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Plenty of places will make one to your specs also. TacSol and VQ offer their own guns setup. I prefer building my own. I experimented with different things back about 6 years ago or so. Even did some testing for another site. But these days what works covers a lot of different things such that you can build something to your esthetic tastes that still performs as well as anything else. I still try a few things from some venders but the differences are small in many cases such that different people will often like slightly different setups. Buying one off the shelf doesn't mean you won't modify it in the future, just means that you should not until you can outshoot the gun.
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And don't forget:
CO for Carry Optics
PCCO for Pistol Caliber Carbine Optics
PCCI for Pistol Caliber Carbine Irons
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Even though I don't move that well anymore that is what makes the monthly PNTC Super Steel and the Gravitas Tactical USPSA Steel matches so much fun.
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Don't forget the PSA Shootout. But I agree another would be good. Especially if they allow PCC. The monthly Super Steel match at Peacemaker has as much steel as the Shootout with movement in fewer stages and no 10 round mag limit.
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Sounds good to me. Atlanta is within driving range from WV. Heck I used to race at Road Atlanta and Roebling Road in Savanah. And that was an RV towing a racecar trailer.
Any idea, Zack, when registration will open?
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Mike and I are doing the same also as we did in the state match. Drive is about 9 hours for us.
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I shot the AL State match and it was very well run. And I have shot every world match as far back as the Ruger Rimfire in New Mexico in 2011. So I have a little experience in this. Not to mention 2-3 Regional/State matches per year also.
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Welcome to the Senior and Super Senior category. I started back around 2009 (62) shooting Steel Challenge but then it went away near me between 2011 and 2014. Came back in 2014 and along with Rimfire Challenge those are the 2 types of matches I shoot most.
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I run 10 rd. MF mags in my 9mm DW Commander when shooting Steel Challenge SS division. Otherwise I use either DW or Colt 9 rd. mags in IDPA or CCW, as the basepads on the MF10s stick out more than I like for carry.
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Yeah the guy who was in charge of setting their matches up in 2014 just went by the divisions that Practiscore had in at the time and they never updated them. Except I got them to add .22 rifle in 2015. For awhile it was not really RFRO or RFRI, it was just a sub category of Rimfire Pistol until they actually came up with the new letter names. I have seen similar at others venues. The current PNTC director of their SC match is a friend of mine so I can get anything fixed.
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I do remember getting that questionnaire after the 2015 Worlds.
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Yes what Doug said. A match chamber can have issues with some ammo and you can ask me how I know (15-22 Performance Center model). What some call a semi-match chamber is generally OK but nothing tighter than that. I generally recommend TacSol or VQ barrels before any of the accuracy based barrel makers. Not to say they don't make something that would work just be careful.
Generally I do a build with a factory OEM receiver because it allows me to install an Allchin direct mount so I can get the C-More a little lower to the bore than a rail mount. VQ CNC bolt because it uses newer technology than the regular Ruger bolt (no parts interchange) and has an integral charging handle. TacSol alloy or VQ Ultralite carbon fiber barrel, with the VQ forward blow comp (helps the timer pick up the sound of the shot and stays much cleaner than most comps). Timney, VQ, or Kidd trigger, currently I like the single stage Kidd set at 2-2.5 lbs. As for stock that is up to the shooter. I like either the Magnum Research Glacier Ridge thumbhole or the Blackhawk Axiom. The Axiom is particularly good on a Limited rifle because the stock is lower in the cheek weld than most other stocks helping to get your head lower in relation to the iron sights of the TacSol iron sight alloy barrel in particular. Axiom is also the best for a junior because the length of trigger pull distance is much shorter than other 10/22 stocks making it particularly good for small hands. The Axiom's adjustable AR type stock also helps for smaller shooters. I don't particularly like the included stock on the Axiom as its looser than I like and has no rubber pad to keep it in place in your shoulder. So I replace it with a commercial size buffer tube Magpul Fixed Carbine stock. Then I measure the correct stock position for me or the shooter and then cross notch the stock's buffer tube for the locking bolt and screw it down solid. Magpul also makes snap-on .25" and .75" risers for the stock to fine tune your head position in relation to the sights. I find .75" is perfect for a red dot and .25" is perfect for iron sights. Still though I have found I can shoot the slightly heavier Magnum Research stock faster and more accurately in Steel Challenge RFRO than the Axiom. A combination of factors. Still playing with both stocks in both setups.
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I think when you setup a match you can add or subtract classes. However Peacemakers was setup a couple of years ago when those classes did not exist and it has not changed. Plus they were not sure about safety of PCC.
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The Cavern Cove Rimfire 2016 NSSF PDF entry form link still appears broken.
