Carmoney

I'm not good at estimating measurements, but he has a fairly nice rack.

Based on the photographic evidence, I'm not at all sure he is equipped to multiply.

I worried about those range guns myself. Fortunately, nobody got DQ'd handling one of them, and the guns worked flawlessly, so that helped. Both of those stages were designed by other volunteer members of our build crew, and we wanted to give them some latitude, but I do understand the concerns. On the other hand, it was kinda cool to incorporate some extra things into our "major match" that we would not have been able to do under strict USPSA guidelines, including the range guns. Anyway, we're known for trying innovative stuff at our matches, and I'm sure we'll come up with some interesting (and different) twists next time! Thanks for the input, and please keep it coming. We do want to hear your thoughts and suggestions.

Boats, please try to disregard all these cranks, OK? Although I've tried lots of different stuff, Mobil 1 is the only lubricant I have been using on my firearms for several years. It's also the only lube I apply to a customer's revolver when I complete an action job and assemble it for test-fire. I simply put a few drops on the key areas (inside and outside the rebound slide, pivot pins, engagement surfaces) and let it spread to the rest of the internal action. I generally do not add any additional lube to the internal action, unless I take the gun apart, which I generally only do when something breaks, which is pretty rare. Most of my revolvers have not been taken apart for a long time, years in some cases. I like to keep my guns externally clean, and I do add Mobil 1 to the yoke barrel (without taking the cylinder out) from time to time, however I do not add any oil under the extractor. No grease, anywhere, ever. My carry/defensive revolvers are kept completely dry, other than one drop of oil on the yoke barrel. Mike

It's like the "Where's Waldo?" series......

nah....better edit myself

Craig has been improving dramatically all year, and is now a bona fide threat in any just about any handgun discipline, including USPSA revolver. Getting a driver's license and a set of wheels, and discovering there is a big wide world of interesting things off the Tappe compound, should quickly take care of that threat! Happy Birthday, Craig!

Because Stage 6 ("Cliff's Casino Quickie") was loosely based on an actual event, I think Cliff should be commended for his commitment to historical accuracy. I think Cliff believes junior shooters like LittleFFL and Nub get enough white-washed revisionist history every day in the public schools. His decision to shoot the stage wearing only pink panties and gunbelt (complete with long dangling towel) was an ever-so-subtle reminder to the juniors that atrocities are committed every day around the world--and these must be confronted, however horrific they may be.

Sorry to hear about this, Kyle. Take care, Mike

Well, the wheelgunners are pouring into Iowa. I can't wait until tomorrow!

Absolutely, Mike. I completely agree.

Yeah, that's one nice aspect of dealing with Mahovsky, you don't have to worry about disassembly and reassembly. I've been very pleased with the plating work he's done on a couple of my guns, and his price is among the lowest out there.

Nice job, Ed! Keep those wheels wheeling!

Should have thought of this for TDR. We did. But we couldn't figure a way to accomplish that and keep the match fee at $20 per day.

Yes, my inflammatory tone was for this audience only. I intend to be diplomatic with S&W when I send the trigger back. My hope is that perhaps with the part in hand, and the serial number of the gun into which it had been installed, Mr. Kelly can track things back and possibly determine where the problem occurred.

Fortunately I had a nice new forged trigger in my parts drawer, so I simply fit it to Snubby's gun and now everything's good to go. Action feels nice, everything test-fired fine, and I have it sighted in for this weekend. So not to worry!

Absolutely true, Steve. But normally you don't have to replace the major components, and this trigger was really a mess.

Who's the director of the S&W Performance Center? While doing an action job on a brand new 627 PC, I found an internal part that was obviously and ridiculously defective. I want to send that part directly back to the guy in charge, so he can see what a crappy job some of his people are doing in terms of quality control. Who's running the show in the PC these days?

I had to chuckle when I read this, remembering the 2007 L/P/R Nationals in Tulsa, where some of the steel poppers would literally disappear completely under standing water after they dropped with a splash!

Puh-leeze, Jax!! Although I do respect those who rise to the challenge of becoming a professional shooter, I don't think you could pay me enough to shoot for a living. I hate to practice.

Lanzo, I would like to be wrong on this, believe me. I think it's great that SIG is sponsoring Max, and I hope it works out really well for him. He's a very talented shooter and seems like a really good guy, too, from what I've seen of him. If that happens, it's because Max helped SIG develop a meaningful (ergo, profitable) competition product line. But we don't have anything like that now from SIG, and I think it's pretty obvious the only reason he's shooting a SIG is that he's being paid to do so. Nothing wrong about that, I'm just saying we're a long way from knowing if anything long-term will grow out of the effort. But I hope it does--it would be good for the game!

But think about how much bigger all the action shooting sports were back then, not just IPSC.....the Second Chance bowling pin match attracted 500 shooters and they gave away cars and motorcycles and trips to Vegas and tables loaded with prize guns, the Masters gave away tons of cash, John Bianchi awarded Rolex watches and $20,000 checks while wearing a tuxedo, Chevy (finally, a mainstream major sponsor!) sponsored the Sportsman's Team Challenge, Khar and Taurus sponsored the NAPSA Nationals, etc., etc., etc., etc., and at these matches everywhere you looked there were pro shooters with Springfield or S&W in their colorful jumpsuits. We have nothing like that now. It looked like we were verging on mainstream exposure and appeal, and the sponsorship and investment that follow. But then it sorta fell apart.

Hooters girls re-setting all the steel?

Supply on everything is beginning to slowly loosen up again.

Yes, please???