Alphamikefoxtrot

Increase the belling as others have said. Make a bullet and then pull it. You shouldn't see a cut in the coating after the crimp.

At what point did I ask for something that I haven't earned?

Yeah that was Brad, not Blake. And while I don't believe in walking right up to someone and telling them your'e a GM in USPSA, like you're reading your resumee to everyone you meet ...... I don't see anything wrong with mentioning it in passing. It may come off as a lack of modesty or an ego trip to some, but it's no different than someone in the Military mentioning that they are a First Sergent or a Colonel or General. It's more a matter of earning the respect of others for what you have worked very hard for, than touting your accomplishments. But, I suppose it's all in the context. Had a GM give me some pointers once. When I shot the stage differently he was like, "When a GM tells you to do something you should do it that way". Didn't sit very well with me. I prefer GM's who you would never know was a GM until you see them shoot. I know exactly how you feel. That is why I intentionally make sure that nobody knows that I am a GM before, during, or after I shoot.

That's exactly the reason that I don't go back to XXX - I finished first in my class (A) and got a pair of ear plugs while others who finished really poorly got guns. That and the fact that it is such a small match and it gets smaller when they have to throw out stages. I work on a 100% commission system. I only get what I earn. I can't comprehend why, in a competition, people would want to award prizes and awards based upon anything but performance. I really don't have a problem with the way that they do it at the pro-am either. It is still performance based.

Nice side step there. Put it back on me. Sorry, but I am not going to volunteer to run prize tables at matches 8-12 hours away from my home just so that I can make sure that they do the right thing. It is simply a question. Why would you not allow proxy forms?

I understand the thought process in making it an easy crossover from IDPA to USPSA, but look at it the other way around. Very little of our equipment crosses over to their sport, because they are just fundamentally too different. I am sure that someone will correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn't production division give those crossover people a place to play? I had the same conversation with our local club when we were meeting on the idea of becoming an official USPSA club vs remaining an outlaw club. Their argument was that they formed the club to give local shooters a place to get together and compete. They shot everything from beer cans to paper targets from the local wildlife and fisheries range with everything from .22 revolvers to shotguns. In the years since that club's inception to now, the club has changed and matured and the wishes of the club have changed between then and now. You simply can't show up at a baseball field and get mad at the umpires because you wanted to play hockey. Show up to a baseball field with baseball equipment like everybody else and lets get it on! Maybe this is oversimplifying the deal, but ALLOWING DOH holsters wouldn't prohibit them from using their IDPA equipment any more than my using a DOH holster as opposed to a racemaster prohibits me from participating in Limited division. I love single stack and I use proper equipment. Would allowing a DOH holster make me a better shooter, no, would it give me a faster draw than TGO, NO! It would make it more comfortable and not force ME to buy a new holster to shoot the division. Besides all of this, how many of us are not looking for an excuse to buy more equipment anyway? I have gotten fully set up for divisions and sports that I have never even shot before.....just in case.

If they left and didn't designate a proxy, then they get nothing and then prizes are either option 1 or option 2. Those I have no problem with. It is when they do not allow the proxy forms to be used that irks me.

The matches that I have seen where they use proxy forms, the proxy simply walks up to the table when it is their buddy's turn and shows the form to the guy at the door. He is then allowed to go in and pick. No paperwork other than to show the form to the door guy. If you got to the point where someone was stealing, then I guess that would become a whole other issue altogether, but shooters are generally a good bunch. I am sure there are a few bad apples here and there, but they are the exception. I have never been to a match where you get to go back to the prize table as long as there are prizes. That would work as well. At the ones that I have attended, at the end, they simply close the door and say goodbye. I assume that those prizes are handed out to the RO's for their efforts, but I am not certain of that.

I am not wanting to start a flame war or anything, but I would just like to know the idea behind this rule. Some matches print proxy forms and place them in their match booklets and allow a shooter's proxy to pick up his buddy's prize for him. I have literally seen the doors close on a half a shipping container full of prize tables because "you must be present to go to the prize table", and a bunch of the competitors had already left. What happens to those prizes? My first thought would be that it keeps shooters there to patronize the vendors, except that 90% of the vendors have already packed up by the time the prize tables are set up anyway. After that, I have no idea why a MD would have that rule. Well, I have an idea, but like I said, I don't want to start a flame war.

IT seems like those pedals are mounted WAY back. That would really require a change in my grip. My thumb is usually about at the second hole back from the front.

Last time I talked to Chuck, they weren't able to get the Duty One. They said that they ordered a bunch at SHOT, but only one or two ever showed up.

From the MD : Dear , The following message is being sent to you by the match squadding administration for the 2013 Arkansas Section Handgun Championship. Hello Shooters, I have had several emails about the results. I will be posting the results later today. There seems to be some issue with USPSA as I was unable to post the results yesterday but I will get that resolved today. Be patient I will get the results out as soon as I can. Bob

Wow! That was fast especially considering the fact that nobody from Mississippi signed up.

