WestTex
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Forgot to update.
Can confirm that heat isn't even necessary. It's a soft metal. I just put it in a vice, used a crescent wrench, since it had smooth sides, and bent it up. It took very little effort to do.
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23 hours ago, Aircooled6racer said:
Hello: when you put it in a vise make sure you use pieces of soft metal on either side of the racker to protect the finish. Most bench vises have serrations that will tear up the racker. You can use aluminum or a piece of copper pipe. Thanks, Eric
Good call! Thanks
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I think I'll just try throwing it in a vice and not while it's still mounted to my brand new gun lol.
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8 hours ago, 36873687 said:
Builder did this zig racker just heat it up
Nice Rafferty! Pat just built me a two tone.
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6 minutes ago, George16 said:
Just enough to soften it up for bending. Buy one of these portable propane torches from Walmart, Home Depot or Lowe’s for less than $16.
I've got an oxy/acetylene torch, I just wasn't sure how much heat the finish would take.
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1 hour ago, Bwilmot said:
This is what I did. Works like a charm.
How much heat are we talking to bend it? Glowing?
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18 minutes ago, jpeters11 said:
Should be the same. My atlas custom came with a zig racker and my thumb kept getting in the way, tossed on one of their ape hangers and all is good.
Exactly what I was looking for. You're the man, thank you!
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Can anyone tell me if the ape hanger and zig racker are close enough to be interchangeable? I run a zig racker but have a bad habit of riding my thumb high and hitting it. Pics would be a definite help. Thanks!
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I've got lot 115 and it takes 9.8gr with a 121 mg to make 169 pf. This is out of a Rafferty Middle with 2 popples.
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3 hours ago, CzechShooter said:
Hello everyone,
Thanks for all of the advice pertaining to reloading 38 SuperComp. I reloaded some 124 gr. Xtreme FMJ (RN) using vv3n38 at 9.6 grs. My average speed today in 83 degree weather at 4300 ft elevation (Nevada) was 1464.4 fps, yielding 181.55 pf: COL 1.260, using WSR primers. Pretty darn accurate; was happy with the load out of my STI DVC O.
Does anyone have information on reloading 115 gr RN using the same powder. I'm looking for bullet seating depth, utilizing the same powder (vv3n38), or Winchester AutoComp. Any information would be helpful. I know with the 115 gr bullet, I'll have to be at 1450 or better for major. PF. Thank you.
If 9.6 with a 124 was netting you 181 PF I'd probably just start st 9.8 and work up. All of my 115 grain loads are 1.240" OAL. It takes me considerably more to get my 115s to major because I run a shorty with 3 big popples in it.
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I'd probably start at 10 grains and work up with 115s in your gun.
I use 115 precision deltas and it takes me 10.8 to make major using a shorty with 3 big popple holes.
Also ZZT is right. You'll be pushing 115s past 1450 and that's asking alot of plated bullets.
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Maybe I'm looking at it differently but processed brass and sorted brass are two different things for me. Processed brass, whether mixed or sorted gives me less problems while loading and shooting. Sorted brass is better if you don't want to process the brass yourself. If you have a 1050 just invest in an ammobot. With the right accessories you can process mixed brass at a rate of 3000 cph or better. I never tried justifying it financially but my time is worth a lot to me and I don't like spending it processing brass. For me, automation was the way to go. I get way more accomplished in an hour with it and can spend the saved time shooting or riding. YMMV
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I run the exact same load as Tony, 3.2 grains titegroup under a 135 gr tc bullet from blue bullets. 1.140 was my oal. I've tried 115 and 124 grain PD jhps, 115, 124, 147 rn from blue bullets and ended up settling on the 135 Tc. It was the most accurate of the bullets tested for my S2.
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On 11/21/2019 at 6:05 PM, davsco said:
the triji sro seems to have the thinnest base, which should mean the dot is lower, but i guess with the larger window, the dot sits as high off the slide/bore axis, if not higher, than some of the others.
and by the way, per triji, the sro dot sits a full 1/4 inch higher from the bottom of its base vs their rmr.
anyone have any real world experience how easy it is to pick up the sro dot, vs some of these others. and on a glock gen 4 17 milled, if that makes a diff?
I've shot the rts2, DPP, and romeo 3. My SRO picks up like the older cmore slideride, very easy to find and very forgiving. The dot is very round and crisp, every bit as bright as the DPP.
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Thanks guys, it seems like the scales may be the winner for me. Not a fan of pal swells unfortunately.
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Anyone know what the lightest S2 grips are? Looking at cutting a little more weight for CO.
Also, had anyone modified magazines and TTI basepads to cut weight?
Thanks.
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Spoke to the guys at CGW and they're confident they can trim the excess .5 out of the slide. I may even switch to some g10 or scales grips to give me that extra 2 tenths. All in all I would say it's very doable.
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So as an update.
2 hours ago, threat said:Seeing as I'm using +4 TTI basepads and using a DPP optic I may need to do more to make weight.
I however do not want to mill my Frame if it will make it illegalI weighed my gun today with a factory mag and it weighs in at 44.7 ounces. With my tti +4 pads and grams follower and spring I am at 45.5 ounces.
This is with slide milling and the removal of the dpp hood. The grips have also been milled but I may try it with scale grips if someone could chime in with the weight that happens to have them.
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2 hours ago, LuvDog said:
I posted a picture somewhere here... it weighed in at 43 oz with a Burris FF3.
So, are you running stock mags to make weight? I was planning on running taran +4 pads and was accounting for extra weight there
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6 hours ago, LuvDog said:
My S2 makes weight with just the slide milled in a couple of places.
It sounds like you don't like the look of the full length dust cover and want to mill it for weight and aesthetics. I don't think that would be allowed.
Awesome! What mag setup and optic are you running to make weight? Do you know the exact weight?
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5 hours ago, Janskis said:
But why? The heavier frame helps keep the recoil tame but a heavy slide in relation to the frame will increase perceived recoil. Why not mill the slide, get a lighter gun AND less perceived recoil for "free"?
The concern with the shadow 2 is making weight for carry optics. It tips the scale at 46.9 empty.
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I have a slide en route from CGW that they milled to make weight. They sent me a plastic guide rod from tso, milled one long port in the top as far as they could go, and removed the metal shield on the deltapoint pro. They also took weight out of the grips.
It should be back to me by Saturday so I'll weigh it then with a mag and see if I make weight. If not, I may have to go your route if we do get some sort of clarification on that.
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James, I ended up ditching cheap plugs and cans when running open. I've had a set of MSA Sordins for almost a year now and they are solid. Zero malfunctions and battery life is crazy good. I think I've changed them once and even then, it was just a precaution before a level 2 match. I can actually wear them all day and have little fatigue. They do get sweaty here in west Texas because I opted for the gelcups.
If you want cheap I wouldn't bother with cheap electronics because it isnt worth the money. You're better off with passive or plugs.
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Yep, the only ones I could get to fit the gauge with 4g is the first gen sti tubes.
Full size vs midi open gun load data.
in 9mm/38 Caliber
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I run 9.4 aa7 at 1.165 for 169-170 pf in my middy. Binary eng 3 port with 2 poppies.