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I'll be in San Diego the week of Dec 14th through the 18th. I'm not going to bother trying to bring any guns with me (no 10 round mags), but I'd rather go watch a match than sit in the hotel room at night. Any weeknight matches in the area?
The lack of activity in San Diego, is enough to make a person sick....there are matches and a few ranges....look-up Linea De Fuego or Pala practical shooters....but if you make it here and have email, give me a holler.....there is a nice indoor range in town that I am a member at....they have tons of pistols that I am allowed to "borrow" (just as long as your buy their reloads)....love to shoot with you a bit...in fact I am headed there tomorrow...
www.gotammo.com
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Unless, in swaging them the whole 9mm case gets fatter.
Meh...
depends on the swaging dies....also the heat/pressure generated under the press would "bond" the core, but this is a horrible waste of time...also what if he get's lots of brass that have vastly different specs. (like most do)....I sure as hell wouldn't run these through any gun I cared about....come to think of it, I wouldn't let one single person I know near them....DANGER!!! DANGER!!!
I have often wondered about swaging...by the time you add up the cost of the lead wire the jacket, the press and dies, plus all of the other little tools you need to make a bullet, well you could have bought a truck full of high quality jacketed projectiles....
the only up-side of swaging on a Corbin, is that you can make damn near any kind of bullet you could imagine....AND use some pretty exotic materials as jacket/insert....there is a guy on you tube that does .223 using .22lr cases, but then he inserts a airsoft projectile in the hollowed out tip....pretty much making an "inter-bond" "v-max"....only thing is I bet it costs double what Hornady sells it for...also the sheer amount of time it takes....1 bullet every 20 to 30 seconds....I'll pass for now...
I did, however, dig the guys hair....I bet he cleans up real purrrty'
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For your metal insert in the follower.
check out Tripp research mags
looking now, thanks for the tip
EDIT : just had a look, that is EXACTLY what I was looking for....thanks, ordering now...I suppose I will need a different spring for my CMC 10 rounders....they have a different spring profile for the CMC follower.....and suggestions on a spring to match the tripp follower....something that will work with 10 round mags?? thanks again
EDIT 2 : I see that tripp research makes a spring, but they say it "locks-out" standard 10 round mags and makes them 9....huh? thought only a base-pad could do that, or an insert....goes to show how much I know about magazines....still looking for a good spring....man with an upgraded follower/spring and basepad all that's left is the tube....and I would be spending more than if I just got tripp research 10 round mags....I like the CMC basepad more though...I guess a guy can't have it all w/o selling a kidney....
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have the same dilema with my SA, GI...def not a collectors item, but it seems like a more solid investment to just swap out the slide for one with the right cuts....
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it may be somewhat unrelated....but i have and AA it for my 1911, and I love it.....they make a quality product....just be sure you follow their ammo requirements (40gn. HV).....i wouldn't compete with it, but it's great for practice...
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Have you tried the Kimber 8-rounders? Standard length stainless steel tube, metal follower, hard polymer basepate (that screw affixes to a metal baseplate - both a low profile and thick polymer baseplate included with every mag). They're pretty darn nice in my experience, and I say that as a guy who's been running around a dozen of them for years.
hmmm sounds interesting....does the follower stay in the tube on heavy impacts?
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Nice Work!
Thank You Greg.....man everyone here is so cool, seriously....I haven't run into any real "sonbbery" yet....everyone here is so supportive (I have been some places on the internet where people aren't).....hey Greg....I am coming to your neck of the woods soon....Nashville is my favorite city....can't wait to move there....!!!
Let me know when you are going to be here we will get you hooked up to shoot either a USPSA or IDPA match with us if you are interested.
Thanks Greg....will take you up on your offer....I am hoping to get out there by march or around mid year....just need to sell a few things from my business out here, and then I am on my way......really can't wait Kalifornia is the pits (weather is nice though)....
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Ari, those 47D's you have must be absolute pieces of dog dung. I'm sorry you got saddled with them.
I'll give you two bucks apiece for them just to get them off your hands.
