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Couple thoughts on that: If you purchase the baggage insurance through the airline, the bag is marked all the way through as something especially valuable, which may afford some extra protection, but also makes it obvious to every handler along the way that this is the bag to steal! I think it makes more sense to have decent insurance coverage on your guns that applies anywhere, through your homeowners' coverage and/or separate property insurance that applies for your firearms. Face it--you're probably just as likely to lose a gun out of your car or motel room than have the airline lose your bag. Keep in mind that just because you buy $50K worth of insurance on your bag, your guns are still only insured for their documented value--they're not going to just write you a check for $50K. In fact, over-insuring your property is an industry-recognized fraud indicator, and may create questions and delays if you ever have to file a claim.

Save your money for primers instead.

I like the Zero 150 also, but they are not listed on Zero's webpage. Some time ago, I called and placed an order over the phone for some, and although they took the order, I have never received the product. So I think this bullet is discontinued--at least for now. I have stocked up on the MG 142 as an alternative. They seem very accurate and reload nicely. I simply load them to the desired OAL and don't worry about the fact that the cannelure doesn't match up with the end of the brass. I don't understand why anybody would go through the effort to cut down brass simply to achieve that cosmetic effect--ol' Tom Freeman must have all kinds of extra time on his hands! Mike, Are the zero's fmj? sean Yeah, and they're awesome for .38 Short Colt. But I sure can't find them.

I like the Zero 150 also, but they are not listed on Zero's webpage. Some time ago, I called and placed an order over the phone for some, and although they took the order, I have never received the product. So I think this bullet is discontinued--at least for now. I have stocked up on the MG 142 as an alternative. They seem very accurate and reload nicely. I simply load them to the desired OAL and don't worry about the fact that the cannelure doesn't match up with the end of the brass. I don't understand why anybody would go through the effort to cut down brass simply to achieve that cosmetic effect--ol' Tom Freeman must have all kinds of extra time on his hands!

The cylinder latch. See post #5 above. This is normally not a problem with stock parts. More common with aftermarket releases.

Yeah, I can't think of a place I'd rather kill an entire day waiting around than Quincy, Illinois..........

I wondered if there would be any advantage to shooting the match with a single-stack 1911 beforehand. Having done exactly that, I reached the conclusion that any possible small advantage created by being more familiar with the stages is more than negated by the fatigue factor, and the sudden switch from one platform to another. I really like both SS and Revo platforms, so it was a doubly fun two days for me! But I think if had really wanted to maximize my Revo performance, I would have been better off not shooting the SS on Saturday. Just my experience--I think this probably varies for different people.

My ammo chronoed at an honest 180 p.f., so I'm guessing not.

Blueridge, after all your talk about how much you like to march to the tune of a different drummer with your oh-so-macho Ruger Alaskan, I think it's pretty funny that you got yourself busted for shooting pussy ammo!

PASA draws upon a group of highly competent and experienced people to organize and run its matches, and everybody did a great job this year. I want to thank the staff and ROs, most of whom had already worked the entire SS match during the previous three days. Before the match started, I heard a couple people grumbling that there were no big-running 32-round field courses. However, I think it became clear that the stages were quite challenging and offered plenty of options for free-style engagement. There was plenty of required movement and a good mixture of close and long targets. Even though the match was only 225 rounds, we were all tired and knew we had shot a "big match" by the time it was over. Congratulations to Jerry for his well-earned victory. As you can see on the LiveShots videos, Jerry shot a very smart and controlled match. I'm sure he was tempted several times to kick it up a gear, but that would have spelled disaster at this match, and he knew it. Rob shot the match better than anyone--the results show he had no penaties, no misses, and not even any D hits!--but his foot movement was a little slow while he was performing his reloads, and his times were just a tick off the pace. If Rob continues to work with his wheelguns, I predict he will be the one to beat next year. Matt and Rich both shot wonderfully overall, but each had a costly glitch or two during the match that cost them too many match points--both of them are more than capable of winning this match in the future. On our way home, Sam and I agreed that it was a real privilege to participate in the 2013 USPSA Revolver Nationals. It was definitely one to remember!

