CarRacer

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GMRs are not thermal fit from JP, they're different than the gas guns.

The Taylor Freelance 41+1 kits were rock solid for me but that was after doing prep on the mag body and follower. You want to clean up any flashing inside the mag tube and around the skirt of the follower. TF wants you to taper the back of the follower slightly as well. In my experience if you can thumb out a full mag as fast as you can 2-3 times, that's a good indication the mag is ready for a range test for full confidence.

My preference is 135gr bullets as you get the slower recoil impulse but better feeding than 147gr, which tend to be truncated cones. That said I haven't shot reloads in a while and box 115 and 124s shoot fine and any difference I see would be negated by an extra 10 mins of dryfire a week. Shoot what's cheapest imo.

Will slings be required for shotgun?

I've shot both and for competition I prefer the 4 weight SCS. The 5 weight actually has more buffering potential beyond just the weights as the slide is made out of steel vs the aluminum of the 4 weight slide. The 5 weight actually felt softer to me but the dot moved way more and my double taps were usually alpha charlie instead of two alpha with the 4 weight at the same distance. If I was shooting recreationally, had a higher caliber gun like 40 or 45, or had a bolt that needed the weight removed to be compatible with a SCS I would run the 5 weight.

My GMR-15. CTR upper, 16" barrel cut to 13.75", crowned, and rethreaded to 5/8-24 for the titanium 3 port comp. Weighed in at 6.2 pounds as you see it.

I just saw the news that the Tactical Shotgun Championship is back this year. Can't say how excited I am about shooting that match again. MN 3gun Group FB page

I did the Sterling thing once before (and missing all the targets) so wanted to do something different

So you can do cool stuff like tagging steel from the hip in a Stormtrooper costume!

Am I reading the stage descriptions correctly and seeing that shotgun slings aren't mentioned? Another first timer question, is it prudent to bring some heavy hitting hunting loads or is that an edge case gamer thing? Our local matches restrict shotgun to low brass shells so I don't know anything about that aspect of shotgun.

There's a stubby lever for that safety, it's part number SL-3 I think. Maybe try that and see if it helps. They're cool rifles though, I made the mistake of shooting one and now I want one bad

I mostly do dumb stuff that entertains me, sometimes I get lucky and it entertains others. This has also led to me having a picture with Jerry while wearing a Three Keyboard Cat Moon shirt.

It was the last match for the indoor league, they hand out trophys for everyone then hold two small stages. It's usually BUG orientated, so I figured it was a good venue for the suit with limited round count and minimal movement. The one stage being 24 rounds threw me off but ended up working out ok.

I saw this video when I came up with this idea to see if it had been done before, you kicked ass at the match while I planned to zero everything.

Our indoor winter league had its trophy night match where they distribute plaques and have two small stages, so I figured that was the perfect venue to try out my newly completed Stormtrooper armor. A coworker borrowed me his Sterling 9mm pistol and I did my best to miss every target like a good stormtrooper. This table start blew as I can't see anything below my nose level with the helmet on and bending over isn't the easiest.

Getting a handguard in a shorter length would cut weight for you, but I don't think ditching the TD is worth it. It's aluminum and not out at the front of the gun like the handguard, so I don't think you'll notice the difference as much. Plus it looks awesome and sometimes you have to make sacrifices to be cool.

Finished laser mark

Automotive paint with a couple coats of clear

SCR11 18" 223 with the BC1 aluminum carrier

A guy with a steady cam rig got some really cool footage of the match. The jungle runs really show off the camera just gliding behind the shooter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/Z7kDzQpZ-Qo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/Qv1Hxrh4cf4 I didn't want to clutter up this thread too badly, there's more videos on his channel so go check them out if you're interested.

Our squad convinced Dan that burning a slug into the dash is a good idea. He's awesome and the idea was funny but the result was anticlimactic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTweRkGgPb8 After the match, the ROs found out it still ran and had some fun.

Mine took 2 or 3 weeks to show up. It's a really good cost per round carried setup and I used it for a season on high round count stages. My only complaint is that the retention is a bit too much and can be a very slight detriment to speed, it's also limited to dual loading. it's a good buy if you're okay with those small issues.

I wanted to use the RNT release as well, but the design of the Stoeger forearm doesn't work with it. I tried sanding things to get it to work but it was never really as solid as I wanted. It's a slick design too, I was looking forward to using it.