ExtremeShot

Let me give you a little more information....I was moving from the left side of the stage to the right. The target that I was engaging was at approximately a 35 or 40 degree angle up from the 180, therefore, the RO had a clear vision of my finger in the trigger. The RO was older and in no way could keep up with me nor stay behind me...as a result, he was to my right as I advanced towards the target. Due to his location, he had a clear view of my finger in the trigger. However, he would have had to look right and away from the gun to see the target I was engaging. Maybe he didn't believe I was engaging the target. Maybe that is why he stood his ground. If that was the case, it's upsetting. I've seen this I'm-right-and-your-wrong-because-I'm-an-RO attitude before. It's bullshit. D

Yep...gun was clearly up at eye level...I actually considered taking the longer shot and advanced with the sights remaining on the target the entire time. I'm guessing he just wasn't aware of the rule. Since he was wearing one of those NROI shirts and was so confident of his position, I thought it was worth talking about. I'm sure the MD would have rectified the situation had he DQ'ed me...but this potentially could have been an argument..my-word-versus-his-word situation. D

Yep....I argued this...I guess maybe he didn't believe I was "actually aiming" at the target since it was kinda far??? Who knows. FWIW, I was shooting with the RO's before a major match.

I was shooting in a match where a RO said he "could have DQ'ed" me for moving while my finger was on the trigger. Being an RO myself for several years, normally I would agree with this RO. However, in my case I was advancing on a target...actually had the sights on the target. The target was about 20 yards away and I was about to take a shot at it, but since I had to advance that direction anyway, I took a few steps before firing. During those few steps, as I said, I was up on target and could have fired at anytime. It's during those few steps that the RO said I "could have been DQ'ed". What say you? Darren

Are the Armscor bullets plated or jacketed? I've looked on their website and can't find the info anywhere. Darren

I like a heavy gun...the open gun I just built is almost 50 ounces.

Sounds to me like it's the comp. It's probably slightly off concentric. Hopefully the dude you sent it to will get you fixed up.

FWIW, you mean 0.375, not 0.0375. 0.0375 is 37.5 thou. Also, there's only about 3 things that cause bullet strikes. Strikes could be caused by crappy bullets, the bore of the comp not being concentric with the threads (that the barrel screws into), or too loose of threads which causes the comp to not be concentric. So I believe the only solutions are to try different bullets, make the bore hole bigger, take off the comp and reinstall it so that it's concentric (if the thread is too loose), or throw the comp away. Warren (toolguy) is a master gunsmith/tool and die maker and is the guy that trained me. He may add more or correct me. ....And you can take his advice to the bank. D

If you've already bored it out to .375" and are still getting strikes......if it were my comp I would throw it away and get another one. D

Bore it out to .375" and hopefully that will fix it.

I don't know what "typical" is, but I bore my 9major comps to 3/8" (.375). They work fine with 10 thou clearance. I've made the bore hole smaller in the past and I don't notice any difference. D

I disagree. I had primer flow issues before using the extended firing pin. After putting one in the problem went away. Others have reported on the benefits of the extended pin. I've seen them first hand. D

Since Rob hasn't posted yet I'll add this...the gunsmith [he used] usually builds 38 supers and hasn't messed with 9major. Due to this, Rob made some rounds and also borrowed 50 rounds from me [to give to the gunsmith for testing]. ....I'm wondering if the 50 rounds I made for him ran? I know for a fact that they all case gaged and had well seated primers. D [edited to add the stuff in brackets]

Sure. Basically what I told Rob was : Some of the things that can cause the slide from going fully into battery are friction, tight extractor, too light of a recoil spring, a sharp corner on the extractor, not enough crimp on the case (a sharp lip on the case could hang up on the top of the ramp), etc, etc. I asked him: What pound recoil spring is in it? Did the GS polish the feed ramp? Check the edge of the extractor to see if the corner was rounded..I'll send you a link to an article that tells what to look for: http://www.brazoscustom.com/magart/ejection%20perfection.htm If the extractor has too much tension, it will make it more difficult for the round to cam up under the head of extractor. As i recall the typical tension on the extractor is around 1 pound 6 to 9 ounces. Also, on a brand new gun everything is tight and sticky. Sometimes after I build a gun I have to go to a slightly heavier recoil spring for a short time just to get things broke in a little. If Robs' gun has a very light recoil spring like is usually used, this might be causing the occasional problem. Run it with a 10lb or 12lb for a few hundred rounds, then come back and put the lighter spring in it. If there is any friction anywhere, this could slow down the slide. Also, the disconnector can slow the slide down and create the problem you describe. If the GS didn't sand out the disconnector tube (the frames are sand blasted before shipping and are rough), the disconnector could be hanging up in the tunnel, causing the slide to slow down. Also, if you have too much tension on the middle leg of the sear spring, which would make the disconnector harder to push down, this would slow down the slide. Sometimes I've see the hammer strut pushing against the sear spring that would also cause this. Also, sometimes the top of the disconnector can be rough and cause friction. Polish the hell out of it. As you see, many things could be causing the issue. Darren

See your facebook page for some help from me. Darren

From this 3/10/12:

A few years ago I read a comment or post or article about someone talking about how it was easier to make Master in the younger divisions like Production and Single Stack. The reasoning was that since Open and Limited have been around the longest, there are more people, more scores, and higher classifier scores in those divisions. In other words, the bar kept getting higher and higher because of the number of people and the number of submitted scores. So if you look at a younger division like Production and Single Stack, those divisions have not had the bar set as high (yet) because they are newer and less scores have been submitted. Therefore it would be easier to make Master in those divisions, relative to making Master in Open or Limited. Does anyone remember seeing where this was posted? Can you send me a link? Also, what are your thoughts on this? The reason why I'm asking is because I made the mistake of repeating this information to someone and it offended them. It was just a passing comment during a stage one day. It was not said to offend, but that's the way it was taken. Thanks for the help and comments. Darren

I've never had any problems with Power Factor.

I gather that they are requiring payment at the end of the online registration? D

I bought the STS right after it came out in order to solve the problem of my 9Major brass ejecting up, hitting the C-More, then causing a stovepipe. The little STS was short enough that I could mount it forward of the ejection port. They may have made some chances since I bought the STS, however, at the time the only problem that I had with the STS was that the 7.5 moa dot at full intensity would wash out in the sun. I ended up selling it and going to the 90 degree mounted C-More. D

I made a couple mounts for the small STS C-More a few years ago (see pix below).

Warren and I were in business together several years ago. He taught me how to run a metal mill and lathe and many other things. I consider him family. Thanks for the nice write up of Warren. He usually doesn't get the credit he deserves. ...I've seen his Stick Shift mount and his revolver sights used in many published pictures with never any mention of him or his product. Darren [edited for typo]

It did a little. I was able to adjust it and get most of it out of the picture. You can check it out here: www.youtube.com/dkmulford

I don't know anything about Solo but I've used WST with my mollies for years. Works great, minimal smoke. And the best part is that it smells great! If you could bottle the smell of burnt WST, I'd wear it as cologne.

I tried mounting the Contour to my ear muffs using the flexible strap, however, I get hot real easy during the summer and couldn't wear the ear muffs without overheating and fogging up my glasses. I also don't like the idea mounting the camera to the bill of my hat because the weight is noticeable. My solution was to use the supplied goggle mount and run the side of a visor thru it. It works pretty good and the weight on the side is only slightly noticeable. I only put the visor on while I shoot. Here's a couple pictures: