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I've noticed that the mongoose face only shows up with open shooters.
Could it be a side effect of muzzle blast?
Will there be permanent damage?
Can this be repaired by plastic surgery?
Inquiring minds want to know.
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We here at the BE forum are here for you. However, it seems that you might need someone closer and more personal to let out your pent up feelings. Good luck to you and whatever you decide, we will always be here for you.
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That a lot of tragedy to try to absorb.
It takes its toll and it sounds like you may need some time away from the job.
Maybe some professional help from a counselor would be in order.
In any case I am sorry for what happened and hope you can come to terms with it in time.
Tony
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I recommend you take a good long look at the Legend over the Edge.
For starters, the slide cuts on the Edge are sharp.
When ever I have a problem and have to rack the slide in a hurry, it often tears my hands up. I had to have a gunsmith take the sharp corners off the sights as well.
Otherwise you may as well get used to carrying a first aid kit in your range bag.
The cuts on the Legend are probably kinder, gentler on your hand.
Also the legend already has a hard chrome slide and the over all look of the gun is quite nice.
Just something to think about.
Tony
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I want to load my own long range bullets. Need to know what powder is being used in Blackhills red box
69 grain matchking HP bullets. I know it is 24.7 grains of very fine powder. I don't like how Varget meters out of my Dillon 650xl. The powder used in Blackhills looks like it would meter very accurately.
I am just starting out .223 reloading, I need to learn alot.
What is the twist on your barrel?
I ask because if you are new to reloading you should consider the bullet weight.
If the twist is 9:1 a 69 grain bullet is about the heaviest you may want to go.
If the twist is 8:1 you can go heavier for long range loads and still stabilize the bullet.
I wouldn't get too caught up in trying to exactly duplicate the Black Hills load.
Check the reloading manuals and find the powders that are appropriate for the bullet you want to use.
Try several of them.
Reloading is all about experimentation.
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great pics
is the guy with the glock second to the last photo, giving me the finger?
Yes, .... yes he is.
Clearly one of those arrogant Glock owners.
This is obviously a not-so-subtle message to racegunners everywhere.
I'm sure it will show up in many avatars.
I expect to sell several copies to Flex.
Sorry...... I tried, but I couldn't ...... stop.
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Get a copy of Noise Ninja or Neat Image. Wash them through it and it will get rid of the grain. I like the placement as well.
Thanks for the tip.
The negatives are tack sharp and I even made some enlargements to be framed and matted.
However, some picture quality is always lost in the process of scanning film into a digital format.
It was necessary so that I could share them on the internet.
I now have my digital cameras up and running on remote control so it shouldn't be a problem in the future.
Tony
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Great Pics Tony. Which one is YOU!
Chris,
I produced a DVD of the match and I was filming and taking pictures that day.
I shot the match on Friday with the RO's.
Tony
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I think he has some sort of ligament damage to that finger.
He can't bend it.
It shows up in other pictures as well.
Probably not that noticable until he wraps his hand around something.
Tony
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I'm interested in the 10 rd. 9mm mags.
I wonder if:
They are long enough for use with a mag well.
Short enough to fit in the box.
Work in a 5" Springer.
Tls
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I thought you folks might enjoy a few pics from the Tennessee State Match.
These were taken with an old 35mm film camera and the negatives were scanned to jpeg format.
It was the only camera I had at the time that I could fire by remote control.
I can't wait to show you the high end digital stuff.
There's lots more where these came from.
Tony
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Funny, when I started looking for the best states, I started at the bottom and worked up.
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Happy Birthday Sam.
Birthdays are a celebration of life.
Party Hard!
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There you go.
Once this thread reared it's ugly head, members of the forum rose up and beat it to death.
Never let it be said we don't thrive on controversy around here.
My Last shot fired:
How come there's no Glock elitist snob club?
I see that as the ultimate proof of S_I superiority.
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I'm not going there.
Sam Keen and his wheel gun once beat me by a full second on a stage where he had to reload and I didn't.
I don't mess with wheel gunners.
I can't risk the embarassment.
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Oh, Jim.
I am so dissapointed.
I thought you were above the fray.
I on the other hand shoot in every division but SS and Revolver so I can jump in any thread and stir the pot.
Just for the record, my Single Stack is on its way to the gunsmith for a tune up.
When it gets back, we will dance once again. (see inspirational quote below)
Tony
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Watching them do their contorsionist act as they reach to the middle of their back for that last magazine.
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Anyone know where I can get a pair of $2,000 cleats??
I'll ask my wife.
If there's any way you could spend $2000 on a pair of shoes, she'll know about it.
I thought about making an inquiry to the US Olympic team, but they probably run the track in combat boots.
That way they can spend less on equipment and more on training.
After all, it's the runner, not the shoe that matters.
Tony
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Just got the call my good friends Mom passed last night from cancer as well.
You have my deepest sympathy.
I lost my mom to cancer as well.
Its been 10 years now.
I hate this vile disease.
But I have faith.
Someday the docs will find a way to take it down.
Tony
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Hey, stop it! If I keep coming back to this thread it is going to mess up the faux carbon-fiber stenciling job I am doing to my frame.
I belive we need to see this faux job in the gallery!!
Yes by all means, there are many of us here that enjoy a good faux job.
