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What you are doing is quite foreign to me. So methodical and goal oriented Fascinating to follow but not something that I would do. I guess it is enough for me to shoot for fun, and participate in a few matches. Make 60% score unless I have some serious issue, RO at local IPSC matches and maybe train some newbies to the point that they are safe on the range and can hit targets. There is a local match coming up, and the Madness has struck me. I'm thinking of shooting 6-shot Major Revolver, instead of Major .45 in IPSC Classic (SS). At least I'll have an excuse for not winning anything

And Revolver. It does not make any sense, competitively, to shoot 6-shot Major. But sometimes the madness strikes me and it feels good to have at least one advantage

It is not possible that millions of flies are wrong.

Looks like KMR also has models with sights that are adjustable both ways. Perhaps you can get a sight from KMR? ... do you still need a hammer if you loosen the screws?

What is wrong with the adjustability? ... just looking for alternative ideas in case the CZ rear sight does not fit. In general, I'm told that very few CZ parts fit KMR pistols.

Agreed ^. N320 works fine for making IPSC/USPSA Major. Why not for a little lower PF too. Also. I don't think N310 is very good for .40. I have used it for .45 ACP, and will again. But that is a whole different ball game. Glocks are pretty strong. People have fired pretty sturdy loads out of Glocks with no apparent issues.

The Finnish dealer/distributor seems to be selling as many KMRs as he can get in his hands. People who have tried them seem to be impressed. The Orca OR looks like it should work well for USPSA Limited Optics. Or as an iron sight pistol, too. https://kmrarms.com/en/pistols/kmr-l-02-orca-or/

Sounds like bad stage design. Can't quite agree that running uprange a number of steps is a DQ trap. It is just something that you need to think about and practise a little. Depending on stage, I might prefer to leave my gun hand behind me. Like when I want to move towards my weak hand side of the stage, during or after the retreat.

Level 2 IPSC matches is really what I mostly do, and not all that many of those in a year to be honest. It happens that I get a stage where I have no clue how to cope with it. Something that I have never practised. Oh well, I'll never win anything anyway, unless there's very few participants in my Division/Category It becomes a learning experience. Isn't running into some new challenge one of the points, and joys, of going to a match? Something different from what you are comfortable with shooting on your own at the "home" range? ----------------------- Retreating, and even just moving sideways, can be tough for newbies. We don't allow total newbies to compete or even practise on their own before training them a bit. The official curricilum does not include retreating. When I run a newbie session, I make a point of at least saying something about retreating.

What PF are you getting with the Alien? I'm told that the gas retarded action loses some power, compared with the currently conventional designs. I also seem to recall that it is factory setup for a round with 8 gram (124 or 125gr) bullets.

More is more when you go up Dillon model numbers. In more than one sense. Many struggle to determine how much more they need or want.

I'm betting things like that will wear me down if I eventually make it to 80. Are you able to do something that you enjoy? That kind of things are good for the mind, at least.

How low is your low PF? My first instict is to go for a fast burning powder. That would raise the pressure enough for a little cleaner burning. My hands down choice for this is Vihtavuori N310. Among the ones you mention, Titegroup looks like it would fit. From what I can find out, it isn't particularly clean burning, though (?)

Yep. I found a whole thread, here, where people said their .40 1911s worked OK with .45 mags. At least Tripp and Wilson mags were mentioned. No idea if all mags would work.

Reloads should be a little easier with a shorter COAL. But you need to make the hits. Steel is an unforgiving accuracy game, so better see if a short load is accurate in that revolver. I just made some test loads in .38, and went for 1.437 inch COAL. My bullets might allow even shorter but I found some data at that length, with the powders that I have handy

A 30 round magazine can be a good monopod for a low prone position. Even more steady if you also have a vertical front grip: the front grip might not reach the ground but your hand holding the grip can.

Looks like some sort of a livestock guardian breed?

What pistol was it? Discussing a "hypothetical situation like this", elsewhere, all kinds of ideas came up. - can a .45 magazine hold a .40 round? Apparently, a .40 round would just jump out of a .45 1911 magazine. - could a "too loose for the magazine" .40 round slip into the barrel early, followed by a .45 round during the same cycle? - one guy demostrated an unfired .40 round just slipping through a .45 barrel. - there was doubt about the firing pin igniting a .40 round in a .45 gun. I guess the extractor could, with luck, hold the smaller round just firmly enough.

Oh. I never thought of that - but then, I don't have anything in .40. People, hopefully, learn from mistakes but it is much more pleasant if you can learn from other peoples' mistakes. Just quoting to make sure that things that are on the interwebs stay on the interwebs....

Did you find out what was in the barrel, and what happened?

No. Not enough to be measurable anyway. If you were to shoot long range rifle, the different air density would affect the "air resistance", and therefore trajectory. Is there a big difference in temperature? That tends to have an effect.

Looks cool! If the bull barrel is 4.33" it is slightly long for IDPA too. No problem for IPSC Classic. I remember hearing complaints about Buls that had incorrectly fitted barrels at the back. No idea if it was a wide spread issue.

Just thoughts, no more: How do you know that the previous bullet exited the barrel? Unburnt powder could suggest a too light charge - but the slide slamming back with great force suggests otherwise. Any loose or broken parts in the gun?

What compensation does a USPSA RO get? I'm on the other side of the world, and shoot IPSC. Here, a RO shoots the Match for free, gets a roof over his/her head (which could be a bed at a hotel or cabin, or a mattress on the floor with a dozen others) and gets a nourishing lunch. A Range Master, or other higher positioned person, has some more benefits but no actual pay.