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Forget the pistol grip. Go with an M1 or M2 with 21 or 24 " barrell. (However, a few inches of tube beyond the barrel is not a problem.) You need capacity of at least 8 in the tube + 1 rounds. Benny Hill is a good idea for either gun, although your son will have some $$ in the gun. But if he wants/needs to sell it, it will sell fast and for a good price if Benny or other good and well known smith has done the work. If he is single and employed he needs to get suited up and outfitted for 3-gun NOW - either situation might change and he needs to be ready! My $0.02.

I was on the LM for almost everything except Knob Creek (close no-shoots) until I put in a Skeet and then forgot it was in. I noticed I was knocking down steel and plates off the Texas star at our local matches (all w/in 20 yds). So I have left the skeet in. I may try a diffusion when I get my new Benelli. I like the part about not having to aim much.

They realy should provide a crush washer with comps. But several comp sellers do not. Most of use average joe shooters do not have a drawer full of crush and peel washers and certainly do not have the equipment or skill to pare down a metal compensator.

thanks for the insights. will be a few days before I can report results.

I have a Glock 35 with a lot of miles on it. Was running great for long time until recently. I shoot it mostly in 3-gun. First, failures to fully go to battery. So I replaced the recoil spring. ISMI 13 lb with 2 coils cut. I thought probalm solved but maybe not. Then almost immediately I was getting lots of light primer strikes, so I replaced the firing pin spring with - I think - a lightening strike reduced power spring. That problem seems solved. No light strike since. But then more failures to properly feed and the last malfunction was a failure to fully eject. the casing ended up cought in the slide, verticle with open end up - like a stove pipe, but all the way down inside the gun - not protruding upwards. I replaced the mag springs a couple of years ago and I don't think they are the culprit, but maybe. Can't tie this to one mag. Problems occur mostly about 1/4 to 1/2 thru the mag after about 6 -7 rounds, but this not entirely consistent. Also, It seemed to run better on minor loads from Atlanta Arms. I have run out of that and am shooting reg power AA .40. Now that I write this, it may be that the problems arose with the ammo change, but it doesn't make sense to me that the light loads would run better. It has some slide cuts but not a lot of metal taken off. Suggestions?

There is an old adage... Buy once - Cry once. Like many old adages, this one sounds good but seems to make no sense, literally. So ... what does that mean? "Double rainbow, man. Its sooo beautiful. ... What does it mean?"

It seems to me that we go to a lot of trouble to have free float rifle barrels and avoid resting rifle barrels on anything, so the same concept should apply to some degree to shotguns. Not to the same degree of course. However, putting a clamp on the barrel and tube that will be taken off and put back on every time it is cleaned should affect point of impact. Also, if you do whack your tube on a barricade or port and it is clamped to the barrel, the barrel will be affected. Or is this not an excuse for poor slug shooting? I need to know, since I need a good excuse!

It seems like point of aim would be changed depending on how tight, position, etc. What purpose do they serve other than providing a place for a sling stud? I have never used one on a 21" 1187 with 9 round mag tube.

I have no problem with a full side saddle and 4 shells hanging in front just past the bolt on my Remington 11-87. I read where the Benellis are finicky about this added weight. Is that established? What about FN SLPs? I still can reload faster off the gun and armband, but am considering a new shotgun.

Interesting how it works at different clubs. Today I was SO for my squad, which consisted of most of the better shooters - not all but most. At our club, the SO, if one is officially designated, moves with the squad. We are trying to be more rule conscienous, so today we had official SOs who went over each stage with the MD to be sure all were on the same page procedure-wise. This is a good idea, since I am sure the 5 of us would have otherwise run parts of the stages at least 3 different ways. However, I actually ran less than half the shooters in my squad. Almost all experienced shooters chip in to run shooters and keep score. I had the last word on procedure issues and there were lots of issues. I think our "super squad" people enjoy arguing fine points as much as shooting. IDPA is a great and fertile field for debate. All of the better shoters at our club shoot IPSC also and have a tendency to shoot fast and mouth off even faster, me included. But to answer the question, I don't think it isan advantage to be an SO, except that it increases ones awareness of the game and that leads to being a better competitor. Yes, you might get the benefit of the doubt on a close call for points, but you do (and should) get called quicker on a procedural. More people will be watching and watching more closely if you are the guy calling procedurals or hounding others about cover. So I think that evens out, at best. Bottom line - if asked, do it. If not asked to be an SO, volunteer to run shooters and eventually you will be asked. to behave otherwise is a FTDR.

