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Nice work, Rich. I'll put these to good use. Thanks!

Jimmy, I like the way you think. Time to put that creativity to use. You have just been volunteered to design and set up a stage at this month's IPSC match at your club. Please contact me for details amigo. (sorry for the thread drift...)

Sad news indeed. One of the nicest guys around. My condolences to his family. I first met Dennis back in '93 or so when I was match director for a local monthly 3-gun match. For a Cowboy shooter Dennis was damn fast as a 3 gun shooter. He sure made believers out of a lot of us that thought SASS shooters were slow... This was around the era when he was a 3 time World Champion in SASS. We shot together at a couple of the SOF matches in Las Vegas on the team events in 94, 95. Last I saw him was right after he broke his collarbone on a quad. He will be missed.

Is the F2 Comp still being used? For awhile it seemed to be one of the best based on user reports. Now I don't hear about it much anymore. Nor have I seen it compared to other AR comps, like Bennie's Rolling Thunder or the Titan. Any user feedback? Thanks!

Hey, JimmyZip. Those are Fringe-toed lizards. There are so many of them now we had to keeping waiting for them to move from under the plate machines before shooting this past Thursday and Friday. At least 6 of them using our bay as their 'playground'. The land across the road from the lower gate to the range is a preserve for them. Every 4-6 weeks throughout the summer, females will lay a clutch of 1-5 eggs (average 2). In 1980 this lizard was listed as a threatened species by the federal government.

Wow...Nicely done!

Just curious if anyone has recent info regarding RVO or a contact number? Thanks!

I called the CA DOJ with this exact question for a buddy coming out to shoot a match and was told NO magazines with over 10 round capacity may be brought into the state. Period. Felony if caught.

Just received 2 Nordic Tec Loader extensions. I have only used the stock 4 rounders in the past. (My Open Benelli has a 10 + 1 + 1 capacity.) I was wondering what the consensus of experienced users was for tec loader extension capacity. It seems like there may be a point of diminishing returns. Which length do you find most useful? Before I start cutting and gluing I would appreciate any input. Thanks!

3.3 gr. of TiteGroup with a Bear Creek 180 gr. moly LTC loaded to 1.160" OAL makes 135 PF in my 5" STI.

Three Gun @ Palm Springs Gun Club, Southern California 12 matches per year, 1st Sunday of the month 20-30 competitors 150 (Rifle to 270 yds.)

Yes, you are correct. Two optics = OPEN

Another Mobil-1 user for the last 5 years or so. Just to be different I add a bit of Slick-50 to it...

Send it to my favorite AR mechanic Randall. Go to www.AR15barrels.com for info...

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I can't even use exposed lead base FMJ bullets in a comp gun. Totally fills in the chambers with molten lead. Recently had a 9mm minor steel gun compensator so filled up with that even the dremel could not get it all out. I purchased one of those Outer Foul Out electrolysis gizmos, and after 8 hours of baby sitting it (as it overloaded with lead every 20 minutes,) finally got it clean.

Ha! That was my first thought as well. But as it turns out they are broken in a way that matches the new tubes, so most likely they will still work... Sure seems like there would be a market in the U.S. for carbon fiber or aluminum tubes in 4, 5, 6 round capacity.

Scout, I agree with you. I think I was subconsciously drifting left when I pushed...time to practice again. Just an observation, but when static loading tubes strong vs weak hand there doesn't seem to be much of a difference in time, but when loading dynamic, like running, weak hand is way faster for me. Thanks for the advice!

Yep. That is what happened. I just noticed something while inspecting all 8 tubes. 2 of them are the "new" style that came with the primer relief cut handles. The tubes are also different then the older version, having a relieved taper from the ears back to the slot. This different design almost duplicates the way two of them broke as shown in the pictures posted above. Maybe this was a high stress area all along and the manufacturer corrected this with the new design...

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I run the 115 CMJ in a 9mm steel/open gun. Accuracy is fine, but the main reason I use them is that the comp stays lead free. After filling in the comp with lead using Win FMJ with an exposed base, this is an important consideration for me...

I am right handed, and had always speed loaded my Benelli using my right hand. Today I practiced using my left hand. It worked well, except for the fact I broke 3 speed loader tubes. The M1S90 has an Arredondo chute. I have never broken a tube before. They are pretty old, from about 1994 or so. So, am I doing something left handed that would cause the tubes to break? Or are they just old and fragile? Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. (I only have 5 tubes left... Thanks! Daryl (Benelli by TSS)