Waltermitty

Well, as I think I said on another thread, you all really need to give me a couple of years to see if these whoop-de-doo Ti cylinders are worth the trouble. I've only got ~1500 rounds through this cylinder, so that's not nearly enough field testing. As also previously reported, my lovely Bride bought me a backup ("B") 625 for my birthday in October. The plan now is for Santa to bring lots of goodies on his sleigh to get it tricked up to "A" gun standards. Here's some pretty poor pictures of the kids in their working clothes:

Just come on out and join the fun. I'm leaving the house right now for a 3 gun match in Arcadia. I'll also be shooting at Bethel tomorrow. No shooting next weekend Then we'll go down to Ada and shoot steel challenge with the Ada crew on the 31st. Bubber makes those matches quite often. It's going to be a great year in 2006!

I'll add another report of no problems with new Fed primers. But I'm not as low as some of you guys on trigger pull.

It goes without saying that different people respond differently to "things", and I surely wish there was one [big] thing (or several smaller things) I could implement or pass along to advance in shooting. There are so many things that stand out as I have played the game, not the least of which was going to the 05 Nationals and having the priviledge of shooting with the finest squad in The World. But on the whole, in looking at where I have been and where I am (such as it is) I would have to say that taking the RO classes and earning and maintaining certification has done the most to help me understand The Game. This post would be way too long to detail the finer points, but in my view if you ever hope to be all you can be in the sport, you need to go to the classes taught by the leaders of the sport and find a way to work not only the local club matches but some of the bigger matches as well. Working the big matches is key. The stages are set up correctly and you can learn what that means. The diamonds are found by seeing the same stage run 300 times by the full sectrum of talent from the newest "D" shooter up to [insert your idol's name here]. It is grueling and sometimes thankless work, but it's the cheapest education money can't buy; and it's not just about the shooting.

I can testify to that! He sends me home in second place on a regular basis AND he shoots strictly minor power factor loads

That's some serious thread-drift y'all got going there.

My initial installation required great effort and committment. The pin may be too long as well, but they are tighter than Dick's hatband. I would also like a replacement screw. Why doesn't everybody switch over to Allen head screws?

Hey Paul, I'd like a copy of the match materials please. dvccro@yahoo.com We'll set it up here in Oklahoma and play with you!

Revoman, now that you're here, I think we should use this photo as our inaugural revolver forum "You Write the Caption" contest: "Ok, at the sound of the buzzer you count to 100 and then come find us."

Not too shabby, I didn't realize you shot the match. It is a different game isn't it?

Hi Bubber, unfortunately not I was very busy with some business trips in the week before the match in St. Gallen. And St. Gallen is a +5hrs trip from me in Friday evening traffic jam on german autobahn. So I decided to stay at home with my family (my 3 year old daughter was very happy about that...). But on Monday I send a mail to membership@icore.org with my dates and the dates of a second guy (Markus, the WSXIV competitors will know him) for joining ICORE and founding the first "german section"! So, next time possible I will shoot the first clissifiers to come up with you guys! best, Sascha I would like to come shoot with you myself. I was stationed in Sieglesbach in the U.S. Army. I had an apartment in Bargen on #5 Panoramastrasse. I spent quite a lot of time in your area. It would be great to visit again.

Yeah, I knew two or three folks in the same situation when revolver division came out. Any rule change like that is gonna be a problem. Going the other way, if 8-shot revos are suddenly included in revo division, other shooters will be hacked off. Including my wife who just bought me a new backup 625. At the time the rule was made, 7 & 8 shot revos were brand new. I'm sure at the time a good faith effort was made to attract the most potential participants. That was, and probably still is, 6 shots per reload. That's why, in some regards, I wish USPSA (IPSC) could be just a little more flexible with the equipment rules, while maintaining parity. Rather than focusing on creating divisions for specific equipment or people, establish general limits for major divisions and then build flexibility in the scoring software for all the sub-categories. Similar to what Gary was proposing. We might be surprised at how many people would bring out 5-shot backup guns (my first two classifiers were with a Ruger SP101) or mouse guns (less than 125 PF) if we could accomodate them. So I'm not proposing a mouse gun division (Kel Tec P32 SuperSquad anyone?) but I think there could be a way to focus on the other rules in the game and sub-divide the divisions to include more folks without increasing match overhead. The rules clearly state how many folks you gotta drum up to get your division or category recognized at a match.

I dunno, there's a guy around here that keeps cleaning my clock with minor power factor and JET speed loaders....

Hey, I'm good for some sponsorship money on that cheerleaders outfit. It works pretty well in tennis and golf, (a few names come to mind) why not ladies division USPSA?

I would want a slot to that match.

The way I got started was that my home club had a Revolver Only match at least once per year. Everyone was encouraged to drag out the wheelgun in the closet and come play. It was usually held in the off-season. It is a rare club that won't let you volunteer to set up a match and run it. Plan to do it on "5th weekends" or some other schedule that gets you 2-3 matches per year. All you need are 2-3 willing accomplices.....

Yeah, Hop's been shooting bottom feeders at the matches I've seen him at since July.... Sandbagged the classifier at Old Fort even.... Hey, wanna see a picture of my new cylinder.

If you've seen one.......

I talked to Jeff Whitehouse 1-800-331-0852 ext 425 he gets to work about noon. The part number is 29498 You get the cylinder and a raw star. The price was $138.74 plus shipping. They offered to install it for $50.00. It probably will not fit as-is. I don't know what version you want to put it in, but it wouldn't "drop in" to either of my 625-8's. But I really think all you guys need to wait for me to try mine out for another year or two before you take the plunge. After all, it's probably more cosmetic than anything else.

The cylinder came with quite a bevel on each charge hole already, much more than my S&W chamfer job I paid for. I haven't had any stickiness problems, but the surface of the cylinder is definately not as slick as the steel.

Sorry for the late reply Brother Mike. I had to go play guns with Hop in Ft Smith and couldn't get my 'puter to work Friday when I was trying to leave. I really don't have enough rounds through the combination yet to make a definitive statement. I'll have to report back after a few matches. Initially, for people like me with the un-smooth trigger affliction, it feels like it helps calm the gun way down during the jerking and flinching. If you're already smooth and even, you may not get much benefit, but if you're herky jerky like me (had to replace one cylinder already because I had peened the notches beyond reason) it may be something of a help. Hop yanked the trigger on it a few times this weekend, maybe he has an opinion? I'm anxious to get it into one of them 40 round "Open Gun" courses to really push it and see what happens. If nothing else it gives me style points and psychological comfort that I *must* have an edge 'cause my stuff don't even match anymore.

I'm assuming the third gun listed is a 325 PD instead of a 625 PD (?). That would be the TI cylinder and aluminum frame. That gives closer to 2.7 ounces (~35%) less than the 625-8 (assuming 45 ACP) That's 3.4 ounces (~40%) less than the 625-2. I didn't weigh mine when I had it apart the other day. I'll have to figure out how to get an accurate number for comparison. I can testify that the Ti cylinder *feels* significantly lighter and is very noticable in the gun.

Ahead planning well you are....

I had similar feelings about the new 625 I just got. It's easy to get spoiled shooting guns that have been brought up to where they should be. The same thing happened with the Colt 1911's years ago, great things were forthcoming as soon as the competition discovered the vast untapped market for decent NIB guns....

Hey. I'm in on any 5 shot snubbie side match, anywhere, anytime. I started USPSA revolver classifiers with a Ruger SP101. Still got my speedloaders too.