The only thing I can think of that is worse than the Wilson's....is everything else on the market....wilson tubes/springs/basepads are great.....only gripe is the issues with the follower....if you want to give me the $2 for each slightly used follower, then you got a deal
Not trying to bash Wilson (I only do that when I am trying to get them to go into my gun)....I think they build very nice products, and will continue to buy from them (although they sold me a mag catch that was split in half right out of the bag)....but making an observation about the followers in their 47d/47de
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LOL, no, I'm Filipino actually. yeah, I know rite? haha
My family still calls me Aris. Most of my friends call me Ari and/or other things that aren't suitable for public posting. :-)
Great group of people on this forum. I have made some very good friends on here.
very cool man....never met another Aris...I also go by Ari...
we are both God's of war....maybe if I practice enough, we will meet in battle someday (boy I would have to do a lot of practicing)
Thanks again for the welcome....when i realize a bit more about what I have gotten myself into...you can give me a few tips....
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just wanted to say "cool, another guy named "ari"" =-)
Welcome to the forum!
Ari B
hahahaha how cool is that......are you greek? Mine comes from Aris/Aires....the greek god of war...my dad was a subtle guy
Thank you for the welcome
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Ari
Have you shot in USPSA or IDPA or any other pistol competition?
Most of us here are hard core competitors, and our type of advise is geared to those styles of shooting.
Looking at your targets...Its plain you can shoot a good group, but that is just a tiny fraction of an overall shooters ability.
The real work starts with solid basics..then stage breakdown, movement, splits, transitions...the list goes on and on.
Can you give us a little more info so we can understand where you are at in skill level, and what your overall goals are.
Then our advise can be of more use to you.
Jim
Jim,
Thanks for your ongoing interest and advice....
I have NOT shot USPSA or IDPA yet.....I doubt qualifications count as competition....so no, not yet
That is my purpose for finally joining the forum (I lurked for about a year). I have been bitten by the bug. I have kept my shooting restricted to range use and tactical training. That;s no longer enough though. I want to move and shoot and be ranked. I also really enjoy building pistols, and want to progress those skills. I see no better way to achieve those goals, than to start shooting USPSA/IDPA.
My goal over the last few months, has been to get a reliable competition gun and all of the necessary gear to go with it. My other goal has been to learn how to do all of the work necessary to build and maintain those tools. It's easy to buy ammo and guns and have people build things for you. That's not my goal. I want the full gamut of skills. I thought the best place to start would be learning how to build and maintain my guns. Then build the best ammo possible. Then take the shooting experience and skills I already have and start building those up. I am not sure if that's the best approach. I really did consider just going out and buying a cz75, and showing up at a match. That would have been too easy, and I would have walked away feeling cheated (regardless of how well or poorly I did).
So, now that i have enough knowledge and skills in maintaining my gear, I want to step it up and start shooting competition. It's really difficult out here. Almost NO competition shooters in San Diego. You should see the looks people give me at the range when I practice drills.
Since I can't practice transitions at my indoor range, or real movement, I have been limited to practicing stand/kneel drills....doubles and reloads....gun off table type scenarios etc....that is simply not enough....I know that. I contacted my SC this week, I am waiting to hear back from him on where I can go next. If it is possible to shoot competition out here on a regular basis, then that is my goal.
My goals DO NOT include adding any undue stress to my life, or making this into a job. If I wind up being good at it, so be it. If I wind up being horrible at it, so be it. My goal isn't to go out and "win". My goal is to be progressive in my life....learn skills....make friends...build guns....and find a happy synergy....
I am a musician, and the feeling I get when I am on my A game, is like no other feeling....for me it's like therapy....I have noticed that when i am shooting well....I get into that same zone....I want to be there more often....in my work and in my shooting...
I thought, the range diary would be a good thing to start now. This way I can keep myself honest and view my progress, from nothing to something (hopefully). I honestly didn't expect as much advice, interest or help. People here seem to be very cool though and interested in helping me out. That's awesome!!!
My diary can be my story book. Who knows I might really get into this and do it for years to come. This way i can look back and reflect on who I was, and who i have become. Like most people, i have wasted a lot of opportunities and burned a lot of bridges in my life....I don't want this to be one of those scenarios....that's why i am taking it slow and trying to learn as much as possible....
Thanks again for your support Jim, any tips are appreciated and well respected.
Ari M.
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OUCH!!!! been, there and done that....and I hate it as well....CURSES!!!! at least you have some primers!!! (expensive ones)
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Hell yeah, find a way...move to TN. We'll be neighbors. Plenty of competition out here. No Kalifornia gun laws either.
I don't have the free time or the money to shoot as much as I want to. I shoot less than 5k (rounds) per year and 98% of that is at matches.
Definitely get to a club, no better practice than matches. You will learn your weak areas very fast. Don't forget strong hand/weak hand accuracy.
