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  1. I think the 17# hammer spring will work fine with soft primers.  Since I have Les Baers in my arsenal, I can't shoot Federal primers because I ran into problems with breech face erosion.  I had to switch to Winchester and CCIs and started getting light strikes with the 17# spring.  I changed to a 19#er and have had no issues with these guns.

  2. I had interesting conversation with a guy that used to work in the ballistics lab at Hornady and wrote one of their manuals.

     

    He told me that years ago Hornady wanted to save some money on production costs so they started making their bullets with a thinner shell of copper. By pure chance, those bullets ended up being more accurate.

  3. 42 minutes ago, Nevadazielmeister said:

     

    A stage idea I have been toying with is where the competitor is not allowed to inspect the stage before hand, basically going through the stage without prior knowledge. This can be achieved in several ways, but is of interest since it might replicate a more realistic shooting scenario. The shooter truly would not know the stage design before hand. I did this during a PRS long range match in which the shooter was given 3 minutes to find the target, range it using only their reticle and then take 2 shots. ("Find it, mill it, kill it").

     

    The question is, does this contravene the rule above and how to interpret the word "should"? Has anyone tried this before and what were the results? Is there a safety concern?

     

     

    If you are talking about a rifle match, I have no opinion on this.

     

    In IDPA I absolutely HATE blind stages.  There is no way to create an even playing field.  People will help their buddies that haven't shot it yet.  The staff that are also competing for a trophy will have an advantage if they helped set the stage up. 14 years ago I shot an IDPA match in Texas.  One of the competitors beat me on that stage by 20 seconds.  There is no way he did that to me without help.   If you insist on doing a blind stage to make it more realistic, then set an obtainable par time and just add penalties to the time.

     

    There is also a safety concern for me.  I have personally witnessed a competitor downrange pasting targets when the next shooter was about to be given the start signal.  There is also a video floating around of a USPSA stage being run while someone is downrange pasting targets.  Multiple targets were engaged with someone in harms way.  When I am the next shooter, I like to personally verify the range is clear before I go hot.  If I shoot someone accidentally, it's my fault.  I'm the guy that is going to be held accountable.  As much as I want to trust the match staff to verify a clear range, I trust myself more.

     

    I'm of the opinion that range safety is just something many people pretend to care about.  

  4. On 6/19/2019 at 11:51 AM, americanbrosinarms said:

    I have a desire to learn so I would like to take a current 1911 and clean up the trigger and make is slightly lighter. 

     

    I am looking for advice on jigs, files, stones. 

     

    I am pretty mechanically inclined so I am not afraid to take this job on but I am defiantly looking for anyone's input that has done a trigger job or does this for a living.

     

    I am selling 8 DVDs with over 15 hours of instruction.  

     

  5. 17 hours ago, ltdmstr said:

      I've been using a Power Custom fixture for 20+ years and still find it to be the best tool for the job.  Plus it works on lots of other guns too.  On the hammer spring, most will recommend 17 lb (or lighter) to get the pull weight down.  But using a 19 lb spring will give you a crisper, cleaner breaking trigger and more positive reset. 

     

    I had a Power Custom fixture but didn't like it.  EGW makes good stuff.  My vote is for the 19# mainspring.

  6. 1 hour ago, americanbrosinarms said:

    It is more about learning the process and getting an understanding of the process. 

     

    Making the trigger better is a plus to that process. 

     

    Have you seen Deep River Customs in the Vendor Tent?  They have a 1911 trigger class coming up.

  7. 13 hours ago, GmanCdp said:

    These were used at the 2018 Nationals and were legal..

    There is post on FB with Robert Ray saying they were legal also.

     

    Contact your AC...😀

    By "these" do you mean the Ready Tactical moon clip holders?

    Thanks GmanCdp.

  8. 11 hours ago, zzt said:

    Around me it's $100 plus parts.  Most of the $100 is setup time.  Once the barrel jig is setup, the work is done in no time.  If you are being charged more than $100 plus parts, your gunsmith does not have a barrel jig and a mill.  Stay away.

     

    I'm afraid I'm not following you on this.  

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