Bear23
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I think we should use targets in the shape of puppy dogs.
I think the whole argument is too 'PC'. Shooting sports will always be a little on the fringe of the sporting world. sort of like Curling and bodybuilding.
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Just put together a 9mm scout kit.
I used SV trigger parts and an ed brown safety. If you can properly fit these components, you can build it.
Very accurate and i am quite satisfied.
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I post our clubs results on the uspsa site. I also post results on our own club site, i post overall combined and overall stages results as guys like to see how they stacked up against a fellow competitor.
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I use a 15# mainspring with lightened hammers, i.e. Koenigs. Ti mainspring cap and strut. I generally use an ISMI 17# in most triggers.
I also heavily polish the firing pin channel with 400 grit and take the firing and polish on a wheel.
I've found in my SV built guns, 15#'s are not a problem due to the light trigger components.
RM
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http://www.bushmaster.com/catalog_carbon15_AZ-C15P97.asp
Sorry, guess i was looking at something like that. The above gun and other variants from Rock river are gas operated.
I run the above mentioned ammo in my subguns which are heavy open bolt models. ammo runs very well. My ROF is 675.
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find some Hirtenberger 124gr. ammo. Or find some of the current austrian stuff. aimsurplus may have it.. It is Machine gun ammo and is loaded pretty hot. I don't know the velocity of it nor how much faster it would be on a longer barrel.
BTW your AR pistol is not a blow back. it is gas operated. H&K MP5's are blowback.
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Clays works well with light loads. Not advised for major in .40. I used around 3gr of powder with a 180 .40/10mm lead. wonderful, light and accurate.
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Sam,
I currently have the same problem. Recent sinus infection (lasted for a month) led to inner ear infection. I still have a low hum in the left ear.
Start taking Vit b6 b12 and folic acid. The hum or tinnitus is due to some nerve damage from the infection. might take about 3 months to improve.
Note: I did see my ENT friend who gave me a thorough exam. If this is persisting, see an ENT.
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Buy the Baer/novak cut. .180 tall and .100 wide. If you don't have a safety file (one sided) get one from brownells. buy a 60 and 65 degree.
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Lead levels are from Ionic lead. not from the bullets. do wash your hands though! Handling Pb is not really the problem, it doesn't soak thru your skin! don't smoke, chew, drink or eat or touch your face! I don't shoot indoors.
Primers are the big hazards. Lead styphanate when ignited leads to ionic Pb. Handling dirty cases is next.. Just keep your hands clean and do your brass sorting and cleaning outside.
I wash my hands at least every 15 minutes when sorting and after every clean batch. Not eating or drinking, until i have washed my hands and face and changed clothes.
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So... The reason we see so many more Springfields, STIs, SVIs, Glocks, and S&Ws at competitions than SIGs, H&Ks, Tauruses, Rugers, Colts, etc is purely due to quality and design. Seeing the best shooters plastered in logos has nothing to do with sales?
I realize that those of us in this conversation have never even considered a pistol, part, or accessory merely because a name shooter used that - we're far too savvy for such a thing. But don't you think there might be a few shooters out there who are just a little more likely to consider the brand X Thunderboomer after hearing about how Jane Allalphasuperfast won 18 titles using the Brand X Thunderboomer? Even if they don't buy the Thunderboomer, you don't think some of these folks might linger in the brand X section just a little longer, or that a gun shop owner might be just a little more likely to put Brand X on prominent display and tell new shooters "Hey, some guy just won the world championship with one of those!"?
People have spent careers measuring the value of endorsers and sponsorships. Trying to measure the impact with one simple measure is like trying to measure the impact of one single piece of equipment on accuracy. Google discussions of the Q factor, or "value of celebrity endorsement" for more info.
Just like you wouldn't argue a gun couldn't possibly be accurate unless it had a 1 lb trigger, you can't argue that a manufacturer can't sell guns without sponsored shooters. There are too many other factors to make such a simple argument. But to deny the impact, exposure, and credibility gained from sponsored shooters would be similarly shortsighted.
