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You might want to check the front grip screw on your 2011 if you haven't already. I've seen them loosen and be a bit wider than the frame. This will act exactly like you're describing. Steve

It’s very common for the Vario trigger bows to be .020”-.030” longer than STI triggers. This sometimes causes the hammer strut to push on the middle leaf. Check for clearance between the strut and middle leaf when the hammer is cocked. You’ll also see a shiny spot on the middle leaf. The strut can be carefully ground down for clearance The other replies are good tips too. Steve p.s. I’m not saying Vario triggers are wrong. I use them in my guns.

Thanks! Finish is hardchrome. Denver Metal Finishing did it. I have a Sig Romeo 3 XL scope on it now. I like the larger window over the RTS2.

My latest, I've had it for awhile, but still playing with different comps. Not sure what I like best yet. Steve Pitt

I'm with Joe4D. Just because something isn't practical for concealed carry or for police daily use doesn't mean it isn't practical. My 38SC open gun is a GREAT nightstand gun. 29 rounds of essentially .357 mag, and with the right powder it doesn't have hardly any flash. Yes I've tested it in low light, and no I wouldn't carry it for daily use. Steve Pitt

You might call the reamer company. I use Manson and PTG reamers. They will both send you a copy of their reamer dimensions. Steve Pitt

As a lefty I agree with using the strong hand index finger for all the reasons already mentioned. How light of a spring did you try? Wolff sells a 5 spring pack- factory and #1-4 with the # 4 being the lightest. I've found I will drop mags with the #4, but the # 3 works fine. Most people I've talked to use either the # 2 or #3. Brownell's carries these also. Steve Pitt

From C-More- There will be an RTS3, at least 6 months out. It will have a bigger window, not sure about the footprint being the same as an RTS2. Steve Pitt

Here's a few things I've seen cause this issue: 1) Trigger bow- as discussed above- most likely cause. 2) Center sear spring leaf protruding into the magwell. The magazine then pushes back on the spring. Usually this results in the disconnector not being pushed up reliably. 3) A loose magazine release catch (play in the grip). The overtravel stop screw pushes on the mag release, pushing it back into the magazine. Remove the mag release, seat a magazine and see if you still have the problem. 4) Broken trigger bow where the bow is staked to the trigger shoe. Steve Pitt

What I find the dumbest is all the shooters that complied and went downrange. I'm probably insulting the author of this note. No disrespect intended, but I would have taken a zero on that stage and not shot it! It reminds me of instructors that teach an NRA safety class, go over all the safety rules, then point an unloaded gun at the students for some of the demos. I see it all the time. Steve Pitt

Just to add a little more- I was the RO and had just taken over the timer from another RO. So maybe I didn't have my "RO brain" engaged fully. I did not notice the hammer back and I DEFINITELY would have issued a DQ if I had noticed the safety wasn't engaged. I'm not a new RO, just lack of attention to detail. Lesson learned. My real point in replying was to call attention to D-Stiker's character. Imediately when the stage was finished, he let me know he started with the hammer back. It is shooter's with this type of integrity that is refreshing. FWIW, all of his remaining stages, started with hammer down! Steve Pitt

Quit putting 8 # of pressure on a 2# trigger! I actually had the same problem several years ago, and when I learned to be soft on the trigger, the problem went away. Just another possibility. Steve Pitt

Yes, the Gold Cup wider trigger will be a problem. I would HIGHLY recommend that any holster you get for the Gold Cup (or any gun for that matter) you holster the gun UNLOADED with the safety OFF, grip the gun so the grip safety is deactivated an make sure the hammer doesn't fall. My Gold Cup WILL fire in a 1911 Blade Tech holster if the safety is off. I carry that gun in a Milt Sparks Summer Special holster and that works fine, but it's not really the way to go for USPSA. Steve Pitt

Moverfive- I'm curious about your comment on 7625 powder. I'm running a Trubore comp with 7625 with 124gr JHP's in Supercomp and have noticed the excessive dot movement. I recently tried VV N105 and am undecided about it. I like the way the dot settles better, but it seems pretty harsh in the hand. What powders do you consider better than 7625? (I know what some choices are for 3SC, but would like to hear what you consider better specific to dot movement). Thanks, Steve Pitt

