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On 12/17/2020 at 8:36 PM, Stafford said:
OK, lots of good info here. Seems like the 870 Express could be my starter? I really don’t want to spend $8-900 on an entry level auto when I’ll end up dropping a lot more on a quality O/U later on. Other folks I’ve spoken to have mentioned that they do shoot clays with their 870.
Pumps are tough to work in skeet. I used to be a skeet instructor. A suggestion would be any semi-auto you can acquire at a reasonable price. As you progress you will discover that there are a number of companies that can change your rib, change your front bead, lengthen or shorten the stock to get you a more comfortable length of pull, and even provide some add on cheek pieces to get your head in the right place on the stock.
The objective with any clay target shotgun (trap, skeet, sporting clays) is to shoulder the gun and have your eye right on the front bead... the same time every time. You can take a modest, but reliable, semi-auto and tune it into a custom gun that fits you like a glove (that's a key!) ... and for not a major cash investment.
Just get a reliable semi-auto to start with.
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3 hours ago, Racinready300ex said:
I was shooting revo at a major once back then. The stage was two targets @ like 5 yards, then a big transition to a activator for a disappearing target that needed two. So I guess I was supposed to do a tac-load. But I just did 3 on each of the first two as fast as I could pull the trigger. The SO gave me a break and only gave me a PE instead of a FTDR. lol.....good ol IDPA.
You shouldn't have got that PE. Only you can call your hits. That was a total SO Opinion PE. Today you wouldn't get that PE.
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I wear 'old man jeans'. The weak side pocket is big. The mag goes in there easily. Then my hand is in a perfect position to grab the new mag as I come out of the pocket. YMMV
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For those of you struggling to find .22LR ammo, Cheaper Than Dirt currently has CCI Mini-Mag 40-grain HV ammo for only $99.89 (plus shipping) for a 100 round box! Stock up at Cheaper Than Dirt! (LOL). You can shoot your next Steel Challenge match for just $300, plus entry fee (LOL again).
Some gougers deserve to be called out. After this I'll never even consider purchasing anything from Cheaper Than Dirt.
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On 7/3/2020 at 1:33 PM, 38SuperWes said:
Question for Paul...so there is nothing illegal about dry fire in your backyard in Florida correct?
Yes... perfectly legal. In many jurisdictions in the State you can even live fire in your back yard if you have a proper berm and are not "recklessly endangering others". Local county/city/town laws do apply for that. I'm fortunate to live way rural, and have a legal 75 yard range in my backyard.
If you are going to dry firing in you backyard, and only dry fire, have no live ammo on you. That way if a Karen calls the cops you can prove what you were doing.
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1 hour ago, rowdyb said:
I have RO-ed Troy at a match and other NROI instructors at the same match and used the wrong commands. I was educated by all of them, some in a nice way and some in a demeaning way. But I learned and now use the correct range commands.
Back to IDPA, one of its greatest flaws is the rampant tribalism of rules, their implementation and interpretation. This dude wants to tune people up and tighten it up? I say good on him!
A Big +1. Nothing is worse at an IDPA match than an SO with a Big Head, and a Small Brain. BTDT.
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8 hours ago, Toolguy said:
I have had equal success with Federal SP and SPM. The magnums appear to give an average of 15 FPS more velocity in a given target load. The difference between shots is often more than that. My non scientific, seat of the pants testing seems to show the easiest to set off is Federal, then Winchester, then Remington, then CCI in ascending order. I have not used any of the foreign primers like Fiocchi or Wolf. The Win. and CCI primers seem to be good quality and consistent when hit hard enough, Rem. seems a bit iffy on quality, like their .22 ammo and other products. Maybe that will improve over time with new ownership.
I have to agree. Shooting a revo with a 7.75 pound trigger pull, Federals are it, although Win has worked, the others are a no-no. In a striker fired semi-auto I have no problems with those, or CCI. No thoughts on Rem (their QC prevents me from purchasing anything they make), or the foreign primers.
