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Cheap?? 1) Any non USPSA gun you get will need chamfer work on the cylinder. If you don't feel handy w/ a dremel, then it will cost you some $$ 2) My old 625, used, was about $400. You don't often find them that cheap. 3) OTOH, a police trade in 686 might be found for $250. TK will cut it for moonclips over the winter for $100. Still needs chamfering. Starting out you can learn revolver with a 686. Can even shoot Major if you reload (use 180s or 200s). Is a 625 better? Damn sure it is. But, you asked for "cheap" - not "best."

Exactly. Again: Federal primers = BASIC lead styphnate. Winchester primers = NORMAL lead styphnate (as does CCI & Remington). As for Wolf rifle primers, there's a guy named David Tubb who bought several pallets of Wolf rifle primers due to their superior quality/accuracy and he swears by them over all other brands; they say that Tubb guy knows a thing or two about shooting (though I have never met him in person). Anyone know whether Wolf is using basic or normal priming compound?

No need to abandon Clays since .45 ACP runs such incredibly LOW, safe pressures plus you are only going for Major + slight margin. You are right that the hollow base effectively increases case capacity - all else being equal. You are also right about having to use a little more powder to get to the same PF. I used to shoot only Clays over 185s and 200s from a STI Edge .45 ACP. Never had any problem with low-pressure .45 ACP, and in fact, Clays is designed around low pressure shotgun clay-bird reloading. Your .45 will only generate about 15,000 to 17,000 PSI. Your gun can actually handle a lot more pressure than that (google .45 Super). The danger with Clays in our sport comes in .40 cal where the industry pressure is supposed to be 35,000 PSI or more. Much of that danger went away when the power factor was lowered and most folks began loading VERY long for the STI guns (plus the 200s fell out of favor). As you can see, there is a very WIDE safety margin for loading Clays in .45 ACP with your coated 200 grain 45 ACP bullets.

Hi Mister! I noticed that you are in Austria. This may seem like a stupid request by me, but, we need to know what brand of barrel is in your friend's gun. We know that your SightTracker barrel was built by Mr. Wil Schuemann here in the USA, and that its a non-AET. Does your friend's SV have the original barrel in it? What brand of barrels were being used by SV back when his gun was built? AET or non AET? Were there options for something other than "Schuemann" back then? Also, has any "throating" work or re-chambering been done to your friend's gun's barrel? Also, a newer barrel will typically yeild different velocity than a similar barrel with many thousands of rounds through it. Regards, D. As an aside, does Austria require the barrel to have a serial number - as some other EU countries do? (some EU countries consider the barrel to be the "controlled" part - instead of the frame as we do here in the USA).

. Are you saying you think there are USPSA affiliated clubs sending in "practiced" classifier scores? Yes.

Thought there were TWO Aug copies out now (plus a USA made Steyr in the works). -which one has parts interchangeability with the original AUG? -which part is the receiver on these things?

It is even easier than that - if you want to: -select only the "easiest" classifiers out there (don't we have a list of those somewhere around here?) -then, as some clubs and areas do, shoot the same classifier over and over after the match and only send in the score you like. As policy, we don't do that around here. But I believe its done that way elsewhere. For example, at a practice night once, we all tried shooting El Pres over and over, forgetting about getting all the points and just shooting for pure speed - and there were a few "hail Mary" runs that night which were quite impressive - AND they were flukes (rather than repeatable demonstrations of realistic skill). Being a practice night, we didn't send those scores in, and we never allowed multiple runs during a regular or classifier match. We also made ever classifier match a fair mix of easy and hard classifiers (as I feel it should be). I'd guess that many of our women shooters don't "game" the classification system just to get to the next level (which speaks well of how the women approach the classification system). From a look at larger match score though, it appears that more than a few guys in USPSA are gaming the classifications and are no more than "paper" GMs, instead of being competitive GMs who earned the title fairly. Just my 2cents. ps good post Athena.

You are correct. On a related note: -you may handle EMPTY magazines within the confines of the safety area - AND you can practice magazine exchanges within the confines of the safety area - provided all magazines are empty. I rarely see safety areas with marked boundries. Discussing this incident is worthwhile - IF it helps prevent such an incident in the future.

Well I am happy as HECK that its Greece (even though I'd prefer USA). Why? Greece is in the EU - meaning they use Euros and they try to follow EU guidelines for travel and such. More importantly, the Greeks can offer excellent security in the wake of their having hosted the olypics. Only gun restriction I know of in Greece is that Greek citizens can't reload their own ammo - but probably US competitors could bring in reloaded match ammo.

Bill Wilson builds custom 1911s. His chose test-target load? N-310. He could choose any powder he wants. But in the end, he chose the BEST powder for accurate .45 loads.

I voted: Null. Solo 1000 here too. It is THE reasonable, single-base replacement for expensive VV N-320. Try it. You WILL like it.

-these results agree with what Angus (team CZ shooter) found with 124s: the N310 is great for recoil reduction, but it does not produce great accuracy. I think he settled on N320 as well. -the other Doug C.

