Blacksamwell

D'Oh! That's too easy. It worked! Thank you.

I tried, but this didn't work. Cloning the match was not a problem. Renamed it and changed the date. Renamed and changed the date for the match on my device. When I uploaded the scores for the one flawed stage it still replaced the scores from the original match. I suspect that I will have to import the cloned match registration using the Match PIN# to my device. The only problem with attempting that is the cloned match is not providing the option to view the PIN.

Thank you! I suspected that I needed to start on the Practiscore web sight with a new match in some way but wasn't certain about the best way to go about it. I was picturing having to re-enter all of the scores for 73 shooters manually. That's why I came here for advice. I figured someone smarter and more experienced than myself had solved this problem before. I will give this a shot.

Scoring SNAFU for one of our match stages led to us throwing out a stage. It was simple to delete the stage from the master device after syncing all of the scores and we posted the match results from the remaining 5 stages. No problem there. Now we'd like to be able to provide the scores, flawed as they are, from the problem stage just so our shooters can see their stats. What's the best way to get that single stage posted to Practiscore where our shooters can access the data? What I tried so far was copying the match to a second device, renaming it, deleting all but the bad stage, and uploading those scores. That just replaced the match results from the 5 good stages with the one bad stage. A re-upload from the original device fixed that. Any suggestions?

I bought her book after buying and reading three of Stoeger's books and was looking for more material that I could learn from. I didn't know who she was but the Amazon description intrigued me and I made the purchase. For reference I'm a B-class shooter who wins the occasional local club match. What I like: She's done her homework. The book is full of citations from medical journals and other publications where people smarter and more educated than myself have carefully considered the problems and issues involved with moving efficiently. There are contributions from top level competitors that help the reader see how her movement techniques are applied. I did learn enough to make the cost worth it. What I think could be done better: The book needs some better editing. The final chapter or two feel like they were cobbled together from leftover material and/or repeat information that was already presented better in an earlier chapter.

I just consider it a consumable part and make sure I have fresh ones on hand. Mine tend to last a season of shooting +/- a handful of matches. After a season of use I use them for practice and save the fresh ones for important matches.

To the best of my knowledge there's no other explanation for why the bullet stayed in the throat other than it made contact with the lands. When you extracted the bullet and inspected it, did it show contact marks that match up with the rifling? Do you perform the plunk test with your loaded ammo to ensure it will chamber properly? If you've only given yourself 0.003" it is entirely possible that normal variances in seating depth will mean that some portion of your loaded rounds are going to be too long. I think the recoil spring is a red herring in regards to explaining why the bullet got stuck.

I've used S&B, Winchester, and CCI. Haven't had issues with any of them. They've all consistently gone BANG exactly when required. I'm running the stock hammer spring, firing pin, and firing pin spring.

The data Hodgdon has online for the 180 gr "BERB FP" is where I'd start. The Berry's bullet is copper plated, and the data for plated will be close to what's needed for your coated bullets. Hodgdon's data uses an OAL of 1.125" so you'll need more powder to make the same velocities at your longer OAL. Start in the lower end of the range provided by Hodgdon and work your way towards your velocity goal using the data from your chrono as a guide.

Using N320 and 180gr cast bullets from Missouri Bullet Co I reach major at 4.3 grains with an OAL at 1.125".

Just as you write that, there are those who write the contrary. Doesn't mean much either way. lol Citation? Who are these folks that say otherwise? What evidence have they presented to support their claims?

For the same power factor, using the same powder, you should expect the recoil from lighter bullets to be greater than the recoil from heavier bullets. Whether you like that additional recoil or not comes down to personal preference. Some shooters like it. Your OAL is 0.014" longer than the VV load data listing so you'd expect to see a little reduction in velocity compared to the load data. As long as you are not seeing pressure signs and assuming you have a chrono you could continue slowly increasing the charge until you reach the max velocity listed in the VV load data or you start seeing pressure signs. Of course, you only have 50 FPS left before you reach that max velocity. The other detail to look at is your standard deviation and/or your accuracy on the target. If the SD is getting worse as you increase the charge and this shows up on the target as a worse group then I'd just give up making major with that combo of bullet/powder and try something else.

That looks exactly like the bulge a shooting buddy of mine created in his M&P Pro barrel after failing to recognize a squib, racking the next round into the chamber, and firing the next shot. He was exactly three shots into a match when it happened. We had to carefully cut the barrel out of the slide with a Dremel cutoff wheel.

If there was powder in those squib rounds that was somehow not ignighted by a light primer strike you would have seen all of that unburned powder in the chamber and action of your pistol. Was that the case?

Yup, I've seen write-ups on using JB Weld to shape the hole in the charge bar. Different approach that gives the same results. When it came time to try dropping less than 3 grains of titegroup I had to remove the adjustable center portion of the micro-bar and sanded down the points of the face of the moving bar. That let it close a little more and I was able to dial it down to 2.9 and 2.8 grains. I was plesantly surprised to see that it still throws consistent charges with such a low throw weight. But then again I was using titegroup and it flows very well through measures. I wouldn't expect the same with a flake powder like CLAYS.