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Both of those chronos are idiosyncratic. The Caldwell is very sensitive to muzzle blast. The CED likes the bullets to pass close above the ports. I've used both, and now use neither. I prefer the ProDigital Chrono. It is more accurate, very forgiving and easy to set up and use. Unless the bullet path is perfectly aligned with the long axis of the chrono, and parallel to the plane of the ports, you will get erroneous readings. They will be slower than actual. The CED will read slower than the Caldwell simply because it measures over a 2' span rather than I. That compounds the effect of an off axis bullet. CED M2s are what is used in chrono stations at USPSA matches. So use the number yours provides when determining PF.

I buy fully processed brass from Ammobrass. I 8,000 so far I've found only one stepped case. They do sort but they missed that one. Every one of them worked perfectly. I don't sort at all.

I shoot RFPO and Open. I bring six cased mags to the table for each. The Open gun is a 1911 Custom Open gun. On those occasions where I have a USPSA match the day after an SCSA match, I shoot Open with my 2011 shooting minor rounds. I have six mags for it, but not all of them are the same. So I run two identical mags loaded to 24. I find I am generally better on the second, third and fifth strings, because there was no break in the cadence. Usually the scorer has trouble keeping up. When I start shooting PCC, I'll probably do the same. Two 33 rounders loaded with 24.

This varies from club to club. No one bends any rules, but some clubs add them. For example, all three clubs I shoot SCSA at require you to bring your gun (of any kind) to the table in a zipped case. You cannot unzip the case until Make Ready. For USPSA, it is slightly more varied. One club uses orange cones placed to the side of the berm up-range from the COF. When you are on deck you may remove your gun from a 3-gun cart or uncase it while the PCC muzzle is pointed at the cone. You still have to observe the 180 rule. Then carry it vertically to the shooting box. Reverse when done shooting. They also mandate all PCC shooters are in the same squad. A second club allows you to bring your carted, naked, chamber flagged gun or case up to the box and uncart or uncase it while pointed down range. Both clubs are very good at explaining the correct procedures at the Match Briefing. Both clubs require 'reasonably vertically UPWARDS'. I've never understood why downwards was permitted, because of the possibility of sweeping your foot.

I'd stay away from Federal Syntech. A buddy uses them and he gets an average of one squib every other match. Also, it is not a good idea to shoot poly coated or jacketed bullets in an Open gun. They lead up the comp. You should only use heavy copper platted or JHPs.

If your FP is Ti, put a new, heavier mainspring in or change to an SS one. Clean the FP channel and do not lube. Some slides require longer firing pins. Dawson is the longest. Cheely and some others are next. I generally use an EGW SS FP. I have one gun that absolutely will not work with a standard length pin. If Series 80, remove all the parts and clean out the channels and holes. It is surprising how much gunk can collect. Polish all the parts before you put them back in.

Bullseye shooters want the LSW to be just touching the lands for the best accuracy. With jacketed bullets, that is a no no. It will spike pressures. If your 2011 will reliably feed 1.135", load that for everything. My CZ TS liked 1.126" best and both 2011 would feed that length. So that is what I loaded. You also need less powder for major. Powder needs a certain pressure to burn completely. If it doesn't get that pressure, large SDs are the result. As you inch up the pressure curve your SDs get better. Also be aware that SDs go up and down as you move up the ladder. For example, at 3.4gr of my powder under a LSWC returns an SD 04.97. Bump to 3.6 and the SD drops to 11.85. Bump to 3.7 and SDs are 9.42. I'll assume you are shooting Limited. None of this matters for accuracy in run gun. The difference are too small, and the A zone is big.

The holster is not adjustable for trigger guard fit. Rounded trigger guards will not work. Square ones do. My 1911 JEM Guns frame has a square trigger guard and it work fine. I'm pretty sure the Caspian HiCap would as well. However, it's worth a phone call to ask.

As far as I'm concerned, the Everglades required the optional thigh rest. I increase the radii on my thigh pad so it doesn't dig in anymore.

No. The 165, 155 and 135gr PFs were with a 3.3gr charge of e3. 3.7gr under a 180 made 172PF. 3.7 under a 155 made 140PF. I tried a 165 over 3.7gr but didn't like the recoil. I didn't chrono, but estimate 155PF.

165s just adds more recoil and slower slide action. Here are the results from testing light bullet weights with the same powder charge. 165 - 140 PF. 155 - 131 PF. 135 - 109 PF. Had I substituted a 165 for the 180 in my major load, I'd have been around 155 PF. There is no point in shooting a 155 PF minor load. I stayed with a 155 at 140-144 PF (depending on powder) because it shot to the same POI as my major load, and I didn't have to change recoil springs. When I stopped shooting Limited I lowered the powder charge (and recoil spring) and shot the 155gr load above. At 131 PF it is a great load.

