Carmoney

mcb, if you don't have the stuff to do it yourself, I would definitely have them chamfer the charge holes while it's there. Tell them it's a competition gun and you want the most aggressive chamfer they can give it. The oversize cylinder release will have to come from elsewhere I think (I like the Ed Brown product, but there are several others, you'll find them here if you do a search), but it's an easy drop-in deal. That takes care of the chamfer, action is already good....hmmm...sights? grips?

......plus if you carry your brass in a mesh bag, it spreads the spores around so more brass will grow next spring!

I understand people have different theories on this, but I believe very firmly that auto-indexing progressive machines (e.g. SDB, 650, 1050) are safer than those that do not auto-index (e.g. 550). You gotta try pretty hard to double-charge a round with a machine that rotates the shell out from under the powder measure on each and every upstroke! (Sorry, mcb.....sure glad you're OK.) Mike

What about chamfering the charge holes on the Ti? I put a mild chamfer on my 646 cylinder without any problems, but I'd want to hog it out quite a bit more on the 625. Walt--what'd you do on yours? Any chamber stickiness problems like we saw on the 646? Randy?

Nemo, you and I are definitely members of the USPSA proud dad's club lately, aren't we? I really look forward to an opportunity to get our kids together at a match one of these days--hopefully that will happen in '06 sometime, somewhere! And to the rest of you--get your kids off the Nintendos and out to the range before they become permanently attached to the couch!!

Jerry, I think that's a good move. Your gun might be an earlier 625-3 when they were still using up the tight 625-2 cylinders. This was a well-known problem back then, most of the name gunsmiths had the ream job as part of the tune-up package on the early 625s. I'll bet it's just fine after you have that done. Let us know. Mike

Haven't seen him on the forum, but John's a good guy and a very solid revo man. He'll give Dan a real run for it at Area 2. Mike

You should be able to make it through an entire major USPSA match (250+ rounds) and never have to brush once. If you can't do that, something needs changed. Many of us are shooting 230-gr. bullets with Clays powder. Do a search for more info.

Howard, you're going to enjoy the wheelgun thing! There are several accomplished revo shooters in OK, not sure how far they are from your area. Maybe Sam and I will catch up with you at a match one of these days. Keep Area 3 (Kansas City) in mind, it was a fantastic event this year, and it's being done by the same people again in 2006. Mike

Bubber, the first thing I noticed when I saw Spook's video was how fast he gets off those first shots after the draw and after the reload. Something to work on over the winter!

Hey Howard, glad to have you on board. This is a great community. I have gotten to know many of the guys active on the revolver forum by shooting with them at matches around the country (but mostly here in the midwest), along with a bunch of good non-roundgun shooters as well--really a great bunch! So where are you competing? Mike

Al, welcome aboard -- whereabouts are you located? Mike

COF, get the Power .002" cylinder bearings, you can always stack two or even three. This is actually better than stretching the yoke as the bearing provides a very durable and smooth bearing surface. You will need to disassemble the extractor rod assembly to install the bearing(s), contrary to what Jerry incorrectly shows in his DVD! Regarding your second problem, is your gun by any chance a 625-2 Model of '88? They're known for having tight, sticky cylinders. The solution is reaming the chambers. The speed brush Rob refers to is made by my old buddy Mark Allison, from Denver. Great wheelgunner from way back!

OK Walt......serious question.....now that you've had a chance to play with it, is the difference in handling worth the cost of the Ti cylinder?

For somebody who wants to try a Ti cylinder in a 625, what's the story on fitting it? Seems like Waltermitty reported to us that it's not a drop-in proposition. What's the deal?

H4444: Nice run, dude!! Every single shooter on our squad botched it bad. The closest was Sam, but even he had a miss on the strong hand.

Yeah, he had a green fiber optic rod in at Nats. Said he likes to switch to something slightly different just before a big match, "makes me look at the front sight a little harder."

Yeah, man!! I like it too. I like it a lot. (Wonder how much Bangers is charging FFL holders like me.....)

I recently overheard a conversation which strongly leads me to believe that the 2006 USPSA Nationals will be held the second week of September at PASA in Barry.

Attached below is everybody's favorite photo from Nationals....the look on Sam's face when we woke him up saying, "Sam, you're up!!...c'mon, hurry, it's your turn to shoot!!" (we were just jacking with the kid, of course) was priceless! He's starting to dish it back at me--every time I got done shooting a stage at the Fall Classic, I'd be picking up moonclips and see Dan and Sam standing back there laughing and pointing at me. I must run funny or something. It doesn't help that Sam and I shot L-10 (just for a change of pace) at the local match last Sunday, and I'm fairly sure the kid beat me. The results aren't up yet--I'm just praying the scoresheets blew out the window of the stats guy's vehicle on his way home....

It sure shouldn't take the next shooter a minute and a half to get ready. That's a looooong time with everybody standing there waiting. Unless there's lots of toweling to do!

I know this was approved as a USPSA Point Series match, so eventually the results will be uploaded to the USPSA website.....I don't see them yet, though.....

michaels, It's very sad to witness what's happened. Ever since he bought that Glock, he just hasn't been the same. It's just one pathetic excuse after another: "My 625's all worn out from three million dry-fire cycles and now I broke my hammer stud and my other 625 hasn't been sighted in or anything....." "I'm all nervous and frazzled from that terrible traffic in St. Louis....." "My lucky pith helmet got crushed by a piece of heavy equipment, and you know I can't shoot well without my lucky pith helmet...."

Reasonable and sufficient financial restitution when rich and famous Sam becomes I shall seek, hmm?

I showed up a day early at an area match this year and happened to notice one high-profile shooter take an unbelievably long time after LAMR to run through his complex ritual. He did it every stage I watched him shoot. Sight black, rosin bag, toweling off, airgunning everything from the starting position, more toweling, gets in position, does his draw and sight picture and dry-snap, more sight black and rosin, then loads and holsters, then more airgunning, more toweling..............AAAAAAGGGGHHHHHH!! (It drove me insane, and I wasn't even shooting that day!) I won't name him here, but every time I see his name or photo anywhere, I can't help but think, "Selfish rotten little bastard." Which is too bad, because he's probably a perfectly nice guy otherwise. But if every shooter had been allowed to go through all that nonsense, they would still be shooting that match. Mike