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Comfort/trust is a HUGE factor. You may not notice it on the timer or on the paper. But in a sport where the mental game is 90% of the whole sport, you'd better shoot a gun that you're absolutely comfortable with. For whatever reason.
If you think you will do better with a 2011 or worse with a Glock, you're probably right.
Spook absolutely nailed it.
The real worth lies in the confidence and comfort level of the shooter.
Let me share with you what prompted me to buy my open gun.
A while back our local club sponsored Angus Hobdell to come and give a steel shooting seminar.
During that seminar, I mentioned to one of the other members that I had never shot an open gun.
He loaned me his wifes gun along with a couple of mags of ammo and said "see how this feels to you".
Angus set up identical arrays of steel for side by side competition.
I stepped up with an unfamiliar gun and hung right in there with him on several runs.
At the end we took turns shooting a fixed plate down range at about 30 yards.
After unloading a magazine on it, neither of us had missed it.
I turned to the guy that loaned the gun to me and said "this is like cheating, its too easy".
The gun was a Brazos 5" BCG Pro and it was magical.
I felt like I absolutely couldn't miss with it.
I fell in love with the gun and knew I had to have one.
Soon thereafter I bought a Pro Sx and never looked back.
It wasn't about trying to buy my way into the winners circle.
It was about finding something that just feels right to you.
That feeling of confidence when you step to the firing line is priceless.
If you get that feeling when you pick up a Glock or XD, fine.... you're shooting the right gun.
Tony
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Hey...thanks for repeating the point I was making.
Great minds think alike
Why all the fuss?
Pay your money and take your choice.
Shoot whatever you want.
Pass the popcorn Flex.
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SA...you said the gun "does" matter.
I wonder what would happen if we gave Travis, Phil, and Taran Glocks (along with Dave) and put them up against the others? Maybe bring in Eric G. and his Tangfolio to shoot with Henning in Limited (Eric G. has placed in the top5 at our Lim Nats). We probably ought to throw Bob Vogel in the mix (I think he may have just made GM in Open with a Glock...wthout a red dot on it
)I'll bet we'd get...a whole lot of the same.
If you want to speculate, I wonder what Leatham would shoot if he didn't work for Springfield.
What would Jarrett shoot if he didn't work for Para?
Maybe exactly what they shoot now. Maybe not.
When shooters reach that skill level, in no longers matters whose logo is stamped on the slide.
Case in point. Julie hasn't missed a beat since she moved from Glock to Smith & Wesson
When I am deciding what I want to shoot, I don't base it on Travis, Phil or Taran.
Those guys can shoot anything well.
I want to shoot what I shoot best.
2011, unequivocally, hands down, without a doubt, 2011.
Tony
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Man oh man. So many things to say. And there sure are an awful lot of emotional and sensitve people on this forum. I'll be gentle.
Let me just throw these out there....
1. Does that 2k limited gun intrinsically shoot any faster than your Glock/HK/Sig/Beretta?
2. Is it functionally more accurate?
3. Will it make up for not practicing?
4. When you ask people on enos.com what makes that 2k gun so much better, can you get a single, empirical, data based response?
It's easy to say "well, Sevigny is the only guy rocking the house with the Glock....he must be an anomaly." Agreed that Mr. Sevigny could do great with a wrist rocket and a bag of marbles while wearing a welder's helmet.
There are some folks (some even on this very forum!) that, although not quite Mr. Sevigny, aren't slouches with Glocks and Berettas and CZs. If you take the ego and "cool" and "sexy" out of it, the logical argument for a 2k limited gun rapidly loses steam.
No disrespect intended towards any gunsmiths out there making their living building 2k limited guns.
FY42385
Let me respond this way.
Is a racegun intrinsically faster?
For me, yes it is.
This is not speculation.
I have run numerous drills with every gun I own side by side and kept records in a spread sheet.
My draws, reloads and overall times are about 10 to 15% faster with my SVI or my STI than with my XD.
Empirical data available on request.
Is it more accurate?
I do meticulous load development keeping group size on each load and cumulative group size on each gun.
The most accurate gun I own is a custom 1911 followed closely by my SVI limited gun.
I haven't documented enough loads to support any conclusions regarding the XD.
Will it make up for not practicing?
No gun will make up for not practicing, but I think the race gun will be slightly more forgiving.
Is the differential worth the extra money?
For me it is. I need every advantage I can get.
The difference in the cost of a production gun and a race gun is a drop in the proverbial bucket compared to the overall cost of this sport.
Tony
Talkin' 'bout the actual shootin'...
in What I Like
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I'm not sure I see the problem.
There is a lot of discussion on the forum regarding a wide variety of subjects.
But there is also more hard core shooting info here than anywhere I've seen on the WWW.
There is hardly any shooting / technical / gunsmithing / reloading question you could possibly dream up that you can't find an answer to here.
When you log on and scroll through the topics, you need not read threads you don't find interesting or not shooting related.
We are a community of shooters but there are times when we need to laugh or vent or just need a little support in a personal crisis.
We could always start some more threads to rehash the never ending controversies.
How about another round of:
Glock vs. STI
Validity and Future of Lim 10
Validity and Worth of SS
Classification system
Prize Table Distribution
Bubble Gum Stages
Shooting Tests vs. Hose Fests
Those are alway entertaining.
I'm in, ...... pick one and light it up.
Tony