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I preffer a well balanced gun over a front heavy gun ... My 6" is very well balanced than my 5" ... My 5" cycles alot faster ( 11.4oz slide) and transitions faster. But my 6" just feels much better; when I run it ... It also cycles slower so my slow eyes can keep up with the sights.
As for the tungsten barrel ... You want a heavy gun you just start with a heavy gun ( i.e. full dust cover aka The Edge ) and if you want heavier add a tungsten guide rod and you want heavier than that add a steel grip and if you want heavier than that add a tungsten sleeve on the barrel.
What I've notice from watching numerous friends shoot IPSC in the Philippines ... Its very rare that you shoot a stage like a USPSA stage ( 30+ rds ). Its usually only in the 19rd to low/mid 20's round count. Even the mid 20's are rare. So theres alot less transitions happening in a PPSA stage that there is in a USPSA stage. So a super heavy iron pig of a gun would be still competitive but in long courses of fire which are normal at USPSA, it would start to lose ground on the lighter guns.
Horse $&!+ The name of the game is keeping the gun on target. If that weren't the case then why would you put a comp on an open gun? You can't put a comp on a limited gun to control recoil so you add weight plain and simple. Every monkey with a milling machine cuts guns up and tells everyone it's "better". Why do you think there is a weight limit for single stack? If weight wasn't an advantage and "slowed you down " why would it matter?
Isnt that what I'm saying a lighter gun will always be faster than a heavy gun. And thats the reason why they dont allow slide cuts in single stack because of the weight advantage ...
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maybe load some minor 9mm ammo for her ???
I loaded some fart rounds for wifey ... 115gr Xtreme Bullet HP; 6grs of HS6; 1.125 OAL and WSRP out of my 3.5" Escort ... it was only flying at 854fps something like 98 pf ... -
I preffer a well balanced gun over a front heavy gun ... My 6" is very well balanced than my 5" ... My 5" cycles alot faster ( 11.4oz slide) and transitions faster. But my 6" just feels much better; when I run it ... It also cycles slower so my slow eyes can keep up with the sights.
As for the tungsten barrel ... You want a heavy gun you just start with a heavy gun ( i.e. full dust cover aka The Edge ) and if you want heavier add a tungsten guide rod and you want heavier than that add a steel grip and if you want heavier than that add a tungsten sleeve on the barrel.
What I've notice from watching numerous friends shoot IPSC in the Philippines ... Its very rare that you shoot a stage like a USPSA stage ( 30+ rds ). Its usually only in the 19rd to low/mid 20's round count. Even the mid 20's are rare. So theres alot less transitions happening in a PPSA stage that there is in a USPSA stage. So a super heavy iron pig of a gun would be still competitive but in long courses of fire which are normal at USPSA, it would start to lose ground on the lighter guns.
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for the fella who asked to see a picture, you know who you are.
apex carry kit
ameriglo night sights
Damn brudda you have too many toys I like ...
I like that color on the slide ... might have my next open gun done in that color
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I've been quiet for a while but here is my latest build, ready to test fire.
DSC_0028-002.JPGDSC_0029-002.JPGDSC_0030-001.JPGWow brudda thats freaking awesome.
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Problem with NiB is it stains when heated. I have a beatifull NiB BCG thats stained from usage.
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People get too caught up in limited gun weight. Look at some weights for open guns running a fully loaded 170mm mag. I don't hear anyone complaining about the heft and how poorly they transition. Run what you want. I love my 6" gun, it weighs 37oz without a mag.
Damn 37oz .. your 6" is was on a diet ...
Mines 6" full dust cover, sight tracker and 40oz without a mag... I have both a 5" sight tracker and a 6" sight tracker... my 6" is more balance than my 5". But my 5" cycles fast than my 6" but is also nose heavy. I like running my 6" more but I switch back and forth for fun...
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I personnally like DLC ( Diamond Like Carbon ) versus TiCN because DLC is black and alittle harder than TiCN ...
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An update for me ...
I gave up on loading hard cast waxed bullets with the MBF. It just didnt work well. I ended up doing it manually. And finished all of my hard cast. I finally have a steady supply of Bear Creeks which runs perfect in my MBF and can load 300 rds in less than 10 - 15 minutes...
So everything is peachy unless I run out of Bear Creek again... I hope not I have 17k worth of bullets and have another 5K on its way ... -
shot it last sunday
Limited 10
52 pts
7.90 time
6.5823 hit Factor
77.4%
how do we figure out whats our actual percentage
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How are you legal with 7mm base pad on 140mm Limited mags ??? 4mm base pads are the most you can get to fit in the uspsa mag gauge.I've always used STI tubes with Dawson SNL+1 and Gram guts in my Limited and Opens. I would always get 20 reloadable in my Limited 40 and in my 9 major would get 23 in the 140s and 28 in the 170s, all reloadable and very reliable.
I just got a new 9 Open and tried Taran 7mm and 4mm all with Gram guts. After experimenting I get 24 in the 140s and 29 in the 170s using the 7mm Taran......all reloadable. I then tried them on my limited mags. I now get 21 in the 140s - reloadable and reliable. I also have a 40 open that I now get 24 in the 170, reloadable and reliable, up from 23 with the Dawson SNL +1. I just bought more 7mm Tarans to change all my limited mags.