Maybe, if you start to slide backwards, spend that day at home dry firing. Video your dry fire sessions too. Don't worry about fast, concentrate and visualize perfection. Speed comes with experience.
S
I have been out to Nashville a few times (for work)....and the one thing I can say about Nashville....the people there are real, and friendly.....out here everyone seems like they have something to prove....just not my style out here....so I am eager for the move!!!
I have been doing the strong hand weak hand thing....and also kneeling....I actually had to learn those things to qualify for my exposed carry permit...man I practiced for weeks before my quals. and I swore I was going to walk in there and just ace it....even my instructor (who i shoot with at my range) put me at the front of the group and told everyone to watch what I was doing....so naturally I tanked and shot like sh!t....after quals. he was like "dude, what happened"....the only thing I could respond with was "I learned a valuable lesson today"....
funny that you mention the dry fire thing....I just setup my video camera into my computer and recorded 15 min of dry fire (like right before I got on BE)....and rather than even bother with the Saul Kirsch thing, I just went back to what i was doing last week....I reviewed the video....flawless....not fast, but very fluid disciplined, consistent and logical....all natural moves...very symmetrical and precise.....I am sticking to that....going to video myself every day from now on, and keep it as part of my log/diary....that way if I have a another bad day, I can go back to my videos and see what I changed....
I see that this game (as most are) is 99% mental...1% gear and technique
thumbs WAY up for being a cool guy and lending your shoulder....
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oh lawdhy lawd.....glad you are ok....scary experience....
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(kinda feel like I am getting scolded)?? In your opinion, am I just burning through ammo??
I have a pretty keen sense about me....and I know what feels good to me....yesterday did not feel good....
I think I am going to just go back to the stance and grip that was working for me, and set my gun back up the way I had it....nothing was wrong,
...and letting my sight picture dictate everything....as you said...
....if you think I am doing it un-disciplined, please elaborate....trying to work on specific things when I am there, each time....trying hard to get to the point where I can go out and win some matches
I left the points I wanted to elaborate on in the quote. Sorry if it came across the wrong way. I was just sharing some points about practicing that T.J. had mentioned in the past.
"Going back to a stance and set up that was working"....EXACTLY. I wasn't trying to offer advice on how to shoot, quite the opposite. It sounded like you were "hunting" for this or that to help improve. It's important to try different things, that's how we grow. But it's equally important to pick and choose only what works for you and drop the rest. Same with tuning on the gun. You won't know what works, until you've tried it all. I did, and still do, the same thing. But, if you are still sorting out your technique, changing the gun each time may hurt your progress. I was stubborn when I started. I wanted to do it my way. In the end it doesn't matter your technique. Only that the sights are where you want them when you pull the trigger.
Except for working at longer ranges, I tried not include too much "Hey do this, instead of that." That was included based on my own boredom with indoor ranges.
"Letting go" of preconcieved ideas will help you find "your" style.
My comment about ammo amount was not sarcastic. I really wish I had your ammo supply to practice with. I don't, therefore I dry fire when I can.
Are you already shooting USPSA matches? Or are you practicing before you go?
no need to be sorry....I truly appreciate the concern and comments....that's what I am here for....sometimes I am unsure how to take things (the internet is funny that way)....that's probably me just feeling bad about my performance and getting defensive....sorry if I came across that way, that was an a_-hole move on my part....
maybe I was hunting for some advice, up until I got it and tried it....and, although I am eternally grateful to the people who have put up with my noobish comments and offered their experiences, I think trusting in myself is the way to go....if anything your advice to do exactly that, is the best advice I could hope to get....I thank you for that
I am not sure that doing it my way is the best way, but it was the way that I was seeing the largest steps forward....just by trying what felt right and moving forward with that....and then ditching what didn't feel good....I think I got greedy and tried to take too big of a step forward this week....expecting miracles, and being butthurt that they didn't happen....that's on me, not on anyone else....
