SlowShooter

Just to add my 2-cents, I've been through "all of the above", also. I eventually got fed-up, sent it back to S&W a while ago. It's still at S&W, they say they are looking at it.

+1 exactly. Any positive depiction of the shooting sports on TV will "help our cause". (1) People are angry because "it not an exact TV show of _my_ sport"... c'mon it's just entertainment, don't take it too seriously. Without shows like TopShot, the only time the average person sees a gun in TV is going to be in a negative context. 1: Outdoor Network shows doesn't count, only people who watch that are _already_ shooters.

+1 to that... Damage is cumulative and you won't notice it until its too late. But you don't need to spend alot of money, the Electronic earmuffs + Earplugs is a very affordable combination that still allows the wearer to hear range commands.

I have been using one of these Keychain Cameras on my hat for a while now.... Works good if you can get the angle correct. The field of view is relatively narrow, so positioning the hat at the correct angle for pistol is different than necessary angle for Rifle. I just mounted it with Velcro to the underside of hat. Make sure you have the true "720p" version, some of the others are only 640x480 or upscaled from a lower-resolution CCD. The 720p version makes good video, considering it was only $40.

Huh? How is this dangerous? The powder stays in the powder-thrower until I either (1) use it up or (2) am ready to switch to a different load/ powder. Are you supposed to be dumping the powder-hopper out after every reloading session? That's a lot of hassle, and potential for spilled powder.

+1 for the Howard Leight electronics.very affordable and mine are still running after 2 years ( but I don't shoot in the rain). They are low-profile enough that I can shoot rifle without a problem. Don't know if this is a problem unique to the HL brand or common to all electronics, but: the DB reduction is not strong enough (~20 Db) for High-powered rifle or indoor ranges. So, I always double-up with musician's earplugs underneath and the electronic earmuffs over that. That combo works great for me.

moved to a different forum. Moderators: please delete this thread. Move along, there's nothing to see here

Once, I had a (lady) friend with me when we went to a gun store, and witnessed some real sillyness like the stuff in this thread. As we walked out i said "I can't believe this goes-on like that!" My friend, she said "don't be so hard on them, if they really knew anything they wouldn't be working there"

I did some testing of various ammo in my M&P (9mm 4.25" pro). Thinking I just needed to find the "right" ammo for accuracy....No such luck, no matter what ammo I try it is like a scatter-gun: 4-5" patterns at ~7 yards. (fwiw,I can shoot consistently better groups with my Taurus 1911 9mm). Thought it was just me, had an expert shooter from the club try it: against scatter-pattern. It's now back at S&W, I hope it gets fixed....

I don't have any experience with the Glock or Sig conversions, but I have shot and can speak a little bit on the CZ 75/Kadet combo (1k rounds on a friends's gun): - I've heard some require tinkering to get them to work, which may be a common theme to all .22 conversion units? - The CZ-75 I shot ran great, I shot around 1k rounds and had no problems other than some bulk ammo that wouldn't ignite (problem with ammo, no the gun). Accuracy was as good as my other dedicated .22 pistols - last shot hold-open: this is a weakness on alot of other .22 conversions that the slide-stop doesn't hold-open after the last shot. The CZ 75 Kadet I borrowed it _did_ work. Other people say the CZ does not hold open, so I don't know if there is a modification or upgrade to the kit to make it hold-open on last shot, but either way the one I used did work in this regard. - similarity of function to it's 9mm counterpart: CZ has an unusual quirk that the .22's slide has a stationary rear-sight and the part of the slide that reciprocates is underneath the rear sight (eg like Buckmark or S&W 22A style). So, you cannot just grab it across the top of the slide to rack the slide... your fingers have to find that small section bettween the frame and rear-sight to grab it. - Other than the "stationary rear sight" cutout on the slide, the CZ's .22 functionality is identical to the 9mm. The magazines are even similar size so they probably will fit in the same mag-pouch.

I've been running my GSG-1911 in rimfire matches for about 4 months now, probably 4k rounds, between practice and matches shot. I can practice with pretty-much any .22 ammo with 99% reliability. But for competition I chose one particular brand of ammunition to ensure 100% when it counts. A lot of that bulk-pack ammo can be trouble (primer hits but no ignition, deformed bullet nose, etc). Find a brand that works in your gun. the gun+ammo need to work together. I added a Dawson precision fiber front-sight, it helps. The GSG-1911 has performed good for me. On Main Spring Housing (MSH): I have not done it personally but a friend of mine did swap his MSH. It fit. I have read that you need to transfer the GSG's original main-spring into the new MSH. (eg so you kept the correct main-spring power for the rimfire)

I would assert that an energy beam/laser that creates the damage/impact to the target is not a pistol at all. Ahhh, I can see it in my mind, sometime in the future: All those new Laser-Pistol shooters will look wearily at us old-fashioned Gunpowder shooters.... we'll all be building prop storefronts of a bygone era (eg Record stores, Gas stations, you know stuff that isn't around any anymore), while the laser-pistol shooters are setting up their movable ablative barricades and auto-scoring photoreceptive targest for their stage props.

