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From Troy:
Yes, if you drop to minor, you may load your magazines to the max capacity for minor in Single Stack.TroyOn 6/30/2015 2:55 PM, Patrick Jones wrote:> If you drop to minor power factor in mid-match, either thru > chronograph or a substitute gun, can you now load your magazines to 10 > rounds in Single Stack division?>> Revolver division is quite clear you cannot shoot more than 6 thru the > use of the word "delared" in D6.9.>> Appendix D5.9 does not contain this language and only references power > factor.>-- Troy McManusDirector, National Range Officers Institute
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Thank you for starting my day off on the right foot. I haven't laughed this hard in a while.
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And?
That would be a ~ 300 mile commute to the match.....I think there are several good USPSA clubs in the area. Lower Providence Rod and Club come to mind. Check the club finder.
LP is great -- but located outside of Philadelphia -- at the other end of the state....
I drive 300 round trip to one of my "local" matches in Colorado. Distances are bigger out here. Carpooling helps.
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I personally, cannot use my trigger finger to press on the mag release without adjusting my grip. So I can't really see how it's faster for me. The thing I've noticed is I have to flip the gun in my hand to get my finger to be able to press it.
For what it's worth, I'm a right-hander and I have to flip the gun to hit my extended mag release with my thumb. I've come to the conclusion that a slight flip just isn't a problem.
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Practice, or expect to get left behind.
The pistol you shoot makes little difference.
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I use the same system to back up my revolver. It'll suck if I have to swap guns, because you'll be shooting 6 minor either way.
If your 8-minor gun goes down you'll be shooting major PF 45 scored minor, 6 at a time.
Where it gets interesting in revolver division is if you are shooting a 6 shot major gun and you need to move to your 8 round minor gun. As discussed above the whole match will be scored minor at that point, but if you shoot a 7th round from your revolver you get bumped to open.
From APPENDIX D6 — Revolver Division
"Maximum ammunition capacity:
No, maximum of 6 rounds fired before reload if Major PF declared, 8 if minor PF declared."Because you declared major when you registered, you can shoot a maximum of 6 rounds before reloading.
In this case, a couple hundred rounds of .357 magnum might be good to have around. .38 caliber can make major in Revo.
In single stack it is not so clear.
APPENDIX D5 —Single-Stack Division reads:
"Maximum ammunition capacity:
Yes, maximum rounds loaded in any magazine after the start signal -Major Power Factor - 8 rounds -Minor Power Factor - 10 rounds"It does not use the word "declared." It is unclear to me if you can load to 10 after substituting guns or shooting minor at the chronograph. In the case of the chrono, you'd obviously need to be shooting 40.
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I rebarreled a PPC gun with a rubber over travel stop only a little different than that. By far the most accurate revolver I've ever shot. That looks like fun.
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One round in a mag tells you nothing about your sear geometry, the slide will lock open. You need to have a live one in the chamber and a dummy in the magazine. I do this several times before I load more in the mag.
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I thought it was all about destroying other shooters self esteem, and having them live with the shame until the next match...........
I thought so too..... that's why I like beating folks with a revo.
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So where did this whole nail polish thing get started? Guys, you can buy Loctite at any auto parts or hardware store.
I use Blue Loctite on my strain screw.
That said, I use colored nail polish on the adjustment screws of any trigger I work on. I don't care if the customer changes my adjustment, I just want it to show if they've been monkeying around in there. I buy the most god-awful color I can find on the sale rack, right now it's lime green.
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Isn't a handgun in a federal building a felony? I don't go anywhere near the post office with a handgun. My car is the one parked across the street with the handgun under the drivers seat.I've heard of guys putting their SS in a flat rate box and weighing it at the post office, then subtracting the weight of the box...
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Good luck at area 1 boss. Show them how it's done in Colorado.
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I did notice that. I had already been acquainted with the ScorIt from the WheelBurners guys, and was probably going to use it. I would love to run Practiscore at our club, the problem is WiFi availability there and number of devices available. Our club did invest in getting some Kindles I believe, in fact our USPSA and IDPA crowd has used them, but they also had some hiccups with them resulting in lost scores for one squad.
It is best to have a Scoring device for each stage instead of each squad. If there is a problem, you lose a stage instead of a squad. You throw out a stage, but everyone has scores to go home with.
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I never reload more than necessary with my 8 shot. I want all the match points I can get.I ran a 95.89 in six shot minor. (Before 8 shot was legal)
For me its one of the classifiers that I will reload after six..
No sense being a paper GM.
I have called up and asked a classifier to be removed from my records though. I actually made A twice. I earned it the second time.
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Epoxy?
...or you could contact Dawson and have a front sight made to fit.
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Cool. Sounds like fun. See you tomorrow.
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How were the stages? I shoot tomorrow.
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Those are magnum primers, I don't know if Federal uses a thicker cup on those.
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I bought one a few years ago to play with. While tightening the slide rails I discovered the slide was machined crooked. I fit a new slide, and then found a void in the casting while undercutting the trigger guard. I won't buy another.
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The old system of aligning the ejector was likely more precise, but the two pins can be damaged if you remove the ejector rod without empties in the chambers. The new system, where the ejector is a square that is machined into the rear of the cylinder, allows more rotational slop but is less prone to damage.
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BTW. Welcome to revolver division.
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As noted on other threads, the chambers are cut deeper than necessary from the factory and require moonclips for proper headspace.
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Having more belt area behind the hip to hold magazines is the only advantage I get over the skinny guys.
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Federal primers are cheap insurance.
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If you're planning on shooting USPSA single stack you might consider a 9mm with 10 round magazines. It would be cheaper to shoot, the cost of 45 ammo quickly exceeds the cost of the pistol.
I'm very happy with my Springfield range officer. It's available in both 9 and 45, and you can find one in a regular gun store.