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Uspsa matches

I ran a mostly stock ruger pcc for a bit I would hesitate to mess w barrel or bolt As noted before, a 12” aftermarket hand guard makes a big difference i think your asking for trouble if you start taking bolt weight out id not turn the barrel down either, i just dont think its worth it i don't feel the extra weight is “that bad” but....

for what its worth: years ago I was running weak hand reload from stacked caddies. I went to load two strong hand and then quads strong hand with the SG over my right shoulder w. loading port up. I was/ am running Invictus quads and have them at a 45 deg angle so that , from my perspective, the left side was lower than right to give a more natural "grab" I ran this kind of set up for 2-3 years. Only recently did I switch to weak hand quads. I did have to switch the cant of all my shell holders over. I think that the week-hand set up is better as there is less movement of the shotgun and the movement of shells from belt to gun is less. I was concerned about finite muscle movement challenges w. weak hand but after a little practice, I was nailing it. In my opinion, the most important part is the grab and if you get that down, your good to go.

Looking for recommendations on magazine tubes for new M2. I already have an M2 w. a Roth mono tube and another w. a Nordic extension and they both work just fine. This will be a Plus 8 on a 24" for a total of 12 rds. I'm looking hard at the lancer carbon fiber tube; do they hold up? the fall back is another Nordic which I know is a good set up but heavier than the lancer.

I have three different rifles that I use for 3 Gun. One has Vltor A5 and 18", one with JP SCS and 16" and the other has a TACCOM ULW buffer and 16". I cant tell a difference and they all run fine. I have adjusted them all so they shoot my 62g loads / 77g loads with TAC and can switch all the lowers around. I would stick w. an adjustable stock for no other reason then it gives you some flexibility in LOP.

I have a SA 1911 that came from the factory w. a bad chamber. There was no throat at all. Same deal your having. send it back, don't take, "Well those are reloads...." as an answer.

If one was going to shoot thia match in 2019, would you opt for a more “bay stage short range” or “long range” rifle Not aure what to expect Short and light or longer and stronger?

I think that the lee die instructions are attempting to err on the side of caution; in general lee attempts to get people into reloading with the least amount of tools possible. As such, I think lees suggestion gets most cases in most presses sized plenty. ALL sizing dies should really be adjusted to a particular rifle or series of rifles and size the shoulder back .001-.003. Consider that re-sized case dimension depends on the chamber that the case was fired in before sizing and ensure your setting up your dies to size those "worst case" cases sufficiently if using range pick up brass.

again, I am specifically asking about a select action pistol in the first post, not double action. Select action is 8.1.2.3.

yes... again clearly I understand rule 8.1.2.3; that is and was not the question. Explain why 8.1.2.5 would not apply then in addition to 8.1.2.5.

I'm not attempting to overthink. If everyone "knows" that's how it is... then what rule tells me that? What about 8.1.2.5? My question is specifically about 8.1.2.3 and 8.1.2.5.

that's what I have been told; how then do we ignore rule 8.1.2.5?

What is the start condition for a production, select action pistol that has an external safety that CAN be applied when the hammer is down? Its either hammer down and safety off or hammer down and safety on. 8.1.2.3 looks like its just hammer down; 8.1.2.5 looks like you have to have the safety on too 8.1.2.3 “Selective action” – chamber loaded with hammer fully down, or chamber loaded, and hammer cocked with external safety engaged (see Divisions in Appendix D). 8.1.2.5 With respect to Rules 8.1.2.1 and 8.1.2.3, the term “safety” means the primary visible safety lever on the firearm (e.g. the thumb safety on a 1911 type handgun). In the event of doubt, the Range Master is the final authority on this matter. This safety must be on while the firearm is loaded in the holster or loaded in any other USPSA Competition Rules January 2019 42 location stated in the Written Stage Briefing (e.g. table start, in a drawer, etc.), in order to follow 10.5.11. If the primary (thumb) safety cannot be applied when the hammer is down, it is not required when the gun is in that condition.

did you use the PSA hammer or the JP hammer?

