PatJones

They load slow off the table, so you should also grab a pair of posts for behind the hip. I load strong hand, so I put a pair of the kydex posts behind my holster. The first 6 moons come off the moonclip server, when it's empty my hand sweeps back and finds another moonclip. A couple old bent moonclips on the bottom of your posts make table starts faster. At make ready, you pull them up to the top of the post. This holds the past open wider to load easier. I stack 2 moons on the table and slide it onto the holder. I can hold 4 moons on the posts and then load the gun for 5 total. If I'm shooting a 6 shot, I can drop a single moon onto the moonclip server for 6.

I've moved to this as well. Not much different on the first few reloads, but it saves me a couple 10ths on each of the last few reloads on every stage.

As long as you don't sweep yourself...

I had a black bear wander into my apartment while I was watching TV. I'd forgotten the main door to the building open. It was maybe 5 feet from me, halfway thru the door with both front paws on the carpet. I chased it down the hall swearing like a sailor and closed the door on the way back in. I don't particularly worry about black bears. They're busy storing calories for winter and fighting with me is just gonna burn calories they'll need in February. We're not on the menu. I will admit it took a couple glasses of scotch to get to sleep that night I chased one out of my apartment though.

Shoot mine as much as I do my 627. Given the small number of participants at a level 1, it rarely matters what you shoot.

Once I experienced the revolver version of the SSC, I wasn't going back.

Won't blow up, not with 38s anyway. One of the locals converted a model 27 to an 8 shot. Shoots it at ICORE every month.

I have one of those CR Speed hangars, and I prefer it to my Ben Stoeger one.

Carmony, I really liked the format your had when you ran your ICORE sectional. I enjoyed shooting the match again the following day using USPSA rules, it made it feel more like an event. I wish more of the ICORE regionals would do something like this as it's hard to convince myself to fly across the country for a single day of shooting.

I still drive a 5 speed. I don't think I'll be able to find a truck with one in it next time around. Living in Colorado, with Nationals in Florida, I'm gonna shoot revo for 4 to 6 weeks leading up to our ICORE regional and then go back to the bottom feeder. The problem isn't new shooters, it's us. We all find excuses to shoot a different gun, but want to make it "easier" for new guys to be the only revo shooter at the match. That's not gonna happen. What gets 10 of us out to an area match?

I've thought about this for a bit after area 3 last year. No, there's not a lot of us at local matches. Probably never was, likely never will be. But there should be enough of us to have some competition at the area matches outside of Nationals. What's stopping this? Is it equipment rules? Is it the fear of not getting recognized due to insufficient shooters? For me it's always been the latter one. I was surprised, and a little embarrassed, when I did receive recognition at area 3 last year. I understand not being awarded a Nationals slot with insufficient numbers, but a $20 plaque was a nice gesture.

I shot revolver all last summer. I figured someone had to be the first guy registered as revo. We have a lot of guy's that used to shoot revo in Colorado. I thought for sure someone would come out and play at the local matches once again if there was at least one reliable revolver shooter. Nope, everyone is busy shooting PCC or something. I was the only revolver shooter at area 3 after the other guy changed divisions. We really are our own worst enemies. Many of us revo shooters have gun ADD. I'm currently shooting single stack because there's someone to shoot against. Looking at numbers, that division isn't too many years away from having the same problem. I don't have much interest in optics. I'd load the 627 up to major in a heartbeat, but I think a lot of people would hesitate to do that with their 629s. The cost and availability of 8 shoot revolvers is a real barrier to a division that people might only want to play around with. The cost of the guns is not gonna change.

USPSA or IPSC rules?

Grab the back of the 550 with your left hand when you sear a primer.

Meh. Deepening the pockets will just require more firing pin protrusion. Most folks run the reamer in until it stops cutting. The correct usage is to just kiss the bottom of the pocket. You want to remove the radius between the sides and bottom of the pocket while cutting as little as possible. You don't even need to cut the entire surface of the bottom of the pocket, just around the edges where the cup and anvil sit.

I prefer tuned factory springs to the wolff springs.

So a miss is -10 points. An alpha is 5 points. That's a 15 point swing. An unplanned reload is usually a little slower, so let's say 3 seconds. A 15 point swing in 3 seconds is a 5 hit factor. If your hit factor on the stage is greater than 5 with the miss, it's not worth making up. If it's paper, do you _know_ it's a miss? If you make up a D with a reload you're definitely dragging your score down.

That's my standard procedure with new revo shooters. I give them the 627 and loose ammo. Depending on what they do the reload conversation starts from there.

Oh, and the biggest mistake new revo shooters make is snapping the trigger all at once when they see the sight picture they want. The trigger moves forward and back at the same speed like a metronome. You will be starting the pull before the sight picture is finalized, but you'll have time to pull it in.

That assumes you're right handed and load with your strong hand. Many of us do, but a weak hand or left hand reload is different than Jerry. If I gave you a 38 special and loose ammo, what hand would you put it into the cylinder with? A fast reload happens from doing everything sooner. Ejecting brass? Get your other hand to the moonclip before you're done ejecting, the moonclip should be up and waiting on the gun. Release the moonclip already? Start moving your hand to the grip even before the moonclip has settled. Try not to stage the trigger. It's hard not to on a 50 yard target, but it's not a good habit. It leads to turning past a chamber without dropping the hammer. Just pull smoothly thru.

This. In 45, stamped steel works well. I see no benefit in the expensive ones. I bought 50 stamped ones from revolver supply when I got my 625, been very happy with them. 38s are a different matter entirely. The undercut on the rim is much smaller, you need the tight tolerances and square edges that you get with wire EDM.

In the 45s it doesn't matter. You want a little bit of rattle in the clips anyway, they load better.

I have a set on all my competition revos. The 625s move when you shoot them. You need to hold on tighter than you think you do. Major power factor in a fixed breech gun will make you more tired at the end of the day.

I've been told that seeing the sights prevents trigger freeze.

If you're talking about machining a firearm for sights, it's usually more cost effective to sell it and buy one with the style of sights you prefer.