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2 minutes ago, Silverscooby27 said:
CK arms? It’s probably rust......just joking.
Science at it's best, thanks.
I can live with dat.
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When the barrel is soaked, pick a bronze brush that is correctly fitted, and penetrate it with solvent for making multiple passes. Make sure the brush is appropriately marinated. After every couple of passes, reapply the solvent in the brush. During this time, you shouldn’t tarnish the rest of the solvent by dipping the brush in it.
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Open Gun I'll usually have a 28rd 170 in the gun. 170 and 140 on my belt. Most Stages, I grab the 140 for reloads.
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43 minutes ago, FlightMurse said:
I recently picked up a RMR to try out a dot on a sig x-carry. I am quickly learning why my accuracy was never what I wanted, that darn dot dances all over the place. I know this is a grip issue, but any tips to work on dry fire to settle the dot while going through the shot process? Thanks.
It takes practice and time to do at first, but it's a steady trigger pull without movement. Get a sheet of paper, draw a 3" circle. At 10 yards practice. You'll see if your hits are off and how your trigger pull is (or isn't) working or your gun is not as accurate as needed. Once you start hitting inside that circle, speed up.
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On 7/8/2020 at 12:52 PM, Squirrel45 said:
I'm new to the comp world, at least the 9mm side of the tracks. IV developed a load of rmr 124g with6.8g of autocomp PF of ~170, this is out of a cz czechmate. My question is do I need to run this hot if the matches a do not require a minimum power factor? I ask this in relation to getting it to run the flatest / fastest, or am I going down the wrong road ?
Thanks
Squirrel
I had a Czechmate for a while. It's how the dot reacts. When you get your grip solid and consistent, you will find different power factors (170-180 pf) will affect the dot differently. How well it tracks straight up and comes back to where it started, that should be your load recipe and power factor. Different powders and a combination of power factor loads will make a difference on how that dot is moving, or coming back to where it all started. When practicing, I concentrate on what the dot is doing, waiting for it to come back down after the first shot.
I did this video in 2018. It's not the best video. I was straddling a Tri-Pod, looking through a FlipUp camera, while eating a chocolate chip cookie. Some shots I pulled too, lol. The load recipe was using VV 3N38, I changed that to Silhouette a few months later. Still found a good load for that Czechmate. Once you get that dot to come back and you are seeing it, that's your second shot. After a while, it should be second nature.
In Open you want that gun to fire on the second shot where the dot should be. Sounds easy, but it's not, takes practice, and it can be frustrating too. Some days I'm on point and others I'm all over the place. To be competitive, these guns are made to run fast splits. Find your magic, get everything finely tuned. Peace.
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I have the Romeo3 XL, not sure how long the battery last. 2032's are not expensive, about a buck a piece. I turn my dot on at the MR. After the stage while I am reloading my mags, I can look down and check the dot. I'll turn it off then. If I leave it on after a stage, it's no big deal. I jump back and forth, sometimes I get the dot to turn off, sometimes I forget. I'll change it once a year. and carry spares. Whatever works, as long as you have a dot when you need it, and not a dying battery.
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Got mine, nice too. Wear a size 9.5 and fit like a glove. A bit tight, but after a few Matches I am sure this will loosen a bit. I wouldn't go any size larger. Great price @ 39.00. Ordered Monday got them Friday. Good removal padding inside for the foot. See how they work next week. I still have Sacouny TR13, which kill my feet after 5 hrs, even with extra padding installed.
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I'd lose the weight and go lighter on the recoil spring.
I ran a Glock 31 and Glock 17, both Open for a few years. I ran a 12 lb recoil spring in both, (your mileage my vary). They are not quite the same as a 2011, but many have been successful. Bunch of practice and many rounds can get you there. I was able to get a 78% Classifier with my Glock 17 Open last year. Work on the gun and find your sweet spot.
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There ya go, get er done.
I built 2 when I first started in 2016. Glock 31 .357 sig Open, Carver, KKM, etc...Loud, RO's would always let me know...lol.
Then a Glock 17 9 major. Fun to shoot. Then got my first 2011 CK Arms. Good to go. Try Everglades 124 with HS-6, worked great in my G17 Open, good luck.
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1 hour ago, harleytech said:
Yes. Worth the wait. The uploading of time to the tablet really saved a bunch of time during the scoring.
Cool, great feature.
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3 hours ago, harleytech said:
Just got done RO'ing this year's PCC Nationals. Used a AMG timer for all squads that came through our bay (Stage 5). Never missed a shot! I was so impressed with it, I ordered one today for myself.
