RickT

I'm hanging in there with SPP, but it's hand-to-mouth. Has any tried the subject primers from Zinc Point?

I now shoot irons with the same fixed distance focus prescription as I use for my PCC. As long as I have the right percentage of white space in the rear sight notch I don't find my accuracy affected one bit.

My wife has identical Kidd 10-22 with Wiland Barrels. These rifles see practices 2x/week and 2 4-stage matches per week (winter excluded). I'm experience in cleaning magazines, cleaning the rifles, .... , but we're at our wits end keeping these things running with the assortment of ammo we're being forced to use; much more of a problem than with her two Ruger 22/45 Lite competition guns. What's out there that can be made to weight in at 3-1/2 lbs. or so that does not use these nefarious rotary mags? I have a CMMG ar22 upper that runs 100% with the S&W mags and with a LW barrel and polymer lower I suppose the weight might get close, but anything else?

My wife has this stock on both her 10/22 builds. I'm looking for a grip, really a hand stop, that will attach to the stock and have had no luck online. Purpose is to provide consistent pressure to her shoulder using the same hand position. If all else fails I'll fab something, but I swear I've seen something mentioned on line.

I have had cataract surgery on my dominant (right) eye. For Single Stack I use monovision prescriptions, distance for left eye, front sight for right eye. The sights are crystal clear. I don't have binocular vision so while my left eye provides situational awareness I really don't track to the next target (steel challenge) with my left eye and I obviously don't have the ability in real time to transition from target to sight focus. The sharp sight focus really decreases target contrast under certain lighting conditions and I'm wondering if anyone in a similar situation has compromised sight crispness to provide a bit more contrast at target distance. My current shooting prescription is distance plus 1.5 diopter which is dead on the front sight.

Thinking back I believe you're right. I've had instances where I was a bit casual on the first shot and didn't pick it up, but was able to get in position for the stop plate, some stages being more awkward than others:)

I don't even have to try to pick up my wife's 10/22 with a Wiland barrel. PCCs are obviously no problem. The AMG timer is pretty amazing. Even so, if I'm timing a gun/competitor new to me I'll reach under/over and turn the display so I can see the shots being recorded. (Steel Challenge obviously)

At least a "C" fits in SS. I've got one on order an am looking forward to the occasional use in SC and USPSA.

Perhaps the rule should read "range conditions permit angle all plates toward the shooting box (SD and OL excepted)". I've shot in bays ("pits" in Idaho: go figure) where the side berms barely extend up range of the shooting box. Plates 2 and 3 on S&H can cause problems, Plate 1 on accelerator and definitely the 5TG stop plate.

Zack, Should there be an update to the rules? Parallel makes sense for OL and SD where the rule doesn't cover these stages, but does cover the other six. I don't have a dog in this hunt in any event other than when I set up OL and SD for practice (wife and I) I do angle the outer targets (slightly) toward the same-side box. All other stages I angle toward the box per the current rule.

All other stages angle targets toward the center box. My practice is to angle the outer target pairs (OL and Showdown) toward their respective boxes, but is there a "standard"/customary practice?

I run CMMG uppers with AR lowers using Mean Arms Pmags. Not sure the CMMG bolt is compatible with a blowback lower's ejector since CMMG uses an AR style ejector.

Thanks for the responses and, yes, S&H. Won't help my wife much RFRO, but I'll encourage her to bring her left hand in closer to the trigger guard which should enable her to get 3 and 4 without so much weight shift.

Is this legal? Background: My wife has a really bad right hip. Steel Challenge is the only stage that presents a real problem because of the total angle. Shooting RFPO I've suggest she try indexing between 2 and S, Use two hands in the ready position, but go after 3 and 4 with the right hand only picking up the support hand on the way to 1. I don't see anything in the rules prohibiting this, but how would and RO see this? OTOH, AIWB is now legal in USPSA?

