[Nice guns dont make better shooters]

My 2 cents.

 

Nice Gun,  will make you look twice as bad if you cant hit s#!t. 

A plain off the shelf gun will make you look twice as good if you're a decent shot. 

[Am I crazy?]

On 11/30/2020 at 10:27 AM, Makicjf said:

 How are the rest of you managing the lack of SPP?

 

I'm good! And just think people laughed at me when I started stocking up for the zombie apocalypse. 

 

nah, I've been with USPSA since the early 80's and took notes.

 

I do feel sorry for our newer shooters who are getting blind sided by this. 

[Oil choices.....]

LOL I tried a lot of different oils over thee years. They all get mixed together in a bottle of mobile 1

[How well do bore snakes clean barrels vs jag and patches?]

I use one at the range or at home when I cannot insert a cleaning rod from the breech. 

I don't think you can compare a bore snake to a fresh clean patch. 

[Newbie question.]

I've done it but only with jacketed bullets.

[Carry optics in a mag restricted state]

1 hour ago, Cuz said:

 

Some of us live in these states, so we need to adapt in order to keep playing gun games...

The Op did say "I'm a part time resident". He might have family there and want to get some shooting while visiting?

[Is lack of ammo starting to hurt participation?]

8 minutes ago, Joe4d said:

plenty of ammo and primers here with last match of year this saturday,,,  AND I am waiting for my Covid test results sitting home.
I do work for state so they will keep paying me. Hopefully its just a garden variety cold. 

Goals for winter.
Load all my brass, my shop is metal and godawful hot in summer.

Build/buy , trade, steel a straight wall carbine. 45, 350, 450,

Go shoot pins with ZZT !

 

Mind blown here. When does it start(Matches) up again?

 

We have one season here and shoot all year around. 

[How much do you think the ammo and primer shortgage will affect uspsa in the long term]

14 minutes ago, SGT_Schultz said:

 

When that happens the smart people will buy it cheap and stack it deep and the dumb ones will continue being dumb.

I know more than a few here. They either think it wont happen or they have time to wait. 

[Carry optics in a mag restricted state]

12 hours ago, nxfedlt1 said:

Ha, what an oversight. 

 

It's for Hawaii.

The Peoples Republic Of Hawaii

[How much do you think the ammo and primer shortgage will affect uspsa in the long term]

On 11/26/2020 at 1:39 PM, SGT_Schultz said:

 

This is not a global issue.  The US has a very different set of political and cultural circumstances than the rest of the world.

LOL, Agreed! hopefully the mod also agree.

[Is lack of ammo starting to hurt participation?]

Some shooters here were talking about shooting single stack because small primers cannot be found. 

[The USPS]

On 10/31/2020 at 3:13 AM, RJH said:

Least it showed up in one piece, only UPS has completely destroyed stuff for me

This for me also!

 

[What's the most unsafe thing you've seen at a match?]

On 11/21/2020 at 1:28 PM, Farmer said:

Not at a match but dip sh*ts like this really set me off. 

Condition 2?

[Heavier bullets always better?]

On 11/24/2020 at 1:25 AM, lroy said:

I have yet to see someone waiting on the slide to return to fire again.

 

 

I have, we have a couple of guys who can shoot as if they were bump firing.  I believe them when they tell me that they have to wait.

[S2 - spring life?]

Not familiar with the S2 but if the trigger return spring is similar to the 75B/TS I'd change them out once a year. I broke more than a few. 

[How much do you think the ammo and primer shortgage will affect uspsa in the long term]

11 hours ago, RadarTech said:

So— there are 2 primer plants I have been told of... in the US starting up... I think the shortage will last until they get moving.. then to compete the other plants will start producing more... 

until covid is truly under control— then we will be at a lurch too.. I know 1 primer plant that was hit hard ... and that hurt production... 

 

 

Its all about the $$$ Like Automobiles you're not going to sell parts(Primers) when you can sell cars& trucks.   For now at least. My 2 cents

[Heavier bullets always better?]

4 hours ago, RePete said:

 

Until you go to a match where the steel is hard set and the 115's won't knock them down.

This is what started me on the heavy bullet path. 

[Heavier bullets always better?]

For felt recoil yeah but for accuracy no, not for me.

I was in the heavy bullet camp for more years and years but since switched to the light to medium weight bullets. 

[How much do you think the ammo and primer shortgage will affect uspsa in the long term]

If it's already effecting shooters now I cant imagine what it's gonna be like next year.

[Magnum small rifle primers for loading 9mm minor]

I'd recommend loading them a little hotter. To avoid breach face erosion. 

[What finish is this?]

13 minutes ago, Trump said:

It's matte bright nickel electroplated over a abrasive blasted surface

I got kinda nervous when I got the notification "Trump" quoted me.

[What finish is this?]

I'm sure it's not but looks like someone wiped it with Ospho.  

My mags looks like that. 

[I wish Production wasn't dying]

Recently switched to CO because having a hard time focusing on the irons.  Old Eyes

[Recoil settling question]

Have you tried different weight recoil springs?

[If you were to start over now knowing what you do about reloading...]

Dillion, but given the time(age, $$$) I started I should've got an RCBS Rock chucker.  Started with a Lee Challenger kit.