CSEMARTIN

very cool.

G-ManBart, When it comes time to buy a mill, drop me a line. There are some things I'd do differently if I had the chance.

Nice.....

Has anyone here done it?

The nice thing about Machine Tool Practices is it is geared towards the beginner. If I can understand it, anyone can.

45 GAP should not be allowed in any division or any sport. I don't want to get that GAP brass mixed in with the good stuff.

Today is 1.9.11 Happy 1911 Day!

It was nice to watch how excited my son got as his car crossed the finish line first. Last year, he and I put in an enormous amount of time. That car performed terribly and I had to watch his disappointment. Even though it is just a Pinewood Derby, it did kind of sting a little. I felt like I let him down. Not this year..... I did a lot of research on how to build a car. My boy worked hard on that car, and I think he learned a valuable lesson....winning requires preparation.

I strip my gun down and give it a good cleaning. Otherwise, everything else is the same except for some self-imposed pressure.

This is the book I used when I took my milling course: http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Tool-Practices-Richard-Kibbe/dp/0135015081/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1294592749&sr=8-2 I think it's a great book and don't know what I'd do without it.

+1 on what G-ManBart said.

My boy's car took 1st place in his den and 2nd overall.

I would never do anything to compromise the spirit of the derby.

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Rematch this Saturday. We got our asses kicked last year. This year we're getting some payback.

+1

I'd love to see that gun with some kydex holster wear, a magwell and a set of sights.

Is this red rot?

In '06, at the Michigan State IDPA match, the MD checked everyone's equipment at registration and found two loaded guns. The gun is always loaded. Period.

Yeah....what he said. Awesome man!

It's probably a 9mm firing pin. All you have to do is take it out of the gun and look at it. If you're not sure what you are looking at, take a measurement with a dial caliper and shoot me a PM. Or, take a photo with your camera phone and post it here. The STI guys have brought up good points. The trigger on the Baer will need work, and you'll need to install a fiber optic front. Not deal killers for me though.... You can't go wrong with either of these two pistols. And STI does support us more than Les. I disagree with the customer service comment posted by another forum member. Although Les' receptionist, Brenda, can come across as a "man hater" on the phone, I have received excellent service from Les in the past. I have no issues with him whatsoever, and I am a almost impossible to satisfy when spending that kind of money. Good luck and let us know what you decide.

5gal bucket in the corner? I was thinking of a funnel with a 3/4 inch hose run through the wall of the shop to the yard outside. Maybe hang a sheet in the corner for some privacy just in case you have guests over.

If it is a .45 ACP with a 9mm firing pin, watch out for breech face erosion. Les Baer has bent over backwards for me in the past when I've had issues with my gun. Just recently, he has started to get more politically active and has donated pistols to help promote concealed carry. I have nothing against STI. I've never owned one, but the last Sentry I handled wasn't in the same class as a Super Tac. It was a fine pistol, but it wasn't fit with the same level of detail as a Baer.

Baer.

For the life of me, I can't figure out how someone can set up a match and put a 100+ shooters in harms way. I'm still trying to figure out how I'm wrong about this. It would be a lot easier for me to say "my bad, I was wrong....sorry about that" and bow out of the debate. I wish I was wrong, and I wish someone could talk me through it so I could understand where I derailed. I would gladly offer my apologies, publicly, to everyone involved. Numerous people have expressed their concerns about this range, and several competitors refuse to shoot there. I just don't get it. What's it going to take? After my dialogue with the club President, it became perfectly clear that I was just being viewed as a fear mongerer. I was told I had a "doom and gloom attitude". And I was also told that since thousands of rounds were fired that day without incident, that was proof that the match was run safely. I let it go, and aside from a few discussions about it with two close friends, I haven't spoken of the incident that happened at this range last spring. Then today, this photo surfaced and it pissed me off once again.