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I agree with Rhoidie, 45ACP Dot and Patrick, trigger control first. I have seen people shoot targets accurately (at 25 yds) with a loose one handed grip. Accuracy is in the trigger control.
Speed is in the grip i.e. - getting the gun back on target rapidly, so grip second.
Edited to add - (There are other things that go into shooting fast, my thought is that they are third after grip.)
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Perhaps you misunderstood my comment, I do not look at the previous shooters score sheet.
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Not always true. Determining the score can include seeing the hits, or recalling the hits from the previous shooter.If the caliber of both shooters previous and current are the sane then that means you as the RO can not determine the score thus the current shooter must reshoot the stage.
Not the best practice as you can have someone challenge you as an RO on your calls and bring that back up in possible arbitration or any other issue. Call it as the book calls it and go on that way you have a solid work record and can be relied upon when MDs are looking for Staff
I was pointing out that there are methods of determining the hits even when the same caliber is shot, I was not implying that I score without knowing the score, as Sarge said if there is any question then the shooter must re-shoot.
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If the caliber of both shooters previous and current are the sane then that means you as the RO can not determine the score thus the current shooter must reshoot the stage.
Not always true. Determining the score can include seeing the hits, or recalling the hits from the previous shooter.
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Is an open/race holster really that big of a no-no for 3-gun? Can they really just fall out?
If the holster is not locked - yes.
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I find CBC headstamp 9mm brass to be problematic when crimping cast lead bullets. The brass taper crimp is not tight enough around an SNS coated bullet. This absolutely occurs with CBC brass. Sometimes I can recrimp it but most always the bullet sets back or is loose.
I am culling out and trashing all CBC brass.
The crimp is not what prevents setback, over-crimping can cause it/ contribute to it though.
I haven't had any issues with 45 ACP CBC brass, using Federal and Winchester primers.
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Yes, 5.56 and 223 use the same dies. The LC brass will probably need swaging of the primer pockets (they are normally crimped on military/ surplus brass and some commercial).
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Are the Zero's plated? Mine have all been jacketed. When I tried these 2 manufacturers the same bullet design (JHP) and weight gave me pretty much the same power factor. (Round nose may be a little different though compared to JHP.)
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To repeat - shoot it, pay attention and you will learn a lot.
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Feb 1st
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I would say contact John Amidon for clarification, because the match director makes the call you may want a note from John to be safe.
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It would be a good idea to pull a bullet and make sure you are not cutting the plating, as this can cause seperation of the plating and accuracy problems. Especially on plated bullets you want to just remove the belling, not really crimp. (Case tension holds the bullet, not the crimp. Wasp waist (coke bottle) rounds are your friend.)
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If you are talking about the round plates a peice of 4" channel iron works well. You could also weld a short peice on top of a peice of 1/2" rebar.
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Extra shots at the line, extra hits on target is correct. I would have to agree with the 2 procedurals (since per shot is not specified on the Stage Description and it is not a significant advantage shooting it this way).
I'd argue it's a significant advantage on the turn to the first target, for at least the first shot; and it's another significant advantage to have a shorter transition on the other string. You can set up totally differently.....
I still think 2 procedurals.
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String 2, shoot T1 and T3. No misses,no extra shots, no extra hits. 2 procedurals for shooting each string out of order?
I think you meant on String 2, shoot T2 and T3, but I'm starting to lean this way. I've heard it said many times that you score extra shots at the line, and extra hits at the target. If that is the case, and he corrects his mistake on the 2nd string, I could see the call for 2 procedurals for failure to follow the WSB and no other penalties. I'm not sure this is the right call, but I could make an argument for it.
Extra shots at the line, extra hits on target is correct. I would have to agree with the 2 procedurals (since per shot is not specified on the Stage Description and it is not a significant advantage shooting it this way).
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I just put a touch of lube on the funnel, not enough to stick powder granules, just enough to prevent sticking.
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I polish the sides if the hammer, sear, contacting surfaces on the disconnector, and the trigger bow on 1911/2011's. I use flat ceramic stones ~ 800 to 1600 grit. Brownells sells ceramic stones for this work, also some of the large knife ceramics (hi grit #) work for this. As EngineerEli says polish only, no metal removal.
A dremel cloth wheel with hi # grit works for curved surfaces, be careful though as it is easy to remove metal at hi speed.
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Then the shooter asks how they should shoot the second string without incurring additional penalties. You can't answer this (coaching).
For the second string does he shoot “at” T1 but intentionally miss so he does not rack up Extra Hit penalties? (He 'could' do this)
Does he engage T1 and T3 instead? (Do you mean T2 and T3? if so not without penalty.)
Does he get a failure to shoot at penalty for T2 if he does not shoot at it during the second string? Yes
If the shooter chooses to not shoot the second string, how is that to be scored? Scored as shot including all applicable penalties (i.e. add string 1 time x.xx and string 2 time 0.00, 12 misses, 2 FTE).
Since it could be infered that you interfered by recommending the unload and show clear - reshoot (up to RM though).
Edited to add not without penalty and to correct score.
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So that thing in 6.1.1 that doesn't include "Must" isn't an actual requirement? 'cause I don't think you can have it both ways.....
I believe that 6.1.1 is there to to point out that you do not need to score each string of fire before starting the next string. In the case of a malfuction that requires extensive repair the string must be scored to allow the match to flow, as you point out it would be silly to have the stage sit idle for 20 minutes or 2 hours, or a day to allow a person to repair their firearm then shoot their remaining strings.
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5.7.6 Where the handgun has failed after the Start signal, the competitor must not be permitted to reshoot the course of fire or string. This includes the instance where a handgun is declared unserviceable or unsafe during a course of fire or string. However, any unattempted component strings in a Standard Exercise may still be attempted by the affected competitor after the handgun has been repaired, and prior to when match results are declared final by the Match Director.
So in that instance I can't score between strings?
Not unless the course of fire specifies that you can. Otherwise, the shooter attempts the remaining strings, and then the whole COF is scored.
If the hand gun broke and has to be repaired off of the course of fire then you would have to score between strings.
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Yes the 223 die works for 5.56.
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Dillon has 2 different 223 sizing dies, one Carbide and a steel one. Dillon told me that lube is required in bottle neck dies even if they are carbide. (I have stuck a case in a bottle neck carbide die, not fun.) I have a tool head on my 650 for case prep and one for the final loading. (I put together a trimmer using the Lee Quick Trim die since my wife said NO to a Dillon trimmer (Pic below)). (It is a prototype and needs a little tweaking, however it works very well, way faster than trimming off of the reloader.)
Pretty cool set up. I just tell the wife to go somewhere she can't hear my RT1200 doing its thing.
My wife was concerned about the cost... too much...this setup was less than $100.00
Here is some brass trimmed with this setup-
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Dillon has 2 different 223 sizing dies, one Carbide and a steel one. Dillon told me that lube is required in bottle neck dies even if they are carbide. (I have stuck a case in a bottle neck carbide die, not fun.) I have a tool head on my 650 for case prep and one for the final loading. (I put together a trimmer using the Lee Quick Trim die since my wife said NO to a Dillon trimmer (Pic below)). (It is a prototype and needs a little tweaking, however it works very well, way faster than trimming off of the reloader.)
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