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The whole popple holes vs no holes thing is interesting. Many different opinions. I've heard several say "the holes tame the dot", while others say "holes don't help a bit, just burn powder". Both can't be true. Could someone with serious experience with guns with holes vs. no holes (shooter, tinkerer, gunmaker) tell us what the difference(s) are between the two? Impulse, dot control, etc.? Data would be helpful if you have it, like kneelingatlas and gooldylocks gave us above.

Good point. And "Production" doesn't mean "box stock, shoot it just as it was when you bought it at Cabela's".

I'd like to hear from somebody who was there. It sure doesn't look that way, does it?

Yeah, especially when it's blazingly obvious that the shooter turns around with the gun still pointing forward of himself and runs uprange...

I suspect Gary Stevens might chime in with the history of SS in USPSA. It's not about "sissies", it's more about history, IIRC.

He thinks he's being clever. He's referring to rifles . You can't touch a handgun until the start signal.

That's part of the game. Makes it more fun.

Not fair if it violates how the gun is made and intended to be used. Not fair also if the range staff don't understand how the gun is made and intended to be operated. Agree that a clarification in writing is needed.

That should be a self-correcting problem. DQ will redirect their attention

Thanks. I'll take a look tonight.

You guys are really funny

I know it's not your gun, but I've seen this on my own .38sc and 9mm guns with a C-More slideride mounted centered (left to right) over the slide. The brass hits either the back end of the mount OR the back end ("tail") of the scope. I didn't know that until I installed a black aluminum C-more and saw little nicks appearing on the bottom right edge. This happened more often with 9 major but also at times with 38sc. It helped quite a bit to use a Cheely offset mount (.200 offset to the left, not noticeable when shooting) and even more when I switched to an RTS2. I had tried tuning the ejector, extractor, etc. before doing these. Some guns are easier to tune, others simply need a different scope and/or mount.

Long guns don't start facing uprange in USPSA, any time.

MY 170s get 28 reloadable with stock MBX innards, 29 reloadable with TTI internals. YMMV.

You don't. Having a zillion posts makes one prolific but not necessarily right. Carry on!

Amen to this. We don't do trolls.

And be sure to attach a lanyard, to keep novices from dropping it.

Richard Cho, the general manager of the Charlotte Hornets?

Uh, that's a Shooting Times article comparing apples.to oranges in a Glock 19C. For USPSA Open division guns we need something more authoritative for us, like any research or experiences from those who shoot Open minor, for instance Steel Challenge or Pro-Am. Folks?

It's deja vu, all over again...

ROFL!

The head separations may have been a freak occurrence. Maybe someone not culling out the "stepped" cases (IMT, FM, Ammoload, etc.) Haven't seen it much otherwise.

Not at Starline. Still $149 plus $3 shipping insurance. https://www.starlinebrass.com/order-online/cart.cfm?CID=16&Add Like foxbat likes to say, tell it straight, so people can make informed decisions.

Now there's a perspective we can all get in line with!

What say we cut the personal attacks and talk about what really matters. I stand by my numbers. Remember, they're my numbers, I buy the components and shoot them myself. You may do the math differently, but I'm definitely not buying brass and shooting it only once, either 38 or 9. 4000 38sc cases, fired 6 times each (including the match where we didn't retrieve them) is 24,000 shots fired with those cases. That's pretty good use for the money (the $600 turns into $25 per thousand shots). I really don't think many folks buy new brass and shoot them only once and leave them on the ground, but if they do it's their choice. If you're going to have a $4000 gun and thousands more in mags, belt and other equipment, spare parts (even spare gun), and pay match fees, travel costs, and the cost of loading many thousands of rounds for practice and matches, why would you be all worried about $600 a year for brass that you can fire 24k times (more, actually)? This is Open, the land of hot equipment and a devil-may-care attitude. If the brass bothers you, by all means shoot 9 major and still put out all the other costs. Again, 38 seems to work for 54% of the Open folks at Nats this year, and 9 major works for 46%. Nobody's "wrong", everyone seems to be having fun. Shoot what you want, what feels best for you, and understand that Open costs but the benefits are tons of fun, either way you go.