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On 7/18/2018 at 3:09 PM, V2plus25 said:
All in all it felt like any other Tanfo... Tanfastic
That is a problem
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Thanks.
For the moment, given that it has a fixed rear sight it seems like an $800.00 delivered gun masquerading as a $1000.00 delivered gun due to lack of supply. Fun to have something to keep an eye on though.
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On 7/22/2018 at 5:24 PM, pskys2 said:
BUT for me it's more important to squad with guys who will share the work load. It's a real buzz kill to squad with a group who won't/can't run a timer or ipad. Even worse if they don't help on the stage!
Good shooters are a dime a dozen, good workers are very, very, precious indeed
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If I am on a selfish shooters squad I get distracted and in the wrong mental place from being aggravated, and shooting also suffers from working when I ought to have time to prepare for shooting.
Else, a good day is when I stay focused on the process, play my own game, and do not let myself get lazy.
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6 hours ago, MemphisMechanic said:
I just toss failures in the practice bucket. I might have 2 or 3 shockbottle-failures in 500 rounds of loaded ammo.
I've got a lot higher failure rate, something like 15%, although the failed rounds allmost always function just fine.
With 9mm range brass being sometimes as low as $15 per 1000, the failed rounds get shot for practice & left behind, usually on a day where it is movement stuff and rounding up spent brass would be a big pain. Nice to leave practice without picking up brass and be guilt free.
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21 minutes ago, SCTaylor said:
It was the tips of my fingers, pinkie and ring finger specifically. Pressing them so hard into the hole was painful.
When I was trying some out I bought rubber grommets at the hardware store & put them in a couple key spots. Didn't end up liking the grip overall but the grommet thing seemed to work.
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PCC - Production - Limited - Limited 10 - Open - Welfare Open - Revolver
If you shoot anything besides limited you can go to a local match with 40 other people & be the only person in that division.
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On 7/14/2018 at 4:30 AM, goshimu said:
No it’s not essential. But improving what’s already good is not a bad thing. Or, if your chasing low trigger weights on fed primers.
Just thinking.
As I ponder the economics, thinking of a stock 2, the difference in parts price between maxed out and what seems to be considered adequate minimum (sear + springs of your choosing) is about $250-300.
Seems like a bargain in the big picture. I understand that you can develop skills to compensate for any lack of trigger snobbery, but it requires time taken away from other things, and more ammo, and the skills perish if not maintained.
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Have now shot enough & r.o.'d enough with my new active ear muffs (Pro Golds rated at 26 db) to get a seat of the eardrum feel for them compared against my MSA sordins (rated at 18-19 db but with add hype which says that this rating is misleading).
My ears tell me that the Sordins are correctly rated at around 19 db & the add hype about them punching above their weight class is just add hype. My common sense probably should have told me that also, hold them up next to anything else & compare thickness of insulation & etc.
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10 minutes ago, billthemarine2862 said:
I am sure that once I do get around to getting one I will be glad that I did.
The 100 is very nice and I use it for what I shoot 90% of the time, but, anybody use this one http://benstoegerproshop.com/daa-golden-20-pocket-case-gauge-by-double-alpha/ ?
Am thinking that 20 rounds might have worked as well for me as the 100 since I dump all good rounds into a plastic coffee can anyway.
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2 hours ago, Broncman said:
Loctite cures in the absence of oxygen.
Maybe that is why some types do not cure at all if pressure is not sufficient. Used locktite red on a connection that I did not need super tight, just wanted things snug and aligned just so. Was surprised to find that it never set up.
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I've got PD's on my guns & have probably sold a few from people seeing them and trying them at the range.
For about $40 shipped they are not a bad gamble I don't think, you could probably resell them used here for $25 shipped so even if you hated them the loss would not be life changing.
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I just used shipmygun.com for the first time a couple weeks back. Worked well & cost me $39.00 to ship a pistol insured at $1000, would have been $29.00 with no insurance, that was a short distance shipment however.
From now on when I sell a gun I am going to specify that the buyer must use an FFL that accepts from shipmygun or the price will be increased accordingly, besides the fair cost the process is simple. Fill out the stuff on their website, they email you a shipping label file to print, you drop the gun off at Fed-ex (call first to make sure the drop off location accepts guns).