In my opinion, "standard" aftermarket crane ball locks (like those marketed by Ron Power) do very little to lock the cylinder in place, even when properly installed. On the other hand, the factory crane ball system used on the PC guns is different, and provides much more aggressive engagement.....too much for a competition gun, sometimes. In general, front lock-up is overrated for guns used primarily with competition-level ammunition.

And how's the gun gonna fire if the action cycles with the cylinder open? This gets close to the heart of the issue: How's it a safety issue when the gun isn't even capable of firing? The silence in response to the ruling request suggests it's not clear cut, and/or HQ is choosing to defer altogether. Tom My point was simply that per IDPA's wording, the hammer surface removed by "carmonizing", in conjunction with the bolt, BLOCKS the hammer.How will the wording be applied? Or will it be deemed to apply? I guess we'll wait and see. Just remember this comes to you from the folks who labeled (until recently) the IL a "safety". My personal opinion is that a "carmonized" hammer probably doesn't sit well with IDPA's "real world" mind set. There's nothing about a Carmonized hammer that isn't perfectly useful and valid in the "real world."

Ahhh-ha!! I know exactly what that means!! "What happened to my back-up bucket?" "Who took my back-up bucket?" The Return of The Bucket Boy.

Keep the 5" 625!!

Yeah, you really need to consult with an attorney in your state who specializes in civil litigation, rather than rely on information you gather from the internet. There is already plenty of well-intentioned but misguided information in this thread, and this is only post #5.

Cd662, it appears you haven't shot a match where they utilize Practiscore yet.

We're only a week out now, boys! Looks like 119 revolver shooters are signed up for next Sunday. It appears that the SS Nats is going to have a great turn-out also: 407 single-stack shooters are signed up, which is substantially more than the 310 who shot the match last year. Gotta give credit to Phil and Rob and whoever else was involved in the decision to hook the Revo Nats onto the SSN. I wasn't completely sure I liked the idea at first, but you really can't argue with those numbers.

Try cycling the action as fast as humanly possible. Pretend you're Matt Griffin doing a dryfire Bill Drill. If you can get the action to lock up doing that, see Post #16 above.

That's great guys, but what we really need is for more people to organize Revolver-only USPSA matches around the country. Sam's Memphis match (and before that, my Iowa back-to-back and King of Revo matches) prove it can done successfully. It's pretty fatiguing to run a match like that year after year. Time for some other folks to step up.

If I'm understanding you correctly, the problem is that the cylinder stop drops at the beginning of the trigger pull, but then pops back up into the cylinder stop notch before the cylinder indexes around far enough to move the notch out of the way, locking everything tight. I've seen that issue multiple times. Assuming you have not created the problem by filing down the "nub" or changing the dimensions of the cylinder stop bevel, you probably need to replace the hand. A hand with larger dimensions will get the cylinder moving more quickly in the trigger pull sequence, and allow the notch to clear before the cylinder stop pops up.

HE DID WHAT!!! Yea I could never do that. Pretty hard to go backwards. While the finish will never be original. I can still restore all of mine to almost original. Any plans on Carmonize your safe queen 27-7 ? Ill be happy to pimp it out for you. lol Now Ty.......what would ever lead you to believe that I have only one safe queen 27-7??? (03, 62, 96)

I'm not much of a scientist--I just chop until it looks right! Seems like I'm taking away roughly half the factory stock weight of the hammer. I would say that Alec's looks just fine. The most important thing to remember: Hammer spurs are for midnight cowboys.

.....and I'm very much looking to seeing you guys there--Richard, Dave, and everybody else!

It might very well not be the full 50 yards. They have varied the tasks and the par times over the years. I think (but am not sure) that last year's went to 35 yards. Pretty sure I have never seen anybody go prone.....but I believe it would be allowed.....depending on the par time, it may not be a viable option.

By desecration, I don't mean moderate customization that is still legal for Limited ICORE. But frickin' Revoman went and cut holes (gag!!) in the barrel of his 6.5" 627! Trust me, he regrets it now.