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3 hours ago, overlord said:
After breaking it down I found the sear spring our of alignment and the grip safety wedged. As a result the sear spring finger would not engage.
There is not a lot of room for it to wiggle around in there so I'm surprised it moved. I emailed STI and sent some pictures of what I found.
I'm waiting for their response and will post an update when I hear what they have to say.
In my experience, their customer service is fantastic. good luck!
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It's going to come down to how your load fires in your gun and your personal preference. I use a 17# MS with a 10# (IIRC) recoil spring for my 3-gun setup in my 5" Eagle with lightened slide and bushing barrel.
Wolff sells a spring set that comes with a bunch of weights so we can swap them out real quick and figure out what you like.
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I had some serious issues with this earlier this year with a franken-9mm I have. I had to shave down the disconnector a couple thousandths.
Adam at Atlas Gunworks talked me through that process. There is a specific length the disconnector should be, which I can't remember off the top of my head, but it would be worth looking into.
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Midway 3-gun soft case inside of a Pelican. Took mea few trips to get to the conclusion that it's best for me. Those Patriot case setups that Brack Wilson sells are nice, I just don't have the cash to spend on replacing something that works for me.
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I've flown many times with ammo in check-in bags and never declared it.
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Naturally extended, tension in the forearms gripping the gun hard. Bring the gun to your eyes, not your eyes to the gun. The arms should not be fully extended. I did that when I was a C-class shooter, and now I'm (about to be) a M-class. It might seem counter-intuitive starting out, but it makes consistent gun tracking and target transitions significantly faster.
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If you're building a gun, it should be coated anyways, so just coat it with DLC or black nitride and there goes the rust problems!
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I have a hard time believing that there is a big beef between the two considering that I believe Atlas comes with an MBX mag. Would they be supporting if they didn't like each other?
What did your Atlas come with?
I did watch all those mag videos, and I wouldn't call it a "trashing." Adam certainly wasn't the first person I heard from that MBX has issues. I just got one and it seems to be running wonderfully with several hundred rounds through it (new follower style).
Planning on ordering an Atlas this week, and I am so excited!
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9 hours ago, Foxj66 said:
The biggest problem I see with the thumb rest is with the B and C class guys that shove them on and then end up pushing the muzzle around. I just don't see much if any advantage to them and a lot of disadvantages
Extremely consistent support-hand positioning, that's the advantage. No disadvantages for me... other than the fact that a race holster is the only option, but since I already have one, that doesn't matter!
Yes, I am interested in these Atlas guns too. Sorry for hijacking. VIDEOOOOO!
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On 9/12/2017 at 9:43 PM, Foxj66 said:
Don't worry about a race holster, I went to a boss set up from a race holster, outside of open a race holster isn't needed.
Or if you're cool like me and run a *thumb rest [generic]* on a limited gun! But you're right, I go back and forth and can do draws just as fast out of my Bladetech I use for 3-gun. I like the draw stroke of the race holsters lightly better which allows me to start driving the gun towards target slightly earlier since I don't have to clear the top of the holster.
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I've heard it'll eat factory NATO stuff all day, granted it's the ammo that shoots 152PF out of my 5" 9mm ltd gun.
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I enjoyed it...
I enjoyed last year a lot as well. But I have always enjoyed stages with variety, and matches that bring out the "athlete" in me.
I vote keep it up, matches can get monotonous nowadays, nothing wrong with building its own reputation i.e. Florida Open.
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I, for one, had a blast shooting this match for the second year in a row. I love the stage design, and Vegas is a great location for a match, although it does get repetitive and expensive!
To the RO on Stage 10 who swore to the RM that I didn't hit the flasher... I have video evidence of me very clearly hitting the flasher, so be careful on what you swear on next time!
And please remember that in USPSA, the RO's need to see the targets before you can paste, and they can't take your word for it. Had to reshoot because of that.
Thank you to all of the sponsors for your support of the match. I will always put you guys first in line when I'm spending money.
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Is anyone going from the airport area to the range around 9-10am tomorrow to the range? I am arriving several hours before the rest of my team and can't check in to the hotel.
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Stages are up on FB by the way. Look like a good set of fun, typical Multigun Nats (which is a compliment) stages, plus a few classifier type stages. I like it!
