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On 2/28/2021 at 9:49 AM, AzShooter said:
USPSA A-Zone at 10 yards.
My point was that aiming harder after the reload is a match skill, not a reloading skill. If you want to improve your reload you need to concentrate on the reload, not everything else. Hand speed, removing unnecessary movements, these are important to a reload, aiming is not. Put the target at 5 yards if it helps you concentrate on what you're training on.
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Stainless steel gun? They never quite look new in this area if you shoot them.
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22 hours ago, matteekay said:
Thanks! They're my main gun at this point - used one in IDPA Regionals last year, slated to use them again this year in IDPA Regionals, ICORE Regionals, USPSA CO State Championship, and Border Wars (4" for IDPA, 5" or 6" for everything else; still playing with both of them until I settle on one I like more).
You need to shoot a match with my 625
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How deep is the notch in the rear? If it's too shallow the fiber optic would look like a rising sun, this hurts my brain. In this case you could install a colored insert like the factory smiths use.
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19 hours ago, AzShooter said:
It's got to be A-zone hit to A-zone hit or it doesn't count. I agree with GOF.
On what target? At what distance?
If you're working with too difficult a shot, there's too many variables to really concentrate on the reload. Walk before you run.
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9 hours ago, revoman said:
Why not
If you drop your revolver on the hammer hard enough to break the hammer pivot, it's the only thing preventing a boom.
They do not affect trigger pull as it is gravity pulling them down when you are operating the trigger.
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1 hour ago, matteekay said:
With enough money... anything is possible.
You should just TiN your 625.
... But Chiappa offers it from the factory
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I'm not shooting a Rhino unless I can have a gold one
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11 hours ago, HCH said:
Does anyone else find themselves division shopping in 2021? I moved right when things got out of hand last year and failed to order primers. Therefore, I have about 3x more LPP than anything else.
I have been shooting SS exclusively for the last 8 months at club matches. I signed up for a major and there are 6 shooters out of 225 (including myself) listed in SS. As such, I am considering shooting SS at the club level and Limited at majors this year, unless SS has a large presence.
Anybody else in a similar situation?
Why are you concerned about the small numbers in single stack? There is enough to have division recognition. They may not award high B class, but that's just a participation trophy anyway.
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Move your rear sight to the left.
My 627 is the same way, and it hasn't held back my shooting any.
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There's 5 revo shooters, so we're officially a recognized division. Come on out and play.
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Sweet.
You shooting 6 or 8?
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There's currently more Revo shooters than production or single stack. Anyone else wanna come play?
https://practiscore.com/3rd-annual-gcas-border-wars/register
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1 hour ago, SGT_Schultz said:
Locally (western OH), Production is dead and buried
Next two matches on my schedule:
Those don't look like big numbers in general. How many shooters do you typically get at one of your local matches?
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Where are you guys putting a detent that would affect the function of the crane when it's open?
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1 hour ago, matteekay said:
I'll be there! Definitely shooting, probably helping out in some capacity. It's a great match.
There might be some heat in L6...
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I'm the match director. The current plan is to hold the ICORE regional on Saturday and a Steel challenge match on Sunday.
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11 hours ago, IHAVEGAS said:
Grab hammer, pull trigger so sear releases hammer, as soon as hammer is released let off the trigger. Some folks place their finger between hammer and frame and just roll the finger out after releasing the trigger.
Those of us that shoot d.a. / s.a. production guns do something similar on every stage at USPSA or IDPA matches, it is a bit more dicey with those guns as you have to keep the trigger pulled so you clear the half cocked notch.
I stand by my opinion that doing all of this with a partially removed hammer spur diminishes the level of safety involved.
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1 hour ago, Fishbreath said:
I certainly don't want to be unsafe. Could you expand a little? Is it just about losing grip on the hammer while attempting to use it SA, or is there more to it?
Yup, along with some other miscellaneous small parts (pivot pin, mainspring strut and seat).
I'm getting the sense from you and Pat that I should take the spur all the way off, if I'm going to try it.
I'm satisfied with the work that Dave did on my cylinder, and shipping a hammer's certainly cheaper than shipping a gun, so it's definitely worth it to get a quote, at least.
Thanks for the note on fitting. I too am hoping to see if I can get the Ruger down into the 6-7lb range—I'm pretty solidly in the 7-8lb range now.
Apparently at least one smith does/did skeletonized hammers like TK has for Smiths, which are kind of neat, but well beyond my home machine shop.
1 hour ago, Fishbreath said:I certainly don't want to be unsafe. Could you expand a little? Is it just about losing grip on the hammer while attempting to use it SA, or is there more to it?
If the revolver is cocked and want to lower the hammer, you would have diminished control while doing it. None of the drop safeties would help you as you need to pull the trigger to drop hammer.
I don't use the single action on my double action revolvers, I'm not a cowboy.
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Why do you feel a need to leave a shortened hammer spur? I feel that single action functionality on a bobbed hammer is unsafe. If I bob a hammer, I remove the cocking notch with a stone.
Did your new hammer include a new hammer dog (double action sear)?
I do the final shaping of the bobbed hammer with a bench mounted belt grinder. Dremel tools are useful for making additional work for gunsmiths.
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On 1/27/2021 at 7:01 PM, matteekay said:
I haven't tried their speedloader pouches, but I'm over the moon with my Master-Tac moonclip holders. Maybe take a gander?
https://master-tac.com/mdse.html
They won't let you use a moonclip server in IDPA?
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14 minutes ago, lcarr said:
I just noticed that .357 SIG is allowed to be major in Single-Stack now. Does that mean that .38 Super can be major now, too (if only loaded to 8 rounds)?
No. 40 caliber and up with an exception for 356 SIG.
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8 minutes ago, Fishbreath said:
Yes, we've all seen that one, Mr. Snarkypants, but it's not an instructional video, and since my hands and gun aren't the same as Mr. Miculek's, having an explanation of what he's doing (like MWP gave) is a whole lot more useful than super-slo-mo footage on its own.
Do you have a video camera? I have an old one on a tripod in my dry fire area. Film yourself and compare the differences.
Do you have the same hand speed? Is your hand already at your belt while you're ejecting?
Are you bringing the gun to your waist to drop the moon in? Do you break slightly at the waist to allow more room to get the gun more vertical?
See how he let's go of the moon and moves his hand to the grip before the moon falls all the way in?
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9 hours ago, ysrracer said:
Anybody got a good instruction video on doing a reload?
7 hours ago, Fishbreath said:I haven't found any. It would be great to get some reference material made for the techniques in use here in the 21st century.
4 hours ago, SSGGlock said:Concur. I don’t get to see many revolver shooters in shoots, if there is any we normally aren’t squadded together.
Google much?
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This makes your pocket knife dull, better to leave the chunks in the gun