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That's... kinda awful.

Glad to hear it! I'm now on Week 20 of waiting for Gallant to ship...

I think that's a fair assessment, lol. Nice score!

I've seen more WMR around than I have LR, at least. Both are pretty scarce right now. I've had some luck at Murdoch's on 92nd and Wadsworth as well as Scheel's. You may also want to give Westminster Arms a call - they've had more ammo than any shop I've been to lately, but who knows if that's still true given how things are going.

I haven't tried their speedloader pouches, but I'm over the moon with my Master-Tac moonclip holders. Maybe take a gander? https://master-tac.com/mdse.html

I'm not a ballistician but I'm gonna say... yes. Just be sure to video the outcome. Are 617's that rare? I didn't think they were particularly hard to find (well, compared to everything else right now) but I admittedly haven't looked in a while.

True! I was looking at my shooting history and not my dashboard, the latter of which simplifies things (it just shows your most recent classification rather than including what type it was). Thanks for the affirmation.

Quick question that I *think* I know the answer to but want to double-check. I'm shooting a Level IV in May. I know that sanctioned matches require a classifier to be shot within a year in order to participate, per 9.2.5: Every shooter in a Sanctioned Match must be classified within the previous 12 months in the Division in which he/she is entered. Per 9.2.3, successfully competing in a sanctioned match counts as classifying: Shooting and completing a Sanctioned IDPA match in the last 12 months (without a DQ or DNF) also counts as shooting a Classifier in the division in which the shooter competed. I shot last year's Level IV in September 2020 so, based on the above, I should be classified for this year's in the same division, correct? Just trying to make sure because I don't think there are any local classifiers on the calendar before the May match. I'm not sure why the IDPA classification system throws me so much...

I'll be curious to hear about everyone's experience is with these primers.

Thanks so much!

Hey there Ruger clan - Can someone measure the width of the sight channel in the top strap? Trying to determine the width of the front lug shown on the right here:

Can we sneak you in in a suitcase?

Archery? In all seriousness, I dunno. But I might have to figure that out sooner rather than later.

Cool! Links?

Really appreciate the replies, everyone! It's looking like this might be the winner: I already order from SNS fairly frequently and use TG the least. Not looking forward to load development on a mouse gun but it is what it is.

Hey all, .380 was the last of the calibers I shoot semi-regularly but didn't reload. Given the way things are continuing to go... I'm going to have to change that. However, load data is almost non-existent. I'm looking for load data using Sport Pistol, TiteGroup, or WST as I keep those on-hand at all times. I haven't ordered bullets yet so I'll take any suggestions you might have. Thanks!

Yup, only one frame size. They use their own moons, though Chiappa's are worthless. TK Custom has two sizes - .357, and 9mm/.40 . I've used the latter in both calibers and they work well with Starline brass. That's the issue - you might be able to get seven holes in a 9mm/.357 gun, but there's definitely not enough room for eight.

I figured I'm one of the only people on the planet with multiple Rhinos so I went ahead and investigated the internals. The 6" gun is DA/SA and the 2" gun is DAO from the factory. I was right in that Chiappa removes the cocking lever linkage when they build a DAO gun, but they also remove the single-action sear (it's just a spring-loaded lever on the Rhino). They replace it with a bushing to keep all of the parts under sideplate pressure and in alignment. I've pointed out the differences in the photos below. I don't think there's a huge difference in terms of action. At most, the hammer drags slightly on the single-action sear when rotating to fire. I'm going to see if I can order that bushing from Chiappa and convert the 6" to a true DAO anyhow; I've never cocked a hammer in competition.

The Charging Rhino and the 200D (not DS) are DAO. The Charging Rhino has an improved pull, the 200D feels pretty standard. I think they're installing the trigger kit in the Charging gun at the factory and that's changing the pull more than the lack of single action... but I don't own one any more so I can't check. I strongly suspect they're simply pulling out the cocking lever linkage when they convert a gun to DAO and not doing anything else. I'll crack open the 200D some point and see if that's the case.

I'm a fan, though literally none of mine are bone stock. The two main competition guns (4" for IDPA, 6" for USPSA) have Chiappa's "competition" trigger job installed, which amounts to a differently-rated spring and a lighter hammer. I also had custom front sights made for the 4", 5", and 6" by Protocall because I couldn't get the rear sight down low enough to match my load (though obviously I could have also changed my load to something faster). Protocall also reamed out the case shoulder part of the charge hole on all of mine; like a lot of semi-auto caliber revolvers, having a piece of brass that was even slightly out of spec would cause the cylinder to drag when I pulled the trigger. My moons drop like bombs now. I actually like the triggers on them, though it's something you have to get used to if you're coming from a S&W, and the recoil mitigation works as advertised.

Correct - the gen 1 Charging Rhino as well as some of the "normal" models (the 2" and I believe the 4"). Yup. I wound up selling my 9mm's and going with all .40's because they're much faster to reload (bigger holes in the same sized cylinder).

Hey, that's... something. But something is better than nothing!

That was about 90% of my issue. I also had to bend the bow a little as it would get stuck in the frame (the metal one, not the grip) when fully depressed. I installed the EGW disconnector and gave everything a final tuning. All dry fire tests are good - no weird clicks or anything - and I'm hoping to do some live fire tomorrow.

The best is that the opposite side literally says "Operator"

Quarantine drags on and I keep acquiring/modifying single stack guns... Pinky the 1911 is a 9mm Springfield Armory Operator that I had tri-topped and finished in rose gold TiN: Shown here with a 9mm RIA TCM that I had milled out for IDPA Carry Optics and then refinished in Sniper Grey and rose TiN: I'm a big fan of the ICE magwell...