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There is a drop of blue on my strain screw, that's it.I've never used LocTite on any of my revolvers and they have never come loose.
If you must Loctite the little screws, use 222 the low strength variety.
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Pat Jones
Firestone CO
USPSA #A79592
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You need to flare case mouth a bit more with lead bullets, coated or uncoated.I appreciate that you’re the sole reviewer of the funnel. Haha.
I’m having a hell of a time shaving my coatings.
To be clear you 1.) size 2.) Lee neck expand 3.) powder drop 4.) seat 5.) crimp?
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Pat Jones
Firestone CO
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If a more realistic stage experience is what you desire, there's a whole sport for that....
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You know there are impenetrable walls in nature that you could stick your fingers thru right?
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Pat Jones
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Just because a competitors actions seem a bit "off" to you, it does not make those actions a violation of the rules.
Please stop reaching to find something in the rulebook that's not there.
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This.The same way if you drop a mag and it lands on the other side of wall and you need it you bend down reach forward past the plane of the wall and pick it up. I believe this rules is to keep people from shooting under walls or shooting between any gaps in the material used to construct the wall.
Stop looking for rules that aren't there.
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Pat Jones
Firestone CO
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The best advice I ever got about classifiers was to stop caring about them. Shoot them like a regular stage, they're stage points you need to improve your finish in the match. When I started doing this, my classification started to climb.
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Pat Jones
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A deflected bullet does count for score. Only if it passes completely thru the barrel is it called a miss.
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Pat Jones
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Pictures of the wall at chest height will not answer your question, we need to see the fault lines. Where was the fault line located in relation to the base of the wall?
10.2.1 reads: "Only wall edges that are in
direct contact with or inside the shooting area may be used for support while
firing shots." This is why the fault lines are the important part of the equation.
You use the term "Gamer" in a derogatory manner? Is this not a game?
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Pat Jones, Gamer
Firestone CO
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Do you get an opportunity to live fire much? Even when shooting revolver I try to train like a limited shooter.
I shoot small stages, or sections of stages, where the round count allows me to not reload. Then, I can shoot that stage with a reload and compare times. It's important to build practice stages with multiple positions to practice moving quickly, but our reloads can be a real distraction.
Right now, a revolver reload costs me about .4 of a second on a typical movement you find in a stage. Video helps me tremendously during my practice sessions, I use a small digital camera on a tripod. Video keeps you honest, we all know what hustle looks like.
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Pat Jones
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I suppose it would see a bit if wear there, how much depends on how you run the trigger. If you slap the trigger rather than squeeze it, the cylinder speed would be higher.I was told (dont have one) that the cylinder stop opening in the frame is what gets beat up, probably more of a issue in ICORE/USPSA where your running the trigger hard and fast on close targets with multiple shots, steel with (hopefully) 1 shot per transition is probably easier on things.
Doesn't Power Custom still make oversized cylinder stops if need be?
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Pat Jones
Firestone CO
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The scandium N frames I have handled have a steel insert around the cylinder pin hole in the breech face. The only place I would worry about wear on these guns is the hand slot, and the power of the load would not affect wear at that location.
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Pat Jones
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I don't think it matters what your sights do while they lift. Do they return to where they were when the shot broke?
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Pat Jones
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Appendix D4 reads "Maximum 10 rounds loaded in any magazine after the start signal."[mention=70964]IVC[/mention] that one gets new guys every time. My 11-rd mag lives in a pocket, not a mag carrier. Even if you mess up and bring it to the line, when there’s no load at “make ready” you won’t end up using it.
I don't see 5.2.4.1 as a clear exception to this requirement, and I would not risk my match on it.
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Pat Jones
Firestone CO
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I don't know about the rest of you, but the lack of shooting this spring didn't help me any.
Moore specific to the conversation, my 625 has a white outline rear and it's much easier to call shots in less than ideal lighting situations.
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Pat Jones
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Well, you can use it at a match.I love gadgets.What does the checker do for you that is better than just using your gun?
I gauge everything at home. The ammo can bounces around in the car, so I check each moon clip as it goes onto my belt. If any moonclip seems to drop in a little slower, I use it at load and make ready when I can check it in the gun.
When you check moonclips at the match, hold the gauge the same way and in the same place as when you do your reload. It is useful to warm you up just a bit.
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Pat Jones
Firestone CO
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Does you ammo case gauge?
Is there a chamfer on the chambers in your cylinder? I needed a small one to make my 625 load smoothly. You need just enough chamfer for the case mouth to clear, any more just makes it ugly.
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Pat Jones
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Iron sights that are tall enough to co-witness thru the optic have issues. They obstruct the view thru the sight. These front sights typically approach a half inch in height and many holsters will not accommodate a front sight this tall.
Open shooters have been using optics without backup sights for 30 years now. I don't see the need for backup irons on a competition pistol.
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Pat Jones
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We have a lab radar at work and the Handgun velocities it records have not been consistent with the more traditional chronographs I've used. To be fair, this is in an indoor range at 25 yards.
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Pat Jones
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I found Jerry's DVD useful when I was getting started.
https://miculek.com/product/jerry-miculeks-ultimate-advanced-revolver-dvd/
It's a little dated as he was still using a bit of a weaver stance, but everything else still applies.
I still use full length 38 special brass. The short stuff does lower the disaster factor on a poor reload, but it's not really the limiting factor on your speed. Short Colt will not take a second off your reload, only practice will.
Heavy round nose bullets load easier. I've shot Berry's in the past with a light roll crimp like you describe. I prefer roll crimps, and I'm currently using a 158 grain round nose from S&S casting because it has a crimp groove.
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Pat Jones
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If being dumb was painful, there would be a lot less "Dumb" going around.
Is that why my left foot hurts in the morning?
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Pat Jones
Firestone CO
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I shoot the Rocky Mountain 300 with a Revo each year. It's one of those level one matches with double sized stages. On the faster stages you're shooting 65 rounds thru a revo in 45 seconds or so. The forcing cone melts the outer layer of medical tape on my finger and the cylinder gets so hot it hurts to hold it.The only times that happens to me is 1) a really long, intensive COF or 2) a powder such as Titegroup (why I like Clays/ClayDot in my Revolvers) And a very hot day.
Maybe I just don't shoot fast enough, so the gun cools down before I get to that point? [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787] Seriously though never saw JM with taped fingers? But shaking hands did show some tough, calloused hands.
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Pat Jones
Firestone CO
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I wish the 929 had a shorter reset. The trigger is smooth, but I had to go through a learning curve when shooting fast.
Did you fit a longer over travel stop to the gun when you installed the bobbed hammer? The trigger does not need to move as far to the rear in double action as it does when cocked in single action. If your finger is used to a standard Smith, the gun does feel a little short-stroked.
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Pat Jones
Firestone CO
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Trigger finger?I start all matches with band aids on my trigger finger. Helps prevent the blistering.
Loading strong hand, my left middle finger gets forcing cone burns. I usually remember to tape that finger before the second stage of the day.
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Pat Jones
Firestone CO
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S&W 929 or 627...decisions
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We competition shooters shoot a lot. Our guns are not getting cleaned every 50 rounds. A little room in front of the case allows room for carbon to build up before the moon clips give trouble dropping in. That's why the later 625s require moon clips where the older guns do not.
To be fair, the barrel on the 929 reads "9mm." It does not read 9mm Luger. They appear to be chambered in 9x21, if so there is no headspace problem to complain about.
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Pat Jones
Firestone CO
USPSA #A79592