You can't go wrong with V-TAC, and Kyle Lamb is a great competitor and supporter of 3-Gun, IPSC, etc. I have several different AR set-ups but each one sports a V-TAC sling. With the right swivel studs and attachments they are also really easy to take on & off depending on the stage, although I've never had one get in the way even if not used.

My understanding and belief is that the Eotech/Holosights are parallax free, and that this was and is an important feature to the special forces guys that tested them. I am told by reliable sources that you can break off most of the view screen, but as long as you can see the dot thru a part of the lens, no matter the angle of your view, you should still be hitting on the dot point of aim. I don't understand how that works, but so I am told. I haven't tried it myself and my eyes are way too old to shoot long range w/o magnification.

If this works out, I'm trading something I never shoot for something I didn't know I wanted until I tried it out! So, maybe I'm moving sideways, but not backward. The whole .40 single stack thing is interesting.

The Bull barrel would only be kosher for IPSC open, limited or limited 10, right? Nothing in IDPA. Although bill drills with the bull barrel are REALLY slick .... BTW, the Caspian "racing" frame with integral mag chute is legal for IDPA ESP and IPSC Singlestack, isn't it? This would fit the boxes, depending on the mags and base pads. Thanks for the info and insights..

I figured as much. Any idea on the # of OZ in weight difference between a bull and bushing barrel (with bushing)? This gun is slightly overweight with the bull barrel as per some postal scales in my office. not sure how accurate they are. By the way this gun is a Caspian frame and 5 " slide, not "Caspial."

I have tried out a Caspial single stack .40 pistol that shoots great. However, it has a bull barrel. If I switch to a bushing barrel for IPSC singlestack and IDPA ESP, how much difference should there be in felt recoil, muzzel flip, etc all other things being equal?

im looking at the Kimber Ultra CDP II 9mm. Does this run well? Is the small light frame harsh, even with 9mm? Or would the Kimber Compct CDP II in 45 with about 1" more barrel be a lot better

Scroll down until you see a section called Attachments, use that to upload images. If you want a picture that's on the internet then you can add a URL link using the icon that is to the right of the smiley face above the editor window (looks like a snapshot of a tree). When I try that, I get an error message that says no file was selected, although it was. Looks like a 1 MB limit and my pics are bigger than that. Can I shrink?

I have been an adherent to the "pick it up only once" philosophy for years. Usually, I have to remind myself when I am either really busy or really slack. Today, wanting to be productive, I started to make a list, so I could do the tasks and then strike them off. But instead I just noticed something menial that needed doing and did that. Then another thing, and another. Turned out to be a productive and satisfying afternoon. Interesting I should find this section of the forum for the first time this evening. Karma?

Is this video up yet? Or is there one somewhere that shows extractor and spring replacement? I just got an extractor and spring from SSS but realize I need to be a gunsmith to replace it. Which I am not.

The 6-32 does not fit my factory sight, nor dos the next size down at Ace - 440 i think. Is this some odd type screw?

do you know the screw length and width and allen wrench size? don't wnant to handle the pistol in the hardware store.

The single screw for the facrtory rear sight on my M&P Pro fell out (during a match of course). The sight is very loose w/o the screw. What screw is this and where can i get a replacement or 2?

I have this same problem, although my pro nearly always "slam charges." but if it does not, I have to pull the slide back. Can you give more detail on how you fixed the sticky slide release?

9mm ARs are great fun and easy to set up just like a match .223 for cheaqper practice. I have had very good experience with accuracy at 50 yds, One downside - if shooting prone, many will jam if you rest the carbine on the mag. You can't jam the mag in the dirt like you can with a .223.