TerryYu
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Sadly the gun shop didn't had wst or n320 so I bought some titegroup and bullseye to play with.
Anybody have load data for bullseye?
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I'm waiting for the time when I shoot a bullet and the slide flies after it. Hasn't happened yet but I know it's only a matter of time since gun shop guy says he's seen it and served in Iraq. . I think there's ninjas that specialize in Beretta snatching over there who get people that hold their guns out too far.
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From the same gunshop as before...
Yesterday one of their ex-military super tactical employees comes over to me when I'm on the firing line and tell me that my Beretta 92F is a piece of crap because you can push it out of battery and because of the Lethal Weapon disassembly trick...
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I forgot to also say that I've done away with all of the case feeder/bullet feeder gadgets as I've found that with proper positioning of the brass and bullet buckets, I can load just as fast by hand and I don't have to spent a minute fixing the feeders when they mess up.
Actually, here's a question.. How many rounds can you load per hour? After figuring out how the thing works I can load 100 rounds at a comfortable pace (with restocking supplies) in about 15 minutes.
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I'll post a couple of tips I've learned, mostly through breaking the press and fixing it.
- Don't trust the chain on the powder drop. I've had three break on me. The best substitute I've found is weed whacker string as it's much much stronger and has enough spring/give to it that you don't have to worry about it binding up the press/breaker the powder drop. I just tie a little knot in the bottom and run it through the arm up top and tie it down so that it's taut when the press hits bottom.
- I fixed my primer feed problems by adding a tapping motion to my downstroke. Some primers (Winchester) arn't as slick as other brands and often won't find their way down by gravity alone. What I do is on the down stroke, as soon as the brass engages the primer lock (that black plastic lever) I will let go of the handle and reach around and lightly tap the primer chute with my hand. This shake is enough to ensure a primer feeding into the press. I've been able to finish entire sessions (400 rounds) without a single primer mishap.
-Don't tighten down the deprimer pin completely. Just tighten it down enough so it can punch out primers, that way if your press messes up and doesn't index completely aorund and you don't notice, it won't snap the pin, it'll just push the pin out of the die . I've broken two of those before figuring this out.
I'll post more as I remember them.
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I'll go check my local shops to see if there's any wso or n 320 after work today.
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Subject says it all. I've been reloading with Titegroup my entire reloading career and I've finally run out of my jug and would be willing to try a new powder, especially something that is a bit slower (3.2gr for 147gr makes me a tad nervous as I can't even see a double charge with that little powder).
Any recommendations on what to try next? I shoot lead and Bayous.
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Sadly it is in a dovetail. My SO tried to help me by repainting my sights with her nail polish, but she had some contamination and my front and rear dots are pink! Not the best color to pick up.
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Will the cold blue make them matte black again?
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I've noticed when shooing my 92F that it's a lot harder for me to pick up the sights compared to say, a Glock with TFOs.
Does anyone have any tips to make them stand out more? Mine are starting to get shiny from holster rubbing and I think that stray reflections off the sights are slowing me down.
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I just got done reading chapter 2 of Beyond Fundamentals and realized that I've been muscling the gun in order to have perfect up and down sights, which caused my support thumb to touch the frame which also caused my sights to bounce after my DA shots.
Whoa... getting thumbs off the gun fixed both problems
Can't wait to go to the range tomorrow and try that out!
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Thanks!
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Yea. The story goes that he used to have a small shop untIl lowes wanted to build on his location and offered him a huge amount of money to tear down his building. He then moved into a much bigger location and has enough in the bank that he can pretty run it the way he sees fit, which is to hire a bunch of condasending jerks and sell guns for 25% over what the guy down the street sells them for.
He does ok for himself. It's the only indoor range around and he gets a lot of business from tacticool tough guys that come in to shoot the deagle and young military types with enlistment bonuses.
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I'm shooting two handed, thumbs forward. My loads are 4gr of titegroup under a 124gr bullet. Probably 130pf or so.
I also shoot left handed.
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Recently I've been learning to watch the sights lift as the gun recoils and I've determined that mine don't go straight up and down.
I shoot a Beretta 92F in production as a lefty and I will see my sights (actually the gun) go up and to the left at a 45 degree angle. I've heard that guns recoiling in directions is due to not enough pressure on that side, but I have tried a white knuckle death grip on my left hand to no avail.
