Xanatos903
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Keep in mind that we're not saying anything like "arm fully extended, gun not supported on any object." That would require an inordinate amount of strength for a junior shooter. But if they can't even support the weight of the rifle in a position that isn't strenuous in the least, I'd presume they don't have the strength to safely control the rifle as they're going through a stage.
I just don't understand what image y'all have in your heads of this start position that it screams safety hazard.
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Cory, show me in the rulebook where the bad man touched you...
Frankly, if a junior shooter cannot safely hold a rifle horizontally with one hand at their hip, they shouldn't be shooting PCC at a match anyway.
Fair enough criticism about how the divisions all shoot separate matches. I make that same argument when people are mad about PCC being allowed at all, so I'll drop that point. Maybe the true benefit of the start position is that it requires more skill to execute quickly and ensure that the PCC is mounted correctly. I know that in my practice this start position leads to inconsistent positioning in the shoulder pocket.
And if we're going to keep rolling with discouraging shooters because of the difficulty of matches, let's get rid of low ports, hard leans, unloaded starts, stages that make you run more than 20 yards, partial targets, and activators.
What's your suggestion for other good start positions? I think we're all fine with port arms and muzzle touching "X", what else would you suggest for some variety and challenge?
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Chris, I really like that start position. It somewhat equalizes the dead time to first shot between PCC and other divisions, and prevents people from gaming starts where you're facing targets. I'm happy you guys are working it into matches.
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Close, open targets are where PCC gets really fun!
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So it's rare to have it really be useful, but you'll be thankful for it when you need it. This is the only stage I have on video of my using mine, but it's useful about once per match, and nearly necessary once every few matches. Here I could have made the shots without it, but I would not have been as stable and would not have been able to fire shots nearly as rapidly.
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If you're looking for a more affordable option, there's the Ghost Thunder. I ordered one last Friday so we'll see whether it's worth the money.
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I'm running a Magpul MOE wrapped in grip tape. It makes it very easy to one-hand the rifle during movement; it's like my hand is glued to the rifle.
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Does the ammo group well in between adjustments to the scope?
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It would work if you used colt mags. I use a very similar magazine release on my lower
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There's also Gibbz, but the KE Arms lower saves you ~$50.
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It's just the nature of a lot of double-stack, double-feed mags. There's a lot of room for rounds to spray out between the feedlips.
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I seem to remember reading that ADCO offered ramping services for pretty cheap. You could get in touch with them and see what they could do for you.
You could also swap out the bolt for better compatibility, or even just replace the trigger springs with reduced power for a lighter trigger pull.
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14 hours ago, bmiller said:
Going to machine a hole in it and put one of these on.
All right, I'm super curious about this setup. Did you just drill popple holes into the ULW barrel, or did you do something more elaborate for the mid-barrel comp?
Edit- upon closer examination, it looks like you're actually just running one of Taccom's extensions with the comp, right?
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I'm of the same opinion. A feedramp is cheap, easy to install, and certainly won't hurt the reliability of your PCC. There's basically no reason not to do it.
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On 5/5/2018 at 9:29 AM, mahamoti said:
Recently switched from a stock JP 9mm SCS to the Taccom 3 stage. Other relevant config:
- BCP Colt lower
- Metalform mags
- 16" JP barrel
- NERD Nano comp
- JP bolt
- Hiperfire 243G trigger
- 124gr Precision Delta FMJ over 3.5gr Titegroup @1.15" OAL ~130PF
Could not tell the difference between either of them, honestly. Recoil feel was basically identical. Shot placement at 15yds was 2-3" spread as fast as I could pull the trigger. Both locked bolt back on last round.
I know Tim says he's not a fan of the 308 springs, but I may give one a try, or stack some quarters to try shortening the cycle some more. Not that I think this carbine needs any help... it's just out of curiosity to see what happens.
I tried limiting the travel on mine using the 3-stage buffer and the trigger occasionally failed to reset, even with as few as 4 quarters in the buffer tube. I probably could have bumped up my load to really force the bolt rearwards but I didn't notice enough of a difference to justify it.
