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  1. Nick,

    You can shoot one of my open guns to get a feel for it. I think you will find you will want a dedicated unit when you get the feel. I have 2 IDPA SV's, 2 Limited SV's and 2 STI Open Guns just so I am not always swapping parts. If you make your current LTD gun a dual purpose unit you will probably have holes drilled in the side for a C-More mount (ugly). If you just look around and see how many people shoot a J-Point or Docter sight you won't find too many. I think there is a reason though I have never used one for more than 5 minutes. I just didn't like it as much as the C-More setup.

    Luke, come to the Darkside...screw that front sight, you don't see it anyway!

    Lee

  2. USGH=DQ

    Booger Hook on Bang Switch while not actively engaging target is USGH.

    I doubt a target was under the table thus the shooter was not actively engaging a target.

    This would get you a DQ at a big match anywhere and I don't mean DQ HungerBuster :o:o:o

  3. I think it was done because there is definite performance differences across the divisions in IDPA. Meaning each division is a match in itself more so than a USPSA...CDP specifically is at a advantage in a slide lock reload vs an ESP shooter who has to stow a mag at a reload point. With that said there is also a fair chance an EX might beat all the MA shooters in a division, should he get 1st Place EX or Division Champ? While it is a bit weird it is ok in my opinion....and yes, I have won several DC trophies and have also received 1st Place MA (i.e. 1st Place loser)...just my opinion...YMMV.

  4. Well, you don't say for what kind of shooting.

    For USPSA Limited/Limited 10/Open where you don't want to lock the slide back....yes, Grams are worth every cent. Very reliable and usually get a round extra.

    For IDPA, I only use STI mags with STI followers and springs. They just work better than trying to get the Grams shelf to always lock the slide back without still having 1 round in the mag. I have gotten them to work but not 100%.

    As far as mag tuning....I guess I have just been lucky. All my mags just work.

    Lee

  5. 9major is only for Open. In Limited, the minimum caliber for major is .400.

    In my opinion, it is a run the engine cost issue....9mm once fired brass is readily available and ~1/4 the cost of new .38 Super brass. The reason I don't use it is that your chioces for powder are much smaller. You must use a fast burning power to push a 115/124gr bullet to major velocities. While in a .38 Super you can use the same powder or a slower powder which may work beter in a particular gun. Stockton does have a good point that if you start with a 9major you can always have it reamed to a .38 Super if you find it doesn't work well for you.

  6. The North Texas Practical Shooters USPSA club will be holding a Special Classifier match on May 10th, 2008 at the Jacob's Plain Gun Club in Greenville, TX.

    This match will be 6 classifiers! There will be 2 run and gun comstock classifiers and 4 infrequently seen stand and deliver classifiers. The planned stages and further information can be viewed at NTP Shooters website.

  7. One thing I do to speed things up and as to not get a cramp is to turn the barcode scanner to stay on and just hang it off the side of the table. I then just drag the scoresheet barcode under it and enter the time/penalties. I use it for local matches mainly just to keep from having to sort them by stage. Makes it a bit easier. For a match with more than 50 people I don't think I would do it any other way.

  8. "lneel, is that the progressive comp on your gun? I was thinking about that one for my new gun. What load are you shooting out of it?"

    Yes, it's Gary's #13 in Stainless Steel. My load is 8.5gr 4756 with a 124gr Montana Gold CMJ @ 1.1257"

  9. With those cool slide cuts I'd call that a Battlestar Galactica gun! Only thing I'd do to it would be to tweak the grip with a double undercut and some texturing....from the looks of the trigger you don't need a smaller grip!

    Yeah, I got big hands but my last stippling job was just ok and I don't want to jack this gun up. I might just send it to someone to have a real stippling job done on it.

  10. So after all that BS I heard out of you and Nick during that class 2 years ago about shooting Open, and how Open guns are wimpy and all that.... <_<:lol:

    Welcome to the dark side ;) When does Nick get his??? :cheers:

    When he makes master in IDPA AND passes all his classes...while I have the $$$$ set aside, the latter is his biggest current problem.

    That is the ugliest blanket I've ever seen in my life! :goof:

    What blanket??? All I see is one SWEET blaster! :lol::lol::lol:

  11. Ok, this was a first for me...I had a full blown custom Open Gun built and did it 99% via email. I contacted Gary after running across his website GANS GUNS while looking for slide cut ideas. Anyway, after poking around for while I decided to send him an email to see what he would suggest. After 5-6 emails, I decided to go for it. With Gary, you can provide anything from just the frame to all the parts you want. I chose the latter sending him everything except the barrel and comp. I will have to say this transaction was the smoothest custom gun deal I have done. I sent him all the parts FedEX Next Day and received a complete gun back in 3 weeks! As you can see it was not just a fit the slide and barrel and send it off deal.

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    I told Gary I wanted a lighter and quicker handling gun than a TruBor. We decided on a clasic barrel with a coned comp of his design. It is a KKM 1-32 twist .38 Super. The slide has been lightened to 10.2 oz with the slide racker installed. All accessories are Ed Brown with an Allchin mount with a C-More on top. I have only put 350 rounds through it but as far as I can tell it is exactly what I wanted. Slide/Frame fit is as good as any of my SV's. The trigger is a real crisp 2 lbs. This was top notch job and I highly recommend Gary as his work is outstanding and he listens to what you want and builds to suit.

    As a side benefit he sent me an email every day or two with pictures of the progress on the build. Nice touch.

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