It gets better: Q.: is the AR-15 rifle a good choice for hunting Elk? Can it reliably kill elk at 400 yards? A: Yes - if it is chambered in 6.5 Grendel. Just ask a guy named Mark LaRue (yes- THAT LaRue). Link to hunt report with pics Brian & Mark LaRue know what they are doing.

Hi czts - the rule to follow with any pistol (other than a Glock) is: if the magazine hits the ground, the magazine MUST be taken fully apart and cleaned - every time. I prefer CZs, but all my handguns get the same rule: once the magazine is dropped in the dirt, it comes apart. One other thing: CZ uses a thick preservative oil at the factory to coat their guns and magazines. They do this because they have no way of telling how long it will be until the guns they make are actually sold & fired. That oil must be removed prior to use, since it is meant to be a preservative and NOT a lubricant. Could that have been the problem?

Amen to that, we discussed this a year or so ago, and I personally love them. Not as soft as Federal, but definitely comparable to anything else. As above, they are awesome. Seem softer than winchester to me.

Ugly but very functional, warts and all it works 100%. All the stuff I own isn't Gucci ! Gee, I have NEVER been accused of having an ugly set up before (heavy dose of sarcasm added). Looks functional to me. Rock on.

Flat-top is a must, and its true that DPMS supports our sport - so there is one top option. Surprisingly, you should SERIOUSLY consider the new Charles Daly AR-15. Why? Quality. CD LISTENED to the AR-shooting community and put all the top-quality features into their new AR-15: (MP-tested bolt, correctly staked key, enhanced extractor spring and o-ring where needed, top notch barrel, etc.) Seriously, this appears to be the BEST quality product ever to come from CD - and it beats most of the ARs out there for initial quality.

Couple of thoughts on the Grendel: -past 250 yards, the Grendel beats the 6.8 hands down for velocity and energy. Both easily make power factor. -head diameter for the Grendel is the same as the 7.62x39mm Russian, and the Grendel uses the same 7.62x39mm AR bolt as Colt uses, along with every other maker of AR uppers in 7.62x39mm Russian. -Cases can be had cheap, or expensive: Lapua makes accurate cases - for a price, but now Wolf is selling cases that are brass, boxer-primed, and fully reloadable and the loaded ammo is very inexpensive. -bullets are 120 grains usually, but can go heavier or lighter depending on need. Essentially, if all your 3gun, Major caliber shooting is inside 250 yards, and you don't mind paying for 6.8, then you could go for either the 6.8 or the Grendel. But if you want a flat-shooting caliber that is accurate out to (and WAY past) poppers at 300 meters, then you want the Grendel. It will make shots out to 1000 yards and with a longer barrel, it will still be supersonic at 1000 - which the 6.8 can't do. Here is a link to MASSIVE amounts of info (incl graphs) of the Grendel compared to other calibers: http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&...21&t=271627 or check out the forum: http://www.65grendel.com/ This thing looks to be barking at the heels of the excellent .260 Remington, though it feed through a normal size AR upper.

-Ride a dual sport motorcycle from one coast of the USA to the other - all on dirt roads (the infamous TranAmerica Trail). -swimming with killer whales. -live long enough to give my daughter away at her wedding (though I can't imagine there will be any man alive who I'd think is good enough for her). -teach my daughter & wife to shoot & ride motorcycles like the old man. -go on one last hunting trip with my elderly dad.

Take advantage of that HUGE case volume and use N105. Just compress the heck out of it if need be. It will shoot flat - trust me.

M4 is right: if your FN is an imported gun, then you can't put a pistol grip on it without adding enough U.S. made compliance parts. I added a pistol grip to my gun - an identical Winchester Super X2 - since its an American made gun. I modified the SpeedFeed for a Remington 1100 to fit (easy to do - thanks again Mike!).

The 135 load with straight Clays powder is excellent. I usually favor N310, but component costs drove me to Clays or Solo 1000.

Hi DaJarrel - that was true prior to 1998, but the fact today is: "Ethanol production results in a net energy gain—producing 67 percent more energy than it takes to grow and process the corn into ethanol." Check here: http://www.ethanolfacts.com/ETHL2008/page.php?pgID=19 Not only that, the vehicles to run ethanol have been on the road for YEARS - any Chevy or Ford that says "Flex Fuel" on the back can run 85% ethanol - including almost all our police cruisers (they even run faster on alcohol over gasoline) and the only pump we need to change is the county fuel depot where they gas up, plus they can go back to gasoline at any second. Its beyond me why our government does not force itself to use E85. Moreover, you can build an ethanol plant in the USA, but its almost impossible to build a new petroleum refinery (first new one in 30 years is going to be in S. Dakota I believe). It gets better: with the new cellulosic ethanol, we use NO food corn or other food products- its just waste like corn cobs or even waste paper. Same ethanol plants we have are used for it. Ethanol works for Brazil and once we stop using corn, it will work for us too. As for corn, its also to blame (in part) for our obesity & diabetes problems. Here is a good documentary with quotes from our own farmers about how bad our corn has become (due in part to subsidies): http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/kingcorn/ Regards, D.

Thanks - looking forward to it! D. Albany Match is every 2nd Saturday of the month. We would be glad to have ya.