You would, and even the new DAA Evo block has problems. Same with the SVI steel block for Cheely e2. I was fine with the DAAs when I had one set up for my CZ TS Limited gun and another for Open. That was fine when all my Open guns had STI poly grips. Then I started changing. Now no two Open guns have the same grip, and the Everglades works with all of them.

Not me. I don't give a hoot. Winning my Class does nothing for me. What gives me a thrill is being the highest placed pistol shooter in the overall match standings (or second or third). Yes, I'm behind some PCCO and RFRO shooters, but I'm ahead of others. As far as I'm concerned, I'm shooting against everyone, not just my Class or Division.

If you are happy with your DAA, keep it. You are not going to pick up much time. To give an example, I dry fire with an AMG timer that is sensitive enough to pick up the hammer fall. For a surrender draw to a variable par time beep, I'm .05 to .1 seconds faster with the Everglades. That's not enough to notice if you weren't timing yourself. I can't tell whether it is the holster or the additional practice. The main reason I went to an Everglades was it worked with all my Open guns, including a custom 1911 Open for SCSA. With both DAAs every time I wanted to shoot a different gun I'd have to change out blocks. It got to be a PITA.

Hundreds of shooters have, including me. I like it better than my Alpha-X and Race Master holsters. I'll keep one of them for my CZ TS. Everything else work perfectly in the Everglades. Tip: if you shoot a heavy gun you WILL need the optional thigh pad.

My last case of CCI AR Tactical is not as reliable as the previous ones. Now I get a FtF at least once a match. Previously it had been once a thousand or so. So I tried a bunch of new ammo. Eley ammo always goes bang in all three of my 22s. So I bought a bunch of Force and Contact. I also tried the new CCI Clean ammo. The Clean ammo did not work at all in two of my guns (both 1911 45s with conversions). Both had match chambers and the thick coating prevented the round from chambering completely. I could cock the hammer and fire again, but it mostly took 2 or 3 tries before the hammer strikes push the bullet in far enough to fire. They worked 9 times out of 10 in my race Buckmark. I gave the rest away. The Eley Force is one hot round. If your conversion is a Marvel Unit One or a Nelson, you definitely do not want to use Force in them. Slide action, even with the red spring is so violent, you batter them. Force works fine with the HD spring and buffer in my Chet Whistle custom upper, but the rough case causes extraction problems when the gun gets dirty. Using the old bullseye trick of putting a line of oil on the top round in the mag cures that. Contact works perfectly. Aguila is unreliable. SH Standard + works perfectly in the Marvel.

I only shoot 115 JHPs for major. I bought 2000 124 JHPs to try them out, but didn't manage to develop a load I liked. My gun runs two 3/16" poppels and a 4-chamber, 5-port comp, so I need a lot of gas. I run 10.2gr Major Pistol under my 115s. Whether you will like 115s is an open question. It depends on your gun, your load, and how you want the gun to feel when shooting. If you already have a lot of gas jetting out the front of the comp, you will definitely not like 115s. If your comp is not being 'worked' fully, 115s will be softer and flatter. Powder choice is a big factor. If you are currently using fast (for Open) powders like WAC and Silhouette, you can make more gas by going to HS-6 (dirty), AA7 or Major Pistol. Stay away from VV powders. You'll have capacity problems with 115s in a 9mm case.

Rainier (no longer available), X-Treme, Montana Gold and a couple of poly coated options. I really liked the Gen 1 Precision bullets. The Gen 2 are also good. Rainier, MG and Precision were the most accurate in my gun.

Of the four brands I have used, I strongly prefer the ProChrono Digital, with a Bluetooth adapter, or built in. It is by far the most forgiving chrono, and even works well for shotshells if you are 8' away. Calipers are a different story. You can get by with a good $30 set from China. Just be aware that the rack teeth are not as precisely machined as the quality ones. So you may be off by .002" or .003" at a particular measurement, unless you have calibrated them for a specific measurement. Dial calipers have an additional source of error by up to .001" per rotation of the hand. If you are interested in accuracy to .001", spend the $90~$150 it takes to get it.

Sorry. My Everglade holster functions identically to the Universal Gen 2 in the video. I think your info is out of date.

No, it isn't. Neither the Universal or the Eveglades looks like that. The only thing similar is the block. The first fraction of an inch should be straight up. After that, no restriction.

This ^^^^. My major load was 3.7gr e3 under a 180 for 172PF at 1.126" OAL. I used a 155 for minor. 140PF. Same POI. Same recoil spring.

If you run your gun wet, you get a lot. With the proper amount of lube it is barely noticeable, if at all.

No. The Universal came before. Everglades was asked to copy it when no longer available. There are differences. For example, the Everglades requires modification for use with Cheely e2 grips. The Universal does not.

About a middle sensitivity works best for me. It picks up mouse fart and uncompensated 22 rimfire pistols and rifles just fine, without requiring you to hold the timer close to or in front of the shooter. When I RO I count shots. So far I haven't gotten any false positives from echos.