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1 week b4 the nats...gonna be a run on those chamber safety flags at the local sporting goods stores around reno...

any truth to the "fact" that if you completely clean your barrel (say an a/r), the zero will change? sounds rather bizarre to me. think i'll try that tomorrow...

they don't, but always have...not like we can practice a stage anyway...

well, 2 weeks from tomorrow the 3gun nats begin...still no sight of course descriptions...

ok...zeroed my 20" ar at 200 w/55 grain stuff...shot 69smk's and they were exactly 2" low at 200. no problem, dialed in 8 clicks into my trust leupold and it's now zeroed at 200. so, at 300, how much difference will i likely see between the 55's and the 69's? i'll be testing this myself in a week or so...was just wondering if someone has already done this...

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rich...believe me, it isn't that one...the ones i saw yesterday sit nicely under the arredondo speed funnel...the dmw would not. i looked it over for a minute and it looked dimensionally just like the tec version, held by the two pins (on an 1100), and sat right under the funnel. the hooks are what caught my eye...no way to miss those buggers!

i don't think it was from dmw...that bracket is tapped into the receiver...the one i saw basically replaces the tec version (i know, there's a patent on it)...looks identical, except was metal and the hooks were alot longer...

saw a few 1100's yesterday at a 3 gun match that had MUCH more aggressive looking hooks for the tec loader bracket. upon inspection, it was apparent this was not made by tec, and looked aluminum...the ones i saw were under an arredondo speed funnel, so i assume the dimensions were the same as the standard tect version. anyone know where one can find these?

just started to read it, and noticed 2.1.3...steel minimum distance will be 7 meters! cool, been doing that at the steel challenge for 20 years, albeit with minor loads.

now all we need is the stage descriptions to determine where all the questions will come from. gonna be interesting, but i can't wait for reno...

whoops...let me finish the last post: 148 rifle 129 pistol 123 birdshot 14 slug 15 stages (2 single gun & 13 multi-gun). stages MAY be posted on uspsa site in a week or so...

just got email from monte...he confirms round count to be approx: 148 rifle 129 pistol 123 birdshot

anyone else getting a bit concerned? the match starts in about 6 weeks...no mention of rules implementation, no stage descriptions, round counts, etc...at least i have a room, but whether there's a match??

rebarrelled my open gun and added one of bob L's pro sx comp (bob, it's sweet). anyway, immediately noticed a drop in velocity. chrono keeps proving the point. my load was 8.2 of n350 using 115 hp montana gold bullets. old barrel got me to 1,470+ fps...new barrel gets only 1,428 fps. the only differences are the old barrel had about 20K rounds thru it, and was a heavier comp. both have TJ holes in them. can i assume the difference is that the new barrel is tighter (i.e. it ain't shot out)? anyone experience this before?

have had an eagle arms flat top since 93. beautiful rifle, and shoots great. but how do i determine the twist rate of the barrel. it's a 20', and the only markings on the outside of the barrel is "ss 5.56". i'm trying to decide if i can shoot SMK 69's & 77's. any ideas?

ditto here...been a mac user since the mac se. running a g5 right now...nothing compares...i never have to buy anti-virus sw, and i can do whatever i need to. i'm thinking on porting ez score via java, but it'd been tough...

lemans used to be worth watching, before the ruined the circuit and went back to underpowered cars. kinda like watching IDPA as opposed to Open division...bring back group C and get rid of the chicanes on the mulsanne!!!

would suggest mahogany rush...much more like RO'ing a hybrid...

maybe is wasn't clear on my post...i do have an ezloader on that 1100...i took an old receiver i had that i ruined by taking too much metal off the surrounding areas of the mag tube. i put the arredondo on it and loaded over 20 straight tubes without problems...without the ezloader. only other difference was the old reciever is seriously throated around the entrance to the mag tube. guess that's the difference, as noted by sahauptman. wish i hadn't ruined that receiver...

for 5 long years i've tried to get tec loaders to work on an 1100. seen many successful folks, but i ain't one of them. finally broke down and got an arredondo funnel...guess what...no help whatsoever. in looking at the EZ loader, it appears that it does not go far enough down to allow for a reasonable angle for the shells to get into the mag tube. other than rounding the sharp edges, anyone got any words of wisdom on this issue? have tried 2 different receivers, and result is the same. midly embarassing, even in one's garage!

got a case or supercomp to try as practice ammo b4 bend. and yes, the headstamp is the same as 38 super...in fact, i found about 11 out of 1,000 were actually the wrong caliber. i won't buy them again...primer pockets really out of spec, compared to starline...smashed a bunch. also, they sure seem to be less willing to flare at stage 2, which caused a number of bullets to smash the brass on stage 3. i did not change my dies from the set i use w/starline.

saw it saturday afternoon, stage 13, a/d while reloading from box to box...definitely went way up towards the mountains...

erik, u hit it right on the head...this is why the late dr. teller invented the h-bomb. would be an excellent way to document the physics model, don't you think. c u in bend, let's do beers at the local (there are many) brewpub.

anyone see this thing? looks like it fits over an existing tec loader, not sure how it helps. will ask ralph soon. http://www.speedshooter.com/product_detail...il.cfm?ID=AASFR