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One AD with that comp and he won't be doing any 'sit downs' for awhile
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3 hours ago, SGT_Schultz said:
+1 from a IDPA SO. Unless otherwise specified in the COF description, concealment applies to both the gun and ammo carriers that will be used during the COF.
Why are you overthinking this?
Either wear a silly vest like most of them do, or just wear your clothes the way you conceal when you go about your daily life (which is what I do).
Skill > gaming tricks
OBTW, no, you can't do what you describe in your last sentence. When concealment is required, which it always is except when the stage description says otherwise, the stuff on your belt must be concealed the entire time you're shooting the stage. Otherwise, you get a procedural (3 sec penalty) or maybe a Flagrant Penalty (+10 seconds) instead if you've been warned before or it appears you're deliberately doing something to violate the rules.
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I love my Ruger MK IV. Very easy to strip & clean. I shoot a 5 inch bull barrel version, with a Volquartsen trigger at 2.5 pounds. A Picatinny rail from Ruger holds a red dot for RFPO (A Class) and a Hi-Vis FO front sight (screws right into the gun, with the same screw as the original) with the factory rear lets me shoot in RFPI (A Class) by just pulling the red dot. A lot of fun with one gun... and really easy to strip & clean.
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IMHO it's a very poor idea to look at the competition and then try and figure out what your score will be in relation to them before the match. As well, keeping score during a match is also not a great idea. It takes your mind away from the simple "See targets, shoot targets as fast and accurately as you can". Run the match like you would at a local match. Go for it! Thinkin' ain't always good.
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Win 231 & HP38 (same powder, different can) are really close to TiteGroup and cleaner... although not as clean as N310 or N320. I don't think you'll see any fall off in load performance with 231/HP38.
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On 11/8/2020 at 10:02 AM, Archer said:
I guess that is a fair question.
Buz Mills has owned Gunsite since 1999, and as far as I am aware he has always had the finest of staff there. It’s true that he has installed major physical upgrades over the years as well.
Ret. Sheriff Ken Campbell has been in charge of operations for several years now. Although there was a 16 year gap in my taking formal classes there, I kept in touch with my instructors and a few students who became true friends (including a very respected federal instructor/agent) from my various classes, many of whom continued at least semi-annual training there, and I went back most years for the annual Alumni Shoot. I never saw or heard about any decrease in quality or course offerings in the intervening years.
You never know the motivations some people might have in writing about a place or an experience. I hope mine were clear- I have no financial interest in Gunsite, except paying my bills there. Which I would not be in a position to have to have done, if I did not respect the institution and its management and instructors, and felt that I got true value from the experiences.
Maybe... like any good business... they have learned from their mistakes of the past and taken corrective action. Based upon my experiences in 2013, I would hope so. And if so, view that as a positve for them. I also heard via 'grapevine' that McNeese is no longer an instructor there.
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On 6/20/2020 at 3:13 PM, Dwbsig said:
Don’t get the Lee factory crimp die just get a Hornady or lee taper crimp die. The lee fcd will swage you lead bullets down to the size of jacketed bullets.
Good advice. I have both in different calibers. Both work fine. Get a Hornady taper crimp die and be done with it.
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The barrel, and the target groups, tell you all you need to know about the bullet.
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I use 3.5 N310 with Bayou 120 TCG coated lead bullet for a 128 PF from a 5 inch 1/16 twist KKM barrel. 3.1 with the same bullet gets me 940 fps for Steel Challenge.
No smoke, clean burning. You have to be careful with this powder, and if you use an adjustable powder measure MAKE DARN SURE it's not changing on you. I use fixed drum powder measures and have no issues. I would be hesitant to use this powder with a jacketed bullet.
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I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but it's an excellent idea to number your mags so that you can easily determine which are malfing on you. A piece of masking tape and a black Sharpie make that easy. Nothing is worse than having a mag malf and then wondering which one it was. And, several extra mags are also a good idea, because mags can fail.
