rodgers65

As I may have mentioned in the OP, I did try to search and came up with nothing. If you happen to have a link, I'd sure appreciate it.

We convinced a local indoor range to do some pistol matches this year, which has been fun. But they have told us no steel targets, due to the splatter. One guy mentioned he’s been to USPSA matches where they built a box around the steel to prevent the splatter. I’ve been searching for a while, but haven’t found any info on something like that, at least not for real guns. Does anyone have experience with these, know if they work and how they are built? Something cheap/easy would be great (just how I like my women). Thanks!

I’m helping to run matches at an indoor range which will not allow steel targets of any kind. We’d like to incorporate more moving targets, but activating them is a bit of an issue. We’ve done the stick-on-a-string thing, but it doesn’t seem very consistent. Besides a stomp box, are there any other ideas out there? These aren't sanctioned matches or anything, just for fun, so I don't care if the ideas aren't "legal" by the rule book. We just need something functional and reliable. Thanks!

Right, sorry. Gun is capable of DA/SA, but I'm shooting it SA only.

Start position for a couple stages at an out of area match this weekend is with gun in weak hand, at low ready. Normally I wouldn't sweat it, but the SOs at this thing last year were a bit difficult to get straight answers out of. So I wanted to see what the official ruling was before showing up.

Sorry - haven't been able to search this yet. I shoot a DA/SA in ESP. Normally I start with the hammer cocked and the safety engaged. If the stage calls for weak hand only, does the safety need to be engaged?

A co-worker announced his retirement from the company today. Rather than a typical watch, the owner here would like to get him a gun. He was wondering if it's possible to get the company logo or a message engraved on it as a personal touch. Nothing fancy, just some basic text. Do you think that's something that needs to go to a gun-specific engraver, or would someone locally be able to handle something like that. I'm not even sure where to start looking. The trick is we're trying to keep cost down and get it turned around in a few weeks. If it matters, we're probably talking about a Browning Buckmark or something similar. No custom 1911 or anything. Thanks in advance!!!

Thanks for the replies, I guess OAL and crimp aren't as crucial as I was thinking. Some testing with it yesterday showed minor differences in group size, but it's probably negligible. I'm currently using Bullseye and picked up some Titegroup to try, all with CCI primers. Right now I'm running through a box of 124gr Berrys RN, but typically use a lead cast 125gr RN. Sounds like if it's reliable and reasonably accurate, I should do some minor tinkering and devote my time improving the shooter.

I've been reloading 9mm for IDPA for about 6 months now. Basically I found a recipe that fed reliably and was accurate enough, then ran with it. But now that winter set in and I have time on my hands, I'm starting to wonder if I'm really missing out on some accuracy advantages or reduced recoil from a better load. Lets assume for now that the gun, primer and bullet are fixed variables. I start with x grains of Powder A, find a good OAL, and the right crimp. But it's not making power factor, so I have to increase the charge weight. Does that change the OAL and crimp? Or what if Powder A is out of stock and I have to switch to Powder B, does that change OAL and crimp? What about the same thing with primers? Or would it be better to check PF before messing with OAL and crimp? How do you guys go about finding the best combinations without having a butt-load of extra components laying around? It's not like you can get 1/8 lb of powder and 50 bullets/primers at a time for a taste test. At some point, do you just say "good enough"? I'd much rather spend my time behind the trigger than the loading bench, but there will always be a nagging thought that I'm not using the most accurate ammo if I don't do a reasonable amount of testing.