I didn't take the ammo thing as being sarcastic....but I did add up what I have spent the last few weeks, and there is no way I can keep it up...I can't spend $5000 a year on ammo, and another $5000 on guns and reloading gear....so if you think I am just wasting my ammo, then that is valuable info to me....I am by no means a rich man....but I am dedicated to the things I find myself involved in....I like to do the best I can, and sometimes that is more about discipline and self control and not about just spending unlimited resources, hoping for a change....geeez that sounds like what our government is doing....throwing money you don't have at problems and simply hoping someone else will work it out is no solution....I don't want to be one of those guys....I am a god fearing man and try to own my mistakes....
is your lack of ammo due to funds?? if it is, man that sucks...I wish you were in my neck of the woods.....I would load you up a few hundred, just for being a cool guy and taking your time to lend an ear....
not shooting USPSA yet....I am hoping to start next month....right now I am just practicing and making sure that my gear is adequate and reliable....so far so good....I am going to go back to the set-up I had before....it felt perfect...I am confident that with that set-up and the way i was shooting....I can at least start up and rank....not many shooters in my area, so it's really hard to find ways to get involved here...also california is a bitch on gun laws....mags are capped to 10 rounds, and you can't get any wide body 1911/2011's out here...so I think San Diego is the worst possible place to get into the sport....but I hope to be moving to nashville soon, so fingers crossed on that...
Thanks again for your interest....really do appreciate you man, you are helping me get back on track....
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Shooting fast sounds great. Shooting accurate looks better. Shooting drills to work specific weaknesses, Best.
Todd Jarrett once said he wasted about a million rounds (yes, he said MILLION) in practice because he wasn't practicing what he should have been practicing. Blasting rounds is fun, but if you're not working specific drills, or weakness, your just blasting for fun. In fact, you could be reinforcing bad habbits. If you miss in practice, you are telling your brain that missing is OK. You'll do it during a match. Unless you are trying to break a 'speed wall', call every shot. Only shoot as fast the front sight tells you can shoot.
You need to turn off your brain. Don't worry about "correct stance, grip, recoil control" etc. Just pull the trigger when the sight is where you want it. You're body will figure out what it needs to do in order to keep the sight where you want it.
If you TRY to nail the reload, you run a higher risk of blowing it. Just let it happen. Let go.
If you're restricted to stand and shoot, indoor range you can practice long range drills. Put the target as far back as it will go. Now you can practice speed drills, speed dictated by front sight only.
I only wish I had the kind ammo to practice with that you are burning up.
For a .45, 14lbs is as light as I will go. 12 is flatter, but only marginally. The hit is harder with the 12. I prefer the feel of the 14. Good slide speed, pretty flat. 4.2g Clays under 200g SWC.
I understand where you are coming from, and what you are saying....I am not sure if you are directing the first part of the comment to my log/diary (kinda feel like I am getting scolded)?? In your opinion, am I just burning through ammo?? I try to go and work on specific things each time I make a trip....but maybe from an outside view or your view I am not doing enough?
You know a lot of folks want to preach about this stance or this grip or this method or this gun set-up or blah blah blah....and that's great that they have found something that works for them (hell I do it all the time)....but I learned a lesson yesterday....what works for other people, is best left to those other people....I have a pretty keen sense about me....and I know what feels good to me....yesterday did not feel good....
I think I am going to just go back to the stance and grip that was working for me, and set my gun back up the way I had it....nothing was wrong, yet I convinced myself that something was....I wasn't thinking about stance or grip or reloads....they were just happening and happening with less effort, faster, smoother and I was having more fun....I was just shooting....and letting my sight picture dictate everything....as you said...
I like the load I am working with....it's cheap and friendly....but that 12 pound spring was not the way to go....the gun was all over the place....it just highlighted my weakness....
my intention isn't to stress out about shooting.....for me it's a release (meditation)....my work is really stressful, and I put up with a lot of crap from people that think they know what they want (I deal with music business folks grrrrRR)....the last thing I need is for my stress breaker to turn into more stress.....if that's what this becomes, I am done....just don't need it....this isn't my job...don't want it to be
as far as the amount of ammo i am shooting....I came into a little bit of money recently....and I set aside xxxx amount for a gun upgrade, new reloading gear and a sh!t-ton of reloading supplies....so I am going to honor my commitment to myself....and keep shooting at least 400-1000 a week....if you think I am doing it un-disciplined, please elaborate....trying to work on specific things when I am there, each time....trying hard to get to the point where I can go out and win some matches
contacted my SC today, so hopefully I am on the road to getting on a course to practice some, and then getting in on some matches....could honestly care less if I win or lose....just as long as I am getting something out of it, besides stress....
P.S. seems like everyone has an opinion and advice to throw out there....I appreciate it all, but I am going to go back to listening to myself...what I had going was working....thanks to all for their interest and input....
