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Sorry, but that is exactly how you determine what link to put in a barrel. Obviously the rest of the barrel must be fit properly. If you go to a shorter link than the web allows it will either crash hard on the lower lugs causing a FTRB, a stretched barrel link, and most likely the barrel will stop on the link and not the VIS. All will end up with a broken link, in short order. If you install a link longer than the web suggest, then it will stand on the link rather than the lower lugs in battery, accuracy will suffer. When it tries to pull the barrel out of battery it will have a tough time clearing the slide lugs in time potentially causing battering. This would greatly reduce the life of the barrel and/or slide.

Why not open it up to single stack as well. Holster requirements are basically the same, it might let a few more people get involved.

A broken link like described does not mean that welding is required, especially if it was a #2 link. There is a chance that the VIS is too far behind the slide stop and that could be an issue. However if you used a #2 link there are very few guns that will time correctly with that link. The size of the link is determined by the web thickness between pin hole on the barrel and the flats on the lower lug. If that thickness was thin enough to warrant the use of a #2 link, then I would contend that the lower lugs were over cut.

Its not an extractor issue. The breech face is over cut. I'm also guessing that your ejector has a large bevel on the top inside corner. Unfortunately that is at the most critical place for there to be plenty of material. That is the corner where the ejector is supposed to hit the spent case. One way to check it is to pull your slide off and push a shell as high up the breech face as you can. Look down the ejector slot from the rear of the slide and see how much brass you can see. The proper fix is to machine the slot deeper into the slide and install an oversized ejector.

If a piece of noncalibratable steel is hit and does not fall. The shooter must reshoot the stage.

Nils absolutely crushed this match. Somebody is going to have to have one heck of a match if they're going to beat him.

Les Baer, STI and several other main stream 1911 manufacturers are now offering Fully Supported, Ramped barrels in all calibers. Feeding issues seem to go away with this updated barrel/ramp system. Just because it was made one way a hundred years ago, doesn't mean there's not room for improvement. There are several compitent Gunsmiths that can handle this work. Not sure why I was quoted, or what ramped barrels have to do with this gentleman's kimber??

will excessive firing eventually somehow misalign the ramp and throat? im trying to guage how long it takes for this to happen Not in a gun that is built correctly from the get go.

Mr. Hill is correct. The barrel ramp and throat isn't correct, I would suggest having a competent 1911 smith take a look at the gun.

Sounds like a feed ramp issue. If it is not at the correct angle and deep enough, then the first round will nose dive.

He sells a 230 grain rd nose as well. He has several different bullet shapes and weights if you go check out his website. But the 235 swc will seat just fine with your dies. That bullet loaded with a WST makes for a soft load that cuts a really big hole.

Another one for Jim at JD Sales. He has a 235 grain SWC that is extremely accurate, shoots soft and does not lead. www.shooterready.biz. He ships quickly and uses the cheapest option available for shipping if you can't get them locally or at a match that he attends. Prices are great too.

Do they typically post the stages before the match?

I didn't see his name mentioned but consider Jim Bodkin's bullets at JD Sales. He has a 235 gr SWC for .45, shoots soft and cuts a a big clean hole, no leading. Prices are pretty good to at $75/k. He is also now offering a swaged bullet with no wax, so the smoke is the same as a jacketed bullet. My link

Its really quite simple. A fair amount of talent, a LOT of hard work, and a desire to be the absolute best. There are no other ways to accomplish things at an elite level.

One option would be to shoot a group at 25 yards. This will tell you how much correction the sight needs, and you could send it to a smith to machine down to the exact height and then refinish it. Shipping will be cheap, and the work should be perfect that way.

Baer pins their sights with a blind hole. The best way to get the sight off is to machine it in half, then you can tap out the dovetailed section and pull the pin out with a pair of vice grips or pliers. You lose the sight but you don't take any risk of scarring the slide.

Blue, it does not sound like Bob's class would be the one for you. I have helped Bob teach the last two classes and I will for sure be at the next two helping. I can assure you that Bob will not teach you to fit a .40 or a ramped or a bull barrel. But you are right it never hurts to ask.

Feed, I would not assume that the information in these classes is all the same. If you are worried about the gun being competitive in USPSA, I have over 25K through my class gun and I used it to win the Area 4 championship this year. No a .40 cal or a widebody is not an option in the class but that is not what Bob does. Bob does nothing but build single stack .45's that run absolutely 100% of the time. I can also assure you that Bob stresses over every gun that gets built in class as much as he does the guns that come off of his bench. If that sounds like someone you would like to learn from, then I would highly suggest Bob's class, you will never regret it. Flex, there is zero machining taught in Bob's class. There simply is not enough time in 6 days to even begin to cover that.

Say what? Generally, it has. If you have been to an asian country, and you are caucasian, as I assume you are, most probably you could easily appear a towering figure there. Most caucasians are taller/bigger than most asians. To me mental maturity and physical attributes to handle the blast and recoil of a major cal gun should be the topmost consideration. Kids having smaller builds can hardly grip the handle of the gun (as in the video) that it could hurt them w/ continuous use. Above 12yo is good enough for me, but still to be seen and tested in the range. BTW, robust=big to me Bringing race into this discussion was just foolish and irresponsible. To say that an individual shooter might be too small or young, sure that's your opinion. You also make an assumption that a poster is caucasian, that is as bad of an assumption as assuming if he was asian, that he is small.

That is the part I was referring to earlier. I've seen one in person, unfit. They are a very nice part.

The direct answer to your question is yes. A talented 1911 smith can take your existing grip safety, machine the bottom part of it off, and then solder on a larger bump. This would then be blended to look factory.

Wilson's standard line is the way to go.

EGW has made one in a very limited quantity in the past. If enough of you contact George and he sees there is a large interest in it, then he might make another run, or even offer it full time. If it is a limited run, expect to pay a premium for it.

My simple observation is often times speed wins a stage. Accuracy wins the match.