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    Halo Neuroscience?

    in Mental Conditioning

    Posted

    One of the most memorable teaching points from medical school applies here: "The plural of anecdote is not data".  Stated another way, just because a few compensated pros say it works does not mean that it works.

     

    Until there is blinded, randomized clinical data, it is bull$hit

    1911 Complete Disassembly, Cleaner, Lube

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    I like this video for disassembly/reassembly.

    I will do it once or twice a year but with my Open gun, the extractor and firing pin channels get a little more attention.  Not necessarily with every field strip but definitely before any major match

     

     

     

    https://www.google.com/search?q=nic+taylor+1911+disassembly&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=xJQhI1Wli9g6yM%3A%2CNb2phyegLPWWbM%2C_&usg=AI4_-kRGlLW_t246-SutGibkhsKCJUHAVw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRuq_doqffAhXQUt8KHUgiA_QQ9QEwCnoECAIQBA#imgrc=xJQhI1Wli9g6yM:

    Rollsizer vs CasePro

    in non-Dillon Reloading Equipment

    Posted

    On 11/16/2018 at 12:16 AM, Smithcity said:

    I can only tell you my experience. I roll everything, process it on my 650 with a mighty armory decapping die, a dillon resizing die, and a redding re-sizing die, brass then gets wet tumbled cleaning the primer pockets. I then convert the 650 over for loading (now have an Evo Pro I'm setting up). I do not separate any of my headstamps. My target OAL is 1.13", I typically see 1.27" to 1.33".

     

    Edit: meant to write 1.127" to 1.133"

    Are you rollsizing and processing dirty brass or are you dry tumbling first?

    Open load recommendations/Brazos 5" .38 super

    in Open Pistols

    Posted · Edited by Balakay

    59 minutes ago, vgdvc said:

    Thanks for the input. What made you choose 115 over 124/125gr. What has your experience been with the pistol overall?

    It was my first open gun.  Currently my backup because I got something else with a steel grip and I prefer the heavier gun. The Brazos has been extremely reliable.

    I chose 115s over 124 based on a number of factors:

    Recommendations of some shooters on this forum

    Slightly cheaper (but essentially irrelevant in the big picture)

    MORE POWDER= MORE GAS. It shoots flat. I preferred the feel and the dot movement compared to the 124s

    If you are going to make the commitment to shooting 38SC, use a slow powder that makes a lot of gas.  If you are going to use WAC, might as well shoot 9Major

     

    And it makes cool fireballs (check out my profile pic)

    2 stages in the same bay

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Matt1911 said:

    Make ready......

    Are you ready?

     

    NO! 

     

    That's all you gotta say. 

     

    True but what i missed was the one final walk. There was no issue with competitive equity but after my squad saw me give away 40 points, they weren’t going to make the same bonehead move

    2 stages in the same bay

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    I have never been a fan of this situation.  After finishing one stage, staying hot and going immediately to the second stage. 

    At a recent level II, I was the first shooter.  The first stage involved a double swinger and the second stage was somewhat easier.  Both had between 15 and 20 rounds.  I spent a lot of time visualizing the activation sequence on the first stage with less available time devoted to the second stage.  Inevitably, I screwed up the second stage.  2 Mikes and a procedural for skipping a target that I should never have missed. 

     

    So, other than shooting and visualizing better, what are my options?  Do I have the ability to say I'm not ready to shoot the second stage immediately following the first? Or is this just part of the USPSA  experience?

    How do you mark your brass?

    in General Reloading

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Maximis228 said:

    Fastest: Mark the headstamps when all 100 slots of a shock bottle case gauge are full.

    Downside: Only marks bottom of brass.

     

    Best Mark on Brass - Dual colors marked via this unit from Uniquetek - http://uniquetek.com/product/T1515-A

    Downside: Must handle every single piece of brass individually, thus slower.

     

    Best Method: Re barrel to 9 major. 🤣

    I am a 38 SC brass whore.  I have the UniqueTek device..  It is painfully slow for the volume I shoot.  

    My method:

    put on latex gloves or prepare to get colored fingers

    put the round, bullet down in an empty 9mm ammo box.  

    have a sharpie resting on the edge of the box

    spin the round by the rim to make a pretty circle

    I have found thru trial and error that the Sharpie Brush Tip is the go to marker for this task.  Far better than the regular sharpie or the chisel tip

    Akai 9mm Major

    in Open Pistols

    Posted

    14 hours ago, glockman75 said:

     


    I learned that the team guys are pushing the limits of everything. They test the guns looking for any mechanical advantage. They cut recoil and main springs until the point of failure then try again. I learned that it feels softer the lighter the recoil spring and the less coils it has, until it no longer functions.
    I’m using a 7 lbs variable with 3 coils cut and 3 aluminum shock buffs (since I have a stroked gun) thanks to their testing. It shoots great. Also switched from WAC to AA7 per their input.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

     

    Thanks for sharing what you have learned.  Curious about the recoil spring. How does cutting 3 coils off a 7# variable compare to a 6# or 5# variable spring?  How often do you have to change these?

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