OperationHitFactor

I have a Doug Koenig S&W 1911 and I like it, but I have yet to win production division so what do I know...

If you search through some previous threads you can find some load data, also Hodgdon Load Data Center they have some loads. Granted you will find standard 40 OAL data, but work up with a Chrono and check for pressure. Given the nature of that powder, unless you do something silly, major should be achievable without passing max pressure. There are probably better powders for major 40, but if that is what you have on hand. It will work, just be a little more snappy, but the sights will recover nicely after you get use to the load.

If it comes with mags then that is a not completely unreasonable price. If I'm not mistaken Caspian frames cost more than a 2011 frame, plus I believe there is some extra fitting. Maybe a Caspian guy can chime in? It's got us talking, no such thing as bad publicity.

Mmm... I do love a good Caspian framed race gun.

I think if demand for their product allows them to charge that in a still kind of, sort of, maybe... free market, good for them. It is a pretty cool gun from the photos. If it was $3000ish it would sell like hotcakes, assuming it's a production gun with custom quality, readily available. That being said, I would rather buy a custom from one of the many qualified custom builders in our community. If they get it, good for them, Wilson Combat charges more than most custom builders charge for a complete custom single stack. They sell like beanie babies in the 90's. Time will tell

Interesting, I've never been stalked before. Thanks, I feel special

I'm raising my white flag. I clearly underestimated you.

There is always another option.

Yeah they didn't handle the black guns appropriately. I don't support the organization for that. On the other hand, anything that shows firearms of any kind in a positive light is a win for us. If a person chooses to support the show it still supports the movement as a whole. Maybe an organization that doesn't support us indirectly benefits, but at the end of the day it benefits us too. Plus, there are probably people inside of the organization that support us. Their success will lead to change within the organization, which could lead to change for us.

I hope you are at a truck stop one day with a feeling of urgency and desperation. Then moments after starting your business, you realize there is no toilet paper. I also hope you are not wearing socks. Jerk Can I get two fives for a ten? Well played sir, well played

I hope you are at a truck stop one day with a feeling of urgency and desperation. Then moments after starting your business, you realize there is no toilet paper. I also hope you are not wearing socks. Jerk

Anyone heard any updates or have a release date on the Pro Custom 16-40 or Tomasie Custom?

The good news is the builder is still in communication with you. There are many reasons/variables that might not be the builders fault. As long as they are working with you that is a good thing. Crap happens frames, slides, and barrels can be out of spec. This can be very hard to identify, it can easily go unnoticed until after the gun is built. Whatever you do, don't let anyone file or alter the gun other than the original builder, unless communication stops. At that point he doesn't own the work anymore.

My next step would be finding someone with a running pistol. Try their mags and ammo in your gun and try your mags and ammo in their gun. If nothing else it will take mags and ammo out of the equation. After that the next step would be, if you have a high resolution camera post pics of the slide stop, barrel feet, lugs, breech face, barrel hood.

Cool, sorry that was probably rather insulting then, but you have to ask to be sure.

Thinking out side of the box, assuming for a second the gun is built right. It could be your grip. Does your thumb drag the slide and are you keeping your thumb on the safety?

Might want to send it to him again. Polishing a feed ramp is like selling snake oil. The idea sounds nice in theory, it should help, but it usually doesn't. Here's the thing, a properly built and timed gun will feed anything, even if the feed ramp has a matte finish and is really dirty. Sure polishing the feed ramp might help reduce those 1 out of 1000 jams where dirt was in all the right places, but at the end of the day polishing the feed ramp is really just a nice finishing touch and looks nice. Recoil spring, maybe... If you are running a 9lb spring I'll take that excuse that it could be the recoil spring. More than likely you are running a 12-14lb recoil with a 17-18lb mainspring, which would put you well within the normal range. Just out of curiosity. Who built that gun? I'd love to get some work done myself by such a talented Smith. In all fairness, guns can be a complete nightmare sometimes. Depending on the finish there are about 6-8 tolerances working with or against each other. Oil it up, fire it and get it hot. If the problem continues you may want to have a serious conversation with your Smith.

If your gun requires round nose bullets then it is not built properly. Longer loaded ammunition will help, but a properly built gun should run anything. Short ammo nose dives in most untuned mags, but the gun itself doesn't care about the overall length of ammo. You are chasing a ghost, good luck.

Doubt it's a cleaning issue, but guns shed a lot of debris the first 500 rounds. Give it a good clean and oil up. In addition, chamber check the ammo before you test fire it just to be sure.

Possibilities: Mags Barrel fit Feed ramp contour Call the gunsmith that built it.

In answer to a private question and just to clarify. No I'm not a 3gun shooter, but I have been shooting shotguns my whole life. I went this route to learn the sport. I couldn't justify spending tons of money out the gate to learn a new sport. 3gun looks like a fun, so after I learn the sport, try out other people's guns, and get an idea of what I like or don't like, then I'll drop some coin. Until then, I'll use my beast to figure it all out and have fun.

I picked one up last week for just over 400 bucks out the door. So far I am very happy with it. It has a plain finish with nothing special going on in the looks department. That being said, it's very simple with very few moving parts. The few moving parts are very robust, which leads me to believe this thing will last for sometime. Curious to how the M3000 shoots, I brought it out to the Indian River Trap and Skeet Club to take it for a test drive. Which was hilarious because my shotgun was by far the cheapest and ugliest at the club that day. I got a few comments and chuckles, but everyone was curious. It took me all of five minutes to break it down, oil it up, and adjust the shim to pitch the buttstock to align the bore to my eye. Piece of cake, again very simple design, but that's not a bad thing. Next I hit the range with an assortment of powder puff loads. I fully expected it to need a break in. 300 rounds later, no jams, no feeding issues, it simply ran. It points easy and recoil is very manageable, not it's not as soft as a gas gun, but it's plenty soft to shoot all day. The recoil is very smooth and recovers nicely. All in all, it is a solid foundation. I'm going to order my Nordic Tube, open up the loading port and use the 1000+ I saved going this route on ammo. A few people at the club shot the M3000 also now appropriately nick named the beast. While it's not a looker, it shoots good. I hate to say it's good value for money, because that implies it's cheap and not good. It's a practical designed work horse built with only the essentials for an economical price. I'm happy with my purchase, it works... It's a beast! I'll report back after it is 3gun ready and I put it through some hard use.

I had very similar experiences with two highly recommended gunsmiths. I now do my own work and will only recommend Infinity or STI (you have a lifetime warranty). You cannot bad mouth gunsmiths on forums and fan boys give false expectations. One of the gunsmiths I went through sent me a gun with a bad barrel fit then told me I had to wait, because he was busy building new guns. The other built me a fantastic functioning gun, but was in the wrong finish without slide lightening. I bought a used gun which I still use as a paperweight because it can't be fixed. I lost so many thousands of dollars I almost quit the sport entirely. So in answer to your question. Custom? I don't know. I guess it's pain and misery for some and pleasant for others. Now I shoot a Glock 35. YMMV

There you go

If your wife reads this thread you won't be allowed to squad with me anymore.