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    2011 and Carry optics

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    1 hour ago, zzt said:

      9mm minor in a 2011 with a dot already has a Division.  It is Open minor. 

    ^This.

     

    it is so tiresome to hear about people wanting participation ribbons.  The Tactards with their fleshlights and RMRs on 2011s are going to get smashed in CO or Open minor.  It just doesn't matter.  Just shoot Open

    Plunk test varies

    in 9mm/38 Caliber

    Posted

    I roll size and use a U-die for 9 mm major..  Everything fits perfectly in my Hundo gauge. In one of my open guns, anything that passes the gauge will plunk.  Unfortunately, I recently learned that that is not the case with my primary match gun. Same barrel type, same gunsmith.  Match ammo gets plunked individually in this barrel.  Rejects go into the practice bucket. 

     

    Long story short, the gauge is only a guide.  If it doesn't plunk in YOUR barrel, problems arise 

    Brass cleaning…

    in General Reloading

    Posted

    On 12/2/2021 at 8:59 AM, jakfrost1 said:

    I use range brass almost exclusively for my 9mm production and open shooting…water washing the major crud off first, drying, then corn cob tumbling till shiny. I then lube with Hornady One Shot before re-sizing/de-priming. 
    My question is, I would like to tumble the brass again before reloading to remove residual lube but am wondering if I should be concerned about the odd piece of media that gets stuck in the open primer hole. Could this possibly affect the ignition and consequently the muzzle velocity/accuracy? 
    Any thoughts comments? 

    Cheers,

    Jim

    To each their own, but if you are going to wet clean the brass first, why not just wet tumble without pins, little lube and load?? Your process is cumbersome

    Dots are Dying

    in Open Pistols

    Posted

    41 minutes ago, Rnlinebacker said:

     

     

    Its the friggin C squad at the factory in Japan that is doing this to you lol

    Lol.  I'm going to keep track of the serial #'s to make sure they aren't sending me my recycled broken optics. I would switch to an OG C-more if I wasn't so heavily invested in these Sigs and mounts.

    Dots are Dying

    in Open Pistols

    Posted

    I've broken more than my share of parts over the past 3 years shooting Open and I understand that it is the price I pay for shooting this division.  However, I just had my 3rd Romeo3 Max  die suddenly in the past 4600 rounds.  I'm over it. All have been while shooting without warning.  No flicker, no dimming. Just sudden death.  2 of the 3 were during matches, one of which was an A5 (no fun shooting a big field course dotless). My PF is not excessive, so WTF?

     

    To their credit, Sig has been great with replacements but I am at the end of my patience.  

     

    {rant over}

    Atlas magazines

    in Open Pistols

    Posted

    38 minutes ago, CHA-LEE said:

     

     

    Its also easier to perform reloads with 140mm mags because they weigh less and fit in your hand better than a Big Stick. But that is more of a personal preference thing. 

    any insight as to whether Atlas is going to make any 155mm mags?  My average size hands reload them better than 140s or 170s.  

    Racheting Gun Belt

    in Gear & Accessories

    Posted

    3 hours ago, dapribek said:

    In USPSA, if you don’t have an inner belt, your gun belt must go through, I believe, at least 2 belt loops. 

    5.2.3. 

    You do not need loops. 
     

    “….the belt or the inner belt or both must be either securely fixed at the waist  OR secured through a minimum of 3 belt loops…”

    Go back to plastic?

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    20 minutes ago, motosapiens said:

    it takes a while to get competent with a red dot. i would bet money that some people at nationals might not yet be competent. For sure, I have observed a 3-division iron sight GM struggle with the dot, and shoot worse than normal.

     

     

    Not you, too.  You are way too smart for this. 

    PCC unequivocally  is faster than single stack but in my hands, I am faster with SS because I have zero rifle skills.  Not the point.

    Let JJ or Ben or Kim or anyone who is A-class in both Prod and CO and see what happens with equally loaded mags.  Even if you suck with target focus, using the dot as a front sight is faster than irons because there is no need to align the sights.  

     

     

    Go back to plastic?

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Boomstick303 said:

     

    That's not what I said.  

     

     

    so basically what you're saying his if you take 2 people who have no idea how to use a red dot or do target focus, you think the irons might be faster.

    Fascinating premise for a competition shooting forum.

    I will counter that it is easier and faster for the Noobs in question to use dot focus because there is no issue with having to align the front and rear sights. Just put the dot on the target and blast away.  

    Go back to plastic?

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    39 minutes ago, Boomstick303 said:

     

    Not if they have never shot a dot before.  You think someone can just pick up a dot and shoot as fact as they did with Irons?

     

     

    that's just a stupid comment.  Put a dot gun and one with irons in the hands of someone who is competent with both and the Dot is faster over the course of a match.  Every.  Single.  Time.  Is this really even debatable? 

    Go back to plastic?

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, Boomstick303 said:

     

    This is exactly my point.  Arguing over what sighting system is faster has nothing to do with the system rather than the person who is using any system and the efficiency they are using that system.  There is no blanket statement of dots are faster than irons, or vice versa.  It is a mute point.

    Moot not mute.

     

    I will make the blanket statement that I guarantee you and everyone else would have shot worse at nationals with Iron sights than you/they did with a dot. 

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