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I would like to extend a sincerest thanks to all the match staff and the sponsors for putting on another fantastic match. I had a great time in 2016, and 2017 was even better! The weather was definitely more cooperative as well. Once again, it was a very well-run and thought out match. The Loganbill's are great stage designers and Range Masters, and I will do my best to shoot this match as much as possible. There were some very generous prizes on the table as well, so I will be sure to reach out to the sponsors and thank them all individually.
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Man, I can't wait. Praying for continued good outlook on the weather. Warmer sunny days always make the game more fun.
I will be bringing 500 rounds of Atlanta Arms 9mm Major that need to go to a home that can use them, FYI. If you shoot 9 Major, I will be cutting a serious deal because I have no use for them after selling my open gun.
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Thank you all so much. Muncie, that thread was exactly what I was looking for. Those pictures are what my rounds look like, and as long as everyone else says there's no issues, I'm good to go!
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I've been reloading .40 on a 650 for years using Dillon Dies, and I finally got it set up to shoot 9mm. I threw Dillon dies in there so my setup is the same. I have loaded about 700 rounds of 9mm so far (it fires fine), but I noticed that the resizing die looks to be overcrimping almost. The case becomes straight narrow for the top 2/3 and bulges out at the bottom. Once the case neck is flared, the bullet seated and crimped, the top 1/3 has bulged out again to accommodate the bullet, so the new round is essentially hourglass shaped. The difference in diameter between the middle of the case where it's narrowest and the top and bottom of the case is about .009. I read that .005 is to be expected, but with this at .009, it is very obvious at first glance that the case is not completely straight-walled like a new factory round. I have fired this ammo with relatively few issues, and I think the few issues aren't necessarily related to the case being warped (I've had a few that don't case-gauge and will therefore jam the gun).
The de-priming and resizing die is set up just like the instructions dictate from Dillon.
Anybody have any ideas? I will try to post a picture later today.
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Will there be a match book available, or at least stages available by Thursday? I like to print them out if there's no printed matchbooks to take my notes on.
Looking forward to it!
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Honestly <100 just use a red dot. Even though you have a +8 on there, a red dot will be fine, unless your club is doing small 3-4 MOA targets at 100yards. Otherwise, go with the Strike Eagle. I used a strike eagle on a $3000 JP all last season and it served me well. I placed in the top at some good matches, so the optic did not hold me back. The extra 2x over a 1-4x is nice in case you do ever decide to go shoot a bigger match.
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I would say this is an important drill to work, not because saving .05 seconds on your draw will win a match (though it might), but consistent presentation, and most important, SOLID and consistent grip on the gun is extremely important. The draw is your typically the first and only time to get it right.
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20 hours ago, FtSillMulti-Gun said:
The event is getting better and better by the day and this will be a first class event.
We believe you can have a Major match that doesn't take two days, doesn't cost almost $300 and doesn't have over 250 shooters, we want to have a match that is appreciated and respected by the competitors.
We will be having a one day match with 5 stages.
These are big stages on wide open Ft. Sill Ranges with a good amount of "shooting and moving". Anything from close up paper to 500 yard automated knock down steel.
The main match day is Saturday the 17th but we will have some openings for shooters on Friday the 16th as well walkthroughs on Friday.
We are able to keep the entry fee low because we don't have an overhead of equipment to buy, Ft. Sill is set up with great range space and plenty of equipment that we are setting up especially for a 3 gun match.
This will be a full day of VIP treatment at a great price, starting with a catered sit down breakfast at the range, a full 6-8 hour day of shooting and the final award ceremony / door prize drawings to be held at the Jack Daniels Club and restaurant down the street from the ranges. There will be food vendors at the ranges for lunch sales as well as Army equipment displays.
We will be posting information on Hotel deals in the area in the next week.
Thanks again.
Thanks for the effort into the response. I would certainly like to make it if possible, if anything, just to support more military competition. I think that will be an easy sell to get a permissive TDY.
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I am also interested to know if this will be a one day match or not, and how many stages can we expect. I love the low entry fee, but at an 8 hour drive, I need a solid day or two of shooting.
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So there's 10 divisions?