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Finally figured it out.
I adjusted the trigger overtravel to my liking. When I hand rack a round the overtravel setting is in too much. I just backed out a little bit and now its all gravy.
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15 minutes ago, raz-0 said:
The first shot is presumably racked by hand? Is the disconnector winding up in the right spot only when actually fired?
Yes, hand racked.
Now that you mentioned, it was weird that I had to shave a little bit out of the EGW disconnector head to fit into the hole into the frame. I have never done that in past ignition upgrades. My STI Tac is 2013 vintage, maybe different size dico hole back then?
Im quite unsure, but what happens when the disconnector isnt fully back where it suppose to be? Could this be the curprit? I did shave the head of the disco, but maube it wasnt enough?
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Bought a used STI Tactical DS as a backup to my Edge in Ltd.
I immediately added an EGW ignition kit, Cheely grip w/ Cheely short flat trigger, and Wilson Combat ambi. Tuned the trigger to my preferred 2.5# trigger pull.
Doing some dry fire, trigger feels great, almost like my main Limited gun, Edge. When I tried it in one stage in a club match, it took me a while to fire my first shot in a point blank target, hmm okay.
Today, I brought it to a static range so I can figure out what height front fiber sight I need to get. I am not on a clock so I took my time to take my shot to get accurate results for my front sight selection. Again, my first shot I dip my gun so bad I feel like a newbie. Then after the first shot everything feels normal.
As I collect more data for my front sight, I saw a pattern that I always dip my gun at the first shot, then it goes away thereafter. I then investigate this; loading just 2 rounds in the mag. Sure enough the first shot is heaver than the second, that is why I always dip my gun on the first round.
Its almost akin to a DA/SA gun really. If I have to quantify it, I would say the first shot is about 4# then the rest is what I measured 2.5#
But when I function check in dryfire its all 2.5#. This is only happening with live ammo, at the first shot. I've done a couple of 2011/1911 ignitions already, this is the first time I've experienced this. What gives?
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On 3/9/2022 at 6:36 PM, Johnny_Chimpo said:
Similar experience. Eventually cancelled and got my money back.
How did you cancel?
I am in the similar boat; tried FB, email, and phone text. No reply back. I tried email today, hopefully I could get a reply back.
Ordered on 12/14/21 thinking okay, I think that is enough lead time for the holster to arrive for the L2 match on March.
No holster then, and I doubt it if it will arrive in time for another L2 match in 2 weeks. GX holster is great: impeccable lines, form, fit & finish. I think its the best out there, I have one on my CO. But the very unpredictable lead times puts a sour taste in the mouth. Had the same experience with my CO holster. I'll wait a few days and probably going to cancel my order as well.
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1.165, PD 124hp for my CK Arms Open
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-Swept the floor after reloading 400rds and saw two primers on the ground.
-On a fresh primer tube fill, I never skipped a primer throughout the session
-When the primer alarm goes off, and me thinking I still have 4 left, sometimes it only gives me 3... sometimes 2
With no primer skipping until when the primer alarm goes off, I guessed that sometimes primers fall when a few are left because the number of primers left after the buzzer seems inconsistent. Anybody have this experience? I already have a 45acp on top of the primer rod. Primers I retrieve are reused for the next session. But the ones the goes to oblivion, well... primers are gold these days!
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3 hours ago, lll Otto lll said:
Off the top of my head, here's a partial list of the crap brass I throw in the dumpster....Plus anything that's steel, aluminum, stepped or bulged.
Maxxtech
MXT
FM
Aguila
Ammoland
ZQI
WMA
Xtream
A USA
Troy
GFL
NORMA
DoubleTap
Shell Shock
TECH
OMPC
PerfectaThat's almost my list too! I highlighted those I don't like. Stepped brass (FM, Ammoland) are automatically thrown away. The rest I will use, but I just don't like how it feels when priming.
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On 9/15/2021 at 7:13 AM, cbrussell said:
If anyone is interested, pictures of my finished rig with thigh pad.
cbrussell, is there a BOSS Y-plate in between or does the PDX lined up with all the 3 holes on the GX holster? I am pondering switching to kydex setup on my Limited.
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Nylon brush from a gun cleaning kit and Shooter's Lube solvent.
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Same goes with their 125's. Good thing I noticed the profile before doing a batch run. I emailed BB and they told me that they did change their mold and will not come back to their old profile.
I use Lee sizing and there's no problem with the profile change.
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It is important that the metering insert not hit the powder body during the upstroke. I had the same problem before, even added another spring on the opposite side and it still got stuck. When I backed off the die where the is a little space between the insert and the body, it did not stick again.
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Here is the recent breakdown of Golden Bullet Championship here in Northern California
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I just bought a sw929 an cannot wait to play with it in USPSA.
I have a question with the moonclips. The 929 came with 40 moonclips which is great. I do see though that the moonclip has a rolled edge on one side and a sharp edge on the other.
Is there a proper monnclip orientation in loading the ammo? Thanks.
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Thank you guys!
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Start position: Gun on barrel facing downrange, trigger guard on X. Hands on top of barrel.
Can a competitor have his 1st magazine close to his hands on top of the barrel? There is no mention of magazine placement upon start in WSB.
Thank you
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On 1/10/2021 at 5:29 PM, Sigarmsp226 said:
Anxious to read your range report as I have 5000 of these exact primers in my inventory that I bought several years back from Cabela’s for $17.50 per thousand...Mark
okay, finally able to test these primers; 10 rounds rapid fire no problems igniting with 2011.
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Loaded 30 rounds of 40sw with S&B SRP. The primers seated just fine just about the same effort as other SRP. Just need some range time to test for ignition
S&B to the left, Win SRP right for refrence
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Henning basepad and stock follower and spring gets me 22
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Thanks for your replies. I guess its hit or miss, just have to load a few and check it out on my gun. Its promising though it worked on your glock.
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Scraping the bottom of the barrel in our club, I bought some Sellier & Bellot small rifle primers? Just from observation the primer cup is more squared off than Fed, CCI, Win.
So how are they in your experience. I am going to use it for STI Limited 40, with extended fp. I was banking that it will be alright since 2011/1911 have strong ignition.
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Kawaii Metal or Pumpkins' Muzzle
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Thank you guys, I chose the Racer today it was finally stocked @ Freedomsmith
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OP, I use BB 147's and they are always on the high side: 148-150gr. I like this, as it gives me a buffer in PF. But on my chrono session, I still use 147gr for calculations.
Last year, on all the level 2 matches I shot, they grab the magazines on me after I shot the stage before chrono. They weigh one bullet and shoot 3 rounds for average PF. I shoot for 130PF and always get 132-133PF, possibly because BB 147's are on the heavier side.
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A must for me during dry-fire. Its too quiet, kids are asleep at night...
Limited Optics
in USPSA/IPSC Rules
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Why do you guys think they did not close the door and require single action only for LO? I thought that this division opened up for the 9mm, 2011 that is the hotness today but other CO guns can play in LO as well. (at least that how I read it) I mean, I am not complaining but thinking what is their thought process in keeping it open to CO guns as well.