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  1. So what's the secret for tuning the slide stop? How is it done? chuckr
  2. My production Witness does this - and it's the greatest thing ever. There is nothing like recovering from going dry like slapping home a full mag and being up on target without having to move my hands to deal with the slide release or to pull the slide. Slap, point, bang. I wish I could make my Gold Team do it...... chuckr
  3. I'm up for anything you can make for the small frame! I know it's dumb, but I'm competing with 3 small frame pistols and a mountain of small frame mags in 9x19/9x21 and .40. I'd love to see small frame basepads, springs, and followers, along with anything else you come up with. chuckr
  4. I'll second what AWLAZS says - start backing out the center bolt little by little until you get smooth entry into position 1.
  5. I've done both - in the "olden days" it was worth it to build it yourself, as you could do a more custom configuration and build it the way you want. These days, there are so many places making good quality complete uppers in every possible configuration, I don't think it's worth it. You'll need tools you'll probably only use once and there's a wider variety of "standards" on how barrels, uppers, gas blocks, and everything else goes together. And chasing down each part will be an exercise in frustration, as you find that many places list parts that are out of stock "but will be here next week" (week after week). Anyway, that's my $.02.
  6. Hi, For the powder measure system, unless I'm missing something, the easiest way to empty it is to take the whole tool head out of the press and pour out the old powder from the hopper. I use a RCBS funnel and pour the powder back into the can it came from. Give the hopper a few shakes and tilt it back and forth a bit to get out the bits that can get stuck behind the baffle. Then put the tool head back in and run the powder station of the press a few times to make sure everything is out. For the primers - that's harder. You could take off the whole tube assembly, but that's a pain. I just lower the arm of the press and then cycle the primer system by hand to get them out one by one. Make sure you're wearing safety goggles when you're doing that. You should be wearing safety goggles any time you're reloading, but make double sure when you're dealing with primers.
  7. This was my first Nationals, and I have to say, I had a great time. The things I learned (shooting Production) were: It's not as stressful as I had thought. The most stressful part was everything leading up to it. Once I was on the range, at the right place, at the right time, the feelings of being at a "regular" match starting to kick in. The fact that my squad mates were (mostly) normal, nice guys helped as well. So while my nervousness was heightened, I don't think it had a negative effect on my match. Having a thin, crisp front site is important - especially for steel. The built-in white dot front site on my old EAA Witness is a disaster. The edges and top are a bit soft from so much holster wear. On the far away poppers I couldn't hit squat quickly because my front site was too fat, soft, and white. My stage finishes were as high as 39 and as low as 123 (ouch). The ability to do well is clearly there, but only practice and serious attention will bring it out. You need to be a B class shooter to win C. ROing is hard work. Spending from 1 to 3 days running a stage must be exhausting. I didn't know how to show my appreciation while I was out there besides helping out with stage duties and generally not being an a-hole if something didn't go right. Shooting while moving is key. This will be one of the first optimizations I'll work on. Bring a chair. I met Rob Leatham and Dave Thomas. Dave is really nice and I'm glad my family got to meet him. Same for Rob (but he looks older than I remember from the 90s ) Crazy moving props you never get to see at the local level were not as hard as I expected. I found that all the movers, bobbers, turners, clam-shells, etc. were set up in such a way that you could hit the activator, index to the target, and then wait for the prop to do its thing. If you're a sub-B shooter or not fast in moving from target to target, this should give you some relief. I found that I could generally hit the activator, go take care of some other targets, and comfortably come back to the mover. The trick was in estimating how much you could take care of. Don't mess with the stats lady. The days of the big goodie bags and free stuff are gone? I was last active in the sport in the 90's and I seem to remember getting bags of free cleaning supplies and other merchandise when going to bigger matches. Not sure if that's the case anymore, but I miss trying all those new cleaning and lube products. Finally, does anyone know the website for the people who were doing the photos on Stage 18? I'd like to check out my squad's pictures. Anyway, great time, great range, nice folks, good weather (if you shot PM-AM-PM) and no hassles to speak of.
  8. As far as I know, that's the way they came from the factory back in the early to mid nineties. All you need to do is go back in time about 14 years and you're set! But yeah, it's a nice trigger - I don't mind it at all.
  9. PM sent on the grips. Also, someone asked in a PM about the mags I use. Here they are: (Ignore the hack job on the left magazine ) I can get 18 rounds in the one on the left and 16 on the right. I'm sure I could get at least 19 if I messed around a bit with the follower. Small frame .40 magazines seem to be really hard to come across these days - not even Henning has them.
  10. Yeah, I'd have to say the double action trigger pull on my gun is about 5 pounds and manageable for that first shot. But Coolduckboy is right - dropping the hammer on a live round at the "make ready" command is my least favorite part of the day. Eff it up and you're done for the day. Keeps the ROs on their toes though. I'll probably run with it until I'm feeling comfortable and classified in Production then move back to my old Limited Gold Team in .40. Remember these?
  11. Hey - I'm a long time EAA/Tanfoglio shooter trying to get back into the game. To get back up to speed, I'm shooting production with an older small frame Witness in 9x19 - but I'm not 100% sure the gun is on the production list. The list (http://www.uspsa.org/rules/production_list.php) has: EAA Witness (decocker), Witness (standard steel), Witness PS, Witness-P I'm going with the idea that my gun is the EAA "Witness (standard steel)" and should be production legal. It's stamped "EAA Witness" on the frame (see photo below). That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Does it sound right to you guys? Am I going to have problems at the Nationals if I show up with this to shoot production? Also - I know I'll have to lose the Hogue wraparound finger grips for production, which is a shame because they're perfect. If only someone made super fancy race grips for the small frame guns.......maybe a guy with some crazy CNC machines lying around.
  12. I would add a couple of things to the FAQ that were not obvious to me, coming in fresh to these new divisions: In divisions where there are 10 round mag limits, you can use higher capacity magazines, but only load them to 10 rounds. Anyone who can count to 11 is going to figure out if you're trying something funny. In production division - if you have a double action gun without a decocker, you must manually drop the hammer on a live round at the "make ready" command (per: 10.5.9 in the 2008 rule book). This is my least favorite part of the day when shooting production with my EAA Witness. I can tell the ROs love it too. chuckr
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