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Noximus03

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  1. I wonder if a Guga, or a DAA would work. Pretty short holsters.
  2. I used to shoot for Bobby. 1.175 will eventually cause you issues. I posted a vid of my rig, and adjustments I made years ago in YouTube. Look for it. Might help you out.
  3. I used to run 3n37 at 1.155. Not at all a pleasant experience on my hands....
  4. Having LOADS (pun intended) of experience with the bad parts of shooting Glock Open as a focus, just that pic alone shows me a serious improvement over past attempts at Open Plastic. One major thing is that the scope mount is attached to something other than the frame itself. I ran 25k out of my old Carver, and went through three SJC mounts in that time due to the aluminum stripping out (I assume to the stress/flex of the frame. Plausible). I seriously hope you update us once you throw lead downrange. Maybe a vid, or 5? Really curious to holster choices as well. Ghost? CR?
  5. Your gun came with a 9# spring? Did it say that on packaging, or something? And Mr. V is right, you're going to have a of close to major if that your plan. You can get away with a lot less powder. I sent you a PM, get back to me.
  6. Just for future reference- the frame and slide are a PVD coating and that every CK Arms gun is either pvd or nitride. None are offered in any other finish.
  7. Which one? The one in your pic on this thread. I may have built it, don't know for sure.
  8. I'll still focus my efforts in Jersey, and maybe Conn. We shall see......thankfully, I have a few FGW teammates in Jersey.
  9. Is SEPSA in fernandina no longer shooting the scone Saturday of the month? Also, don't forget CAPS in Brunswick, Ga every 4th Saturday.
  10. Well, I've gone and done it. Moved to Staten Island last month. Still getting settled, but I'll be looking for direction with uspsa/Steel shooting soon.
  11. Pretty sure I've held that gun.....
  12. So very sorry to hear this. John was one of the first people to greet me into this sport of ours and always had a joke, or a snappy comeback when I had a bad run to help me laugh and forget about it. You were a great man, John, and this is entire world is worse off without you in it. Fair winds, my brother.
  13. Just to provide a touch of clarity, the CK grip comes with everything needed. I.E.- The grip kit comes with a Magwell, Mag release button, and MSH. Proprietary, yes, but you don't need to spend any extra money to fill the grip with necessary parts unlike the other grip manufacturers mentioned by the OP.
  14. When I shot an open Glock, it was Fed primers, or I wouldn't bother. I run a DK in all of my Glocks now, and haven't had an issue with Fed/Win/CCI primers yet.
  15. Just to add, and edit to my above post, also to clarify the QC portion....So to be completely transparent, a highly skilled and trained gunsmith performs the bulk of the work on the CK Arms gun. Every part is hand fitted to the tightest of tolerances. Bobby live fire function fires every gun before they go out for refinishing and again after final assembly, which Bobby also does personally. The defining difference between "custom" and "semi custom" boils down to who designs the gun. If the CUSTOMer does, it's a full blown custom ordered and built gun. Guns that are hand built to a manufacturers specs are considered "semi custom". Don't think for 1 minute the quality and craftsmanship of the CK Arms gun is any less than other USPSA style guns. CK Arms has an impeccable reputation for support, customer service, and warranty. The return rate on the CK Arms guns is currently around 2% and that's a really strong number considering the volume of guns they produce. I may be bias, but that's strong.
  16. I heard (but can't confirm) the accuracy issue is what did in the DVC Open at Nats. I don't know what would cause that on this gun in particular, but I can say when I took out the mount screws to add on a thumb rest they were the loosest of any I've ever taken off. I put them back with some lock-tite. IF... and we don't know... But IF the screws came loose... I have a hard time "blaming" the gun. Wouldn't you check over the gun, lock-tite screws and give gun a good going over before heading to a major match? - So to recap from a couple of weeks reading here and some good info... STI DVC "Team built" - One person does each task... Assembly line style You get what you get, within the QC range. CK ARMS - One guy - one gun - but you don't know the guy. An "employee" gunsmith One guy builds the gun start to finish Might be as good as a custom gun just limited options. Higher QC standard than the assembly line You get what they built FULL Custom You can have what you want - you know the smith and he's looking out for you. One on One support from your Gun Smith. Do I have it right? --------- Well, for the most part, yes. Let me clarify a couple of things that I know to be true. Disclaimer- I have zero hands on knowledge of the DVC, or the line, so I won't comment. As far as the QC at CK, not one of hose guns leaves that building without final approval from Bobby K himself. That doesn't mean he personally tests each and every one, but I'd put money on it that every gun that leaves his shop has been in his hands. Second, you do not get what they built, at least you don't have to. If you want it as advertised and stock, you will get it that way. HOWEVER, you want to have something else on there? Request it, I'm sure the boys at CK will accommodate you……but that may add a little time to your delivery, of course. Want a Zig racker? Ask. Thumb rest? Ask. Aluminum, or steel grip? Ask. Slide ride, or RTS? Ask. Different color options? Ask (I am personally digging the chameleon thing they've got going on). Third, and this is before I became an FGW shooter, I had an issue with an STI gun that Bobby had never touched. As with all things, parts wear out, and my 2011 went full auto once. I called Bobby saturday night, shipped the gun off for a trigger job and EGW makeover, gun showed up at my FFL friday morning.
  17. screw it, I was misinformed. sorry….
  18. ok, then theres still Open/Lim divisions, at least. Besides the snow, doesn't sound too bad.
  19. I'm coming from the south there we can't spell "mag limitations". Hows it going to work with my big sticks, and 140's for Lim?
  20. Thinking of moving up there if I get the job I'm being considered for. Are there any USPSA/SSC matches within reasonable distance?
  21. Update- Just had my first chrono session with the gun in its new caliber, and my mind is blown. Kinda kicking myself for being 9 major loyal all this time. Gun is flatter than I thought it would be, and the brass/primers look brilliant even though I'm a full 1.5 gr over what I loaded for 9 major. I used 3n37 for this first test using published data I found here. I started at 8.6 gr and worked my up by .2gr up to 9.2gr Max load. 8.6 gave me a 165.1 PF 8.8 gave me a 167.4 PF 9.0 gave me a 170.2 PF 9.2 gave me a 173.6 PF. I liked the way the gun acted and felt at 9.0, so I'm going to train/compete with that load for now, but I have a bunch of 7625 that I will be running tests on next week.
  22. Powder Valley has Vectan powders in stock right now. I don't know anything about them, so I couldn't tell you if what they have would help.
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