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    Move it!

    in Tips for Improvement

    Posted

    No offense to Matt Hopkins, but he's a big dude and not classically "Athletic" and he's freaking good. I've shot with him 2 or 3 times, which is always a fun time, but watching someone like Matt who is not that fast, though moves into/out of position well, shoots as soon as possible, leaves as soon as possible etc. Matt is really damn efficient.

     

    Figure out a) how to haul beans between positions and b) become more efficient into/out of position.

     

    @wtturn reviewed a match video of mine and said the same thing. And guess what? He's right. Making small changes is having a pretty decent impact on my times & placements.

    New Witness Limited Custom(the blue one) vs Limited?

    in Tanfoglio (EAA / IFG)

    Posted

    Surprised you haven't gotten an answer.

     

    Short answer is no difference.  Only changes are finish, slide milling & cocking serrations.  Well they have a slightly different grip panel.  Overall it's the same gun. Some love the new finish, others hate it. In "real life" photos, it is much more of a teal/aqua/turquoise kind of color.

     

    When I get a Limited 40, I'll try like hell to find the new Custom. It's available in 9mm but 40's are not out there, from what I can see.

    Dry Firing During Make Ready - DQ?

    in USPSA/IPSC Rules

    Posted · Edited by SCTaylor

    27 minutes ago, sc68cal said:

    I don't think I've ever seen people be OK with someone from the squad behind them deciding he/she is allowed to jump in and start walking a stage while my squad is still on the stage. Go back to your squad and help them reset!

     

    If that was in reference to my post. This is regarding the day before, at majors or morning of, at locals. There is ZERO pre-match walking allowed in IPSC. General consensus is don't be a jerk & stay with your squad; on that we all agree.

     

    Anyoo back to the dry fire question. The rules are pretty clear but it seems to be  cultural difference. It's just become a part of USPSA to allow the action, IPSC culture say no.  Stoeger talked about the culture difference on his podcast sometime recently.

     

    ETA - Racking the slide for anything other than loading is considered dry fire as well. I found that out at US IPSC Nationals...

    Dry Firing During Make Ready - DQ?

    in USPSA/IPSC Rules

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Akkid17 said:

    Interesting, I have heard of the IPSC rule about dry fire and even not being allowed to take a sight picture at a target on the make ready I did not know that was the case in USPSA as well. That’s another rule that could use some clarification to ensure fair and equitable enforcement

     

    And you're not supposed to walk stages unless you're squad is up on the stage, after the Stage Briefing is read. IPSC strictly enforces this, USPSA not so much.

     

    8.7.3

    No person is permitted to enter or move through a course of fire without the prior approval of a Range Officer assigned to that course of fire or the Range Master.

     

    IPSC & USPSA share many of the same rules, but enforcement is different.

    Mark 7 Evolution and Revolution

    in non-Dillon Reloading Equipment

    Posted

    2 hours ago, kmc said:

    A friend ordered his through ShootersConnections just before Mark 7 shut off orders. Although he had paid for the Evolution, I understand he told his order would not be honored by Mark 7 since they were no longer making them (or maybe not making them at that price).

     

    Come back with verbatim information. Not trying to be rude, but that's a huge accusation on a company. Not "honoring" the order by saying it'll be indefinitely back-ordered and we have to refund you,  is one thing. Say tough poo Jack, we aint making no more so hit the road & we're mailing you a check, is a whole 'nother thing.

    Dry fire on SA

    in Tanfoglio (EAA / IFG)

    Posted

    On 8/19/2018 at 10:12 PM, johnbu said:

    I just hit the DA first then cycle the "dead" trigger.  If it goes DA again, I know I was slapping it too far.

     

    Same same.

     

    Stupid human tricks to short cut the trigger reset makes me insane.  But what do I know, I'm only lowly slub.

    stock 2 and 124 blue bullet issues

    in Tanfoglio (EAA / IFG)

    Posted

    12 hours ago, fishwalker said:

    So this is my first stock 2 and I have a few questions. I am trying to use a 124 blue bullet and its checking fine by 2  9mm case gauges(a wilson gauge and a shockbottle hundo) and cycles fine in a glock 34 (all of this is using a dummy bullet)  but will not go into battery using the stock two. I was going to see if  the barrel service patriot defense provides will help  my issues. Anybody have any words of wisdom I'm a rookie guys I love the gun shoots great compared to the glock. Thanks for all the help guys this is my first gun of all this type 

     

    As John mentioned, these Euro guns have tight & short (comparatively) chambers. Get it reamed to use practically any bullet at any length.

