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I was reading Nemos post about the Titanium Cylinder, and I was wondering.... What do you revolver guys think about milling off the Full Underlug from a 5" 625?? I have a 5" 625-4 and I had the 4" Miculek Special barrel & Cylinder (this is the 4" barrels with the Standard Ejector Rod Shorud) installed on my other 625-4. Do you guys think that removing the extra weight from the front of the 5" barrel is a wise thing to do?? From this: To This: Sorry about the Crappy Photoshop, but I did them in a hurry!! Nemo and I were having a brain fart about this on the phone this morning, I think is a good idea, not having the extra wieght on the front of the gun!! IMHO not having the estra weight helps while swinging the gun from target to target. Am I wrong?? Thanks in advance for your wise advise!! Thanks Y

Congtrats!! Kids are awesome!! Did you buy him a gun yet?? Y

By dear friend Nemo (Nelson) is 40 today!! As a present, I want everybody o urge him to Quit Smoking today!! COLD TURKEY!! OK, maybe Pastrami on Rye!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAL!! Yamil Y

Great!! Thanks for articulating this!! I've been saying similar things ever since the 1996 IDPA Invitational. I've shot several IDPA Matches in the past 2 years and the local matches arround here in Columbia are fun and rather relaxed, but as soon as the Mall Ninjas show up for the Regianal Matches, it all goes Downhill FAST!! Pete, grat sugestions!! I know IDPA BOD WILL NOT listen, but they are still great ideas!! Y

Sounds OKeydokey to me! Great Idea! Thanks for the hard work on this!! Y

Amen Chuck!! It should be just that!! Old Stinky Leather Holster and a couple of really crappy Pouches!! Y

Chuck, the Magtech 230gr 45 ACP ammo is arround 168-170 PF, we tested it for last years Nationals. Great shooting ammo. Y

Hello guys, here's my $.02 1) Marketting: IMHO USPSA should distribute Front Sight outside the membership, this way there's an outlet out there for non USPSA members to read and actually get an insight into the organization. This way IMHO, we can grow the organization ans attract someof these shooters that are not happy with IPDA. 2) Scoring: Maybe it's just me but USPSA scoring system could use some help!! The DVC priciple is not evenly weighed!! Speed seems to be more important if not have more wight than accuaracy and power! last years Area 3 i noticed some shooters Blazing through some stages with several Misses and yet score higher than those who shot clean and took just a little longer. I know this subject has been discussed to an extreme in the past but it still bothers some shooters. Seems that in some instances accuracy has actually no weight wahtsoever when it coes to winning a match, as long as you put two holes on the card and do it fater than the other guy, you win. I heard this exact complaint from a Top shooter that rarely shoots IPSC anymore for this particular reason. Here's the one nobody agrees with me... 3)PRIZE TABLES!!! Guys, let's be real, why do you go to major matches for??? Shooting??? Fun??? Camaradery??? or......P R I Z E T A B L E????? In the past the Prize table was a great incentive to get shooters to go to your Big Match. I'm not a Great shooter and I ussually get the bag of Shock Buffs or the Sample packet of Break Free so Prize table is not a big incentive for me. I go to the Area Match or nationals for the fun of shooting, the challenge of the stages, meeting old friends and making new ones, this is what USPSA is for me!! all these great folks getting tougether for a weekend or a week for the same reason, Burning Powder!!! Should USPSA go away from the Prize Table setting?? The winners or some of the top 16 shooters are sponsored shooter and they promply sell or trade what they win because they are not going to use the guns or product they win if these prizes don't come from the company that sponsors them. This is a sad reality. You should see the ammount of goodies being sold at the end of every major match or back home when the shooters get back. and finally.... 4) SLOTS!!! IMHO this process SUCKS!!! If you don't earn a Slot, you pay more, you are on an eternal waiting list, the at the last moment 100 Slots become available and you are supposed to get Vacation Time, Book Flights and Book Hotels??? THIS IS BS!!! They should Open the Nationals to every member that is Classified, or like IDPA the shooter must shoot a Regional match and be Classified!! back int eold days when the nationals was for the Best of the Best only, USPSA or IPSC then was a small organizations aht the nationsl was no bigger than a local match!! What is USPSA looking for?? a Nationals with 50 shooter?? Or a Money making event with 600 shooters?? I shoot IDPA too, but sometimes the rules PI$$ me off!!! The chaging rules, the range Nazis, the Holster Nazis (not much anymore with the new Rules, I hope) And like back in 1996 when i went to the First IDPA Match here in Columbia, MO I was all for IDPA, I though that this gave me another reason to burn powder and lop lead downrange!! Heck, I love the smell of 320 in the morning!! I agree with what Eric said, we need more and better Marketting at USPSA and more members are needed. This marketing will send the message that USPSA is for everybody, every walk of life and the handgun you have in your night stand is good ffor competition!! Thnks for putting up with me Rant Mode off! Yamil DvC

Guys, I'm humbled by your comments!! Thanks so much!! I’m glad to be back doing photography in the sport I love! I hope USPSA uses some of the shots I did at Nationals and the DPMS Tri-Gun Challenge!! Rhino, Thanks for the vote of confidence, how’s the GI-Joe Collecting?? I’m still doing it, but only Old Vintage Joes!! Nelson, You rock baby!! I’ll be in Puerto Rico on Friday, & I’ll shoot the local match on Sunday!! God, I needed this vacation!! Thanks to all!! Y DvC PS: Philippines?? I want to go!! When?? I’m game!!

Yes, Bring White Castles!! With Cheese please!! No Fries, too many Carbs I just want Clogged Arteries! Y DvC