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The benefits of running outlaw steel challenge matches versus paying money to SCSA are debated at some clubs. Many see steel matches as the way to get the wife or child or non shooting friend interested in shooting in a low pressure environment, others see it as practice for IDPA/USPSA and socialization opportunity, and others take the sport seriously in itself.
You seem to be in the latter group, which is 100% fine. What I'm saying is that depending on the make up of your club a bit of grousing about the rules may not take things in the direction you desire.
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23 minutes ago, ddc said:
so much subjectivity in the rules
Maybe I could just use what I want but tell the equipment check guy that my holster self identifies as being good for concealed carry?
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14 hours ago, RangerTrace said:
I've gone back to a race holster for USPSA, but for IDPA with a cover garment, I'm not sure it's worth the trouble to chase the holster advantage.
I don’t know that it is a thing that would ever show up in my score, but I do like to get ocd and tweak things just so, and it would just be nice to have a clear understanding of what is legal. -
Was at a major last week & the legality of a shooters holster was challenged because it had about a 1" spacer (by my scientifically calibrated eyeball) and is not what many would think of as 'suitable for concealed carry'.
The shooter paid the $100 for arbitration and won, and got his $100 back.
I am now entirely confused. If we can space the holsters away from the hip like we do for USPSA I want that advantage also. Does anyone understand the correct way to determine whether or not a holster fits IDPA regulations in regards to "suitable for all day concealed carry"?
Ref:
8.5.1.1 Must be suitable for all day concealed carry or duty style holsters and worn on each stage regardless of the start position.
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On 11/2/2023 at 9:34 AM, shred said:
That will not matter at all. I did far more damage to some bullets as a test and they still grouped fine at 25 yards.
I got curious about the crimping issue only after I found that I was throwing curve balls that broke somewhere slightly past the 20 yard mark. I suspect, but don't know, that several factors are in play (bullet weight, rate of twist, type of rifling, bullet hardness, possibly whose coating, etc).
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7 minutes ago, pskys2 said:
I'm down to 4 lbs of Clay Dot, and 1 lb of Clays the good old stuff, so I need to find some. Or start using the 12 lbs of Titegroup I have next year.
If I could find sport pistol I'd buy it but I can't say that there were any problems with Titegroup in my 929.
You folks using Clays or Clay dot for 9mm loads pushing a heavy bullet are braver souls than I.
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That is a more pronounced crimp ring than I see with my reloads, but I suspect that the others are correct and it is not enough to cause an issue.
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I called one of the more popular coated bullet manufacturers a week or two ago. The guidance I got was to pull the bullet and insure that you are not crimping enough to leave a ring, i.e. that all you are doing is bringing the brass back far enough to meet the bullet.
This is the way I have loaded thousands of rounds of bayou & sns bullets & (mostly 9mm) it has worked fine for me, just called him for a sanity check.
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23 minutes ago, shred said:
Were you shooting CO at the time? I was. Nobody did and it was not growing to any extent. It had single-stack levels of participation.
There were other factors (optics reliability for example) besides round count. Looking at numbers for the IDPA nationals this month suggests that people just want the dot, CO is 10 rounds in that sport.
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27 minutes ago, Sniperboy said:
Yet another example of a specialized group forced to change in the spirit of inclusivity, only to be watered down and left a bloody husk that loses purpose.
Pretty much nailed it. Might as well officially change the name to Limited. Minor., which nobody ever wanted to shoot.
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15 hours ago, herky said:
What is the current status of the production mag capacity question?
Going the way of the world I guess, forget about hitting the reloads and the more challenging stage planning & the greater need to avoid make up shots. If you can run fast the rest is more of a participation trophy.
(Yes I know I'm old and crabby about it)
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3 hours ago, DenC said:
This does raise confidence in the robustness of Tanfoglios.
And probably every 9mm gun made today regardless of how cheap it is. If the barrel won't handle a split cased round it probably wouldn't be safe to shoot with any new ammo either.
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On 9/13/2023 at 4:31 AM, DenC said:
It seems like Tanfos are robust so not much to worry about with regards to cracked cases.
Unless you are shooting major power factor I am not aware of any gun that won’t handle cases that split when you fire them. If anyone knows of exceptions that would be valuable.
I have picked up a lot of split 9mm brass after matches over the years, never have heard of an issue. -
My thought is that a $100 investment in a chronograph is very well worth it, that is assuming that you don't have a buddy that has one you can borrow. https://ads.midwayusa.com/product/1015050210?pid=626107&utm_campaign=Shooting+-+Chronographs%2C+Wind+Meters+&+Timers=&utm_content=626107&adlclid=db539b1644f1144b5abbfe242ea0ddbc&utm_medium=shopping&utm_source=bing&msclkid=db539b1644f1144b5abbfe242ea0ddbc&utm_term=4584894776053429
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On 8/11/2023 at 4:13 PM, dannyd said:
I only apply One Shot or any other aerosol products outside.
