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MikeBurgess

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  1. I didn't read every response so this may have been mentioned already. When tuning sear springs for action shooting AKA shooting fast sometimes. It is important to keep the sear and disconector legs in balance. If you have comparatively too much reset pressure having doubles and or drop to half cock can happen when shooting close targets fast. Basically having too much reset pressure on the trigger produces a forced reset when we relax our hands to shoot fast and the slide closing bumps the trigger back into our finger dropping the hammer, hard enough bump and it doubles lighter bump and drop to half cock. I have fixed this issue for a couple people myself included. In most cases the final trigger weight was lower than when the issue was happening.
  2. one of may favorite things to watch when ROing is when a WSB allows a shooter to put their hands wherever and someone decides that hovering just off the grip like they never ever practice is the key to a killer run. I have seen this many times and more often than not they end up with a horrible grip and end up regretting it, but it is fun to watch
  3. I layout my dot pockets from the back of the slide. i leave just enough material to have the pocket have a back lip
  4. What I have done is use a pin or the solid end of a drill bit that matches the ramp radius to carefully tap the displaced metal back where it came from, on the square side I just use the flat face of a clean hammer. Little taps and take it slow , it doesn't take much time at all. That said if the cylinder is really bad you can buy a new one from smith. Last one I bought was under $100 and I've been able to swap them in successfully by using the old ejector in the new cylinder. Just need to double check timing and clearances
  5. Hopner Schumann speed sec 5 I belive They are German I belive double alpha imported them prior to their race master line. My wife uses one and it's probably the most forgiving race holster, it's almost impossible to have it hangup on a draw,
  6. They do, its surprising how much monkey see monkey do is involved in this (and most other) sports. I put a 38 barrel and comp together in one of my guns for a friend to try before he ordered another Infinity to see if it made enough difference to make picking up brass worth it, he decided no 9mm was just fine. Around here there is 1 guy regularly and he's already asking about a new barrel.
  7. very, he even successfully argued for 1 less FTSA because the barrel was clear so by definition he shot at the target
  8. we had a guy last weekend fire a round after a squib with his open gun. the spontaneous disassembly was impressive. luckily it was limited to the gun and he swapped to his backup and finished the match.
  9. not really nobody around me shoot 38, we all hate picking up brass
  10. The tip of the titanium ones I have used is not shaped very well to fit the dimple in the top of the mainspring cap, likely they assume the smith will hand file it to a shape they are happy with, but if its not a real world performance enhancement the time spent doing it is wasted.
  11. but the optic will last longer so there is that
  12. What I tell people is 9 major slides have a half life of about 25,000 rounds as in half of them will crack in by 25K some go way longer some go way shorter. Some of this is shooter induced, run 185pf because you think its flatter or whatever your likely to not last as long as someone that runs 167 pf. Some of this is builder induced. the better parts are fit the longer they are likely to last. Some of this is luck of the draw.
  13. I agree the shape of the EGW one is horrible, I haven't been building long enough to see one fail but I like to learn from others that have. My gripe was those saying they flex and that eats main spring energy, but when you stack springs the second spring doesn't eat the frist springs energy they both release their stored energy together, every explanation I have seen is someone explaining it as if the strut was un-stressed prior to the the sear releasing, and that drives me nuts.
  14. I get that they are unnecessary, and if Donnyglock says they break more that's enough for me. But I would love for someone to explain how a flexible strut would negatively affect hammer velocity? Most seem to use an explanation that only works if we assume the strut is unloaded prior to the sear being released but that is not the case
  15. I agree if your going to build a 2011 start with a fully machined frame and build it with the parts you want all the way through, there is really no cheep way to build one so you may as well get what you really want. If you want into the 2011 world on a budget the Prodigy is likely the lowest cost option. One thing on the 80% frame, having someone that's not you complete one for you means they need to have an 07 FFL (manufacturer)
  16. 1 mostly yes, I believe Bul and SPS are a bit different but everything else should fit a STI plastic grip 2 Define major modification? the slide will likely not fit on the frame and will require fitting also the barrel will likely need refit. if your up for building an 80% then the fitting required for the upper shouldn't scare you the question is are you up for it and do you have the required tools. 3 nothing wrong with a para frame, just a few less options for mags and magwells 4 I think Holosun makes several circle dots
  17. Another thing to think about is what is posted is a stage score, while its cool to win a stage, its not an actual thing as far as the sport is concerned. Tie for a stage win get 100% of the match points the order they are displayed is meaningless.
  18. the problem is real and oddly its generally a good thing. The reason its a good thing is by and large guns are very well made these days, the vast majority require little to no service to run reliably. the down side it for us enthusiasts there are less and less people doing it and its getting more expensive all the time.
  19. None of the above really matter buy what you like. I ran a few matched with a STI Edge with a dovetail optic mount, do plastic grip full length dustcover full profile slide bull barrel zero frills gun, still ran .11s on close targets and aimed at far ones.
  20. I did one the way Toolguy described, drill blind hole without going all the way through the side, did it on a little mini mill so if you have a friend or local machine shop its pretty straight forward to do.
  21. I ran a Tanfo Open gun I built for a while, I fought nose up miss feeds with the normal JHP we see in open guns but feeding was 100% with round nose bullets I ended up running Blue Bullets because cheap but TMJs would be nicer. The MBX 170 mags worked good but lack a positive stop so a slide lock reload would over insert, the Taylor Freelance 170 extensions with Grams guts worked great and wouldn't over insert. Neither of my guns would run major without an extra power extractor spring. I also ran a EGW square firing pin stop to help slow the initial slide movement.
  22. I have had good luck drilling out broken taps and or drills with small diamond core drills, this 1/16 drill has removed 3 #5 taps for me I was using it in a mill but with some care it could be done by hand in a Dremel. https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Coated-Core-Drill-2-0mm/dp/B002863QEQ
  23. Two things on the dot not leaving the glass 1 its unlikely that's what's actually happening, based on watching the movement of open guns in slow motion video and also on conversations with super squad level Open shooters and my personal observations. 2 if you know where and how far your dot goes any time other than shooting into a berm trying to observe it you need to change your focus to the spot on the target you want to hit. as for springs the easiest is to play with recoil springs, try different weights and see where the dot first stops, your goal is the dot comes ripping down and stops right where the last shot was aimed, if the dot goes past the point of aim then a lighter spring may help if it stops above the point of aim then heavier.
  24. in terms of tuning springs do a lot. you can tune to have the sight better return to original point of aim by increasing or decreasing recoil spring weight. heavier will normally get the dot return lower lighter will get it to return higher. in addition main springs and firing pin stops different weight or shapes will make the initial slide movement either easier of harder changing dot return and feel.
  25. I'll be the odd man out as usual. your loads are just fine, the CFE may be a little hotter than required but not crazy. Just shoot it, don't get all caught up in looking for some wonder load that will lower your score, it wont. thigs that matter 1 gun runs 100% . . . . . . . .. . 15 Dot returns where it left from, this is a combination of, your grip, springs, your grip, firing pin stop shape, your grip, the comp and barrel holes, your grip, you load. . . . . . . . .. . . 87 where and how far the dot goes, I honestly have no idea where mine goes between shots, I look a spot when the dot gets there I shoot then when it gets back I shoot again
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