I and others like me beat people at matches that wear the fancy shirts. I'm not a sponsored shooter. I'm just a Foot Doc that owns too many guns. The reason we see those guns at our matches because those are the guns that have survived the game and have proven their design. It took time for the XD to catch on with Glock dominating the market and now we see S&W with a sizeable market share of the uspsa crowd.
Guns are like cars, not everyone wants or can afford the Porsche, other cars can run with the Porsche for half the price!
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There is no compelling reason to do so.
Leave well enough alone.
What about people who currently only shoot Steel Challenge with custom 9mm guns? Their options are to shoot Limited and Limited 10 minor as it stands right now. By allowing 9mm major in Limited 10, we will have a place for custom built 9mm guns.
Custom 9mm guns were never a big issue a few years ago when steel challenge was getting ramped back up. why should they be now? It seems to me someone had the gun made to shoot steel anyway, so now we should let them into uspsa limited/L-10 and have them shoot major? Just another solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
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Not everyone that buys a handgun wants to compete in organized shooting events. I don't buy a handgun because someone looks cool shooting it.
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I've had Trojans...great guns when you figure out which mags work out. I currently run a Dan Wesson and my Infinity SS in .40's. Both are great guns. I use the latest gen tripp 10mm mags.
I'm putting together a Fusion kit gun...I should have it in a couple of days. It looks like STI parts.
Kit was 690$ with a checkered frontstrap. fitted frame and slide. barrel and bushing are fit. slide is cut for bomars. I bought about 250$ worth of parts to finish it up. That might be a good way to go...
RM
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What i hear and see is most clubs need volunteer support mainly to put the stages together. Our sport is prop intensive, that equals time. that factor is the prime drawback to USPSA.
I really prefer running and setting steel challenge anymore. it takes 15 minutes to put up 4 stages and we have lots of help.
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Winchester 101 in 20 guage.
Remington 3200 in 12 gauge.
My infinity .40 1911....
Benny Hill Caspian .45 race ready frame.
Springfield TRP operator, full rail.
S&W 15 snubby
686 snubby.
327 Jerry Miculek
Sako AV 300 win mag.
Can't see myself ever getting rid of those.
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I'm sure most clubs are not making alot of money. Most have to pay some sort of kick back to the range and or club.
My club makes money, enough to cover targets for the year, shooting sticks, paying USPSA, and maybe buting some steel for projects through the year. Plus i have to kick in money for insurance, (right around 600 per year), and i donate some money to a umbrella club which helps us out.
We don't have the funds to pay our members for their time..we'd go bankrupt as quickly as AIG if we did.
The key is bringing in new shooters and retaining them, and hoping they step up to help out. Doesn't always happen.
RM
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104 In Limited.
got all 24 hits on paper. 2 D's, 10 C's.
I'm going to work on weak and strong hand with par times and try this one again in a year.
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Is the gun in battery and can the round be discharged into the berm safely.
We've had this happen before at our range, i had the guy discharge the gun. In short, his rounds were jamming into the chamber and couldn't be easily extracted. He likes a really hot powder and all of his rounds had a nicely bulged base and were not easy to chamber.
I don't let loaded guns leave the bay, the potential for liability is too great.
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On one of my S&W 1911's i just ground that lifter down to act as a spacer. I removed the plunger as well. Brownell does carry the series 80 spacer, i've ordered them before.
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We average about 2 open shooters per month with a 25 person turnout for club matches. this hasn't changed for many years. Production has grown, Limited is still our biggest draw.
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I got to fire my ex mother in law a few years back. It still delights me to this day. Look on the bright side of it!
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Go all A-Team with it. Pour it out down your driveway making a small trail leading to your neighbor's mailbox.
That or a big box that says 'ACME' on it and put Wile E Coyote somewhere in the vicinity.
How would you handle a bullet jammed in the chamber....backwards!?
in 1911-style Pistols
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I've had it happen during stage. inserted a new mag (single stack), round spun around and my slide closed. after severely shaking the gun, it fell out.