Should a JP trigger work w. PSA 9mm Hammer in a PSA 9mm gun? I believe that folks are saying that JP triggers will run in most PCC's but I'm not sure if they are talking about JP hammer and trigger or just trigger. I have a CMC PCC trigger and it feels nothing like the ones I have in my other 223 rifles. Thanks

I looked through several threads already so apologies in advance. I have a PSA AR9 lower, complete TACOM upper w. TACOM recoil guts and 14.5 barrel. CMC PCC trigger was working, then sputtered a little. I lubed it up and it kept running without another issue. Gun it/was very new w. 300 rds thru it. I have experimented w. JP trigger and stock hammer and disconnect or that came w. PCC. This combination of JP trigger, the two screw adj. one, and PSA stock hammer appear to work but have not shot it yet. Does can anyone please confirm that this combination SHOULD or SHOULD not work. Trigger pull is heavy as it still have stock hammer spring but I like the reset better than the CMC trigger. Ill order a JP RP spring provided this SHOULD work. thanks

Dude, I think you have all kinds of gun/ magazine / ammunition issues. The MOST likely cause of a malfunction in an AR, and I have to assume its an AR as you don't say, are magazines and lube. Since you changed several items; I think the MOST likely cause is the ammunition, possibly the stock some how, and finally the magazine. The magazine is last provided you have had those magazines run in that gun before. Magazine extensions COULD cause failure to feed issues if there is something going on w. the spring or its assembled incorrectly or its just plain full of crud. "No problems other than one double fire" is a BIG problem that needs looked into, you also need to make sure you did not simply bump fire the trigger which can happen. Look at the ammunition again, are they really light hits or just firing pin dimples? Excessive sizing can cause issues and create an excessive gap between bolt face and firing pin.

I might take a different approach to this one. While I don't exactly know what a tac rifle match is where you shoot, I might consider what the CLOSEST targets that I might expect. If, for example, "Close" targets are 25-50M, then I might consider a 2-10X scope. There are several good 2-10's out there but I like the Vortex. I know its a response that you did not ask for but that's what I would consider if it was me.

Don't create solutions for problems that don't exist. Your rifle is fine, I suspect, with ANY primer, pistol or rifle. If the hammer is staying back, I don't think you will get a slam fire. Go shoot and check back in if you do. in the unlikely event that your rifle is not 100% fine, your not going to hurt anything.

ummm. If the firing pin is striking the primer then the gun will go bang... How are you not getting slam fires? are you getting dimples on the primers? that's different... and normal. Is the hammer following the bolt when you release the bolt and hold the trigger? what exactly is happening?

No..... A bushing in a bushing die does not "float". A bushing die, FL or NK allows you to control the OD of a sized case. This allows you to do a few things like control neck tension and eliminate the use of an expander button if you turn your brass. increasing or decreasing neck tension can have a positive effect on accuracy. Eliminating the expander button can help to eliminate excessive wear on case necks and reduce work hardening as well as the chance of split necks. Generally speaking, you want .002-.003 tension for a gas gun and .001-.002 for a bolt gun and a bushing die, or a custom honed die allow you to set the neck tension for a specific case or a specific neck turned batch of cases. If you switch to thicker neck cases you would have more neck tension than a thinner necked case. As already pointed out, bushing dies will not size all the way to the shoulder and all new brass should be FL sized in a normal FL die before using a bushing die. Bushing dies will allow case modification; i.e. you can neck down 6.5 CM to 6mm by putting a 6mm bushing in a 6.5mm CM bushing die etc. All things being the same, any quality die will load quality ammo with minimal runout provided you have good brass. I have all kinds of .223 and .308 dies from shooting NRA HP for years, the bushing dies are a bonus as you can work the brass necks a little less but that's about it. For the money, I really like the Wilson dies with a carbide button. If you are mixed brass, there is not an advantage and they do cost more.

I adjusted my gas block to run w. my 62g short range ammo. That ammo has same powder charge as longer range ammo, 24.2 TAC, and I can go all the way down to 50g bullets and the rifle still runs w. same powder charge. I don't know, but I think that the gas volumes is the same as I'm running the same powder charges but the heavy bullets are running higher pressure, and as such the system still runs.

not to burst your bubble.... I have found that PRIVI bullets don't shoot well, there is a world of difference between FMJ bullets and PRIVI are at the low end of the list. 50 yds is way too close to check loads for accuracy other than to see if the bullets are stable or coming apart; you need 100 yds at a minimum and really need to shoot 10 rds to get a good idea as you want to verify in a hot barrel. I am looking for 1.5-2" for 10 rds at 200 yds with a not terrible ES and that's it for 3gun, highpower ammo is different. I went the route of verifying that my 77g load worked out well enough and then tried same powder w. 62g H FMJs. They shot well enough for use to 200 yds. and close enough to same POI.

So I went half way, psa lower w cmc pcc trigger and an entire taccom parts upper and taccom recoil system I opted for 14.5” w pinned comp

Thanks all Fort polk is still here We do have a uspsa style club and its not too bad; last match we had 50! I think ill pull the trigger on the psa ar9 and put a jp silent capture short stroke kit into it and see what happens