Part_time_redneck

Not my favorite & not a movie but Full Frontal with Samantha Bee just because the booger looks completely terrifying.

Only once fired so I guess these are good for 9 major huh? Maybe two caps in each one and call them magnum primers?

That price for a Glock - I guess some primers were included. The high dollar item.

What kind of gun? I would fight one thing at a time and ream it first. Determine max OAL with a few dummy rounds and load with a little slack. Eliminate that variable to begin with.

Ever so slight thread drift so sorry. A friend was in a sporting goods store earlier when he called asking if I could use Fed sp match primers. 5K was max so that's added to stockpile. How do the match primers differ? I'm assuming a slightly softer cup / easier initiation but that's a wild guess. More $$$, pretty package? Thanks in advance.

Kind of like open guns huh, they really shoot themselves. More one-liners than Rodney Dangerfield. So how much for the primers?

You're missing something. Not to be rude, just throwing out a hypothetical about what's to game. As rules read: RO suspects a squib, issues stop. If legitimate, scored as shot. If no squib, shooter receives a heartfelt apology, excuse, and prayer that the reshoot gods will be merciful. Along with a reshoot. Assuming a shooter can basically RO themselves. Mr Gamer is having a fantastic match until he fumbles a RL, pulls off a target early with questionable hits and overruns a position. Next target he fires one, then freezes. "I think I had a squib". And upon inspection, no squib and a reshoot. Just my guess at why the rule is worded so. Personally, I agree with you. Many times at locals guys are filling in as RO's and sometimes not too aware of what's going on. I've been fortunate enough to only have had one squib and by the time the RO was screaming stop, I had been done. Guns cost too much. Again not being rude, just what I consider an example.

I like this but with a few suggestions / questions. Muzzleloader div is required to have all reloading apparatus on belt behind the hip bone correct? I can run my derringer in the shotgun division with the judges as long as I shoot ratshot and adhere to the Derringer-2 minor / D-1 major rule correct? Wrist rocket - Irons and optics right, eyes aren't where they used to be. Also can I load my Barney round in WRO ( wrist rocket optics ) from a magnet after MR? Finally, back to MIS ( muzzleloader iron sights ), are magmells legal? Size limitations on magwell? Box? Reason asking is I have a very nice blundurbuss I enjoy shooting but suffer from a lack of competitors at the local level to compare myself to. Perhaps one day the powers that be will implement some sort of system where competitors from different areas can compare themselves against one another. Maybe classify said competitors with some sort of ranking. Perhaps call it a classification system! Maybe one day. -PTR future muzzleloader optics / derringer minor shooter

Rowdy beat me to the logical end and moto got to the attitude before I could. Both took the words out of my mouth. Lets try a different approach for the OP with a few questions. This site is one of the most valuable collections of resources & information on the subject of competitive shooting in existence today. It is given to you at no cost. Most people here are seeking to increase knowledge, gain skills, remedy an issue / solve a problem or help someone. These inquiries / responses generally, from a competitive pistol competition, look like but are not limited to things such as: -Draws -Reloads -Splits -Transitions -Stage breakdown & planning -Training -Movement -Gear - Guns / loads -Equipment- Presses / apparel -Mental development These are some FAQ's here, and they are always answered. OP, are any of these important to you? How do you stand in your performance/ development? The reasons we each do this and play these games are as numerous and unique as the individuals themselves. We all know why we do this and what we love about it. The beauty of practical shooting is at the end of the day you have no one to blame for your shortcomings except for yourself. We all have to decide if what we give is worth what we get. You might need to back up, do some soul searching and see if this is right for you. I regularly shoot matches with a gentleman and his daughter. Both are very accomplished shooters in multiple games / disciplines and the nicest people you could meet. The young lady recently turned 13 years of age. After our final stage, she helps tear down stages better than most of the men. Trying to be polite to her and asking when she is handling steel targets to be put away, " can I take that?" She replies, " no thanks, I've got it. How did you do today? I did ok but messed up on stage x a bit. I did real good on stages x x x though." The whole time with a smile on her face. Some people help. Others, well

You're never going to get it perfect. Even if you were to weigh bullets and sort, there will still be slight variations in OAL & powder drop. Any small gain would not be worth the time investment. At around 170 PF you've got plenty of a buffer zone.

I've gotten to where I have to wear readers over the last two years. All my comp guns wear a dot and I've never had any trouble picking up the dot. As they say though, focus is on the target. On the rare occasion I shoot irons, just playing around plinking, I can still get the front sight in focus but it takes a moment. I imagine glasses are definitely in my future. I also just use 1.0's and have no trouble with the dot.

When PF is not an issue, a lot of guys suggest simply using the same charge weight and swapping the 124 out to a 115. One problem is you might end up needing to re-zero when swapping loads. Another thing is every shot we break is essentially practice to some degree. Different loads - different feel, timing & tracking. I toyed with this awhile back and as I primarily shoot USPSA now, when I occasionally do shoot SC I simply run the same major loads.

I misread the OP's original post. As I was born and raised in MS you could say English was not my first language and reading comprehension not my strongest suit. OP was directed to go muzzle up which he did while someone went downrange. OP was then instructed to take hold of activator rope. As start position was holding activation rope, I incorrectly assumed the shooter was instructed to assume the start position, which was not the case. Even if he was instructed to assume the start position, he should have simply refused. However the shooter leveled the muzzle of a loaded gun while a person was downrange and the responsibility rest solely on him. Blizzard time. I incorrectly thought he was following RO instructions which is why I was so quick to also point a finger at the RO. I am adamant in my opinion that the RO was deserving of immediate disciplinary action up to or including a DQ for knowingly walking in front of a loaded firearm. No disrespect meant to anyone, just pointing out my faulty interpretation of the original post. My apologizes. Glad no one was perforated.

