PatJones
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The biggest issue you will have to overcome if you get a 1911 is the different grip angle from a glock. Training will help to alleviate this, but at some point you will notice that you have a grip angle preference & gravitate towards one or the other.
Get an arched mainspring housing, it makes the gun point higher like a Glock.
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Steel has to be calibrated for 95 PF for the new BUG division.
That'll suck if there is any wind on the range.
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Buy a Glock.
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The 986 is a L frame, it will not fit the N frame 929.
I expect the 6" barrel is to help make power factor with the small case in a firearm with a cylinder gap.
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The Kuhnhausen books are full of information, but they're a hard read. Don't expect an instruction manual.
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More ammo is easier. It's that way in USPSA too, there's no way around it. If someone builds a 10 shot 32 mag then all of the 8 shooters will whine too.
If you shoot clean you can win with a 6 shooter, it's just not as easy. I say leave the rules alone.
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Try pairing your 14 lb recoil spring with a 17 or 18 lb mainspring. It's the setup I've currently settled on. I'm shooting a 230 LRN over 4.7 of Bullseye. It doesn't seem to batter the frame, yet the sights are waiting for me.
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What weight mainspring do you have it paired with? They are a pair.
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Sigh. I'm sorry to be grumpy but we've had a few of these threads. Let's move on and talk about shooting.
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It's more important that the barrel is not over-torqued than perfectly straight.
I wouldn't expect a "perfectly tuned" competition gun for $1k, however, I would expect at least the barrel to be put on straight.I sorta agree with Pat, fellas. It's sorta unrealistic to expect a perfectly tuned competition revolver for a thousand bucks. They are still good raw material.
My old Colt trooper had a barrel that was over torqued and straight, this caused a constriction where it passed through the frame. It leaded very badly, and accuracy was mediocre even with jacketed bullets.
The front sight is off slightly to the left on my 627, but the torque is correct. I moved the rear sight over a couple clicks and it shoots great. It prints small groups and eats any lead bullet I put through it.
For those of you that have never worked with your hands, this stuff is not easy. A difference of .002 of an inch in the position of the barrel shoulder makes a big difference in where the barrel clocks up.
I still encounter guns from the 80's that need work from the factory. There was nothing magical about the old guns. The Colt from the 70's I mentioned above was the worst revolver I've ever owned and I was happy to see it go.
As someone who builds guns for a living I guess I get a little tired of the whining. Factory guns are just that. A gun from a factory custom shop is just a smaller run of factory guns, stop expecting more.
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They're dsperman grips. Just Google dsperman
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Christ sakes people, they're not injection molded plastic guns. It costs money to manufacture these things and most of us are not willing to pay for the level of finish you're taking about.
I recently read that Colt figures they'd have to sell a Python for abut $3000 if they were making them today. Smiths traditionally sold for less, but would you pay even $2000 for a 929? No they don't spend a lot of time hand fitting them for us, but most of us aren't willing to pay what it would cost if they did.
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Don't use a torch directly on the trigger. You have springs in there they can be ruined by heat.
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I like having more folks to shoot against locally. By that measure, it's been a success. We'll never rival limited or production for participation.
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Go ahead and shoot major in production, you won't have to worry about the chronograph stage.
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Here's a picture of my RO with the Dawson Ice magwell and base pads installed.
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I have a Dawson ice with the aluminum mainspring housing. I also popped for the Dawson no-gap base pads. The Dawson is really deep, you'll need a big base pad to reliably seat magazines. The Dawson base pads are cut at an angle so they are the maximum size that will fit in the box.
The Techwell TGO magwell is open in the front so more typical base pads work fine, but you'll need to have grips that are cut to accept the tabs on the magwell. It does not include a mainspring housing.
You need to make all your parts work as a system so do your homework and don't skimp. The magwell will cost less than your first 2000 round of ammo.
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Will another run of these be available any time soon?
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So are you guys that have a .40 with 10 round magazines shooting minor with major power factor ammo if the match favors minor? Or are you bringing two lots of ammo to each match?
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If it's not obvious to you where to remove material, a trip to the gunsmith might save you money/headache in the long run.
Anyone Have a pic of the spot to "grind down"?I just grind the ledge on the slide stop down. Otherwise you will be taking quite a bit of material off of those followers
I don't want to make a mistake on my beautiful new blaster!!!!!!
HELP!!
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I'm sure it varies by area, but it is in eastern Colorado.
And it's really alive now? I hear a lot of talk, but is match participation really up?I don't care what others say, changing the rules to allow 8 rounds minor in USPSA was a bad move.
Thats ok.
I think it was a great move.
It was either allow eight shooters or kill the division. As it was it was almost dead anyway.
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Then again how often do we see 31+ round field stages with unloaded table starts?
A large percent of the field courses around here go to 32 rounds. That means a large percent of the table starts do too.
Aside from me, I've never see anyone else shoot their first USPSA match with a revo and I had a 627.
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And what do you do on an empty table start?
Wouldn't it only take 5 speedloaders? Handload the gun with loose rounds and have five speed loaders on the belt. I have shoot a few USPSA matches with my model 10 like this. Five Comp IIIs and one HKS. If it's a short stage I load with the HKS. If it's 30+ rds then I load with loose rounds and have to HKS in the back pocket for when the plan falls apart.
I've never seen a beginner with a 6 shot at any match I've attended. It would take a minimum of 6 speedloader to complete a field stage, casual shooters don't have that many of those sitting around.-1....you gained a few people who didnt like shoot 6/reload shoot 2 but lost the casual/beginning shooter with a 6. smith sold a few more 8 shooters. good for them. I have an email from Strader saying he wanted to scotch the division last year but could not get enough support to do it. The division was not going away however not loved at least not at the point of time 8 was adopted
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I've never seen a beginner with a 6 shot at any match I've attended. It would take a minimum of 6 speedloader to complete a field stage, casual shooters don't have that many of those sitting around.-1....you gained a few people who didnt like shoot 6/reload shoot 2 but lost the casual/beginning shooter with a 6. smith sold a few more 8 shooters. good for them. I have an email from Strader saying he wanted to scotch the division last year but could not get enough support to do it. The division was not going away however not loved at least not at the point of time 8 was adopted
Any chance of a 929 with a 5 inch barrel?
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With my .25-.35 splits on the trigger, that gives plenty of time to swing a revo around.