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On 8/11/2020 at 3:53 PM, JimmyZip said:
So...
Took a budget RIA 1911A2 to a local gunsmith for a set of sights. Showed him the sights on my production guns. Sevigny and Trijicon. I tell him that either type is acceptable. Then he asked me what distance I wanted my zero to be.
I shoot poa-poi for the most part inside of 25yds. I don’t start to compensate for drop until I get out to past this distance and I practice on a-zone size steel from 7-25 yards almost daily and aim center mass out to that distance and get easy center hits.Mind you that’s with a G17 and G34 with reloads 135grBBI over 4.3gr SOLO 1000 that seem pretty accurate and soft shooting.
So I’m curious. I used to shoot a CZ TS in .40 S&W and before that a Browning HiPower. Now I run Glocks and I’ve never had accuracy issues with 9mm or 40S&W. When I was younger I started IPSC with a revolver and even then I had no accuracy issues and holding over inside 25 yards.
I have had numerous pistols resighted and have never been unhappy with the work done installing a sight on my pistols. I also have never been asked at what distance I would like my pistol zeroed.
Is this something I should be noting? Is this different from shooter to shooter?
I can't imagine a 'gunsmith' asking that question and expecting to be 'on the money' without knowing the intended load, or the shooter. Loads will vary, and two different shooters can pick up the same gun & load and shoot to different POI. I suspect the smith was "going by the book" to pick the proper front height sight for a standard load in that caliber. That doesn't mean your load will be on for you. A Swiss file and a drift punch are your friend when it comes to zeroing fixed sights for you & your load. 25-yards is a good place to zero because it won't hurt you at any range found in USPSA/IPSC/IDPA/Steel Challenge/ICORE.
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On 10/13/2020 at 11:57 AM, zzt said:
Take the barrel out and lay it down horizontally. Put one drop of CorrosionX in each port and wait. It will eventually soften and you can scrape it out as a soft black goo.
Thanks for the tip. I had a comp on a .22 rifle that had fired a few hundred lead loads, with leading in the front ports, and crud in the rest of the comp. Out of Kroil. Took a small pill bottle, put the comp in it, filled it with Corrosion X and let it sit two days. After that a small center punch easily knocked the lead out of the holes, and a 40 cal brush from the rear took out everything else. Cor X worked, and it will not harm metal in any way. I have used it for many years as a lube for .22 actions because it doesn't hold fouling, and for trigger lube on all pistols. It's the only thing I will lube a revolver with. Kroil might be a bit better on comp cleaning, but Cor X worked.
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The way things are right now I'd run whatever ammo you can get that is reliable in your gun. For Steel Challenge there is no big difference in a load that groups .5 inches at 25 yards as opposed to one that groups 1.5 inches. Just make sure it's reliable. One malf can ruin your stage.
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Does anyone have any info on trigger work, or drop-in components, to lighten the pull on the Browning Buck Mark .22LR pistol?
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If you are a right-hand shooter and moving right to left when you reload, your normal reload will break the 180. Instead, flip your right wrist hard right to point the muzzle downrange. The gun will then be horizontal, but pointing down range. Mag ejects just fine, new mag goes in just just fine. Beats going home early.
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Same here. I have to re-type every thing into the Existing User Sign in. What's up with this? It's a royal PITA. Then it tells me "Sorry, you do not have permission to be here". Then I click on the Forum, and I'm logged in and displayed as GOF. Like always. What's up with this?
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15 hours ago, mvmojo said:
I've loaded and shot 10's of thousands of Bayou Bullets without any problems.
I'll second that! I've used them in 9mm, .38 Spl and .45 ACP. Their 9mm 120 grain TCG is one of the most accurate 9mm bullets I've used... and that includes accuracy testing a lot of factory loads. Bayou works for me!
What’s the best ruger mark 4 .22LR trigger?
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+1. Mine is great!