I had a long post drafted and deleted it. Not going any farther with this. The inherent problem with the USPSA rule book is it assumes a certain level of common sense on the readers part which obviously the person acting as an RO, the person acting as the second RO, and the shooter obviously did not have. The RO, perhaps both RO's should be DQ'd. Shooter, ???. That's why I'm just an RO. Call the RM and let him decipher this clusterF. That's why he makes the big bucks. As for DQ,ing the shooter for pointing a gun, loaded or empty downrange. while under make ready, please cite the rule. I understand the definition of sweeping, but doesn't the acting timer holder have a responsibility here also? Long and short of it. Shooter was under make ready. He pointed gun downrange. RO walked in front of gun. Let's assign blame.

Completely avoidable but the question was as it played out so here's my probably incorrect ruling. 10.5.5. RO swept during course of fire. Call RM and he determines if it was sweeping or RO interference. I would place blame completely on the RO. Shooter should have refused as pointing a loaded gun down range with someone down there is not a reasonable command. 10.6. Bringing shame to the game. RO should be disqualified and prohibited from acting as an RO until ( whatever they identify as ) has learned walking in front of a loaded firearm is not a smart play. Imagine this unlikely scenario - at LAMR, shooter loads gun and takes a sight picture. RO leans forward and waves hand in front of shooters muzzle. Should shooter be DQ'd for sweeping? My 0.02$, both times are the fault of the RO.

Hooker spit. Windex with a cloth & Q-tips pre match. Never wanted to put anything higher octane than that on an optic.

Winners and losers are self determined, but only winners will admit it.

It was your first match correct? By being safe, not incurring a safety infraction, and simply seeing what it's all about you did fantastic. A lot of first time shooters are not so fortunate. Additionally as you have only been shooting for @ 6 months, try to have reasonable expectations. As you're on this site you have a wealth of information readily available at your fingertips for the low cost of free!!! Money back guarantee. Don't sweat missing / forgetting targets at your first match. Stage breakdown / analysis/ planning is science & art, some learned and some comes with time. The scoring zones of targets are obscured for a reason, makes it fun! Also the words "normal" & "new shooter" don't usually collide in the same sentence; if your new at anything there is no normal yet. Advise I wish I would have been given after my first match: 1- Pick a platform/division and commit to it while you learn the game & rules. 2- Simple dryfire drills. Nothing too elaborate, even 10 min / 3 times a week will pay extreme dividends early. 3- Maintain your equipment. When it doesn't go bang every time it sucks. 4- See 1-3. Don't overthink it too much. Have fun & enjoy. After you have 3-4 matches under your belt you will look back at your first and not recognize who you were then. The progression will amaze and inspire you. Have fun and best of luck. -PTR

With the Covid-19 going on I could see the shooter sneezing and both RO's & the peanut gallery fleeing the scene at a full run. I had to look again as I thought this was in the Humor section.

Well, six months after I first opened a can of the notorious lot 314 and contacted Shooters World I'm getting replacements. Should arrive next week. They said on the way is lot #519. Has anyone used this lot # yet? Just wondering which category it falls into, good, bad or ugly. If anyone has 519 please advise. Thanks.

Welcome to my world. In the other thread regarding this I explained I was interested in this powder as an alternative to 3N38 in 9maj to use 115’s. That’s a no go. After a lot of testing my results mimic yours almost exactly. I settled on 10.4g at my normal 1.170 with CCI 500’s & PD124’s. This makes 170PF. I’ve loaded 1K like this and plan to just run them in practice and then evaluate. Regardless I don’t have much confidence in this powder. I seriously doubt I will purchase anymore due to obvious QC issues. Back to the business end of a chainsaw and tornado cleanup. Slow powder is way down on my priority list now. Have a good day all -PTR

I just want the wife to get the toilet paper out of the safe so I can put guns back in.

My order was placed on 11/Sep/19 from Grafs. Backordered & then delivered mid Oct. No complaints whatsoever with Grafs as they are simply the distributor and have been top notch.

No experience with the Everglades mount. Matt build my gun with the XWF frame and his mount for an RTS2. The recess in the frame looks to be slightly less than half the thickness of the side of the mount where the 5 screws are. The centerline of the optic is ever so slightly to the left of the centerline of the bore, viewed from the rear. The offset is so minimal that it's not noticeable at a glance. Keep in mind I didn't measure anything, just how it looks with my good eye.

I do it wet style in a cement mixer. Usually between 5-10k at a time but it will accommodate much more. First pass is Dawn / lemi, good squirt of dawn and just a 9mm case of Lemishine & probably 3-3.5 gal water from garden hose with a RV filter attached. 30 to an hour later dump in a 2x4 box with screen bottom I made ( 36" x 18" ) and a quick rinse then back in with wash & wax for the same time. Dump out, light rinse, and to the garage and spread out on a beach towel for a few days. Then I inspect & sort. Now for the contraversial part. I'll then decap & size then clean again with just the wash & wax for 2 hrs. Not necessary I know. I'm not overly concerned with clean primer pockets, but this does make loading much smoother & easier. Ive never tried it with pins and see no reason to. More than clean enough for my purposes. Also like mentioned above, regarding the Lemishine, more is not better. Doesn't take much.