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Clarification. The deal between SCSA and PNTC for sanctioning Peacemaker's monthly 8 stage SC match starts at the end of August (after WSSC). At that point due to PNTC commitments with the FN 3-Gun Championship and the Ironman East 3-Gun the next sanctioned 8 stage SC match will be the first Saturday in November and the then the first in December (then none till March 2017). This Saturday's match will be the last unsanctioned one. Format will be the same. 8 10-man (or 10 guns as you can shoot a max of 2). Currently Practiscore does not allow all the current divisions on signup as OSR, PCCO, and PCCI are not options at this time. I will make sure that is fixed by the November match. Since PNTC has their own crew no setup or takedown is required by shooters. Also ammo can be purchased at the registration building if needed. Lunch is available provided by a local BBQ outfit. Parking is right at the shooting bays.
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The link for the entry form at CCR site is not working right now although practiscore is.
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Ok I checked the current NSSF rules, whether they really apply or not.
If shooting 2 divisions Open must be shot first before Limited or any mechanical division. If 2 complete days Open must be shot on the first day. If shooting both divisions in the same squad (meaning across 2 days if that is the format) then the Open firearm has to be shot first.
Current rules say prize table for World Championship is order of finish not random draw.
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I hear you on that. Sometimes for local club matches I will use something else just to save the good stuff, although right now I don't have to.
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What you want to use if you can get enough of it is CCI AR-Tactical. Since it came on the market a few years ago its the only thing I run in my rifles. Doesn't matter if they are 10/22s or AR type .22s.
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Sounds like GM material to me. I can only do 3 in sub-10s and is why I am at M.
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I use both the 357s and the 1/3N (Battery Warehouse). I can get the 1/3N to last as much as 5 matches in my rimfires while the 357 last about 2/3 as long. Don't use the LR44 unless its an emergency.
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Ok thanks, Zack.
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I run the stock short in mine and the C-More all the way to the front of the upper rail. Cheek weld is fine and just the proper height for a C-More with no riser under it. I wanted the heavier alloy SMG type stock so as to move the weight towards my shoulder and make the barrel end much lighter in balance so as to aid in faster transitions in Steel Challenge. I run my +5 basepad Glock mags loaded to 10 rounds in SC and my 4 33 rd mags in USPSA and outlaw steel matches. The balance is so good my Master level percentage in SC in RFRO is 89.54% and my PCCO Master with the AR-9 is now 88.08% in spite of the fact the rimfire weighs about 1/2 as much.
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I built mine from scratch. All parts from either PSA, my parts bin, or GB. PSA LW SOCOM profile 16" barrel, CMMG ramped bolt, Runner-Runner Guns lower (QC-10), Timney Competition trigger, DPMS clean upper, AP-Custom carbon fiber rail, JP comp, C-More red dot, and last but not least the MVB dual rod collapsible 5 position SMG stock with integral buffer tube, 9mm buffer, and dual buffer spring set. Now the MVB setup set me back almost $400 but one, I wanted the SMG look, and two, I wanted to install and forget the buffer issues. Bingo, worked like a champ. I use it for both USPSA and outlaw steel matches, and Steel Challenge. After 2 SC events I advanced to Master in PCCO.
Bullseye Anyone?
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Biggest reason I switched to action event shooting was the odd fact that my best strings in BE were almost invariably all during the Rapid Fire relays. Even when I was starting out the first times I managed to start hitting in the 90's was in rapid fire. Eventually timed fire caught up and I could occasionally shoot slow fire in the low 90's also (560-570 out of 600 was my usual before I switched). We have a President's 100 winner in that club and although I don't shoot BE at all we have a Family Day 4 discipline match that requires a single string of BE. So last year just for that I had him help me setup one of my Browning Buckmarks and point out a couple of things. With no warmup I shot a 97-3x in freestyle, mainly slower fire for my one string.
As for what pistol that depends. I always recommend using whatever you have (that 565 average was done with a bone stock S&W 22S with a cheap Simmons red dot). If not how serious do you want it? A really serious BE competition gun would set you back about $2k-$2.5k for say a Pardini SP in .22LR (or a Benelli. You can also get it in a 2 caliber conversion with .22LR and .32 so you can shoot centerfire. The change takes about 1 minute at most. Pardini also makes custom bullseye 1911 target guns. For any serious 1911 setup for BE you need much tighter tolerances, I think, than any other type of competition (never shot BE outside of the .22 match). Most are shot with reworked 1911 with rails on top shooting slide mounted Ultradot Matchdot red dot sights. But I am no expert having only shot the .22 part but the top shooters in my club generally shoot Pardinis or Benellis. Only people who use American guns in my club are ones who have been using them for a long time and those starting out.