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    case seperation problem

    in Rifle/Shotgun

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    Had 2 case separations at a local match. Both rounds were on the 2nd stage I shot within a few rounds of each other. Both cases separated in roughly the same place and the next round pulled the partial case out during malfunction clearance. Same ammo ran flawlessly through the rest of the match. Test fired 10 rounds after this happened and no signs of excess pressure or unusual wear on the fired cases. Never had this happen before and the load is the same on I've used for quite a while. Hornady .55 fmjbt over 25 gr H335 in once fired brass. Most (about 95%) of my brass in LC but there are some other brands mixed in from time to time. Has anyone seen this type of separations with any particular headstamp of brass?

    PMAG 40

    in Rifle - Technical

    Posted

    Today, I shot the 40rd PMag that Magpul provided at the 3GN Match in Tulsa. Works great just like the 30rd PMag's. I was hoping that it would be just the right height for mono podding but it's just a little too long for me. So far I've found the Surefire 60rd to be the best height for mono podding for me. I'll definitely be putting this in the range bag for those stages where 30 is just not quite enough.

    Thanks Magpul for your support of 3 Gun. :bow:

    Taccom Quad Load

    in Rifle & Shotgun - Technique

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    I was at the Benelli Shotgun Championship this weekend and got some AWESOME feed back from the shooters as well as some tips!!

    In the past couple of months.....I'd get phone calls about the clips being too tight, or too loose.....pretty much a 50/50 split, so I took this as (from a manufacturing standpoint) of pretty much nailing the tension down and the end user just needs to adjust the tension to their liking. Sounds fair.

    And then I found a particular tip that makes these QUALOAD's SOOOOOO easy to rip the shells out that even people with smal hands will be able to take advantage of!! And I am one of those that fall into the small hand catagorey.

    On the grab.....of course, wrap your 4 fingers over and around the 4 shells. Your thumb should be placed on the first column that will be stuffed into your shotgun. Now.....here is the tip.....instead of pulling straight out from the holder, tip the shells out from the top clip, and allow the shells to roll out of the bottom clip. Bascially, you are 'flicking' your wrist a little bit. The shells pop out of the top clips with ease....EVEN IF YOU HAVE THEM EXTRA TIGHT (so they wouldn't fall out when you are running). I've noticed also that this technique keeps the shells together upon retreival and they do not 'break' apart in the middle.

    Another tip (and take it for what it's worth) In talking with some of the pro's this weekend....the concensus has been to load weak hand, the feeling is that lowering the buttstock and rotating the shotgun, then trapping it between your arm and side allows for better control of the weapon...you don't change any grip, your trigger finger almost seems to be forced out of the trigger guard (safe!!!) and re-shouldering to get back in to a shooting position seems to be very fast. Also, you get so actually see you loading port is you want to look.

    I saw some superman fast reloads this weekend with this technique.....so did others.....I got wiped out of QUALOAD's and am making more starting today.

    It's amazing what a difference a slight nuance can make. After just a few times the "wrist flip" move cut about a quarter second off my load 8 times and significantly reduced the flub factor. Thanks Tim

    Taccom Quad Load

    in Rifle & Shotgun - Technique

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    Finally got a dedicated shotgun range session in and was able to put the quadload on a timer with live fire. Average times for shoot 1 load 8 shoot 1 were running 5.2 seconds to 5.6 seconds. Best time was a 4.8 and I had a few flubs that ran into the 6.5 to 7.0 second range. Also did several of Keith Garcia's load 12 drills with times of 9.86, 10.42, 10.81, 9.49, and the last one really came together at 8.99 seconds. Targets were 4" knock down plates at 10 yards. So far I'm really liking this system. I'm hoping there'll be some serious shotgun loading at the INMG match tomorrow so I can see how it works out in a match.

    3 Gun Nation Classifiers

    in Multi-gun Rules / Stage Design / Match Administration

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    I like that more shooters are jumping on the 3 Gun band wagon but, I'm not real keen on the whole "classification" idea for 3 Gun. One of the things that I really love about 3 Gun matches is that everyone shoots heads up with everyone else and the chips fall where they may. I would really hate to see a USPSA type classification system work its way into the sport. In my opinion, we do not need a 1st B Class award in 3 Gun so what's the point of having a classification system.

    Just my .02

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