TGriff

I wish I could have made it today but it was my anniversary. I'm still trying to get my wife interested in shooting but no luck, yet.

Great data, Darrell. That took some time & effort! I just got a batch of the 125s, too. I started with 4.1 gr. of TG at 1.090 COL. I didn't chrono them but the grouping was horrible with some keyholes. I backed off to 4.0 gr. and 1.125" and they were better. Looking at Darrell's data, I think I'll drop another 0.1 gr and make them a little longer. Other than that, I've had very little smoke with the TG and the bore (stock Glock) is staying very clean. They do have a funny smell, though. Kind of like a cutoff wheel for an angle grinder.

I made the mistake of showing our mom the link to get the scores. She's pretty wound up.

I just talked with Matt. Jerry's stage 3 score was an error. They have two stages left tomorrow and are probably neck and neck, again. I wish Nationals were televised!

According to the scores from last night, Matt Griffin has 815.8272 points after shooting stages 7-18. Jerry has 864.2944 points after shooting stages 7-18 and 3. And Jerry scored 54.6608 points on stage 3. ...so today should be an interesting day. That's what it looks like. Is it odd that Jerry has been scored for stage 3 when he's in the same squad as Matt, Mike, et al? Matt made a comment that the first day was a mess but I haven't had a chance to get the details.

Gotta root for my bro to win wheelgun this year.

It may take a while but keep the practice up. I had a first-shot flinch when shooting at the range that eventually went away after about 5,000 rounds. Watching for the front sight to rise is also excellent advice.

Early 80's? I'll trade you a late 60's classic model. My wife has three binders of coupons organized by category and expiration date so I'm already used to doing presentations to get to buy "useless" things.

I have pretty big hands and the only time I've been slide-bitten by my 34 is when I was resting it to zero my sights.

I got a bad box of the bulk Blazer (say that five times, fast). I don't know if the lead was too soft or the coating was bad but they would heavily foul the barrel after 50 or so rounds. This happened on two different pistols.

You can also lease it long-term. This is why my inner belt is running out of usable velcro.

Where does he get the money to drop what had to be a grand on ammo and watermelons? Still cool though.

Mazda is coming out with a newly designed Diesel in the spring of 2012. It should have around 170 hp and 300 lb/ft of torque, along with mid 40's highway. I know it will be offered in the Mazda 3 but I'm not sure about other models. There's a good chance it will be my next car.

I break the fuzzy part of a Q-tip off and jam the paper stick down into the baseplate through the pin hole. The Q-tip stays in there and you don't have to worry about the pin popping back out. This leaves both hands free to get a good grip when sliding the plate off. When you slide the plate off (I use the edge of a piece of wood), the paper stick will easily bend or break if it gets in the way.

Sounds like a good recovery. It does get a little irritating when there are only one or two people working to reset a stage, especially on a hot summer day. I was at a match a while back and there was a dude that would come out after a stage was shot and hunt for brass instead of helping reset.

I had a great time at the match. It ran very smoothly and the ROs and match officials were first class. I definitely got some much needed stage planning experience at this match. I'll just say that "Hide and Seek" lived up to its name. Many thanks to all those that put it together and volunteered their time. edit: Also thanks to Matt for the coaching. I would be lost in a barrel on stage 9 if not for his advice.

Looks like some good stages for production, too. I wonder if using a GPS would violate a rule? Heading out in a couple of hours. The forecast is looking better but I'm still bringing rain gear.

I cranked out 1000 rounds last night, just in case I have to reshoot every stage...twice. I hope your making Matt carry all that lol. I'll probably leave a few hundred at home. Matt has to carry all those heavy-ass .45s and moon clips. Not to mention his gun weighs 10 pounds.

I cranked out 1000 rounds last night, just in case I have to reshoot every stage...twice.

When I first got my Dillon, I used RCBS-level force to seat the primers. This resulted in the the case rim shearing off in the shellplate and the primer seated about 1mm below flush. No kaboom but I always wear eye protection when reloading.

I use DuPont Teflon/Silicone spray. http://www2.dupont.com/Consumer_Lubricants/en_US/products/silicone.html I spread all the cases out flat on a piece of cardboard then spray, roll around, and spray again. It dries in a few minutes and will leave virtually no unwanted residue. I don't keep track but one can should do 10-20k cases.

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but most auto cartridges headspace on the mouth of the case and would stop at the same point in the barrel until the COL is long enough for the bullet to start engaging the rifling. This means that dangerously short COLs would still drop to the same depth in the chamber as safe ones.

-1 on CCI primers in 9mm. They're hard to seat and prone to light strikes if you don't get them in far enough. I've had good results with Winchester primers. I'm loading 124 Gr. FMJs over TG in a G34 and I'm pretty happy with the recoil feel.

It must have been the weather this weekend. I "finished" a stage and had that feeling that I was forgetting something. When the RO gave me the "*IF* you are finished" command I realized that I had not shot the two swingers that were clearly waving 15 yards directly in front of me.

They did have a nice recoil.