I currently get 21rds of 40sw reloadable in 140mm STI limited mags. In open I get 24rds using 7mm base pad & TTi STI follower in my 140mm mags and 30rds using TTi competition/ SV follower, 4mm base pad and Taran Mag tuning... All Open mags are sti tubes and joe hardy spacers.
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If it runs half as well as my 5" he built does, I'll be happy. Never an issue. Stand up guy!
One of the few gunsmith that will actually take your inputs on a build instead of telling you my way / my design or the its the highway...
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Maybe not the place to put this but here it goes.
Bought(4) Brazo tuned 40 S&W mags with Grams guts, Dawson DP+1 basepads, and STI tubes. Could only get 19 rounds in the mags. I changed to the DP+1Plus SNL basepads and could get 20 rounds in the mags. Bought from member on this site.
I have (4) Brazo tuned 40 S&W mags with Grams guts and Dawson DP+1 Plus SNL basepads, STI tubes, all fit the USPSA gage. Can only get 20 rounds in the mags. Any advise to be able to get more rounds in the mags and still fit the USPSA gage?
Give the grams springs a couple of months to settle ... after maybe 3months of shooting my limited mags with grams guts ... they were 21rds non reloadable
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I had problems with upside down and sticking in the bullet dropper, Put some mica powder in bullet box and tumbled bullets and problems went away.
LOL I didnt have mica powder ... only had an over stock of baby powder ... Everytime I shot a round thru my gun, it would smell like baby powder...
I still was having issues with the bullet not turning correctly but with the powder coated bullets they are working in the bullet feeder ... I would still get a jam maybe 1 or 2 out of every 100rds...
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This info was from Rick @ MrBulletFeeder, spray some silicone in the collator and bullet dropper.
Cool I'll try that
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Doug;If they are upside down it from the collator. Experiment with the nose guide and try the .40 guide.
I use mica and put them in a bullet box and shake them up, coating them. It helps if you can go through the bullets and find the fat overlubed ones and sort them out.
Good luck,
DougC
Thats the thing they are even fat or overlubed rings... I'll give the baby or talcum powder a try to night. Thanks for the info...
As for the nose down issue Ive tried adjusting it and even adjusting the way the bullet feeder is angled at... still no good...
Have you tried moly coated bullets? Or is that what we are talking about?
Yes I was loading 40sw Bear Creeks and it worked perfectly ... but with Hard Cast is where I'm having problems
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I know its off topic but ... Small and Large rifle and pistol in stock !!!
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For a few thousand rounds i kept the dillon powder funnel on my 1050 9mm. But i was using moly coated bullets and plated bullets. With the dillon 9mm funnel expander, it works fine if you finger drop them bullets plus case wont stick to it but like OP said, it doesnt give a good expansion for bullets to sit and may strip moly or plating.
So now im using the MBF funnel. It has that extra expansion on the lip, i can go fast with no flying bullets, but i have to admit, case do stick more on the funnel. I do use some wax though but im lazy.
My buddy said he got rid of the sticking by slowly polishing the funnel till the sticking was gone...
I dont have a problem with using the dillon funnel in my 9mm ... I load plated and jacketed there for Major... I'm having problems using my 1050 for 40sw
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Doug;If they are upside down it from the collator. Experiment with the nose guide and try the .40 guide.
I use mica and put them in a bullet box and shake them up, coating them. It helps if you can go through the bullets and find the fat overlubed ones and sort them out.
Good luck,
DougC
Thats the thing they are even fat or overlubed rings... I'll give the baby or talcum powder a try to night. Thanks for the info...
As for the nose down issue Ive tried adjusting it and even adjusting the way the bullet feeder is angled at... still no good...
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i have used talcum powder, very small amount tumble the bullets in a coffee can and it worked awesome.
It works when I use bear creeks but these new cast bullets I have doesnt seem to work... the ball bearings seem to catch the bullets at the wax ring and it jams the dropper...
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Anyone having issues with using Mr. Bullet Feeder and cast bullets ??? The Cast bullets get caught on the ball bearing on the dopper right at the wax ring... And they seem to not drop in correctly, usually nose down ...
I need to see if lowering the ball bearing to the first set of holes will help out ... This is 40sw loading 200gr cast bullets
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You dont really need to use the powder funnel from Mr. Bullet Feeder ...
I'm not using the funnel for my 9mm
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heres my tight little work bench ... Maybe one day it'll grow up to have 3 more 1050's .... hehehe hey I can dream ...
For now I have one for 40sw and one for 9mm ... maybe down the road one for 223, 45, and 308...
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I love my brass ones from Mr. Dial
Tungsten Barrels
in 1911-style Pistols
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Pare... PPSA your limited guns have to fit in a box. Our doesnt. And because of the box you guys can only have 19+1 rds or less versus uspsa we don't have to fit in a box thats why I have 21+1rds reloadable.
And since PPSA shooters take that into account how many rds you have in a mag. They plan the course design around that.
Same way; if you wen to a single a single stack match; all the arrays are single stack friendly.