Yeah, Jeremy gives the money to LOCAL BOYS. As soon as he can get them into his van.

duhbob - If you live in Slidell and are going to pass on this match over a $25 increase, then you need to find a different sport. Have you shot the gator before? Where did you finish and what was your prize off of the table? The match is over half full THREE DAYS after apps are posted. I think you and Brandon are being out voted.

OK, what about the instance where the shooter is told to stop because the RO suspects a squib. The shooter, like the op's shooter, has tried to feed a few different mags into the gun, none of which worked. Upon ULSC, a bullet falls out of the chamber. Is that gun sufficiently clear of a squib? NO. What if the original issue was a round without enough crimp and the bullet was pulled out of the case and stuck in the rifling. Upon insertion of the second mag, the same thing happened. The round was forced into the chamber, pushing the original bullet further into the barrel. The second bullet was also pulled from the case during the shooters attempt to clear the first jam. Upon ULSC, the SECOND bullet falls out of the barrel. Is the RO to assume that the squib is now clear? Nope, he is almost always going to put something down the barrel to check. THAT, my friends, is when the determination is made whether or not there was a squib in the barrel per the rules. If you apply that to the case in point, the RO would find out that there wasn't a squib, because the only one in there in this instance was the one that fell out. Shooter gets the reshoot. Remember guys, we aren't looking for a reason to give the shooter a zero for the stage. We just want him to be safe and not destroy his equipment. If there is a situation like this, the RO is almost always going to err on the side of the shooter unless he is just being obtuse. This is a real gray area and I think it could go either way. 99% of the time, the squib isn't going to just fall out the back of the barrel. But if it is me, I'm arguing that when the squib rod was used to check for a squib, none was found, and I want my reshoot.

Easily the Bedell. Dan has built several guns for me and they all run and run.

SV extra wide ambi safeties are the tits. EGW oversized firing pin stop, M2I long firing pin, EGW barstock slide stop, Schuemann barrels are in all of my guns but SV barrels are very nice also. I just got a gun from AKAI with one of theirs and I really like it. My new gun has the SV Steel grip and I really like the way it soaks up the recoil. I have guns with STI aluminum, SV and STI plastic, and now the SV steel grips. I would really suggest the steel grip route. The SV is very nice and is the originator of that, but the way Glenn Rasch talks, the Phoenix Trinity one is awesome as well.

Tooth and Nail - It's kind of misleading to label that video as "rapid fire" isn't it???? Just busting your balls. Glad to see others making components for this platform.

I like the looks of the square trigger guard. That decision is purely aesthetic. Unless you are talking about a limited gun, or a non competition gun, the sight tracker isn't a good idea. It's not legal for SS division. Sight trackers add non reciprocating weight to the muzzle end of the gun. It also keeps the sight still. It is easier for me to track in recoil than a traditional setup but not overly so. I think it is more about having the latest and greatest than any huge functional advantage. Take a look at the limited super squad and most of them were running 5" long dust cover guns with bull barrels. The build that I put together years ago was for a SS in 40 and it was around $4k.

I have a Firebird Akdal and so does a friend of mine. They both went back and got the ramp mod and have been 100% with at least 3dr - 1 1/8 loads. Much lighter and they are iffy, but with those there are GTG. He got one of the new 18 round mags and it is awesome as well. I haven't been to a bunch of matches but I have yet to see a Saiga run.

How much do you want to spend? There are occasionally a few deals that pop up on used open guns built by some of the best builders out there - Bedell, Benny, Akai, Brazos, Gans. If you are going with a new gun, stick with one of those. There are a few newcomers who have bought their reputation rather than earned it like those previously mentioned. Open guns, especially 9mm major open guns, aren't single stacks and they certainly aren't limited guns. 9MM is pushing the design of the 1911. They can be made to run, but not by just anybody. Every open gun I have ever had would fire both major and minor. I never even swapped springs. The thing that you need to understand is that if you aren't going to reload, you aren't going to get the advantage of the comp due to the fact that factory loaded stuff doesn't use slow enough powder to work the comp.

Yes, I would love to see that info as well.

Vibra prime is crap. I can't get it to load ten. Large primers in the tube in a row. With small primers, I have to hold a dillon tube under there by hand because the supplied tube is to tall to let even the first primer in the tube. I don't know about the pal filler, but I know the dillon one works. I am on hold now and when they pick up three weeks from now, I'll order one of theirs.

If you spoke to Jim, Nanci, and someone else, then you spoke to every employee of firebird precision. The other person was their son. Good luck with yours, I spent months before I got mine running 100%. I'm there now though. If this was the softest shooting 12 gauge you have ever shot, you ought to get out more, I am a big boy, and this thing kicks pretty bad.