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You will not notice any difference with accuracy, even if you are the Bianchi cup champion.
A more insightful answer would be as long as the barrel has the appropriate rate of twist to properly stabilize the bullets you will be utilizing and enough length to properly accelerate them, a shorter barrel will be at least equally as accurate as a longer one and have less likelihood of deviation inside of the barrel or adverse barrel harmonics.
I highly recommend a shorter platform. It's easier to transition with and can still be just as good if not better as far as muzzle flip is concerned when setup properly.
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Really? Really? With all the reports of cracking they didn't add any material? Really? Their solution was to make it looser? Really?
In case you can't tell, it kind of boggles my mind, lets hope it works for them.
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The only part of Dawson's kit that make it incredibly awesome are the pliers. I can't seem to find them for sale by themselves anywhere. It's pricey, but worth it if you haven't done it before.
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As can be seen here, a lot of people think the crimp is what should hold the bullet in the brass, this is not the case with 9mm luger. Neck tension should mainly come as a result of the sized case, if it does not there are two possibilities: the bullet is too small, or the case is not being resized small enough.
You should be able to size and flare the brass then put in a bullet. Skip the factory crimp die. Now, push on the bullet in the brass. Can you move the bullet with just moderate pressure from your hands? If so, one of the two situations above exists. If you can't move the bullet at this step, put it through the factory crimp die. Can you move the bullet now? If so, you just overcrimped it.
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Don't worry about the bullets yet. The guy said that after shooting his comp was loose, it's obviously the bullets hitting the comp. If there is any play at all in the comp, even the slightest, the bullets will hit it. Have it properly reamed.
As far as flatness, I echo upping the powder charge and dropping the recoil spring weight. The powder is good. The next step would be to add popple holes. If you are like me, the gun will never be flat enough for you no matter what the combination you use. I use over 11 grains of 3n38 with my 115's and two popple holes, on a shorty, with an older style extended Brazo's comp and I am not happy. I have tried A LOT too, even powders most think would not make major and I just keep forcing in the powder until it does. I want the fastest, flattest recoil cycle possible and I will just never be satisfied with current gun and ammo offerings.
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The left side is the proper side for right-handed shooters.
That being said, I'm right-handed and myne is on the right side because it will not clear the horizontal mount on the left, I like to disassemble the gun without removing the racker, and I swear it helps the gun balance better during the recoil cycle wih the horizontal mount on the left.
That being said, I also feel it adds to muzzle flip and don't like slide rackers . . . even though I now use one because my gun is a beast to rack with my current scope mount, thumb shield, and polished slide combination.
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Whoa Whoa Whoa!!!!! Take it from someone who has shot a lot of 9 minor with and without comps, the comps help . . . a lot depending on the platform! You still have thousands of psi to use outside the end of the barrel (depending on the load and barrel length), even with fast powders. Short comps may be just as effective in most cases, but no comp will not be. Also, the 2011 will have less muzzle rise than the other polymer framed models currently on the market. It doesn't have to be that way, but engineers are too freaking lazy to make it better!
A great consideration for a great steel gun is a Witness Gold Custom. Do all the research you can and you'll see that this has a light comp, extremely light slide, and good supporting features for a great price. Also, the ports will help center the muzzle return, as well as using the gas when it's available with your minor loads. Fast loads make their velocity quicker, so the ports won't have as detrimental an effect as with a major load and even then, the factory witness gold barrel is very fast with its polygonal rifling. The ports don't hurt it as much as you might think. Also, thanks to its super light slide, minor loads are never a problem in the gun . . . I can't say that for many of the 2011s I've shot. The biggest issue would likely be getting it to run in 9mm, but it is possible.
The W231 load listed directly above this post is great too.
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I have had a few injuries to my right eye. It has been removed 3 times to cut steel out of it. I had a problem a few months ago with it. Went to a good eye doctor and with the right meds. I now have 20-20 back in that eye. So what I am saying is dont give up hope. It can get better with time.
Wicked!
It would be great if the OP posts the exact circumstance in a different part of the forum as many people are extremely curious about it. I'm very sorry you got hit with a ricochet in the worst possible place!
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Many would argue the gap in the left is also intentional, or else the area between the wall beams on both sides would have been filled in, since it is so easy to do.
You are exactly right in that it doesn't make any sense for the target to be so readily available and completely presented, unless it is able to be shot. I don't know if others were shooting it the same way or not.
Common sense does come into play here, if a target is meant to be hard covered, cover it.
All walls are naturally built from the ground to the height as constructed, as I've never seen one suspended from the sky. If a wall has a hole, don't put a wide open target in the hole and then say it can't be shot because hard cover is in the way, it's just dumb.
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I don't know, it sounds as if you were expecting more since it more than just a local match. Even at Nationals its not that much more in terms of props, just a little more thought since you have more eyes to bullet proof a stage.
I didn't really want to get into this too much with this topic, but . . .
Absolutely, 100% true. I expect a higher fee and higher level of recognition to mean more advanced, professional stage craftsmanship; Especially if everyone, not just the competitors, is to take this sport seriously. There's already enough offputting factors for most people with just how we use firearms in these matches. All aspects should make sense and exude common sense and professionalism.
