Carmoney

Roger that.

Revoman's never going to sell that gun. He's just being a dicktease.

I'm keeping both of my Carmonized 625s. I suspect I might shoot one of them at the USPSA Nationals in 2014. But I reserve the right to look over the stages before deciding--I might go with 8-minor instead. It all depends......

Sounds like the old .44 JAG concept of yore.

Actually, it was a Model 25-2, but I shot plenty of pins with that load--particularly when I knew we would be shooting heavy or waterlogged pins, or shooting off wood-topped pin tables. My load involved a rather generous quantity of Unique powder, but plain old mixed .45 ACP range brass. Never had any pressure signs, and I still have the gun and it works just fine.

You know what? I really like the people who run USPSA. That's a class move!

Filipino 1911s, including Spartans, generally have a very steep barrel ramp feed angle. They benefit from having a good ramp/barrel throating job to improve feed reliability. Good guns otherwise.

I like my 2-tone 1.5" Les Baer pretty well. Although I normally shoot my Fusion custom 9mm. Both were purchased second-hand. Plenty of options if you're patient.

Why? You can load .45 ACP brass about as high as you would want to go with a S&W. Back in my pin-shooting days, I sometimes ran 255-gr. SWCs at 1100 fps. You want more power than that, better get a Ruger!

I would strongly recommend the American Classic 1911 series from MetroArms. They actually started out under $400, but have moved up in price as people have discovered how nice they are. Still a great value.

Or the department of redundancy department.

I always recommend buying one of these hard-sided Samsonite suitcases, they're always available cheap on ebay. They made 10 million of these, and most people don't use them in these days of carrying everything on. They're lockable, hard-sided, and quite durable. With one of these, you do not need another hard gun case on the inside--you can simply pack the handguns in gun rugs (or wrap them in clothing, whatever). You can pack up to 11 pounds of ammo in there also, along with your clothes and other stuff. Use a small range bag as your carry-on, and you're good to go. If anybody questions you, tell 'em you checked with legal counsel and confirmed that it's 100% kosher.

If the Percoset doesn't quite cut it, Rodney May may have some fluid he carries in a little bottle that will take care of it. Hang it there, Sam. It's sore now, but put the effort into the PT and it will be much better in no time.

And my Couger too!

That's interesting that 66 people contacted Linda to weigh in on this issue, but only 5 people bothered to shoot Revolver at the 2013 Area 6 Championship under the current equipment rules.

Thanks Sarge! To tell you the truth, we're not really sure what we want.

If you have an opinion on the topic, better speak to your AD right away. Whatever happens, I hope we have a strong and healthy Revolver Division in 2014 and beyond.

You understand that the SS Nationals stages are specifically designed to favor the 8-shot major caliber pistols, right? Very few top shooters will choose the 10-shot minor option, because they know it would place them at a disadvantage. However, the 10-minor pistol reaches parity with 8-major when the stages are not designed to be purely 8-round neutral--for example, nearly every major match other than the SS Nationals. I shot Area 5 and Area 3 last year with a 9mm 1911, and at both those matches the 10-minor pistol was a completely viable choice. To the original poster: If you're serious about SS Division, build both!

Nah, they don't bother with turnips. At the end of the day, less than half pay any income tax at all.

I understand the theoretical argument, but I'm not sure it holds up in real life. In real life, I suspect the fatigue factor offsets the "practice run" factor. I've shot both sides of a back-to-back Nationals, and found I was really tired by the time I got to the second match. I'll bet the majority of competitors who shoot both matches wind up performing better on the first one.

Which match hotel? Are you talking about a couple years ago when the match hotel was the crappy old Riviera down on the strip? I could see where you might not have liked the traffic down there. That year, the smart move was to stay at a nice motel (example--the Best Western Plus on W. Sahara) right out near the range--that allows you to park close to your room, and eliminates the half-mile walk through the casino with a bunch of heavy gear. Last year's match hotel, The Suncoast, is only a few minutes from the range and was an excellent and very accessible option. It doesn't matter, though. People who are anti-Vegas are going to stay anti-Vegas no matter how much logic is presented to them.

You have gotta be kidding me, Shred. To access St. George, most people will have to fly into Vegas and then drive in their rental car for two frickin' hours. How is that more accessible? If you're talking about the actual range itself, Desert Sportsman's Club in Las Vegas is extremely accessible from any number of nearby motels. There's no reason to fight the traffic on the strip unless you want to.

I think Strader deserves credit for (1) getting the dates for the 2014 Nats out plenty early, and (2) being willing to try something different. Most people who want to shoot a week-long Nationals can find the time and funds to make that happen, especially with this much advance notice. Personally, I would much prefer the match be in Las Vegas because of the incredible variety of non-shooting entertainment options that venue has to offer. I know Zion Canyon is a scenic area and all that stuff, but a week in Utah sounds like dullsville to an action junky like me. I never understand people complaining about matches being held in Vegas. I understand some people don't like casinos and gambling and drinking and titty bars--OK fine, you can steer completely away from all that stuff and drive straight to the Best Western out by the range, and then hike the mountains and hit the museums during your off-time. Vegas has more to see and do than anywhere else that has a shooting range of sufficient size, and that is still true even if you never step foot inside a casino. But anyway, I still say kudos to Phil for mixing it up.

You would know if there was a problem. I wouldn't bother replacing it.

I have never seen a hammer break in a matter that compromised safety, spur or not.