It's always a risk to predict what technology will look like in the future, but..... I wonder if Shooting techniques and competition will change dramatically when we move away from mechanical/chemical ignition (primers) and go to solid-state electronic ignition or perhaps some as-yet unknown technology

I have a M&P22 that was bought early-on when they first arrived, and I am comparing it to my M&P 9mm Pro w/4.25" barrel (both left "stock", no gunsmithing work on either). The M&P22 trigger is not as light as the 9mm Pro, but has a clean break. I do not have a trigger-pull gauge to measure, but the M&P22 is heavier.

LOL happens every time, ask for M&P22 pistol mags and get reference to the rifle mags I got the M&P22 pistol magazines direct from S&W website, that's the only place I could find them. What I really like about it is using it at a rimfire event or rimfire-only range, and having the range-officer challenge me "Hey rimfire only! Get that 9mm outta here!"

I just got my new Hornay tumbler and I like it. I don't have any other to compare it to, but it is very quiet. Like a desk-fan running. Much better than the loud noise I was getting from the old Frankford Arsenal tumbler. The only thing is it doesn't have a clear lid. I keep having to take the lid off to see if the brass is moving freely (I like to see the shiny brass swirl around )

My press gets very "sticky" and requires much effort to move the handle, if I do not use case-lube. I lay the cases on their sides and spray with OneShot. Makes the press operate with little resistance. Also, OAL is more consistent if cases are well lubricated.

You know you're a shooter when: When I say "Smith and Wesson Customer service" You get that repeating light-jazz song stuck in your head.

I load both .380 ACP and .38 special on my Hornady LNL often. You are right about the small pistol rotor, that only adjust the amount (grains) of powder possible. Sorry to ask the obvious, but: did you adjust the powder-drop die holder, spinning it down so it sits lower on the press? I use a "powder-through-expander" on my powder dispenser, and have never run into this problem. there is always enough range of adjustment to move the powder dispenser up for tall .38 special, then down for the short .380 cases.

In the instructions, it says not to shoot CCI Stingers in the Performance Center models. This is commonly said for some performance/match chamber guns, because the Stingers have longer cases than other .22LR's.

I just got one recently (M&P 15-22 rifle). Mine ran fine out of the box, but I found it was very important to load the magazine properly. If the rounds get jumbled-up in there, it's a jam. I was using both CCI Mini-Mag (40 grain round-nose) and Federal bulk pack 525 (in blue box).

FYI: When I first started reloading I got one of those "Tumbler + media separator" kits (Frankford arsenal, http://www.midwayusa.com/Product/414369/frankford-arsenal-quick-n-ez-case-tumbler-master-kit-with-quick-n-ez-rotary-media-separator-110-volt). It is very loud, I can't be in the room with it running, it hurts my ears. I thought all tumblers were like this; until one day I saw someone else's tumbler: we could hold a normal conversation while it was running, without having to yell. It's been two years now and recently the motor on that tumbler froze-up. I walked into the room and didn't hear it running, but smelled that burning electronics smell. Luckily no fire, I caught it in time. Also, for dust reasons and to prevent lead exposure, I now always do the brass/media separation outdoors. It was just too messy to do inside, as that cloud of dust is probably not good for me Now I need to buy a new tumbler, I would like to know from you all which ones are loud and which are quiet? ( I'm trying to keep it under $75) Also Which ones have a clear lid? I like to watch the shiny brass and media swirl around

Maybe mine has a problem, or this is normal? I am loading on a Hornady LnL (the style that has the EZ-eject). When press is empty (just starting-up) I get approx 10/1000" shorter than when all stations are full (progressive loading). After I get running in full-progressive (all stations full) it settles-out, and the most variation I see is +/- 3/1000". I am loading 9mm 147 grain Moly with a separate bullet-seater die followed by a Lee FCD which does the crimp. I have experimented with running the seater/crimp die only (no Lee FCD) but didn't get any significant difference in OAL variations, and still had the large variation from single-loading vs full progressive. (all measurements in inches, eg. 5/1000" means "five thousandths of an inch")

The demographics of this forum seems to be mostly competitive shooters,, so getting on here and asking "why not a Taurus?" is kinda like going to the Porche forums and asking "why don't you race a Vw Golf instead?" or asking the Lexus dealer "why not a Honda civic"? I still like my Taurus, but after owning it for a while I understand what it is, and what it isn't.

I've got a Taurus Pt 1911 Stainless in 9mm. It's Not perfect, not fancy, but a workable firearm. Yes fit and finish is rough. Had some hiccups when i first got it: Somehow mine came with too strong of a recoil spring (like a 38 super recoil spring by accident?) so i swapped-around recoil spring until I found the correct weight spring to make it run. I had to sand-down some burrs inside the frame that were preventing the mags from dropping-free. Then I discovered I needed a slightly hotter load to get it to cycle properly ( can't run it on min PF). The PT 1911 is my first and only 1911 style pistol, and I am a novice to the shooting sports. So, I don't know if all this run-around and experimentation is normal for the 1911 family or if this was specific to the Taurus. After that, now it runs fine. I run it occasionally but it is not my primary competition gun. I normally run M&P, which is not picky, but my Pt 1911 is Picky about certain ammo loadings.