Am I missing something?
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My girlfriend refuses to go to our local gunshop after this interaction with the owner:
Gf: I should come here and shoot your glock sometime.
Owner: (walks up) You wouldn't like it.
Gf: oh?
O: Women don't enjoy shooting. Their brains are wired different from men. (Tries to sell her a colt officer's .45 compact) Just take this gun and give it to your man. He'll make sure it works for you when you need it. You don't need to shoot it. Put it in your purse, when the time comes you'll have adrenaline and this .45 will feel like a .22. (and apparently combat training)
Gf: *Long string of 4 letter words as she storms out the door.
Since then I've wandered into multiple sales pitches at the shop that consist of the salesmen using the "adrenaline rush" excuse to try and sell .45/10mm/.357 to 100 pound women.
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I'm a dryfire student of Steve Anderson, and have used it in conjunction of livefire training and studying to make GM with a Glock.
When I dryfire, I used to put a small piece of paper in the breech to allow free movement of the trigger. Now, I use something different that I developed over the winter. The link below explains what I did:
I hope that helps. Dryfire is worthless (just like livefire training) unless you have a specific set of drills that you do to train in the fundamentals, and the specific skill sets that you need to improve on.
Thanks for the reply. That didn't answer my question directly, however that does give me an idea on how to dry fire with my glocks.
After sleeping on it, I think my question is, "How do I keep from twisting the gun right/left while pulling a long and heavy double action?"
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Hello. I'm Terry from Charleston, SC.
I've been lurking the forums for a while reading about competitive shooting and just joined to start contributing to the community.
About me, I'm a nuclear engineer by trade and never held a gun until November of 2010. After a trip to the range, I've become completely hooked onto shooting and my disease has gotten exponentially worse since going to my first USPSA match last March. I pretty much sucked big time, which makes me want to improve but I didn't have the time due to working 60 hours a week.
Now that my job situation has changed, I've made it my priority to get good at the first hobby I can say I truly love. I'm striving to make the transition from unclassified shooter who dwelled below the bottom of D class to B class and above in 2012!
I'll happily listen to any advice anybody cares to give me, I am definitely starting from the bottom and I am really glad that this community exists.
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Today as I was dry firing I notice that when I am doing a double action shot the front sight will stay steady up until the point where the trigger breaks. Then I notice that it will jiggle slightly to the right (the front sight moves but I can still see daylight between the rear posts) after the hammer falls (I'm left handed). Would this throw my shot off to the right, or will this push take place after the bullet has left the gun?
Seems more pronounced with a slow trigger pull, bit better if the trigger is pulled quickly. Doesn't happen with single action.
How do you guys develop the straight back pull that is necessary for a long and heavy double action? I am puzzling at the way my finger works, as curling it to pull the trigger creates a C shaped path through the air. Am I supposed to try and apply counter torque through the range of finger motion, or should I let my finger slide a bit on the trigger so that it rides straight back? Another way I've found is to really push the trigger finger forward and start the pull with the first joint touching the trigger and then visualizing pulling back at a 30 degree angle relative to the gun. That minimizes the sight bob but makes me pull the trigger with the first joint, which I have been told is very bad.
Hopefully this makes sense to someone, it's hard for me to explain exactly what is going on aside from
"double action = pulling sights to the right. can't figure out how to fix it!"
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I used beretta elite 1 and 2 models with better sights than the regular 92. If that's what you got, then that's what you use. If you can't change it, then forget about it and get to work.
Guess I better get to work.
Don't want to wuss out and go back to my g34.
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Btw, I started with a Beretta and went down both roads, just not at the same time.
I just got your book in the mail yesterday and read that in the introduction!
Since I've got your attention... did you find it a competitive disadvantage that the standard Beretta has tiny sights, or is that something that you can train away? I'm shooting a 92F with old iron sights with no real upgrade options aside from buying a new gun.
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What would you guys recommend for a DA/SA Beretta? Should I be shooting it DA every time to get used to that trigger pull or should I use the card trick and attempt to get a close approximation of the SA trigger?
Lee Pro 1000 Tip & Tricks
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My pro 1000 learning process had a couple of instances of four letter sentence enhancers which resulted in various breakages before I learned to feel the press.