I saw the same issue that Cha-Lee is reporting at our June match. There were approx. 52 shooters, 6 stages. I also ended up manually entering the scores into EZWinscore I was using Nooks for the stage devices and the master. Steve Pitt Pikes Peak Practical Shooters

Could be the switch. I've had this happen on a C-More. As it got worse, I could make it happen with turning the switch manually. I doubt it's the battery. Steve

I had this happen on a friends gun not too long ago. Bullet strikes on the comp. Tried boring out the comp, even made a new comp, thinking that one might have been cracked. Same thing. The barrel was new, rifling looked good through a borescope. Turns out his bullets were .3545, went to a .356 bullet, problem solved. Steve

What type of files are you looking for? What I do for local match results is: 1) calculate by division, then click web file. I use this single file to upload to USPSA. (per division results) 2) select all and all in the radial buttons, click text file- this saves a single file "Pistol All Divisions" This gives combined divsion, per stage (for all stages) results. . 3) select Final and all in the radial buttons, click text file- this saves a single file "Pistol Finals All Divisions". This gives combined divsions overall results. 4) I email the 2 above combined results files and they are posted on our local club's web page. This is the least amount of work I've found, and seems to give the shooters the results they want to see. Steve Pitt (Pikes Peak Practical Shooters)

Just called Bruno's, they are out of stock on SRP, as of 12:20 MT today. Steve

Have someone observe your movement and have them video tape you. In addition to not being low enough on your movement, the most common mistake is raising up once you get to the position/box. (I'm still working on this myself!) The actual drill is not too important, but I would not have more than a couple of shots, move, 2 shots, move, etc. 5 yds of movement is fine. That way you spend most of your time working on movement. Steve Pitt oh- one last thing, something someone else said on this forum once- "when you think you're low enough, you're probably not"

Charlie, Don't let a too wide black front sight hold you back. It's real easy for anyone with a mill to narrow a front sight. And I'll echo Stuart's feedback, you've come a long way, and still improving! Keep up the good work! Steve

Check and make sure the hammer strut is not contacting the disconnector leaf. There will be a shiny spot on the spring if it is. That's not too uncoommon, depending on the brand of strut and the bend in the spring. Steve Pitt

Damn! Sorry to hear that. A lot of what I know both shooting and gunsmithing Andy showed me. Like others have said, he was one of the good ones. He will be missed. Steve Pitt

Manny Bragg scoops and has never been DQ'ed. ***************************************** Actually, in a class I took from Manny in July this year, he mentioned he USED to scoop, but doesn't anymore. I don't remember the exact quote he used, but he says he "snatches" the gun into the web of his hand. Because he's aggressive to the holster, then snatches the gun to the web of his hand, it kinda looks like he scoops. The way I would describe his snatch is as the thumb comes over the top, close the fingers on the front strap. It kind of pops the gun into the web of the hand. The thumb doesn't really "roll from the side" like Burkett teaches, but I'm not sure how to describe that part. There is no perceptible pause watching Manny. The few times I've done it "right" it really does feel like one continuous motion. I'm surprised when the support hand meets the gun so effortlessly. When I do it wrong it results in a scoop draw, so I'd say it's not necessarily a draw for a beginner. Thanks for the thread, it reminded me of how I should be doing my draw! Steve Pitt

Just to clarify a few points for the discussion, since I was at the match and on the squad/shooter/RO in question. There was a walk through before the match where the stage description was read verbatum. There was a 5 minute walkthrough for the squad we're talking about where the stage description was read verbatum. In fact, the shooter that we're talking about is actually the person that read the stage description for the squad out loud. He knew the course description. He also asked to be the first shooter, so apparently he felt he was ready. To my knowledge he was the only person to interpret the stage description to allow shooting outside of the shooting area. In my opinion, the RO and MD made the correct call. Steve Pitt