Oh. Every other option that I have found is a lot cheaper than a private individual paying for it at Fedex.
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41 minutes ago, Loves2Shoot said:
Senior Director of Operational Excellence
Sounds like a good first step would be to fire whoever is reading the trendy management books. Wish I had kept track of all that stuff as it came and went.
Besides that though, happy to see STI moving in a good direction! I see an American made all steel production class gun in my crystal ball.
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How are they doing as far as staying tight?
With them being non-compressible it is not a match made in heaven for the Tanfo 1 screw attachment design.
Maybe not an issue or maybe washers or a rubber spacer or lok tite or something works?
I really like their grips but it bugs me when there is any movement between grip and frame.
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I shoot every local match I can, but at least two of those per month are free in exchange for setup or r.o.ing.
Big matches are not worth it to me, the novelty is gone, you are screwed if something pops up with the weather or your health, and the match fee-gas-food-lodging costs really add up fast. I will go to the Missouri state match (good lodging prices, good match fee, not that far, unique match with gobs of steel) and work a instate match or two when needed (more to help the club sponsoring than for the shooting) and that is all.
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7 minutes ago, SCTaylor said:
Holy hell, it is not nor was it ever a beginners division.Could be a matter of semantics, most beginners start out with either production or single stack (what they already have). At the very early stages when they do not care about score you will see many in limited minor.
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Interesting I thought.
With 15 I'm thinking start on the right - 4 rounds - reload - 6 rounds - move - 7 rounds - reload - 6 rounds - 6 rounds.
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32 minutes ago, ATLDave said:
The point is just that there are (or should be, if MD's aren't dimwits) a fair number of stages where 10-vs-15 does make a difference, because they're not all multiples of 8.
Understood.
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Just wondering if that gun has any fans or particular high water marks to speak of. If I was looking for an IDPA legal gun I think I could make a good case for it.
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On 4/27/2018 at 8:29 PM, Kamkaze said:
The last update from Tanfoglio was that they are in production and it’s going to be late June-July before they reach the US.
Is it late June yet
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2 hours ago, ATLDave said:
In USPSA, while stage designs cannot require more than 8 shots from a single view/location, only very lazy and hackneyed stage design will consistently have one 8-round array after another.
Consistently being the operative term.
On a six stage match I really like it when there is one 8-8-8-8 no brainer in the mix, do not care if it is heavy on the front sight or all shoot and scoot.
Sorry, side issue.
And now, back to bitching about number of rounds.
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22 minutes ago, teros135 said:
A .40 downloaded to minor is soft as a 9mm. I shot a Glock 35 in Production for a couple of years and was quite happy with it.
I got the idea from a GM that was on my squad for a state championship match (he won production that day).
Besides soft shooting (I love the recoil impulse of a 180 grain bayou over just a smidge of Clays) you are not the guy with the 9mm at 126 pf who has to worry how well the poppers are calibrated and whether they will be effected by wind or movement on a muddy surface or etc.
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8 hours ago, nikdanja said:
Shot a great stage and here comes a guy that’s been stuck in B class for the past 2 years telling me I could save time by doing this, this and this.
Was he right?
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3 hours ago, Matt1 said:
If you think that sums up the differences you do not understand.
That is not being snotty, it is just that a 50% boost in mag capacity creates a whole different thing, reloading - stage planning - consistent alphas & good hits on steel - etc..
8 shot is a lot like shooting a whole match in Virginia count, 10 is not such an extreme but it is still a thang.
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3 minutes ago, Matt1 said:
but it’s really not that big an issue with an auto. Certainly not a big issue for PD 10 to 15.It is gigantic. Once a month my local club does the same match Fri-Sat so I shoot production one day and limited the next day, my limited gun is a Tanfo 40 that I only can load to 14 + 1.
Completely different game between the 10 round day & the 14 round day.
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Great great thread.
I don't think it could ever be 100%, but it would be nice to have reference to a couple things:
1. What oem parts vary from gun to gun? For example, looking at 2 Stock 2's manufactured within 12 months of each other and purchased new, they have very different firing pins and rear sight leafs.
2. What changes are made over time. For example the Tang & Trigger guard are very different between some older and newer models. I suspect less obvious changes, possibly upgrades occur.