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Dec. 14 2009
I made some changes to my gun over the last 3 days....I radiused my FP stop some more....and moved to a 12# recoil spring....I also made some changes in my stance/grip....and a very slight modification to my reload grip on mags...I made these changes on the suggestions of some gracious members here on BE, and some tips I picked up from Saul Kirsch....I am now bending my arms just a tiny bit more, and have moved my finger from the front of the trigger guard to under....also I am shooting with a bit more weight on my left foot and have moved it about 4 inches farther forward....now I am also grasping my magazines i little higher up during my reloads, and watching them go into my gun...let's see how all of these changes affect my performance today
temperature : moderate
wind : n/a (indoors)
load:
45 auto
200gn. precision SWC
5gn American Select
mixed headstamp brass
Wolf LP
1.26 OAL (changed this a bit to help feeding with the new spring weight)
I left the range feeling sick today...my shooting was so bad, that I didn't even have the courage to keep the targets....I shot mostly double tap/reload drills and then sitting, gun on table/mag on table....load, double, reload double....and some rapid fire and a few other drills....my performance was awful....I feel like I did all this work and made all these changes, only to go back to square one...my gun felt like sh!t, it was flipping and jumping all over the place...impossible to track...flipping up and to the right again...I dunno I am just really discouraged today...I got so worked up over it I nearly vomited in my car on the drive home....
It seems like (as usual) I am changing things, when there was no problem to begin with....honestly my gun shot better the way I had it set-up before, and my grip/stance and technique was working very well for me....I need to just stop over-analyzing things and go with what feels natural...and just shoot...enough of this B.S.
hell I think I even had a few rounds go off target today...I was missing 2 shots that I called....couldn't figure out what happened...and my reloads sucked...I was slow and clumsy...I know changing so many things at once, and not giving it a fair chance is kind of counter-productive....but if I have another day like today...I will quit shooting....I just don't need stress over something so small as shooting guns....it's petty....this is the first time I have not enjoyed myself on the range...
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I shoot minimum 200 per range trip....I try to make 2 to 3 range trips per week...sometimes I shoot more on each visit....so I would say between 400 and 1000 rounds per week....let's average that and say 2800-3000 a month.....so let's average that and say 34000 to 36000 a year....wow...it just hit me how much this is costing me
anyone want to sponsor a dedicated (but awful) shooter....all I need is projectiles, primers, powder, brass, guns, parts, lubricants and solvents, gas money and travel expenses....c'mon...who's up for it...if I win at the end of the season, I will even buy you lunch
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Now that the FPS seems covered.......also I have my gun set-up so that it has A LOT of lockup....my slide moves a good 1/8 of an inch before my barrel starts to drop....
In my mind, you are talking about two different things there. When I think of the amount of lockup, what I am thinking about is the measurement of the upper barrel lugs interaction with the slide lug recesses.
How far the slide and barrel travel in recoil while staying in lockup would be a different thing.
no we are talking about the same thing....I think my description is just bad...I am talking about the amount of slide movement that it takes for the barrel lugs to full disengage from the slide lugs....from what I understand this is how you measure the "lock-up"....take a caliper and measure the distance from the top of the slide to the barrel hood/chamber....then bring the slide back until the barrel disengages out of the lugs and starts to drop...measure the distance from the top of the slide to the barrel hood again....subtract the first number from the second....that is your "lock-up" .... 30 thousandths to 60 thousandths is the ideal range.... the larger that number, the longer your barrel is staying engaged withing the lugs....I have been told that the ideal number is about 57 thousandths....you can adjust that by using a specific width of swiss file, to fit in between your barrel lugs and "pads"....the one that Kart sells is perfect, and it's what I used to tune my barrel to that 57 thousandths number....maybe you already know all of this, and I am just repeating common knowledge....or it could be that my descriptions are bad....it could also be that I am a total ass and don't know what I am talking about...in either event we are talking about the same thing....
maybe you guys have some more suggestions for me? I really am appreciative of the info and eager to learn more....I think i know what I am doing, but often times it takes people with more experience to convince me that I in fact have no clue....
I tried the radiused FP stop today with the 12# spring....if anything I noticed that the gun jumped more than it did before...in fact I shot so bad today, that I left the range feeling sick to my stomach....I have a feeling I am either chasing non-existent problems, or that I have gotten used to a specific set-up....and that set-up was working well for me....the thing I know for sure....is that I like my gun the way it was before I made the radius and went to the 12# spring...maybe I just need to get used to it again....this is a never ending cycle....I need to just stop messing with things and use what works and go win some matches....I still appreciate all the help though...
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grrrr double post EDIT...I will make up for it with a happy picture of a dog in a hat....
