Bugs Bunny

Consider yourself Lucky ! There are clubs that run it only once per year or season and some that have tried to run it on an indoor range in the middle of Winter in one of the Canadian Border states !

Brownell's Oxopho-Blue (Cold Blue) works very well. Even better if you heat the sight up to just 100 degrees but really should use 4-0 steel wool very lightly and Re-blue the sight(s) several times.

Under the impression that these mags don't have a metal liner ? If this is true, even with a 'New' polymer, it may wise to see how they hold up in longer term use lest you wind up experiencing one of the problems the old OEM NDF Mags had which was cracking between the witness holes in a "connect the dot" fashion...

Jager's copy makes no mention of an extended tip ? That said, have never had a problem with ZEV's regular lightweight striker using FED, WIN or Fiocchi primers.

Quite a few of the 'Funnels have, that don't use much have rust on them. Don't believe the subcontractor that makes them is too concerned about the "finish" inside ? Have several 9mm ones that were so poorly machined in the expansion area that finally had a machinist turn them just to clean them up enough so they don't stick in the case mouths and load up with brass particals !

They undercut the trigger guard that THIN ?

My concern would be that the shooter was given the opportunity to correct his error before the penalty was given ? Did the "SK" verbally call "Cover !" ? Or did you find out about it only after your run ?

By "...falling out..." do you mean from the pouch or gun ? Seldom use the 3rd. mag BUT want it on the belt in the outside chance that the 1st. reloaded mag fails outright or have any type of stoppage requiring it to be "ripped" from the gun.

Surprised it hasn't been mentioned already ? A scuffed-up Channel Liner can easily cause intermittent light-strikes ! For those of us that run other than OEM parts in there, it's one of the items that should be r/r'd after the end of the season. Almost always, the area right behind the opening to the breech-face accumulates the most/worst gunk ! It's easier to get that area squeaky-clean if the liner is not in place. Like the fellow said, they're not difficult to remove plus don't cost much and it is something one should always have a couple of on hand. Believe it to be better with the current guns but no so long ago, if you took a spanking new gun and popped the guts out of the slide you'd find the channel and striker as a unit 'almost' dripping with what appeared to be very light and dirty machine oil ! Have always "Lubed" the striker and its assembly with one of the oils or "Metal Treatments" designed to be applied then wiped completely off with almost zero ill-effects with using WIN, FED or Fiocchi primers but only use plated or jacketed bullets having no exposed lead at the base and "Marine" Spring-Cups and right now everything in there besides the liner, spacer & cups are Zev parts. On the other end of the rainbow once tried a couple K of a type of "Black" bullet and even with trying several different powders at the rec of the maker the gun Never ran reliably until going back to original loads and cleaned well...

Which Green Mountain bag fits the cart perfectly? If it's of help ? The smaller is : 23" L X 11" W X 10.5" H, the larger 27" L X 14" W X 12.5" H

~ "GET A GREEN MOUNTAIN MY FRIEND ! This is my bag. Constant use for 14 years. No complaints or problems. Made in Ft. Collins, Colorado Green Mountain Original Stock Bag. http://www.ams-gms.c...range-bags.html Many of us Colorado shooters have these. No BS warranty. Very reasonable shipping costs." While have had & used a number of other well-known bags the one have wound up using the most over a like time frame is the Green Mtn. Original same as Sierra 77 ! Might add that GM has tweaked their bags to perfection over the years. Still see their bags at the larger matches that look even older than mine, yet are still going strong. Even managed to to pick up a used one at a can't- turn-it-down price for use as a practice/alternate bag. Also like them as they are slimmer making passage thru doorways, etc. easier plus don't wind up bumping others or unyielding objects at events, etc.

"I will be ordering a lighter recoil spring and will be loading plated 147's with tite group. I'm looking for info on how low I can take it and still have it be reliable and safe." A long time ago when Titegroup was really taking off in popularity, called and spoke with several of Hodgdon's Ballisticans. One finally said "You can go as low as you want with Titegroup and be safe, so long as the bullet exits the barrel." Can't speak to 147's but have gone as low a 3.50 gr. with a 124 gr. M/G JHP at ca. 1.150" OAL. FWIW, use a 14 Lb. Wolff in a 3rd. Gen Glock 34...

If you're used to shooting IDPA in Texas you're probably in for a surprise as IDPA isn't very strong in this state. USPSA is alive and well and has been long established here. Brooks hosts monthly matches and is around a half hour drive from GCL which is a short drive from the city center. There is also a strong USPSA club in the Buffalo area and part of the reason they are is quite a number of Canadian shooters attend their matches ea. month. You will also see about the same faces at all 3 Clubs since all are in Area 7 and they lay out the season's match schedule so there are as few Sat/Sun conflicts as possible. Cortland is another strong area for USPSA and is about a 2 hour drive from Rochester. With the exception of Cortland, the other Clubs generally only run 4 Stage Matches with alternating shotgun or rifle side matches every other month. GCL is a fairly small Gun Club in size, in part as it's been in the same place since just after WW II and the area growing up around it from mostly farmland to heavy residential now. Their advantage is being able to shoot year 'round as they have an indoor range that is 25 yards deep and divided in half so they are able to run 4 Stages plus there is a $5.00 per run USPSA "Practice Match" indoors every Wed. at about 5 PM & 7 PM year 'round. Brooks also holds Steel Challenge Matches about 4 X per season along with an annual 3-Gun. GCL has one 8-Stage annual match right around the 4th of July that's very well attended. Cortland can have several matches similar, but tend to favor Rifle with at least several 200+ yard Stages. There are other USPSA Clubs with fairly easy access from the NYS Thruway {I-90} but have limited this to those a max of a couple of hours from Rochester. If you don't mind driving, the closer to PA one gets the more Clubs you'll find. IDPA is very strong and well organized in PA and host many sanctioned matches. For an idea of where and how far the other USPSA Clubs are, going to Area 7's website at: http://www.uspsa7.org/ and review "Eastern Lakes Section".

FYI: Looked yesterday on their New {?} site and appears that it's nowhere to be found ? Even with their search engine.... Getting msg, re need to reestablish an account if had one before but d/n recall the date of change ? Bugs

Personally still use a "Green Mountain" bag, in part due to the lifetime warranty but a friend who shoots markedly more than I do hs the Dillon "modular" style with the current MilSpec type web ladders. He's not happy with it at all, yet will probably use it until it fails in tatters ! A major problem is the outside pockets really pull on & distort the body of the main bag if there is any weight in them at all. Appears as if it's "Over" Wide & therefor almost to bulky to Mule around or get thru doorways without cursing....