mgardner

I don't have a caliper but its on my list...now. how much length are we talking about? is it a perceptible amount? I can't see a decernable difference between some off the shelf Fiocchi rounds i have and the Freedom stuff that failed. It's usually the bullet hitting the rifling. The length to the datum diameter on the bullet taper that is too long. Put some magic marker on them and chamber one and see if it is hitting.

Some squads are just plain lazy. The majority are great though. I carry pasters and set and paint steel and only yell for tape if I've run out. We had one squad where a lady that appeared to be in her sixties set the steel all but when she was on deck or shooting. The young guns just walked by it and let her do it so I helped her as I could.

I have a set of punches that I cut and ground to about 3/8 inch to start the pins, then I use the longer ones so they don't bend. The pins from a machinists gauge pin set work well too as they are incredibly durable to start and drive pins. I replace the mag brake with the drop free style.

Staying fit as you get older is hard. I've fallen in love with my bicycle. Got it last year at age 62 because my knees are shot. It's really helped my wind and keeps my heart rate down so hitting difficult targets on long courses is much easier. Nice outdoors exercise too.

I put a drop of superglue on it where the underside of the fiber contacts the metal and they last for a year or more. I think it stops the vibration.

Some of the worked over P09's I've handled were very nice for the money. One of them with a trigger job should work nicely.

I'm thinking that you need to shoot enough to become desensitized to it. Once your subconscious realizes that the noise and kick won't hurt you it'll get better. Just like the pounding you get learning to fight. The first time you get hit it's a shock but when you survive it you learn not to fear it and eventually you're desensitized to it and can keep your head up and eyes open.

A fireplace, lots of wood and no black flies from what I remember about living in Vermont. :-)

Congratulations. I'll be at this 4 years in April and am having a ball at 62 years old. Shoot several matches week and have completed CRO training so I'm "really" in. I'm going to be fully retired in May so I imagine I'll be volunteering for more stuff. The wife is relieved that I have USPSA because she doesn't want me around the house too much. LOL

Just how difficult was it to drive the pin in? It should go fairly easily. Out of curiosity what did it look like before? If you can remove the pin and it relaxes back to round drill it again. I've had the drills chip on the edges and needed to go back into the hole with a new one to drill it to size. Usually I take a triangular file and remove the bulk of the material for the half diameter hole in the sight before I drill and it goes very easily. Just measure the location from the end and the depth and file it just shy of finish.

Luminosity appeals to my ego and makes me a genius in my own mind. USPSA just delivers a weekly lesson and butt kicking and keeps me in reality. LOL

What he said. ^^^^^^

Been there done that. LOL

If you shoot at a club that has the talent and money to put on major matches you probably already shoot the stages you'll see at the major matches and may want to save your money. If it's a small club with few GMs and Master shooters you may want to go traveling to see what happens in the outside world. If nothing else you'll come back with some priceless experience.

Put more pressure on the frame with your weak hand thumb and see if it helps.

Depends on how far away the targets are and how much of the target is covered by a no shoot or hard cover. When I visualize the course of fire and establish a cadence for my shooting I determine just how much time will be focused on the sights and when it needs to shift. If there's lots of no shoots and cover and the targets are out past 12 yards it'll be a more methodical stage. If the targets are closer and unobstructed it's a Hoser stage where I have a vague idea of the sights and am focusing on acquiring targets as quickly as possible.

I have about 5000 rounds through my TS in 40 and like the plastic guide rod. Just had to replace it Friday. I run a plastic one in my Shadow too. They get pretty chewed up and I think they protect the gun from undue battering and make them shoot softer, but that just may be me. The end that contacts the frame takes the shock and is flexible unlike a steel one.

That's what I have in one of mine.

The camming of the hammer back as you pull the trigger in single action has to do with the angle of the sear and it needs to be dressed with a stone until it doesn't move. You may have to do this no matter what hammer you buy. There is a thread here on how to do it. I'm thinking that the technique is in this thread. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9685&hl=%2Badjusting+%2Bsear+%2Bangle#entry112713

I dry fire practice daily. No live fire practice at all. I am B class in Limited, Limited 10, Single stack and Production. I crowd 75% occasionally and am retiring more and working less as of June so I will have time to practice live fire and may have a chance at A. My last two classifiers in Limited were 78% and 86% so there is hope.

If you are winding your body up like a spring and forcing yourself around to acquire a target you may be relaxing a bit when the shot breaks and moving. One of the group I shoot with was doing that a week ago and has since improved by shuffling his feet around to get in a better position (his back is stiff).

I'm thinking that people who seem to have "natural talent" are blessed with superior physical attributes and will progress much faster with the expenditure of less effort than someone with some difficulties to identify and overcome. The chubby guy with flat feet and bad eyes is certainly up against a tougher learning curve.

Check for burrs at the edge of the cut for the bore that the spring travels in and remove them. I use a flatwire spring in mine and it fits the plastic guide rod tightly so it cannot hump up and bind at all. A little heavy but smooth.

Proves that if you make the first move the other guy is in trouble. Situational awareness is key. Get the ear buds out and don't play with your phone. Observe and like Jack said make sure you keep it out of sight.

Poor old Tex gets no respect. LOL Also shows that "knockdown power" of a major caliber is a myth.