I got what you all are saying and what the RO's were saying before I even started this topic. Here's the thing, it doesn't make sense.
Since all ports don't have to be defined in a stage briefing, it is only sensible that they should be defined in the actual rule book, otherwise the match designers are just making stuff up. I've never seen a wall suspended from the sky, so they all naturally go from the ground to the height as constructed and some of them have holes in them. But, apparently only some of these holes can be shot through.
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It was not obvious and it was not specifically laid out in the rules.
You all seriously think it doesn't need to be defined that the gap in the right wall is a port and the gap in the left wall is not?
Or, to put it another way, how amateur a sport is this if we can cut out a hole on the right, but not put a net over the hole on the left in a 6 state championship match? Hell, I could have taped together pieces of paper and been done with it in minutes.
That was about the correct ratio when moving through the stage, there was more "gap" than wall and the target was almost right against it.
Let me put it yet another way. A bystander, who knows nothing about competitive shooting, looks at the picture above after being told the target on the left is covered by hardcover and the target on the right is not. The person will most likely laugh and say, "Wow, you all really don't make much sense do you?"
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Another pro of the Ultrasonics is that you can clean guns, jewelry, and other objects with them.
The biggest con of the Ultrasonics with brass, by far in my opinion, is getting the brass dry for reloading. It's very time-consuming in my experience and even after a couple of days I find little pockets of water in some cases. I had little success with artificial heat due to the eventual appearance of tempering of the brass.
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That is wicked, I just used 10 grains to make 170 PF out of a 2 hole shorty open gun with 121 grain hornadys. Very substantial difference in that regard. But, the velocity wall still says to me there is an issue besides the powder. In the case I saw, it was the barrel.
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I should also add, the match is over and done with for me. I just view it as one more step to being the best
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I never had any issues with Federal (!!!, yes, the softest of the small pistol primers) SPP and HS6 when I loaded major 9. In fact, I was WELL above major on 115 grains without any substantial catering and definitely no piercing, just a damn flat primer.
Your mileage may vary though.
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I've seen this exact same problem before. In the case I saw, the barrel was worn out. The only fix was to replace it.
I'm not saying you have the same issue, but 10 grains of 3n38 behind a 125 grain should definitely get you much more velocity than that, even with small pistol primers.
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In my experience, definitely don't buy one in 9. Since they are a full size with only a comp, you need to use the slowest of the slow powders to trully work the comp effectively. That means, filling up 38 super cases with powder. The 9's just don't hold enough to make major with the appropriate powder choices.
I know a couple of people with Trubors who thought they shot flat, then I gave them some of my super slow loads and they almost couldn't believe it.
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Don't take this as hostility either. I just say there really should be a clear definition so that people who do know the book don't misinterpret it so easily.
This stage started right after a 30 minute lunch which the RO's had at the range. Since it was thursday and I wasn't an RO and I didn't have 8 dollars in cash, I ended up going to the nearest place I could find, HY-Vee. Unfortunately, by the time I got back the stage walkthrough was done. I should have asked an RO about it, true, I probably would have if I had been there for the walkthrough.
That was also one of my main questions which went unanswered . . . Are all ports clearly defined in the stage briefing?
Also, I wouldn't call this a normal gap which one sees under a typical USPSA wall. As I said, without crouching, a full size target was 100% presented.
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Just because a rule is commonly interpreted in one way doesn't mean there is an actual rule about it. I know what the book says in this case. Once again, I say, define what a port is or it's just a good ole boy interpretation that alienates new people.
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Here's the thing, we can guess all we want on what a port is. It needs to be defined if a half wall about three feet off the ground is considered completely solid, whereas a 10 inch hole in an actually completely solid wall is to be shot through.
The wall in question was about three feet off the ground and the target was 100% presented through it without any crouching required and inside of the fault line. At least put a net up if that is going to be considered hardcover, or brief it in the briefing. This, of course, is instead of ruining a person's high entry fee, long drive, and ammo cost by saying, shoot through the open 10 inch area, don't shoot through the open 20 foot area (after the fact).
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There are definite differences in grip architecture which aren't mentioned here. When I replaced my older SV grip with a new sti grip, the SV mags became much harder to seat and most wouldn't drop free anymore. But, they did all still work to some extent.
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Then, again, how do port holes exist if that is the case?
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I notice a lot of people saying the Gold Team muzzle flip is so little. In reality, it has a substantial amount of muzzle flip with even the best powders for it. However, it flips very quickly and returns to the start very well, so the perceived may be less to some people.
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Then, how do port holes exist? Are all port holes specifically described in a stage briefing? I believe there is also a rule that states hard cover must partially hide a target. This target was completely exposed without crouching or going prone.
To me, it says the wall is "as constructed" This wall was constructed to have a big opening with a wide open target in it.
And, you're welcome Matt.
. But, I'd hate to see someone else be extremely disappointed after such an investment. The rule needs to be clarified so that new people who actually do know the rules in this section aren't easily mislead.
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This is actually another reason I prefer the shorty, faster muzzle flip. The faster it is, the quicker you get the dot back on target.