Dan Sierpina
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I do miss my friends there, the weather, not so much.
Hopkinton is a good club too.
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2 minutes ago, matteekay said:
I saw that! I highly doubt I can make it - that's the last weekend we have our rental, so I'll probably be scrambling to get the new house as close to live-able as possible. Thanks for the heads up, though!
Good luck with your shooting in New England. You may wind up driving a bit more than you think, but good clubs are there.
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BUAS currently isn't full. The lousy weather hasn't pushed the shooters indoors yet. Harvard, which is running the same day is full.
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9 hours ago, matteekay said:
Thanks for all the replies! I'm literally compiling a spreadsheet to keep track of all of the clubs around.
I shot an IDPA match at the Sig facility. It was... not great, but I hear their USPSA is a lot better. It also fills up in about twenty-five seconds.
I'm shooting another match at Woburn this weekend. Should be fun!
Also, it looks like most clubs pack it in for the winter (December through March). What do you guys do in those months?
Search BUAS on Practiscore. It's indoor, 4 stages and the number of shooters are limited as the USPSA group must be done and torn down by 1:00 PM. They fill up fast since it's only 25 or 30 shooters that can play. Stages are challenging and fun. Search on YouTube for some of the shooters, you'll see it's not just simple stages.
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On 10/28/2023 at 10:02 AM, Goody290 said:
HELP!
I've had a Benelli MP95E with 2 mags for several years & enjoyed it as a lite target gun but mostly for recreational use. My club's junior rifle team shot at the M.I.T. range in Cambridge and I got to know the people there. Their (MIT) pistol coach recommended this Benelli model for target use as his team used them reliably for years. So I bought one and used it occasionally. I shoot his recommended CCI Std Velocity ammo.
Now, 20 years later, it's giving me lots of problems. The biggest problem is extracting the empty shell. The action is clear/open on top. During extraction, the empty shell seems to rub up too much on the next round on the magazine and stops in a jam leaving the action open. The next bullet is sufficiently marked on top so it wouldn't have chambered anyway.
It seems that I may have a magazine problem.
Has anyone encountered this situation?
Where can I find a reliable gunsmith to fix this?
Contact Gregg Derr at Derr Precision. Gregg is a bullseye shooter he may have insight on your issues with the Benelli.
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On 10/30/2023 at 11:10 AM, Ear said:
Look in the Monson area that maybe a shorter drive they run a uspsa on I think the third Sunday
Hi Dan
Harvard would a lot closer than the Monson club. From Litchfield there isn't a short/fast way to Monson that I'm aware of.
You have me at a disadvantage, I may know you, but I'll need a name.
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11 hours ago, THS said:
Thank the lord you got out!
So very true!
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12 hours ago, THS said:
Yep, Messed that one up.
I shot at both locations when I still lived in Mass.
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On 10/20/2023 at 10:23 AM, THS said:
I grew up not far from where you are going to be.
Check out the matches at Dunbarton NH. The have a level 2 every year, and the monthlies can be 100 plus shooters on 7 stages.
SIG academy will be about an hour from you as well. They have steel challenge and outdoor USPSA on weekends, and some indoor USPSA as well.
Berwick is a long ride, but they had the Area shoot last year.
There are others, but those are what comes to mind.
Berwick is about 30 minutes from the Sig Academy. Area 7 was held in at the Hampden Rifle and Pistol Club in Maine.
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23 hours ago, jasmap said:
Its a Grey Ghost Precision slide Dan. It's a couple of years old I think.
EGW sells a blank mount for the optic, you'll have to have it adapted to work with your slide cut. It's not a drop on conversion.
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Why not call Springer Precision and ask them for the correct plate? Is your gun a factory cut, or done by someone else?
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2 hours ago, dmshozer1 said:
Is shoptactical.s#!t.com legit?
Anyone order anything from them?
A friend has purchased ZSR primers from them and got them okay.
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I have some old 11 round .45 mags, they fit the gauge with no base pad.
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21 hours ago, dmshozer1 said:
Hey Dan,
Boy do I miss you and 3gun, and Beer!
Dave, I do miss my friends and the matches we shot together.
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3 hours ago, Bdh821 said:
Thanks for helping me feel young
LOL, dmshozer past into "Distinguished Senior" a decade ago.
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14 minutes ago, Powder Finger said:
Bob greider was making the followers in west Texas but chip had the patent so that was that for bob as they say
My understanding was that Charlie Kelsey sold it to Chip.
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I used Wilson/Rogers mags with Devel followers and springs since the 1980's with no problems. I guess the Wilson 47D was the new designation. Replacement followers and springs worked good, but were a bitch to seat. So, Wilson ETM's are what get used in matches.
How many people here know about Devel? Damn, I'm old.
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The Darkside comes with 5 plates. Did you look?
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Helicoils are the same pitch as the intended thread, but, the diameter is not. Helicoils have dedicated taps to cut the proper thread for the insert. You need to check the insert for the screw that will be using the Helicoil.
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If you have the original springs and followers, try putting them back in before you do anything else.
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Add at the yellow line. There should not be an angle at that area.
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You posted what you wanted to see. Keep reading D5 21 and D5 22.
Duplicating features that are on a fa
ctory, mass
produced slide available to the gen
eral public is
permitted.
Cuts that are designed to specifically
or significantly lighten the slide, such as holes, or
slots, are ruled as competitive advantage and
prohibited.
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Prohibited modifications a
nd
features
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External modifications or features such as
weights or devices to control or reduce recoil
(such as, but not limited to, thumb rests or
components which could be used as such).
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Slide racking devices are prohibited.
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Cone and flanged barrels are n
ot allowed. All
barrels must have a bushing installed, regardless
of barrel diameter.
This does not apply to pistols
having a barrel length of 4.20 inches or less.
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Slide lightening, cuts, ports, or any milling
deemed to provide a competitive advantage.
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On 4/12/2023 at 3:54 AM, GrumpyNO said:
Another question on the optics track. Does anyone use a magnifier with your red dot/Holo sight? I just shot a match this weekend with a high percentage of targets at 30-70 meters. While I did ok, I'm wondering if it would have been beneficial with a flip-down magnifier together with my UH-1 for the longest shots. Is this something anyone does for USPSA etc.? Or should I forget about it and just practice more long shots?
Your zero distance probably was more of an issue than lack of magnification.
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Replace the pistol mag pouches with a quad pouch. It adds more room for other stuff.
Hopkinton is a good club too.
Bullets need to be heavier back East.
in Rifle - Technical
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The only thing I can think of is that most of the longish shooting back east is NRA Highpower. 75+ grain bullets are the norm there, and the online forums reflect that. I still have a bunch of heavy bullets from shooting that game, they don't get used at all for 3 gun. Nosler Ballistic Tips or Hornady V-Max is what I've used for years when I traveled west to shoot Rocky Mountain 3 Gun.