The local smith opened up the chamber based on 4 sample rounds I provided. Interesting that a second barrel that had been installed by a differed smith back east already had the chamber reamed I suspect based on his experience with Barsto barrels. All my test rounds plunked in that barrel as installed. Anyway, problem solved.

That's in the ballpark if you've already replaced the ILS Mainspring housing. The mainspring selection is also influenced by the radius on the firing pin stop.

Very kind of you. Through my favorite LGS I've found someone in the area whom I'm going to call. If that falls through I'll take you up on the offer. Between now and my March 24 class the old style Bayou 124RN will work fine; those can be loaded to 1.12+, but after the class I'll be able to send the barrel back and forth.

I have a Kimber HD Pro Carry with a Barsto barrel. Started to handload for this gun and the leade is very short. Irv at Barsto recommended .355. This is not an emergency as I discoved that the last batch of Bayou 124gr are the old style; if I load to 1.125" the driving bands are essentially inside the case to the round will chamber easily. Long term I'd like to source the correct diameter. I've changed the crimp, tried an FCD, .... If there is more than the smallest bit of full diameter cross section outside the case the bullet is in the lands. Barsto can lightly ream the barrel, but I would just as soon leave unchanged since factory ammo is fine.

OK. Just make sure you build in a pistol configuration and you'll be fine. Most PCC discussions on this forum are for rifle builds. I'm not an expert on pistol requirements, but the max length of pull is 13.5" I believe, that would be with the pistol brace at max extension, you're limited in what you can do with a forward grip or grip stop, and might be a limitation on max length. Other forums will have more info specific to pistol configurations. Won't get better under the Biden administration.

I assume you already have an SBR lower so you're GTG while you are waiting for your Form 1 to get approved. Otherwise, you should probably hold off on the barrel or build as a pistol until you get the form 1 approved. Once you have the Tax Stamp in hand you can convert to a rifle and you will be set for USPSA, that is assuming your intent is competition? If not, just keep it in pistol configuration and enjoy.

The cases were sized with an undersize die, same one I've been using for a long time. Just hadn't ever seen this before. Too bad I don't know what the cases looked lie before processing. I usual put 100 or so cases in a cardboard tray, quirt with case lube and shake. I'd have a fair chance of seeing a bulged case, but obviously didn't see these.

We have 5 of the same gun (we sold 1). If it's the CA version which I believe is the only one that SA makes definitely swap out the mainspring housing and go with something in the 17-19 lb. range. We pair a 19 with 9 lb. recoil springs. Our firing pin stops have a radius so that may put our guns more in the 19 lb. range. Also, way back in time we starting using standard steel firing pins with standard (Extra Power versus XX). Be sure you get the firing pin for a Springfield - different tip OD. That 19/9 combination in a broken in gun will cycle down to the point where I can watch the cases barely clear the ejection port and fall to the ground.

Dillon 1050 with a Mark VII, well past 150K rounds and these failures are new to me. The two on the left are an F.C. and Xtreme case, probably range pickups. My resizer left a very sharp lip on the bottom of the case. Possibly this was bulged brass, not an issue with my press. The one on the right is an S3 case. I didn't even know these existed, but the upper component jammed in the resizer and the lower component fell off. Someone must be actually using these things. I had to remove the sizing die so I could pound out that upper part with a brass rod. I'll just pitch "nickel" cases from now on. Learn something new almost every day.

The CMMG is a bit different using an AR ejector, but as it turns out it appears that the extractor pivot holes have been ovalized, perhaps due to lack of lubrication. This would really effect the engagement between the extractor claw and rim. I've stripped and cleaned the bolt and will install a new extractor.

I've got a decent number of 145RN and some 147FP in Bayou and Acme. I'll load up 200 with SP and give those a try. I'd like to go 500 rounds without taking the bolt apart, but it's no big deal with the jig for taking the tension off the ejector retaining pin. It's amazing how dirty that channel can get. The WSF is fine for my 1911 until used up. It's dirty at soft loads, but actually cleans up easily. Of course I won't run out of powder if primers don't come back in stock