Gruyere

Great job! You're a better man than me. I was living in Mass, but moved to New Hampshire to free myself of the "rules".

Hey everybody. I'm looking for some help finding the right set of sights for 3-gun (switching from tac scope). I'm looking for: -- Dual aperture rear -- Gas block height front I'd prefer non-flip since I'm only running the irons and want to keep the zero extra tight for long range targets. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. --Brian

Another +1 for the White Oak 18". 0.65MOA for me. I use the JP adjustable gas block with it.

I let this thread percolate for a few days and BAM! Some amazing advice. Just picked up 5k of the Win and I'm going to talk to my smith to make sure I have the right spring. Thanks to you all for the wisdom and shared experience. --Brian

Hey guys. I am in the process of switching to single stack and need some primer advice. I was shooting a CZ 75 SP-01 for a while and was getting light strikes (about 1-2/100). Turned out that because of the amazing trigger job from the CZ custom shop the hammer force was reduced and thus the occasional light strike. I switched from CCI to winchester and the problem disappeared completely. This was never an issue with my similarly tuned STI in .40. I still use CCIs for that load. Do any of you know if I should expect the reduction in hammer force with a tuned 1911? Which primers should I use to prevent this? I don't want to go too soft and risk trouble. Really, I have no idea how they lighten a trigger besides "grinding" here and there. I guess I should learn, it's just that when I have free time I go shoot instead of picking up a book ;-). Thanks. --Brian BTW, I have 8# of 231 and a bunch of Berry's 230gr so that's where I'm going to start working up my load.

Straight out of the stage description: "when you see T5 appear, you may start shooting. The RO will stop you after the exposure sequence is completed".

This is your opinion. My group discussed this and the conclusion we came to is that if someone finishes a stage with ammo on them and a functional gun to shoot that ammo, that something is not right. If a good faith effort hasn't been made to complete the COF as designed...well that could be called unsportsman-like. The problem is that gaming stages creates an arms race of a kind with stage designers. Not only do they need to design stages that are safe, fun and challenging, but also ones that have all possible loopholes removed. It creates a conflict that takes away from the focus on being safe, fun and challenging and often results in more rules and enhanced penalties. Thus we all end up paying for the actions of a few. Just my 2 cents. Probably not even worth that much.

We lost a guy in our squad on 10 (the buckshot stage). He went for the far right side (popper and swinger) and then swung around to go after the leftmost side. Being right handed, he went to port-arms and broke the 180 by about 90 degrees! Too bad for him (and you).

Unfortunately this is correct. Here's the scoop: Many of the competitors approached this stage as I had intended, engaging the pop up army targets as they appeared until they were neutralized. With brief and unpredictable exposures of targets out to 300 yards, this was an extremely challenging but also very enjoyable stage. Most of those folks came off the stage grinning from ear to ear. Times typically ran in the 90-220 second range. The army target system ran great. On Friday morning one of the squads worked out the optimal way to complete the stage was to engage each target on the first exposure cycle as fast as possible, then quit whether you hit the targets or not. Eating the multiple FTH and FTN penalties still left folks ahead of the game. Now, while certain unkind people might call this gamesmanship, I recognize it as my failing for not spotting this pitfall earlier. Mea culpa. Despite this becoming an obvious "ooooops", we allowed the stage to continue so competitors would have the chance to enjoy it. The safety problem arose late in the day when some, shall we say, less experienced shooters chose to emulate this approach to the stage. Unfortunately,because of the fast target exposures involved, several competitors shot beyond their ability and were unable to keep their shots safely contained in the established berms. After careful review of the risks, the RM and MD made the only call they could - they pulled this stage from the match for safety reasons. Given this decision, we had to completely shut down the stage - nobody else will get to shoot it, even for fun I apologize to everyone who did not get to enjoy this stage, and hope the rest of the match is adequate compensation. It's too bad people had to game the stage. I thought it was one of the most challenging / fun stages of the match. In the end I figured the best strategy was to look OVER my 1-4 optic (Set on 4x) and when the target popped up I would go there quickly and engage. You had to be REALLY fast on the long targets (300yds?). On the closer targets it usually permitted enough time to get multiple hits on each exposure. It sucks that a few people had to ruin it for the rest of us. I thought my time was relatively competitive for my ability and now it gets thrown out because of some boneheads. I can't imaging that DQ-ing the people who shot over the berm wouldn't have solved the "safety issue" pretty quickly. Regardless, this stands as a great example as to why gaming stages is bad for the sport.

I shot that stage in 160 sec. Hit every target 3x. Had a blast on the stage. I may not have "won", but it was fun! I am curious, why do people want to win the stage over really shooting the stage? Is it the $ or the endorsements? Are non-sponsored shooters doing that?

I use the JP mount with my Vortex 1-4 and it is perfect. It looks closer to the SPR than the SPR-E. In fact, I don't even push it all the way forward and I shoot nose to charging handle too. That being said, a cantilever mount with the Vortex 1-4 was absolutely mandatory. I was using straight rings and had huge problems, even when it was mounted all the way forward.

I've got a Springfield Trophy Match on the way. Going to get a trigger job and a new front sight and shoot steel, USPSA, etc. Can anyone recommend reliable 8-round mags that are good for competition? Thanks.--Brian

Yes...even live LOS angles! Yep.. It;s a great program. A bit more expensive than the others ($20, I think) but in the general scheme of how much we spend to accurately put lead downrange, it's downright cheap.

Good advice. Now I just have to terms with spending $200 on a mount for a $500 rifle. Kinda like having a $2000 stereo and $5000 rims on a beater. BRO! The scope and the mount will out last four guns. get a good mount or you may wast your time with practice Got the JP. Works like a charm for a better sight picture...prone OR standing. The only issue (small at that) is that it raises my bore offset by about 3/4". Really not a big deal, but worth mentioning. Overall worth the $$. Great advice!