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Club recently bought a case of target pasters from Shooters Connection. We buy all our targets and pasters from them. This case of pasters will hardly stick to the cardboard targets, especially when applied with a paster gun and not pressed really hard to the target. This is true even for dry and warm indoor matches. They are falling off just from subsequent bullet strikes on the targets. We have not had this problem before. I am wondering if they have changed the specs, changed manufacturer, or just got a bad batch. I plan to call them to discuss but just wanted to see if anyone else has had this issue with Shooter Connection pasters in the last couple of months.

Want to buy an Ultrasonic cleaner for pistol and MPX parts. I know a lot of folks use the Harbor Freight unit. What size in liters do you guys think is the best for gun cleaning work? I know bigger is always better (Tim Allen) but I suppose there would be downsides to too large a unit in terms of wasted cleaning fluid etc. Any specific brands or models that you recommend? Thanks.

I think you may be on to something. I think I need to do a better cleaning of the gas system. As I mentioned above I have replaced the extractor spring and insert and then even tried my father's bolt carrier group, recoil springs and charging handle in my upper and still got stovepipes. Today I tried swapping his entire lower with my lower to rule out any trigger component issues mentioned above. Still got stovepipes. So really all that is left is a clogged gas system in my upper I think.

Dang just received my SRO have not tried it out yet. Gorilla duct tape may have to come to the rescue once again.

Keep in mind, I took my complete bolt carrier group and put it into my father's mpx and it ran fine. I put his BCG in my MPX and had the same stovepipes.

I am using the "support arm" that came with the Raptor. I assume that is what you mean by "new spring plate" or are there different versions of the Raptor plate? But, I have been using the raptor with the plate it came with for some time before these stovepipes starting happening. Also, when I substituted in the bolt carrier group from my father's mpx`it included the factory charging handle and spring plate and recoil springs etc and the stovepipes continued in my gun. And when I put my group including the Raptor into his mpx it ran without stovepipes.

look at my thread for some milling suggestions

It does not appear to have any damage.

Thanks for all the responses so far. I think I am going to go with CZC plate system. Now I just need to decide if I want to do one of my Shadows or my Shadow 2. If I do the Shadow 2 it would have to have some lightening so I can shoot IDPA CO as well.

I have gen 2 MPX carbine, have shot a few thousand rounds of various 115g factory and 115g peak performance remans with virtually no issues. Have recently installed the Timney MPX trigger and a Raptor charging handle on it and an Isler hand guard. Otherwise factory standard. All of a sudden I am getting stovepipes on every mag. I cleaned the gun including the gas tappet which had a caked on layer of carbon. I replaced the extractor spring and lubed the bolt carrier group well with oil reassembled the gun. The stovepipes continued with various ammo and various mags. I swapped the bolt carrier group with my father's new (less than 500 rounds) MPX pistol. My bolt carrier group ran just fine in his gun (no stovepipes), my gun with his bolt carrier group still stovepipes. Does this seem to indicate a problem with the gas system of my gun??? Clogged gas port?????, bad rings on the tappet????? Keep in mind this happened quickly one day at a match and the gun went from flawless to stovepipe every mag.

Do you have any difficulty switching between the guns and instantly finding the dot?

Leaning strongly towards CZC plate cut. Roughly, What kind of lead time are you running right now. Is the direct mill cut the same depth as the plate cut, so in effect you gain exactly the height of the plate when using an optic with the plate?

Good point, but I also like the ability to add a rear site plate back on the gun.

I appreciate it.

That sounds like good advice, thanks.

I really like the idea of changeable mounting plates. Does anyone have a picture of a Shadow milled with CZC plate system with an SRO mounted. I know it is going to sit higher than a direct mount system. How much of a disadvantage (if any) is this higher stance going to be?

I would like to get the slide on one of my CZ SP01 Shadows milled for an SRO. Can I get some recommendations for getting this work done? CZ Custom Cajun Gunworks Vulcan Machine Werks Fire4Effect Primary Machine I think I would give some preference to a company that also has a rear site cover plate available for their cut but that would just be one factor. Current backlog, price, and quality of work are factors as well. Thanks

Well I decided to go with the medium DAA backpack. Glad I went medium. I would not want any smaller and I had to prune my gear a little and organize a little better than with the big Midway bad I had but I love the backpack. One thing that really stands out that I have not heard mentioned before is the zippers feel so high quality and they glide like butter on a frying pan. Oh and used the rain cover on the second time out and it is not a gimmick.

If you go with the "factory" shadow orange you will still need to do either a CGW tuneup or CZC tuneup to make it feel like the CGW shadow. I have both and if I had a choice of only one I would go for the CGW or CZC tuned gun (either by done them or DIY) over the "fitted" factory orange. Now if money is not an object get the CZC Shadow Orange and have the best of both worlds in one delivered to your door ready to go.

CGW reach reduction kit with includes the short reset, added race hammer and other goodies incl springs but you asked about the trigger specifically.

The video shows the prototype and it has a big window with a very minimal but strong looking case around the window. Very unobstructed view. Suggested for use on pistols and PCC's. No frills, no auto on, no auto brightness, no solar power, no built in bottle opener, but looks pretty rugged.

Sig is evidently coming out with a new red dot optic Romeo3 Max worked on by Max Michel. Saw a teaser on facebook today posted by Max Michel. Looks pretty interesting, has a huge window along the lines of a C-more. Start saving your nickels.Quote from Max's post "Sneak peek!... Here it is, the Romeo3MAX from SIG SAUER Sig Sauer Electro-Optics . Still some work to be done but you guys have been asking to see it so I thought I would show a little bit about it. I’m extremely proud to have played a role in the development of this Optic and I truly feel this will be the Optic of choice by many this summer and beyond. Big thanks to SIG for allowing me to bring this to our industry! More details to follow soon and estimated ship date of July." If I can figure out how to post a link to the facebook post I will.

When I say you won't see as much improvement with the new hand guard I am referring to the fact that the new PCC hand guard is already smaller in diameter and feels better, so it is not as dramatic an improvement. Still a great improvement to go to the round Isler, and still a great weight improvement.

I am also deciding between the large and medium CED. It sounds like most folks are pretty happy with the medium. Anyone here glad they went with the large? Is anyone not happy with having to carry guns in the main compartment of the medium instead of flat in the bottom hard sided compartment of the large? I would not use the hydration bladder on the large, would that compartment be a useful size if the bladder was removed?