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I'm kind of sad to hear that the new style bolts still have the same problems with breaking firing pins.
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Lefty colt mag PCC shooter here. Mine's been super reliable with the only problems coming from me doing stupid stuff like limiting the bolt travel and not doing QC checks on my reloads. I run a Taccom-spliced 32-20 magazine for 54 reloadable, but also use everything from a 32 rounder with a +10 extension to the 20 round ASC mags. Everything works, drops free, and reloads with my ambi mag release. I've had to do absolutely no tuning of my magazines, they just work.
The Glock PCCs seem to be more prone to feeding issues, sometimes requiring an additional feedramp to be added to the upper receiver. They also require you to file away at the base of the magazine to remove flashing left over from the manufacturing process. Seems like every Glock mag I've put a basepad on has eventually had the follower bind up at the transition from basepad to magazine body because of that flashing. But they remain popular in PCC because the aftermarket support is second to none, and everyone has a Glock and a stack of magazines anyway.
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I shot a match with my ULW barrel for the first time on Sunday and here are my impressions of it:
1. It's much easier to settle on steel when stationary. Moving the center of gravity back to ~trigger guard makes it very quick to transition and stop.
2. It's much easier to move off target when moving. Any time I wasn't perfect with my footwork the barrel jumped around. My old heavy barrel and HG resisted that movement a lot more than just the Taccom barrel. However, this is more of a symptom of my lack of finesse during shooting on the move and can be fixed with a few range sessions.
3. It's much easier to navigate a stage when all the weight can easily be supported by your firing hand. We didn't have a lot of movement-intensive stages, but it was clear to me that it's going to be very nice.
4. With a good load, it really doesn't jump around during splits that much more than my old barrel. I shot The Roscoe Rattle as the classifier, and I was able to hammer out quick splits on the center target without worrying that I was going to plug the NS. I made sure to watch my dot to study how it moved around, and it just kind of hovered in the A zone without any correction.
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6.1 seconds, 88 points, 14.42HF. Could have broken 15 if I'd just hit that reload!
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S&B Primers for me. Since I first posted in this thread, I broke another one a few months ago. First stage of the day and the gun wouldn't fire. Took it apart and found a firing pin broken in half.
However, I can pretty safely attribute my breakage to dryfire. During that time, I was actually dropping the hammer during dryfire, and I'd been hitting it hard the week before the match. I'd done nothing else with the gun between matches than dryfire. -
A buddy had doubles and triples at the last match with his Hiperfire. According to him at the safe table he'd gotten a little grease on the disconnector and removing it fixed the problem. You might want to check your engagement surfaces and make sure there isn't an excessive amount of oil or grease on them.
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Love mine. I've got a 32 rounder coupled with a 20 for a 54 round magazine. 32 and 32 didn't work too well as the spring flipped internally and bound up like nothing I've ever seen.
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Are you dryfiring the gun? I've broken 2 firing pins thus far, but once I stopped dryfiring the gun I stopped having the problem.
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Yep, no reason to resort to name-calling.
I'm still not completely convinced that there's not a better way to set up a PCC buffer, and I certainly haven't tried everything, but I do believe that the Taccom is a good out of the box improvement over the stock buffer setup. The fact that it comes in at significantly less than the Blitzkrieg doesn't hurt either.
PCC laser on target at start
in USPSA/IPSC Rules
Posted · Edited by Xanatos903
Ahh, I misunderstood your post. I clarified that point in my last post:
"But if they can't even support the weight of the rifle in a position that isn't strenuous in the least, I'd presume they don't have the strength to safely control the rifle as they're going through a stage."
But to say it a different way, I'm imagining a 6 year old trying to run through a USPSA stage with a PCC. I can't imagine that's the safest thing because they simply won't have the strength to control the rifle. But someone who is older, say 10, can likely steady the rifle enough to make it through a stage. I'm willing to bet that someone that age could also hold a rifle at their hip for a few seconds without any trouble. It's not going to be as big of an issue as y'all are making it out to be.
Pool noodles are "circus crap", tire jumping is "circus crap", holding a rifle at your side for a short period is not circus crap.