but it seems like you might have to make T1 & T2 single shots or you are making 10 shots before the mandatory reload.

    1.2.2.3 "Speed Shoot"-Courses of fire consisting of one continuous

    string of fire not exceeding 16 rounds shot on one or more arrays

    of multiple targets from a single location or view. No more than

    8 rounds may be required without a mandatory reload and no

    more than one mandatory reload may be required in the course

    of fire. Stage may be scored either Comstock or Virginia Count.

    See Rule 9.2.3.2.....

    Thanks for putting these up.

    2 per paper, 2 PP & 2 USP = 8 shots

    7 plates = 7 shots (obviously)

    15 rounds total, reload after the first 8.

    I see what you're thinking though, the two plates are shot with the star, not the poppers and paper.

    Speed Star - Speed Shoot - 2 Metric, 2 PP, 2 USP, 7 Plates

    in Stage Design

    Posted

    This might be your plan already & I could be wrong, but it seems like you might have to make T1 & T2 single shots or you are making 10 shots before the mandatory reload.

    1.2.2.3 "Speed Shoot"-Courses of fire consisting of one continuous

    string of fire not exceeding 16 rounds shot on one or more arrays

    of multiple targets from a single location or view. No more than

    8 rounds may be required without a mandatory reload and no

    more than one mandatory reload may be required in the course

    of fire. Stage may be scored either Comstock or Virginia Count.

    See Rule 9.2.3.2.....

    Thanks for putting these up.

    Indoor stage walls

    in Stage Design

    Posted · Edited by furyalecto

    If you go to the Springfield Tactical Shooters link in my signature you can see on small example of what we use. We use the 2x2's with snow fence & hooks. We have eyelets on each end of the 2x2's so we can attach them to the railing system with the hooks. We also use additional wood to hang walls from so that we can place the walls in the gaps between the rails.

    It's not hard to roll them up when we are done & stuff them into a 55 gallon barrel.

    We have 4 and 8 foot sections. We have portholes cut into some of them.

    Here are some examples:

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    indoor stages?

    in Stage Comments or Questions

    Posted · Edited by furyalecto

    Nice idea. Can you get any pictures of the drum setup?

    Hello Everyone,

    I made a template of a classic or metric target and reduced it to 1/2 size. I make these sometime and glue them on a no shoot or soft cover,(painted black).

    I cut them out of scrap cardboard, even draw the line for A,B,C,D zones. This can make it interesting. We also hang plastic for the cables for walls. We place no shoots in positions to keep from shooting the walls.

    We have small Pepper Poppers, and we took a plastic 55gal drum and cut it out to put the Popper in. Cut two side out 1/2" larger then the steal.

    Take the two pieces you cut out and fasten them to the inside to reinforce the walls. NOTE: Before you cut pick one side to be the front and make

    the cut 5" to 8" up from the bottom, the back side cut out down to the bottom so the steal will fall out the back. Take some 2x4 or a 2x6 and cut them

    to fit the inside base of the steal. Fasten this to the inside, bottom of the drum. Find you and old tire to put behind the drum.

    Now you can hook this to a mover. We had one that lasted 6 months. Used it one night a week. The drum ideal belongs to some else in our group.

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