RH45

I also only use jhps for open, but still get carbon. I found that if you spray a comp with some anti spatter for welding or case lube, for reloading it helps a little bit from building up

Toolguy, Could you please P.M. or email me, when you get time? I have a question, and TRIED to contact you via your profile, but apparently doing something wrong Thanks! Randy

If memory serves about 1.2"

I gave ICORE a try, a couple of weeks ago with a 17-4 and HKS speed loaders. I found that rimfire isn’t heavy enough to want to drop in the cylinder, and I had one popper, that activated a swinger that refused to go down. I knew when I went that I was going to have last place all locked up, but was surprised that on a few stages I wasn’t last. Now, I have a Chiappa Rhino in 40 on the way.

Using 3.6 grains behind a Zero 180 grain jhp was my IDPA ESP load, out of my STI Eagle made about 130pf, and softer than 9mm

A few years ago, I ordered some 160 grain, 9mm bullets from BBI, and paid a little extra to have them sized to.357, but found that I could only load them in Federal brass and still get them to case gauge

I’ve found that Sport Pistol works as well as 320, for lead, or coated but, half the price. IF you can find any. Lucky for me, I bought some before COVID. Unfortunately, I was waiting for Black Friday specials to stock up on primers, but COVID screwed that up for me

I’ve found, over the years that the best thing for ME is to put a small piece of scotch tape on the top of the left lens of my glasses, it forces me to use my right eye only. I tried a lot of different things, over the years and I believe that I actually got the idea from Brian Enos. He’s cross eyed dominant too

I have an open gun that has the slide lightened similar to a Beretta 92, which threw enough crap on my C-more that I had to clean the lens every stage because I am right handed and left eye dominant, and have to see the target through the sight. I took off the C-more and had the rear of the slide machined, drilled and tapped. I think I went through 4 different sights that didn’t last 2 matches before I gave up and put the C-more back on

Thanks for the information I’ll have to get some springs coming.

I was generally running graphite in magazines, but it’s messy. Saw some aerosol graphite, that is supposed to dry, but haven’t tried it. I was never impressed with silicone. I’ll have to try some of the Otis stuff. Is anyone cutting the springs for the magazine release? I wouldn’t want it light enough that I would lose a magazine while shooting, but I really struggle to get the magazine release to push.

Thanks

My brushes for cleaning 2011 magazines works fine for 5, and 10 round magazines, but, not so much on the longer magazines. What are you guys using to clean the 15s and 19s?

According to what I read on the VR80 Facebook page, some have 10k. I know that it’s a lot less than a lot of old Remingtons, it’s not much, but at my age, I doubt that both of my 3-gun shotguns, put together won’t get that

Apparently I was overthinking things. They just flip up. Nothing to keep them locked. I guess I forgot that they’re Turkish, and not the highest quality.

I got a VR80 from a friend that bought it a couple of years ago and I don’t think he even put a full box of shells through it, as a backup for my Firebird. I took it all apart, opened up the gas ports, cleaned and lubed everything. I think I have an extra Holosun 510, but first I was going to zero the irons with slugs because I’ve seen every brand of optic fail. I really feel stupid because I don’t know what the trick is to flip the sights up, and if there’s a trick to locking them back down. Can someone help me out? Thanks!

I’m pretty sure that’s shot out of a fixture. I’d be surprised if it does better than 2” at 25 yards, unless it’s oversized, and has to be fitted

My mistake I thought that the original, silver barrels were different. Although they don’t shoot nearly as accurate as my old STIs, the two I own are the most accurate, factory, striker fired pistols that I have ever shot. My M&P Pro, with the gunsmith fit Apex barrel isn’t much more accurate.

I believe you are referring to the silver barrels from their 1st generation. Then, they went to the black/blued ones, which is what both of mine are.

I switched both to guide rods. I think one is a “fat” rod, and the other is tungsten. I believe LCI

I would think that there has to be some decent shooting Leigons out there. Both of my regular Xfives will group just a hair over an inch, at 25 yards with 124 gr jhps and VV320

+1

I ran my Trojan 40 single stack for ESP a few times. A LOT easier to make a mag change with my Eagle, compared to the single stack

I used to run an Eagle.40 for ESP, and milled the sides of a STI stainless magwell. I haven’t shot it in a while because between my eyes and hands getting bad. Even though I’m an S.O. every State match I shot with that pistol, I had to prove several times that it fit in the “box”. I was running a 45 Eagle for CDP for a while too.

I don’t shoot carry optics for USPSA because I have 2 perfectly good open guns, but I did classify in carry optics. Most of the stock, plastic guns I’ve shot would easily be under 3” at 25 yards, but, I did have one M&P that was pretty horrible. If I remember correctly, depending on the load, 6-12” at 25 yards.