JohnRodriguez

Possible $ drying up for PD's, who sti shifted focus too. Follow the news. They could make SIMS ammo application devices

I wonder what the artist formally known as STI business model is now that the $ might be drying up?

i'll get large terrie towel and put all the pistol or rifle cases on top, then spray them with electrical contact cleaner. use the towel to rub them around and the cleaner will eat the lube off. takes about 2 minues to be done with the whole process.

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So SVI policy is 5 years period, even for original owner? not 5 Years/ 50,000 rounds which ever comes first policy. wow. I had a chance to by a friends SVI infinity that he purchased in 1997, shot it 3 matches, got hurt at work, and put it away, and has may 1000 rounds through it. beautiful gun, brand spanking new. I'm glad I went with a STI DVC instead after seeing this post.

I keep my powder and primers in a old refrigerator (unplugged) In the garage. don't have to worry about heat, humidity. I keep my excess primers in a old Gatorade ice cooler, it will hold 5 federal sleeves. just throw some emitters in a ice cooler and put it in your truck

don't tape any targets if they are scoring your hits, it's not a local match and they can penalize you.

if it is a outlaw match, then I hope that they go back to the old targets and scoring system when the match first came out.

I revo is kinetic bullet puller. you have to put a very tight crimp on them, almost to the point of going to a profile crimp over a tamper crimp. The way I do a taper is to get the bell removed so it is flat, then turn the die in 1/2 turn more, go fire the gun and see if you will have to put more into it.

what is your questions on??? The electrical side or compressor side.

I'm kind of curious how the area 2 match can be USPSA approved and registration hasn't even opened (April 29th) and they have limited 10 and revolver already excluded from the match. it's hard to keep a division alive when it can't even get started at a area championship.

if its a performance center 327, then ask to talk to the performance center, give the serial # and see if they will get you one. If its for a retrofit to a 627, then I would suggest that you stick with the SS cylinder. I've had two 327 cylinders that have flame cut from split cases and are eroded before the cylinder gap. My 2 cents. Hey George, I'll show you one of the cylinders if you remind me. I usually carry one in the back of my jeep.

you can pretty much make up rules at a level 1 match, as long as you state a start position on a piece of paper for each stage. (written stage description) for all divisions then you can take out the gaming of a stage. easiest way to fix PCC is to make the start position aiming at a clay pigeon on the floor in front of the starting area or put a orange shooting paster on a wall and have them aim the barrel in that direction with butt on hip.

so they are going to hold the SS and Revo match the same weekend as the Area 2 match, if area 2 holds their match the 2nd weekend of November,

you can get a great trigger with the Ti cylinders, but my experience with my 627-5 38/357 has been 3 cylinders that flame flame cut, especially when you get split cases, they also have what look like erosion where the bullet initially pushes out of the case. I've since went back to the steel cylinder. On my 4" and 6" 625, I've no issues with both Ti cylinders, the cylinders look the same as when I installed them.

MBX extreme sells para mags. based of STI/SV mag bodies.. very pricy, very much worth the $. My 140mm 40 cal will hold 21. the 140mm 9mm will hold 24 rounds.

we use to have a tweeker who would hide in the hill by are range and when the bay was empty, he would go out there and pickup all the brass and aluminum cases and pick the lead out of the berm to go and well to the recyclers.

on a properly set up match, the only advantage that a 8 will have is on a steel stage in ICORE. This was with the previous rule book and with new rule book, the 6 shots and classic divisions got hung out to dry. no more 6 shot neutral arrays. I will shoot my 8 shot as a 6 shot on paper with the benefit of having 2 extra shots to make up a B or a C shot. Angus Hobdell won Limited division many years ago at a IRC with a 625, so the 6 shot is competitive, but with the old rule book. In USPSA, a 6 shot is standing reload at every array. They will set up the stages with a 8 round minimum for the single stake major guns and we just happen to benefit with a 627 or 929 for a level 2 match or above. For a local or leval 1 match, they can set up 10 rounds in one shooting positions and you will have to just go with the flow.

go to home depot and buy a greenlee job box, one big enough to hold everything, also get a set of coasters to move it easy. lock it up and don't tell them what is in it. let them assume it is tools.

I just recently found out on my dawson extended mag release that if the end of the spring is clocked just wrong, that it will bind up when pressing the release. The end of the spring will actually dig into the frame. just take it out and rotate the spring 180 degrees and see if it stops hanging up.

check the sub plate bolts to see of one hasn't loosened. run the ram up and they are a tapered allen bolts. mine have loosened In the past. what I do is remove them, clean the holes and threads with contact cleaner and them use red Loctite to hold them in.

now you know why you shouldn't use a factory loaded taper crimped round in a revolver, aka kinetic bullet puller. I use a lot of adjustment in my 38 super 627-4 and I don't care if the bullet is deformed, they don't pull after I crimp them.

magazines can be just as fragile when stepped on as a moonclip, but ours go straight into the trash. a couple years ago at the area 2, a limited shooter on our squad stepped on his mag while shooting stage 2 and at crono he presented that very mag for the tech inspection. the mag didn't fit the length gauge and he got bumped to open.

for the chambers, I use a .40 cal stainless brush on my Milwaukie drill and for the outside of cylinder, I use butch's bore shine and a stainless steel brush. on the bore, if I have been using lead, then I will dip it in a 50/50 mix of peroxide and white vinegar for about 1 hour, do a brushing with a 38 cal stainless brush and spray the whole thing down with contact cleaner.

many years ago at a match in Tucson, I was the revo division winner any myself and the open and limited division winners were the in the last 10 people who where drawn in a random match, with me being dead last. Random draw match suck, period. I will not stay for the drawing. Why don't you lower the price of the match if we don't stay for the drawing? one of the best matches that I love, because you get to shoot a top notch, test your skills match is the western state revolver match. Low entry fee, great stages and no trophies or prizes.