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Aiden

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  1. I love the Manny dot and similar setups. On my 6 inch guns I run 0.070 front sight with 0.125 rear sight notch. Tons of light and love the picture. The Manny dot can easily get the larger fiber dot running it through all 4 holes like Drew said.
  2. Could send the slide to Bruce and have him do the front lightening cuts? I'm sure he can tell you how many oz can be removed that way.
  3. I'm playing around with 40S&W minor at the moment because of the opposite problem you have (lack of a press set up for 9mm). It is very pleasant to shoot in my 2011s. In my mind, you'd need to swap to loading 40, which means you're likely spending 200 dollars at least on dies, pins, and maybe a case gauge. So that also starts to get close to what you'd spend on a 9mm top end and just keep loading 9mm.
  4. Thanks everyone for the input!
  5. I just picked up a Legion X5. Return definitely feels less authoritative than most factory striker guns I've owned.
  6. Hrmm. I've never had a cracked case make it past case gauge. Wish I had found the brass. I buy processed range brass, no idea how they clean it. Occasionally I'll find weird stuff in them. I've never had issues with the process when loading major, but changed to Federal primers and loading short for minor the last 1,000 rounds or so. Wondering if it's dumb luck, or if I'm dumb.
  7. How much unburnt powder might be considered normal? Would an undercharge leave a lot of it unburnt?
  8. Hi all, Yesterday I had my first questionable round during a club practice night. Shooting the stage, hammer falls, gun goes bang but it sounds extremely quiet to me. I stopped immediately. RO did not hear anything different but most of the peanut gallery agreed it sounded like a squib. Slide was fully forward. Dropped the mag, racked the slide, and inspected the chamber. Nothing in there but some unburnt powder. RO inserted a zip tie and it cleared the barrel. Shot the stage again with the same batch of ammo with no issues. I cannot recall if it chambered the next round; I dropped the mag and racked the slide on autopilot. I was shooting a Tanfoglio Stock 2 in 40S&W with a Titan hammer and a PD 15.5lb hammer spring. I'm running Federal SPP with 165gr SNS over 4.1gr N320, loaded to 1.125. Cases are lubed with Hornady one shot, dry for 5-10 minutes, then I start loading on a Dillon 550. I visually confirm powder drop for each case, and case gauge every round in a Hundo. Should I blame powder contamination, bad batch of primers, bad primer pockets, or what?
  9. I'm right handed and weak right eye dominant. I will readily switch to my left eye if I can't pick something up with the right, which caused a lot of issues for me when starting out. I can't keep my left eye closed once the buzzer goes off, so I had to come up with a different plan. I regularly put a paster on my shooting glasses when I'm on deck, just enough to block my left eye from seeing the front sight under recoil. I can still keep both eyes open for transitions. Then I take the paster off and stick it on my earmuffs when I'm not shooting.
  10. Any reason you're not mixing and matching? My buddy runs my old Safariland 014 holster with DAA pouches with a magnet. I used to run a DAA holster with CRspeed pouches with a magnet. I really liked the retention of the 014, and how solid my gun felt when locked in. Only reason I went back to DAA was being able to run 5 inch and 6 inch guns without adjusting my holster.
  11. Shooters connection pasters are my favorite for colder weather. When everyone else's pasters are falling off, I'm holding them on with SC.
  12. https://www.shootersconnectionstore.com/Official-USPSA-Cardboard-Targets-C1071.aspx
  13. If you want weight in front, tungsten guide rod is a way of accomplishing that for sure. They will change the feel of the gun and how it recoils, it's up to the shooter to decide if it's what they want. I have a tungsten guide rod in my 5 inch SDC gun, it softens it up and mimics the balance of my 6 inch SDC guns with steel guide rods.
  14. http://www.grandpowercanada.ca/x-calibur-match.html Interesting that I can't find it on the EU website.
  15. I'm 90% certain it's this one. But I bought it used and will never know for sure because Tanfoglio is still very new to me. https://patriotdefense.com/tanfoglio-magazine-catch-custom-extended/
  16. 14lb Patriot Defense seems to be the "do all" kind of spring. 15.5 will pop anything probably. I went from a light hammer spring with who knows how many rounds to a 15.5lb. I had a couple light strikes so I swapped it out, and even though the DA is heavier I know I'll have reliable ignition with just about anything (I normally use Winchester). I will probably put a 14lb PD spring for science.
  17. Hammer spring is probably the one you'll want to figure out first. Will you load your own ammo, what primers will you use?
  18. Arrived today. Coming from the LOK thin grips, this is great! I have the slim ones and the texture is very reminiscent of my aggressive steel grips. Not quite as sharp and pointy as the SV aggressive or PT Evo, but a little more aggressive than SV standard micropocket.
  19. I've ordered the thin grips and they're on their way. Very excited. Coming from a bunch of aggressive 2011 steel grips I am looking forward to a familiar texture.
  20. Aiden

    ZEV OZ9

    Shearing lower lugs... Wow. Hopes are being dashed upon the rocky shore of reality.
  21. My Romeo 1 has arrived today. Very excited to try it out. But still thinking a lot about what "upgrade" optic to get afterward. Weird how much the footprint of the CO platform can influence that decision. Like picking a phone based on the charger and screen protector you have sitting at home.
  22. I've decided to dip my toe in the water with a Romeo 1. Inexpensive enough and different enough from the Vortex/Burris I've had in the past. Zzt thanks for all the information! I had the same line of reasoning when I went Burris when I first played around with CO. Smaller, lower, and similar to irons. This time I'll be trying a dovetail mount instead of a Glock MOS since I have commitment issues. SRO looks pretty good without having shot one. Probably by the time I've decided if I'm shooting CO there will be lots of "long term" feedback by then.
  23. Hi everyone, Exploring ideas for the next year and I'm looking through optics for CO. Anyone still rocking inexpensive mini red dots (Vortex, Burris) and rotating through them when they fail? Or is the current trend picking up as many DPPs, SROs, or Sig optics you can afford? So basically, should I double the budget for an optic to satisfy the 2 is 1 requirement with the newer hotness?
  24. Probably a solid buy, approaching a steal the closer you can get to 1800. If you need a holster and like the Ghost, that's a nice bonus. The Edges tend to hold their value pretty well even today.
  25. Interesting. Thanks for the feedback!
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