     

    11 hours ago, DKnoch said:

    1.10 is my OAL. Works with Truncated cone and round nose. I was having feeding issues with 125 round nose blue bullets in my stock 2 but truncated ones have worked very well. I've just stuck with them, although I'm sure either would work. Truncated bullets seem to make a cleaner hole in paper too

     

    Interesting the RN gives you issues; I've run several thousand of each in both my Stock 2's without issue. I do agree the Trunc's make prettier holes.

     

    11 hours ago, fishwalker said:

    thanks I'll take is down a little shorter  I'm going to try to take it down to 1.14 -1.145 then go shorter if needed thanks for the help 

     

    Gonna need to be roughly 1.07-1.10" based on my experience. It's not required to ream the barrel but will give a lot more freedom of length. For instance my reamed barrel can load a .356 coated bullet out to 1.17; cool to know but I still load at 1.10"ish due to accuracy with my setup.

    STI Eagle 2011 - To buy or not

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    14 hours ago, LowBoost said:

    Thanks for the comments! Sorry for the late response. I had to drive 400+ miles each way to purchase Today.

    It is brand new and I really like it! Being fairly new to 1911s/2011s I have a few observations and questions if you all don't mind.

     

    1) I was expecting a rear adjustable sight (LPA or Novack). It doesn't have either. It is a fixed sight. I will call STI tomorrow and find out and see if I can get an adjustable sight.

     

    2) It feels great in the hand, although a tiny bit large for my hands. (CZ SP-01 and Shadow2 with Boggies are the perfect size for my hands). I guess I can always try the Extreme Shooters extra-small grip work?

     

    3) Trigger feels really nice, but it seems I have read that I should still get some trigger work done to it?

     

    4) I went to the range and shot 15 rounds of Federal 147JHP. Every shot was perfectly centered (right & left), but they were also low from POA.

     

    5) I tried some Bayou 124s reloads I use for my CZs. 3 shots and each FTE. I am guessing these are too soft for it, which leads me to my last question.

     

    6) Should I try replacing the recoil and mainsprings to softer ones or should I try some hotter reloads? This being said, which weight is mostly used for these STIs? 120/125/147? 

     

    I am trying to find a starting point I can use to build my "ladder". I currently have Titgroup powder (but willing to try anything that really works) Bayou 120s TCG, Precision Delta FMJ 124s, Zero JHP (38 Super .356) which is still 9mm butt .356 instead of .355. I just ordered some Extreme 147s RN to test, but still, no idea on how many propellant grains and COAL to use. (I have never really ended up using COAL closer to my max plunk tests).

     

    I will appreciate any suggestions you can provide. 

     

    Congrats on the find! Shooting at PSC or ??

     

    1 - Look at Dawson Precision for sights. Follow their site calculator & order a new front. But beware if you change loads, your POI will change too.

     

    2 - Give it a little time before changing the grip. It'll probably become normal feeling.

     

    3 - No, don't mess with the trigger yet. Learn the gun first. If/when you do, give Lone Star Innovations a call/email, he is in the Spring area.

     

    4 - Good!

     

    5 - Change the recoil spring to ~9/10lb for our light gamer loads, it should be just fine with the CZ loads.

     

    6 - As mentioned above, drop in an 18lb main spring and 9/10lb recoil spring & you'll be good to do.

     

    I'm still a fan of 124/5 grain bullets, Blue Bullets have been my choice over the last year.  I'd recommend to just pick a bullet weight (124/5 or 147) and go to town. As mentioned, with fixed sights the POI will change between bullet weights / loads.

     

    TG will be about 3.2gr with a 147 for power factor and 3.7gr with a 124/5 for power factor. Have fun & enjoy the STI!

    Production Division (Firearm Question)

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

    Posted

    48 minutes ago, Janskis said:



    I started in open div and have progressed far faster than friends who started in production. I have also tried production div with loaner guns for fun and the results speak for themselves.

     

    Open is a hullva drug & performance enhancer. I've been told by a few guys something similar; becomes a mindset of aggression in engaging targets & movement. Way off topic but something of great interest.

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