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I wonder if he also realizes that after a few hundred rounds, his mags fail to consistently lock open the slide
That hasn't been my experience. Let me hasten to add, I don't say that do discount your experiences, just that my experiences have been different. I have 47Ds I've been using for the past 10 years. I've replaced the springs once, the followers are all original, and they still lock open just fine. Actually, the only thing I've ever had break on a 47D is the plastic baseplate when hitting an indoor range's concrete floor.
I will say that 1911s in general seem to be much more picky about which magazines they will and and won't lock back on - and which magazines they will and won't feed out of, for that matter - than other gun designs. Part of prep for my first range session with a new 1911 is to sit down and check every one of my magazines to find out which ones will lock open the slide when empty, fall free when I punch the mag button, and feed smoothly. If I start with 40 mags of various configuration and brands, I'll tend to find 6-10 that will do all those things. Then I keep those mags with that gun. I really do feel that is a necessary part of ensuring 1911 reliability that a lot of people skip. If we think we're just going to stick any ol' magazine into our 1911 and it's going to work flawlessly - we are extremely mistaken.
Yes, this is more work than for something like, say, a Glock. Is it worth it to have a 1911 that works? Yes, it is. Those who think that's unreasonable, that it's too much work, just aren't 1911 guys.
Interesting story to go along with all of this Duane....BOTH myself AND one of the range employees (biggest 1911 fanatic I know) have had the same problem....he is a Wilson distributor....so that being the case, he called Wilson on both of our behalf's....Wilson told him/us, that in order for their magazines to be 100% reliable, their slide stop must be used
......when we asked for some replacement followers, we were denied.... .....the range employee (from what I understand) pitched an absolute fit, and the range shop no longer carries Wilson products (now they sell chip McCormick)....I think it's interesting that the majority or "race guns" aren't single stacks....I am finding it impossible to obtain aftermarket parts for performance single stack mags....I would say that my Wilson mags fail to lock the slide back about 30% of the time, but if they are dirty it's 100% of the time.....I have noticed that there is a little notch starting to from on the catch in the follower....I know the simple solution would be to just replace the follower, but I am a cheapskate
....or maybe I am just looking for an excuse to build something again 1911's are def. picky guns...I have never experienced the kind of frustration or pains with other guns, that I have with the 1911 platform....I think a lot of this is cheapened manufacturing....the 1911 is a platform that relies on simplicity, but critical tolerances MUST be adhered to....MUST!!!! a lot of modern manufacturers skimp on their machine work, and those tolerances aren't kept....at least that's my experience....either way I love the 1911 above all other designs...I like fiddling (I must have mentioned that somewhere before).....
I think I am going to design a follower "lock"...basically a set screw that keeps the follower from popping out on hard impacts (McCormick mags fall apart when they hit concrete).....also I am going to experiment with a bearing/bushing race for the follower to ummmmm follow....maybe I can also build a soft brass insert to ride in the catch on the follower....that way there will be a more stable surface for the slide stop to get bumped by.....again, I am probably chasing to problems that don't exist, but I like to tinker....maybe in the course of development I will stumble across some great solution (by accident) and solve world hunger and AIDS (all at once)....,
or I could just go out and buy that CZ75 Tac Sport I have my eye on (in .40 s&w), call it a day....and learn to shoot
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Nothing more rewarding than competing with something you crafted yourself. Keep up the good work
I agree, win or lose...I feel good about my efforts....thank you for the inspiration and kind words...!!!!
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I also run the 47DE's....great mags...the followers don't last long though, maybe you know of aftermarket followers??
In the FYI category, according to Bill Wilson one of the only parts that ever breaks on a properly set up 1911 is the slide stop - the portion that sticks through into the mag well and hits the follower to lock open when empty can snap off after being beaten on enough by a metal follower. That's why the followers in the 47Ds are polymer and not metal; if anything is going to break over time, he'd rather it be a cheap and easily replaceable plastic follower than you needing to fit a new slide stop to your gun.
I wonder if he also realizes that after a few hundred rounds, his mags fail to consistently lock open the slide....someone needs to design a better follower.....not questioning Bill Wilson (his guns are stunning works of art)....but can't there be a best of both worlds approach? like a delrin follower, with some kind of bearing race and a lock at the top of it's travel (small set screw) and then a harder plastic or brass insert where the slide stop engages the follower? maybe I should just make what I think I need.....seems like that's all that ever works for me anyhow....
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This seems like a good place to tell you I like your happy little painting in your avatar.
Gave me a smile.
I love you too boo bear....
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