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    CRO Certification course

    in USPSA/IPSC Rules

    Posted

    We are canvassing for RO's who want to take the CRO course. Location Augusta Ga. Time either middle March or middle April. If you are interested please pm me with contact info. I have four already, need 16 more(minimum).

    Thanks

    Paul Beck

    A49023

    MD for Pinetucky Gun Club GA24

    high standard for steel challenge

    in Steel Challenge

    Posted

    I use a HS 5" Victor for Steel. They are picky about ammo and the five mags must be tuned to run with whatever ammo you pick. Tight chamber and wax bullet lube can cause issues. I have been told not to let the ammo get too hot as the lube will flow to the low side and cause chambering problems. I finally got all my mags to run with Federal Auto Match ammo and ran a 5 stage match with no issues. My daughter's Ruger 22/45 with TS top end has as many or more issues with reliability.

    You can buy a barrel tapped for a mount or someone makes a mount that matches the hole spacing on a Victor. Check the Rimfire Central forum for more info. J Barta has good info on mag tuning.

    Paul

    Shoot a swinger before it's activated?

    in USPSA/IPSC Rules

    Posted

    At this year's Memphis Charity match there was a stage where the first target was a popper that activated a Polish Plate Rack which was downrange behind a wall. I fired one round at the popper and ran to engage the plate rack which was stationary. I was later ordered to do a re-shoot. I felt that the call for a re-shoot was wrong. Several other shooters had used the same method and we all had to reshoot the stage. I never did hear the justification for the reshoot.

    Paul

    The re-shoot gods were unkind. It took five tries to complete the stage. Hit the popper and a plate would fall off the plate rack; hit one plate and it took another off; shoot six rds. and while reloading a plate would fall, the popper went down but the plate rack did not activate, etc.

    Hammer mounted firing pins

    in Revolver Forum

    Posted

    After researching how to check endshake I think I have 0.005-.006. I can move the yoke less than 0.005 fore and aft when the cylinder is closed. Smallest feeler gauge I have is 0.005. The two B/C gap measurements are 0.010 and 0.005 so I believe 0.005 is the endshake. Headspace measured without cases is 0.070. Sounds like I have some wear to adjust for. Is the pin rivet something I can drive out and re-use or does it get replaced?

    Thanks

    Paul

    Hammer mounted firing pins

    in Revolver Forum

    Posted

    Thanks for the replies. Warren, do you happen to know the length of an unworn pin? Mine measures 0.612, rocking the pin up to expose the square back edge. How much play should there be around the rivet? Mine moves 0.026 forward and back because of looseness around the rivet. The protrusion thru the firing pin bushing is 0.047 with the gun pointed up to take up the play. Is that low?

    Thanks in advance

    Paul Beck

    Para P14 in .45acp for Limited and 3 gun.

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    I run a P14 in Limited with 18 rds using Dawson extensions. You are giving up two-three rds. of capacity to the .40 cal guns. If you can live with that go for it. Mine has the PXT extractor and runs great. The PXT in .40 is not as reliable as the .45. Para mags with 18 rds are reloadable.

    I went with a .45 versus a .40 for the same reasons you listed. It is a handicap on a 20-22 rd stage versus a .40.

    Paul

    Powder check DIe

    in Miscellaneous BEginners

    Posted

    Noylj

    Your opinion of the product is different than mine. I've used one on three pistol calibers for the past five years. It works for me as I stated earlier. Your telling me I haven't used one without knowing what I do or seeing my press is wrong. I have also used the Dillon on a borrowed press. As you stated the adjustment of the lockout die can be biased to lock at the upper or lower end of the charge. I set mine to lock on a slight overcharge and accept that it will pass an undercharge as I believe this is safer for running a close to max charge. My weighing of charges that the lockout die passed showed a variation on a setting of 3.2 gr of Clays up to 3.3 and down to 2.8.

    I also bought mine on the theory that no battery to die and render the alarm useless was a good thing. Doesn't change my opinion that it is less sensitive to variation than the Dillon.

    So far as running it "loose" when mine locks I just pull up on the exposed top of the rod to unlock it.

    Paul

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