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  1. Darqusoull13

    Shadow 2 in LO

    I have and will continue to speak from experience.
  2. Darqusoull13

    Shadow 2 in LO

    Bad reloads are not a reason to have a feature on a competition pistol.
  3. I've had pretty good results with most every flavor of Syntech at this point. It makes power factor, it's soft, it's clean and it knocks down steel really well. Not sure what poppers @pjb45 was hitting but any well made design I've hit at matches has gone down, regardless of whether I hit in the calibration zone or significantly lower. One thing to keep in mind is some pistols, Czech and Italian in particular, are notorious for being short throated and have historically not played well with standard to long OAL factory ammo or reloads. Additionally, some pistols just don't like heavier for caliber (e.g. 150 gr 9mm) loads. It's OK if your rig doesn't like a particular ammo. It happens all the time. This is probably the most underrated application for Syntech, especially the 150's. It's absolutely amazing for bringing new or recoil averse folks to the range for the first time. Not only is it soft, but it's subsonic so there's less concussion to deal with. And it's hilariously quiet suppressed.
  4. Darqusoull13

    Shadow 2 in LO

    The standard S2 OR is what I would go with but I disagree with the second strike being a factor. Proper knowledge of the fire control system and appropriate hammer spring, firing pin and firing pin spring selection for the intended primer would be a more useful discussion. I do agree on ignoring the SAO model. It's a 1 trick pony IMO. The regular S2 Optic model works extremely well in Production, Carry Optics and Limited Optics when configured with the appropriate sight and start position for the division. Yes you can run a S2 in LO. You do not have to use the DA pull. I started the entire Nationals match in SA with the safety on. That really helped on all those pesky long shots at the start of stages
  5. Our squad was guessing that roughly 80% of the LO entries at Nats were CO guys that either ran a straight CO setup or slapped a magwell on their CO setup. 100% get the grips that give you the option to run a magwell. The S2 is a fantastic LO setup IMO.
  6. My first build had a JP barrel. I went with their full operating system (bolt, barrel, lower, SCS buffer) and haven't seen the need to get anything other than JP since! Hard to say how many folks have been happy with their own JP's since I started sharing that original build sheet or the subsequent ones but I'd wager it's well over a hundred by now.
  7. Parts availability has been rough as well. If you want something made overseas, forget about it. CZ rep said any machine in the main factory is making Bren parts.
  8. @ZackJones I genuinely hope Carry Optics+ or Open Lite is not something that gets brought up with the BOD. Rather, I would love to see efforts put into standalone SCSA RO Cert programs, youth involvement efforts and a plan to run 2 x 8 stages at WSSC to really drive growth of the sport.
  9. Look, LO in SCSA is one of the worst proposals I've seen in a long time. How about we just focus on more important things?
  10. Things like this are the reason I continue to recommend Dillon. I ordered my presses through Brian and now in 2023 they're still taking care of every 650 issue I have.
  11. I for one had a fantastic time at formerly iron sight Nationals. For everyone complaining that PCC would change stage designs, it turns out Carry Optics + magwell was what actually changed Nationals stages. Yes, FIS Nats was harder than PCC/Open. This was a fantastically fun match for 19 out of 21 stages. The Bill drill should have remained a side stage and the cop qual range stage wasted 300+ peoples time and ammo.
  12. Barrel: JP Supermatch™ air-gauged, button-rifled, cryogenically treated barrel w/ fluted chamber Totally normal. Enjoy the new rifle!
  13. Depends on which stock you run, whether it has an adjustable cheek piece, your face shape, neck flexibility / brokenosity, and body shape. It's more important to set something up to be comfortable for you rather than go with the crowd. We have a father / daughter duo locally that do not like running the same height dot on their PCC. I run UH-1's so, whatever those end up being in height.
  14. Can't say I've ever seen that. I'm not loading for 3 but I have loaded a fair few rounds on a 650. Just double checking the obvious questions, are you sure you have the right station 1 locator in? Maybe photos of the plates and affected areas of the plates would help? I'd call Dillon to ask what could cause what you're seeing. They have been incredible helping me troubleshoot other issues.
  15. Super easy. There's a couple good YouTube videos on the process if you like following visual rather than written instruction.
  16. Thankfully when I was at an asphalt plant in Dallas in the summer I at least had A/C.
  17. Did you leave these in a solar oven in death valley by chance? I leave mine in my truck so I don't forget them. It was 100-110 for 2 months straight here and I've had mine since ...2020? Maybe something changed in the manufacture, maybe something was left out of the details. Just providing my own experience.
  18. Brazosland Pistoleros 1st and 4th Saturdays are Steel Challenge. 2nd Sunday is USPSA.
  19. You might get your load to work. That's cool! My recommendations have been based on 100% reliability over large sample sets, not individual use cases.
  20. Taran Tactical toolless base pads for easy removal and cleaning. When you reload the mag that falls in the sand gets cleaned before it gets used again. TF's require a tool, TTI's just have a pin which can be pressed to remove the basepad for easy cleaning.
  21. I can't wait for CO+ to surpass Limited. Formerly Iron Sight Nationals stages look like a bunch of fun, especially with a dot and lots of bullets! Limited Major is dying because 40 sucks to shoot compared to 9 Minor. 40 is more expensive, more recoil, harder to buy power factor ammo and on top of that you're stuck with irons. To be honest, Production going to 15 will do more to kill off Limited as a division than CO+ will.
  22. CZC extensions and Grams springs / followers. I've put together 20+ mags of that combination that run both 40 and 9 in the same mag. They are easy to take apart for cleaning and they've been stupid reliable. There are specific 9 and 40 followers so obviously get the ones for your use case.
  23. Short Lock Piece Guide for Reference: Everything below is suggested for 100% reliability first, THEN feel. You might get your load to work. That's cool! 80 Degree - Almost all ammo except some ridiculous steel challenge Sub-minor 90 gr that you can likely throw faster. This is why the rifles ship with an 80 degree lock piece. 70 Degree - 124/5 grain and lower (e.g. 115 gr) loads at or above USPSA Power Factor ~130. Note, 147 and 150 grain loads at power factor may or may not cycle. I personally wouldn't recommend this due to 1 in 1000 (est.) rounds potentially not cycling. Your mileage may vary, proceed with caution. 60 Degree - Intended for duty ammo. If you get it to run your pet load, great! Enjoy the softest recoil. For most other applications not recommended. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Now for the edge use case that 2-3 people will actually use, the 100 and 120 degree lock pieces. Some Steel Challenge shooters may want to load 80 / 90 / 100 grain bullets intended for 380's with reduced powder charges for that ultimate soft feel. They are hilariously soft by the way(). But you can get into scenarios where even the 80 degree lock piece wont 100% reliably cycle your comically light loads. Enter the 100 and 120 degree lock pieces. Now you can run an 80 gr projectile well under the speed of sound to tickle the far plates on Outer Limits juuuuust enough that a second later everyone hears the "ding". It's a bit unnerving at first to have to wait to hear the report, but that's just because not everyone wants to waste powder getting the bullet to the plate. You may have to adjust your holds for targets past 20 yards!
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