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I have exhausted all of my efforts and still can't obtain a right side mag release. I actually was able to talk to Mitchell about obtaining one but he said he wasn't manufacturing any right now and just told me to send him an email for future reference. I also checked LSI and couldn't find anything on there website. If there is anybody that may want to get rid of one or have a spare laying around. I would gladly purchase it from you. This is getting frustrating when I go from right back to left. This is what I presently have and every other gun that I have has the mag release on the right side.

Thanks for the quick replies. I will look into the suggestions.

Does anybody have any information or the availability of a Right Side Mag Release for a STI DVC 2011? I had seen one on youtube that was for a 1911 that was posted 5 years ago. I don't seem to be able to find one. Just trying to find out if there is even one available.

I have both the Czechmate and the Tanfoglio. I presently shoot the CZ and it is a very tight running gun. As for the TF it doesn't have a 170mm mag that will work unless you weld two of the K9s together and I have two of the Taylor Freelance extensions and neither of them will cycle consistently. I also have the 170 MBX and it never cycles consistently. The best way I found to shoot a TF open gun is to use the Witness and convert it over to an open gun by purchasing the 6" barrel and cutting it down and thread the end. Then add a custom compensator like the John Durso one. Iv'e done this on two and they work great. One has the Durso comp and the other has a custom comp a little shorter than the Durso comp. Another issue with the Tanfoglio Gold is that there comp is too short.

Very interesting! I have had my experience with an individual on this website. Agreed to sell me an item and when funds were sent never sent item. I thought integrity was something that Firemen had in there character. Unfortunately has become deaf and non responsive to communication. Still continues to participate in other forums. My experience has left me very puzzled about certain people. I have learned to do things with a little trust now. I surely agree with the place scammers belong.

I hope they can resolve the problem. I have a friend that has had a couple of issues with his STI open gun and each time STI has replaced the slide or even the whole gun. But it seems to possibly be a design problem that is not being addressed. I was always very happy with mine and I never had a problem with it. I had only put a couple of thousand rounds through it. It seems as though the real test is when you get up into the high volume of round count. If anybody has had an issue with a low round count I would like to know. Good Luck to the STI owners out there.

I get 170 PF with 115 FMJRN with 10.3gr MP under 1.160 OAL.

I greatly appreciate the comments on this forum. I'm going to try the 147s RNP @1.135, 3.3grains with the N320. I will post my results when I finish.

I have switched from the HS6 to the Lovex and have been using it for my RNJ 124s at 9.0 of powder. It has been an improvement on my open gun. I have had problems with my hands and with the lovex compaired to the HS6 the vertical movement and obtaining the dot on the target has been noticeably different.

I know a fellow shooter and this has happened three times with his STI. He has sent it back each time and they have either replaced the frame. Or twice they replaced the whole gun. He is not shooting STIs anymore and has moved up to a better quality open gun. Each time it took a minimum of two to three months for the return.

Fine Scotch Brite and a little cutting oil. This works great and after that just make sure after each time you shoot it wipe it off and coat with lubricant.

Yes I'm sure the flat trigger is SA only

Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate it.

Does anybody have any information or the availability of a Right Side Mag Release for a STI DVC 2011? I had seen one on youtube that was for a 1911 that was posted 5 years ago. I don't seem to be able to find one. Just trying to find out if there is even one available.

I have been purchasing the Lovex from here. http://shootersworldpowder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Shooters-World-Load-Manual-Version04-23-18.pdf I was originally using HS6 and still have 8 Ibs of it. The Major Pistol Powder was recommended by a friend so I tried it and compared to the HS6. I found it to be less reactive. The red dot definetely moved less with the Major Pistol Powder than the HS6. It is a much finer grained powder than the HS6. It takes more weight to obtain a major load.

The extra long comp was tested on the TF Gold and it was then installed on the TF Limited. Those differences were very minimal. Not that noticeable. Does that make since now?

I'm saying that there is a noticeable difference between the 12 ported comp and the durso comp. There is very little difference between the gold with the durso comp and the pictured limited with the durso comp. I don't know how you can be confused if you look at the photo and read what is printed.

I installed the comp from kneelingatlas on my modified Limited and it is great. There was a noticeable difference in the vertical mussel flip compared to the 12 ported TF Gold. I have both pistols and I put the comp onto each and it took a little bit of time to obtain the results. The difference between the Limited and the Gold with the long comp was very minimal. I'm using Lovex Major Pistol Powder. 9.1 grains with a 124 RNJ bullet.

I'm not sure why some of the MBX high capacity mags work and some don't. I have the same TF Gold you do and my high capacity MBX won't feed consistently. I have tried every possible adjustment and it just won't feed consistently. Sometimes it will be on the 10th round and other times it will be in the twenties. I actually have two other TF Witness pistols and it won't feed through those either. One of worst things that can happen in competition is a feed problem. It seems as though some people don't have this problem and others do.

It is a Winchester small pistol primer. Not a magnum primer. I was able to try some CCI small pistol primers and the results were better. They obviously are a great deal harder. I only did a total of 10 so the results were not conclusive enough to determine a decision. I may try some more to qualify the results.

Thanks for the information on the primers. I have some CCI small pistol primers and will load some and see what the results are. I know that the CCIs are very hard and sometimes do not work all of the time.

It is a Winchester small pistol primer for standard loads. I have been using them for the last 12 months. But have never had these results before.

I just switched over to a new powder from HS-6 to Major Pistol from Shooters World. It seems as though the pressure that is being created is too great due to the flattening out of the the primer and an actual hole is being created in the center of the primer approximately .040 deep. I have a friend that uses the same powder but doesn't get the same results. He actually has the same lot number that I do on the powder and he is loading for a CZ Czechmate and is obtaining approximately 175 PF. with the same specifications. I'm presently loading a RNJ 124 bullet at 1.165 length . I'm trying to obtain major PF but no matter what load I use I still seem to receive the over pressurized results. The loads have been starting at 9.4 all the way up to 10.1 and all the results have been the same. If anybody any experience with this powder please post. .

According to all the burn rate data this should work. I noticed an improvement going from HS-6 to the Major Pistol. I loaded some HS-6 at 7.9 and there is still a greater amount of muzzle flip and recoil than the Major Pistol. I have stopped using the Major Pistol powder and gone back to the HS-6. I appreciate the feed back and look forward to hearing if anyone has had any of the same experience with this powder. Or if anyone has any suggestions.

I have chronoed the rounds at 9.4, 9.6, 9.8, and 10.1 the only one that is even close to 165 PF is the 10.1 but it came out at 169.0 PF. Here is a photo of the primer that comes out of all the loads. Iv,e stopped testing this powder until I find out whats going on. Thanks For Your Feedback