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17 hours ago, JoeInTucson said:
what do you do to actually prevent a dq in the first place?
i generally shoot a stage from left to right so that when doing any reloads (right handed pistol shooter) the gun is somewhat naturally pointed downrange.
also for 2 & 3 gun i use a retention (hood) holster.
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10 hours ago, DKorn said:
I have various hooks and screws on the wall in the garage
+1
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1 hour ago, ltdmstr said:
Not sure I understand this. What's the benefit of not cleaning the gun? Why would you want to add clean lube to dirt and carbon fouling that's in your gun?
yeah i generally clean my 2011's after every match. the oil/dust/sand/carbon ends up being a rubbing compound which certainly doesn't help the tightness of the gun.
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hit a uspsa or idpa match and see what the women and smaller guys are shooting. most if not everyone will let you fondle their gun after the match.
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11 hours ago, shred said:
Yeah, you will run into this guy again if you shoot in the area, so best try to sort it out amicably.
that, or since this is a shooting sport, a duel at high noon?
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4 hours ago, Part_time_redneck said:
If it were me and I was limited on options meaning I was going to be shooting matches here for a bit, I would straighten it out. Simply arrive early, find the guy, and politely have a conversation with him. Explain yourself and get it worked out before it gets worse. You don’t know what you don’t know. Perhaps he doesn’t understand how his actions are being interpreted.
If he says he was just trying to be helpful, thank him but ask him to please not be so helpful while your shooting the stage. If he gets upset, simply ask for another RO. Either way the healing can begin
this
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eurooptic had a low price on them as well but i don't think that low, but free shipping
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qty per box pls?
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not seeing it on everglades' website?
any idea how this compares to the franklin version?
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On 7/16/2023 at 9:35 PM, Sarge said:
For a last ditch replacement especially if you traveled very far, just take the Glock with minor ammo. You’ll AT LEAST be able to finish the match
yeah you've already zeroed a stage with the dead gun. even shooting your carry gun would let you enjoy the rest of the match. just have that and a couple boxes of ammo for it back in your car. obviously would need to switch out holsters.
but the once or twice i did have a gun die on me, i was so pissed off that even with offers to shoot other squad member's guns, i just stopped shooting and RO'd the rest of the match.
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18 minutes ago, pointblanktx said:
On the Atlas and MBX 9mm mags, do you still have to run the spacers like the old school STI's? Been a few years since I have been in the open game.
the mbx do not have spacers. actually neither do the current sti/staccato mags. bil has some atlas mags and i believe no spacer but will ask him and chime back in if they do.
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11 hours ago, donnyglock said:
It should flat out run on any length ammo and decent mag. 9mm is easy to get running. I would worry about it being finicky and liking only a certain length ammo.
just to be clear i didn't say it had to be exactly 1.15, it just doesn't like longer ammo like my other sti's do. and while i am surprised it doesn't like sti mags, clearly mbx magazines are out there for a reason. like i said not even a hiccup with shorter ammo and mbx mags.
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my mpa ds9 was a little finicky, but once i used only mbx and not sti mags, and got the OAL a little short at 1.15, it's been perfect all this year. and david there has been super responsive and helpful.
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2 hours ago, barry said:
1 of the many reasons I never use barrels on stages any more.
yeah but you lose the really cool sound when the bullets whiz around in the barrel.
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22 hours ago, dannyd said:
That one gentleman in the post about is from Hamilton, those are the Rich people out on Route 7 east over in Loudoun County, stay away from there because them really Rich people.
hey, we're on the poor side, north of Rt 7, outside the town proper.
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6 hours ago, THS said:
I've looked at the area Dave is talking about. Beautiful country and some land deals still can be found.
Question: Does Maryland law allow mags with more than 10 rounds?
Merryland allows the possession, use etc of regular/hi cap handgun and rifle mags. It just that you have to go out of state to purchase them. Dumb but i guess not unexpected.
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greater richmond blasters (montpelier) i think will be the closest.
Fredericksburg at least IMO has the best uspsa in a several hour radius but it's off I-95 and very traffic intense.
quantico does uspsa but a smaller venue than fburg. also off I95 and traffic.
shadow hawk defense does uspsa, 2gun etc, about 1/2 hour above winchester about 15 minutes west of I-81.
thurmont (tcsc) is <1/2 hour above frederick, MD and does uspsa, 2 gun etc.
unfortunately if you're in or around cville, you're in for some driving to do uspsa. i shot at shadowhawk last weekend with a guy that drove from charleston wv some 3-4 hours each way!
give winchester a look. more north and a little cooler than cville. but some rural areas where you can get some acreage. shadow hawk has some sort of match almost if not every weekend. hour or so to thurmont.
or map out fredericksburg, shadowhawk and thurmont and locate centrally to them.
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LOVE my dawson supertuned eagle! maybe one day will get it milled. anyone mill for a direct mount, prob a trijicon sro?
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19 hours ago, BritinUSA said:
Opening Post stated that you are using 'new starline brass'... did you tumble the brass before loading ? This gets rid of minute brass dust that can stick to dies during the reloading process.
I used to tumble new brass for an hour, there should be no need to lube new brass as long as it's tumbled first.
the whole reason i'm buying new expensive brass is to NOT have to do any extra work! so no, i haven't been tumbling.
i was lubing with one-shot in a bag but stopped that. i am not running them thru a sizing die. the cases have stuck a little in the crimp die with and without lubing them.
i will remove and try to clean up/smooth out the crimp die. but spritzing it every 100 rounds or so seems to have reduced the sticking.
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i'll tell you what this dumass forgot... to step inside the shooting area before shooting, twice, at the last match. never done that before so no idea what happened.
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27 minutes ago, HesedTech said:
Get your dremel out with a buffing end and polish the inside of the die. Also check the die for horizontal machining marks.
One other thing, make sure you haven’t over belled the brass. I learned that can cause problems at the crimp die. A tell tale sign is brass shavings near it.
yup, there are minute brass shavings, almost like dust. i don't think i'm expanding too much but will check the spec's. i did slightly increase the belling when i originally thought the sticking problem was the case sticking on the powder nipple. i will note that spritzing inside the crimp die with one-shot every primer reload (100 rounds) seems to have removed the sticking.
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will be back in melbourne from time to time going forward. will try uspsa at both but would appreciate some input over which is 'better' and why. and/or other options, incl 2 gun. thx
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23 minutes ago, ddc said:
I'm a little confused... you suspect the crimping die but have only cleaned your expanding die, not the crimping die?
I think you are going to have to disassemble the crimping die, clean and inspect.
yeah said the wrong die, fixed original post, thx
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loading 38 super on a dillon 750. using a dillon crimping die, new starline brass and .356 zero jhp's. as the round comes out of (down from) the crimping die, it sticks/catches enough that powder shakes out of the round coming down from the powder die. at first, i thought it was the powder/expander catching but it's def the crimping die. i have to run a chamber brush thru the
expandercrimping die roughly every 20 rounds and then zero sticking again for a bit. honestly i haven't removed that die to see what's in there (ie is it shavings from the bullet or case) just because i don't want to have to set it up again... the finished rounds look, case gauge, and shoot fine. just a pita to have to snake out the crimping die somewhat frequently. any ideas? thanks!
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Couple of guys use some very effective cans in 2 gun and you really have to get the timer in there to catch the last shot.