As a kid we would sometimes use a cigarette lighter & Mom's hair spray to make a poor boy's flame thrower, not sure if one shot ignites as well, regardless, I think the key is not to spray a bunch into an enclosure near an ignition source.
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On 10/15/2023 at 1:07 PM, shred said:
The ledge/pocket where the safety interacts with the plunger is quite variable from safety to safety IME so that's more likely the issue.
Can't speak to the general case. My circumstance was that one safety was bad in either gun I tried it in and one safety was good in either gun I tried it in, I didn't write down the measurements but it is very easy to compare the two safeties with a micrometer and verify that the ball on the bad safety doesn't extend as far forward.
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2 hours ago, shred said:
While a hard and fast rule would be nice, I don't think there's a way to write one that wouldn't take up an encyclopedia.
"If it is obvious and beyond a reasonable doubt that the target was displaced sufficiently to create a competitive advantage/disadvantage, blah blah blah".
A frustration I have with USPSA rules is that they get way way way way way too ticky tac. On a breezy day paper targets are randomly displaced for each shooter depending on the flexibility of the target supports and the particulars of wind speed and direction at a moment in time - on any day sun position and clouds may favor visibility at a particular time of the day - and then their is the rain related stuff - there is no such thing as perfect competitive equity at an outdoor match. If the problem is obvious beyond a reasonable doubt you fix it, otherwise just shoot.
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Thread resurrection, for what it is worth. The ball on one of my safeties does not protrude as far as it should and that caused this issue on one of my guns. New safety fixed it. Wondering if it is either a fabrication error or perhaps there is a tiny piece of grit in the channel that the ball rides in.
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4 hours ago, Sarge said:
Sometimes I think our RO’s here in the states need more initial training.
More of better? Does training still consist of story time for several hours with no videos or other 20th century training aids followed by a quick trip to see if people can remember the range commands? When I went I thought it was a bit cave man and inefficient.
That is not a shot at any trainer, I just think there is madness in the method, assuming it hasn't been modernized.
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My Blued stock 3 is rust pitted on the slide back close to the hammer, likely from sweaty hands on a hot day and inadequate (too slow) maintenance on my part.
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7 hours ago, ddc said:
and eventually we will all be IDPA "Masters" even if in USPSA we will still have a letter after our name...
If you assume a static population of the people who attend majors.
My favorite concept of a handicap system would be to take the USPSA system and revise percentages so you have closer to an even spread in d-c-b-a-m-gm and to add a kicker downward so that classifications were not stuck on your best effort from 20 years ago.
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1 hour ago, Darqusoull13 said:
The extraction issues are very strange.
Typical for me. With a Springfield xdm 40 and a Benny Hill 40 and completely different loads I have also experienced that extraction is the first problem I run into if I go a long time between cleanings.
I think in my particular circumstance of relatively heavy bullet & relatively low power factor the build up in the chamber may be a bit faster with SP than with the faster burning TG. I assume the faster/higher peak pressure for same pf powder seals the brass against the chamber a bit better.
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5 hours ago, sharko said:
For 45 and 9 you would need the Small and Large pistol plates. Or the Double Alpha plate works for both.
With the Dillon plates and the 9 sometimes the little funnel they sell to go in the top of the chute helps to prevent log jambs at the top.
Installed the AA plate and wedge on my older Dillon case feeder this year. Very happy with both. Faster when I need speed for feeding my roll sizer and on 9mm seems to have almost completely eliminated the occasional upside down case.
There is a thread here somewhere that suggests eliminating some of the volume inside the funnel to prevent log jams, the tweak got good reviews but I haven't run like that long enough to comment.
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6 hours ago, Duck_Duckalo said:
I have seen arguments be made for the PD Extreme Titan Hammer as it can be swapped for parts on another SSP model.
I'm not aware of any model that meets SSP rules and comes oem with the PD hammer. I have looked.
6 hours ago, Duck_Duckalo said:Are you shooting Nighthawk this November?
Most likely. Not sure if I will be working match day & shooting staff day or just shooting match day.
quitting USPSA (and IDPA)?
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Everybody loves the getting better phase, maintaining is less fun, and getting worse due to age or unwillingness to practice like you used to (or both) is less fun still.
When you mentally get back to the reason most folks started shooting matches (having a good time with friends) and shift your focus to things like where your group is going to go eat and grab a beer after the match I think you can enjoy things for the long haul.