Didn't see the price, was it the same as the Commander at $158 and 30-60 day wait?
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56 minutes ago, IHAVEGAS said:
Last time I worked a level 2 the stage design made it easy to be there for the last shot, but with the timers set at mouse fart you really had to keep an eye out for errant clocking of the open gun shots on the adjacent stage.
True. We could have upped the sensitivity on the Timer, but the bays on both sides were really close. Said, screw it and just go for it. Last shot recorded, all was complete. I think next time with PCC shooters, ask who has the quietest PCC. Head to the downrange berm and do some Timer testing and bump the sensitivity just for that shooter. Just an idea, if the Range would allow that.
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1 hour ago, IHAVEGAS said:
If you are shooting a pcc/ammo combination that requires the r.o. to share your underwear to get the shot timed then it is easier to just bump him/her when you do not like your progress on a stage.
I have no idea why USPSA doesn't just fix the problem by assigning a minimum power factor of 155 or something. Requiring an r.o. to contort to your gun location is not conducive to allowing the r.o. to do his primary safety job. I thought the justification for taking away our hard copy rule books was reaction time.
This
It's getting that last shot. I wonder how often does a quite PCC run a Stage 10 seconds faster that usual?
34 minutes ago, DKorn said:
Nope. If I as the RO know that the timer accurately recorded your last shot, then that’s your time. No shots other than the last one are required to be recorded.Yes.
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2 hours ago, Hdiamond said:
At the indoor match I run, we had a tactical Timmy shooting his 3rd or 4th match. He’s on deck, everyone goes down range on this wide open speed shoot to score and paste.
he decides to draw his gun and dry fire the whole stage while there’s people down range standing in front of the targets.
Needless to say the minute us ROs noticed he was outta there. Scary feeling.That would be odd. I'd be pissed off too. I wonder if he has done this before. Maybe at a Range with his buddies and to him it was ok...lol. He's probably still blaming the RO.
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42 minutes ago, ima45dv8 said:
Gotcha. Sounds like was his sound barrier.
As was said, all we really need is the last shot for a valid score. And shots missing in the middle are of no consequence at that point.
Hahaha...big time. He was wider than one of those Plastic Stage Barrels
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37 minutes ago, ima45dv8 said:
Is this from an RO test/recertification?
No it's not part of the RO Test. It actually happened at a Match yesterday, I was the RO. The shooter was a really big guy too, 400+ lbs. Doing all I can to watch him, while putting the timer as far forward as I could and over his shoulder. I still had a good view of his PCC and finger discipline. Just took a peek for a mil-second and nothing registering.
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RO on a stage for a PCC Shooter, with a very quite PCC. Got as close as possible, timer high and forward as possible, without interfering. Watching the timer, you see the first 4 shots register, then the next 5 nothing.
What should be done?
State all Rules that apply.
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That's painful to hear, DQ can wreck a day.
I always follow the RO's commands. Eject mag, rack the slide 3 times and stand their waiting for, "If clear, hammer down and holster". That's when I pull the trigger. I know it's odd, but it's just me, but I rather get the RO involved and let them give the command before I pull the trigger and not rush things.
Another one is during the Make Ready Command. The start position might be at a 45 to 75 degrees to the back berm of the Stage, with toes on X's. I never stand at this start position when making ready, always down range. Anyone else have to ask the Shooter to face down range when Making Ready? I have quite a few times. I know they are thinking of the start position, but the Make Ready position is always facing down range. A PCC guy did this exact thing yesterday when he was making ready, PCC almost broke the 180.
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I have a feeling once this all settles down, there are going to be large crowds when we resume.
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1 minute ago, Explosiveo said:
Anything is edible if you try hard enough.
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Yep, agree with everything said. Strong grip, front to back, side to side. Here's one that baffled me. I know a GM Open Shooter that is really good and squaded with him one day. I asked him about grip, he said he uses a "Soft Grip". What?
Took my video of him and slowed it down. Watching his gun from the side, on the first shot the comp goes up and just as it came back down, you could see it settle just ever so slightly and pause back to where it started. He then fired his second shot. His splits are in the teens too (.17, .18, etc...) Yep I know, it's mechanics and science
He shoots 124gr with Silhouette. I really think part of this control is part mechanics and knowing your gun. I don't know what kind of grip that is, but it sure has worked for him. He was truly one with his gear, no doubt.
Is lack of ammo starting to hurt participation?
in USPSA/IPSC Shooting
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Here in Ore, people have been jumping on squads, as soon as it opens and filling within minutes. I think many have reloaded for Matches for the remaining year, during the shut down.