Carmoney

Frames and cylinders don't change dimensionally on their own, so if this is a new problem, it almost assuredly means that the yoke barrel has been slightly shortened, allowing the cylinder to shift forward and rub the back of the barrel. This can occur as a result of intentional alteration, or through wear over a long period of time. If this problem was not occurring before it went to your gunsmith, it almost assuredly means he shortened the yoke barrel too much in an attempt to solve some other binding problem, then didn't know how to fix it. If the gun has always exhibited this tendency, then it probably always has had insufficient cylinder/barrel clearance. Forget lubing the cylinder face. That won't do you any good. Before cutting back the rear of the barrel to create additional clearance, I would recommend installing one or two .002" endshake bearings, if they will in fact fit in there, to set the cylinder back where it belongs. The extractor assembly has to be disassembled from the cylinder (despite what Jerry M. indicates on his DVD!) to do this. If the gun has no perceptible endshake--if the cylinder won't move at all when you grab it and try to force it to move backwards and forwards with the cylinder closed--then increasing the cylinder/barrel gap by a couple thousandths should solve the problem. The only other thing to check would be carry-up and chamber alignment--if it's spitting lead, you may be getting a gradual build-up of lead spray welded onto the cylinder face until it binds. I have this issue with my old Baumannize custom 7-shot Model 27 I used for pin shooting all those years--I did everything I could to fix the problem only to discover that one of the chambers (or perhaps one of the cylinder stop notches) was bored slightly off-kilter, causing one (but only one) of the chambers to not line up quite right with the forcing cone. PM or call me if you need further help. Later, Mike

I agree with your post above. The whole prize thing does have a tendency to get people uptight, for a whole variety of different reasons. People will never completely agree on how it should be handled. Anyway, I think it is now very clear that Frank is trying his best to handle things in a fair way that benefits as many shooters as possible, and I commend him for it. I'm very much looking forward to shooting the match.

The various divisions are recognized because they are different from one another. Anybody can sign up for any division. More importantly, it's shooting performance that should be recognized and rewarded. The whole class system is arbitrary and easily manipulated, and we all know it.

On the other hand, I do find that most people take my phone calls!

There's "half a world" of difference between an 11 or 12 year old and a 6 year old.

I have been completely pleasant and professional with them. So far.

First of all, if working on revolvers ever starts to feel like a job, I'll guarantee you that will be the end of the whole "Carmonize" thing. Furthermore, they couldn't afford what it would take to hire me. Update: I called this morning to request a return label. The operator put me on hold for a looooooooong time until I finally got a message indicating the call volume was too heavy to take my call at that time, and the line was cut off. So I sent an email, and have received no response. I'm not very happy with the crappy QC, and I'm even less happy with the lousy customer service they are demonstrating.

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The winners of all recognized USPSA divisions should get first shot at the good prizes, before you start working your way down through all the classes and categories.

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You trying to steal my joke, or what??

Well, they must have forgotten about my shipping label. Guess I'm going to have to call in again. I should bill them for my time.

Just have Craig Tappe load some of his match ammo for your 625. His loads are soft enough you can safely use them in the house.

Kyle, it's hard to find a punch small enough to knock out the front sight pin (some are roll pins, some are solid) off the rack. The punch you were using on the 1911 ejector pin is probably a 1/16" punch, that's usually the smallest one in most of the gunsmithing pin punch sets that are sold. Because I mess with revolver sights every week, I took a 1/16" punch and thinned it down by chucking it in a drill and working it with sandpaper. An easier option is to buy a cheapie Chinese set of those little eyeglass screwdrivers and grind the tip off one of the smaller ones, and make yourself a little punch that way.

This one is certainly a contender!

I just think it's a good thing Gregg wasn't trying to shoot an apple off somebody's head when the barrel broke!!

I believe I've tested them all. In my experience, the most desirable firing pin is the factory titanium round-nose firing pin that measures about .495" in OAL. This was one of the "middle" generations of factory firing pin. Most of what I see now are the shorter pointy-nose "California drop test" firing pins--these truly suck and go straight into the trash when I remove them from a customer's gun to be replaced with a good pin. I am running short on my supply of the good factory pins. I just ordered more, so it will be interesting to see which version gets shipped to me. You never know what they're going to send. When I'm out of the good pins, I'll have to switch to something, and I suppose it will have to be one of the aftermarket pins (probably the Apex, although Toolguy promises me that the latest generation of C&S pins is better than the breakage-prone earlier version).

I don't buy that theory, Roger. Everything I've seen indicates that jacketed bullets simply push the residue out the front of the barrel, at least under reasonably normal conditions. Now if we're talking about tremendous, ridiculous amounts of leading, I suppose that might be a different thing....

That's crazy stuff, Gregg. I've never seen anything like that!

yeah, a lot of people would have given their left nut for one of Kirby's guns......

For local matches, Cliff can just wear the thong and towel. But for big matches, he really should step it up a little. The cape is a great idea. How about this look?

We have a winner.

Mine's a little more subtle than that abortion, but yes!