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I see there's some 30 degree mounts out there, in addition to 45's. Anybody have thoughts on a 30 vs. a 45? I've got an extra dot so I'm going to give a 2nd offset a try. The only thing I need at this point is an angled mount like one of the two above.

Yes, but I use an app on my iPhone called "Day One". My wife originally found it, and I pulled it to my phone from her account, so I'm not sure if it's part of the phone's OS, a free download, or a purchased app. It looks very well developed, so I'm sure it's a purchased app. I really like it because I can do my entry on the phone when I'm practicing my dryfire (I use a phone app for the timer) or at the range... or at work if I run out of time in the morning and have to do it after the fact while on my lunch break. In addition to having a calendar-based logging system--I'm kept honest on practice regimen by being able to quick-view how many days I've practiced through the week/month--the logs are also exportable and printable.

Wow! That’s a quality organization right there!

USPSA, start of each stage only. During the firing sequence you don’t want to be focusing on anything other than executing the shooting plan. Steel Challenge before each string. I used to do a phrase, but now I do deliberate breathing (theee deep breaths in nose, out mouth, then tell RO to “go”) to get my mind right. The breathing also helps to oxygenate the blood on top of getting into go mode.

Maybe from the sound of this thread I’m the luckiest 10/22 owner ever. It's all factory 10 round mags around here that I see with no complaints. It might be related to environmental conditions????? I do know that if you don’t get the spring tensioned correctly after reassembly you’ll be in a world of hurt, but I chalk that up to user error and not equipment.

On please, please li’l baby Jesus, we need this Christmas miracle! (Okay, maybe it’s not that important, but still...)

I got the Odin Works mag release yesterday. I'll start with good news, followed by bad news. The good news is that it works as expected, and it is allowing me to employ a reload technique exactly as I envisioned. It will take some practice, but I think I can get my left-handed reloads to happen almost as fast as a righty. This remains to be seen, of course, but there was no hope with the stock button. The bad news is that I had to grind it, file it, and paint it to get it to work with my KNS pins, even though Odin goes out of their way to advertise that this release will work with KNS pins. Most other people would have returned it as unusable with a 1 star rating. I"m not at all happy with paying $30 for a supposedly drop in part that failed exactly where it was supposed to succeed. Having said that, I'm not afraid to take the chance on ruining something in order to get it to work, and it paid off with this part.

Don’t get anything other than factory 10 rounders and you’ll be fine. I’ve never had or heard of an issue with 10 round Ruger mags... other than they are a PITA to reassemble after cleaning. Frankly I’d rather buy new ones than clean dirty ones LOL. I’ve started to simply spray them with G96 polymer safe CLP and it’s worked okay so far. They do make a reassembly tool that I need to get.

My gunsmith swears by the 15-22 as adamantly as he swears against the 10/22. I think that one is kinda turning into a Chevy vs. Ford argument.

Mine has a Kidd barrel, and I have no doubt that the barrel will last forever shooting mostly subsonic .22lr. On the face of it, I personally wouldn't have any issue doing it all over again with a stock 10/22. HOWEVER I built my 10/22 before after market receivers were a thing. Nowadays when I compare what it cost me to purchase the initial OEM gun, then individually getting all the parts, not to mention a couple trial and error parts that ended up in the spares drawer, plus the time it took to install everything, etc., vs. what it would cost to simply buy a built gun from Kidd that has all the same parts I currently have plus more... it just doesn't make sense to not go with the gun built on a better receiver and bolt. Yes, more expensive, but not that much more expensive in the long run. My next one is going to be ordered already built.

Feeding issues. I think the implication is that the receiver will go out of spec with enough use. Personally, I don’t see it, but I only have experience with my single gun, whereas he used to run a youth shooting school and had a bunch of 10/22s on hand for the kids to shoot. So... maybe... the other differing factor between mine and his is that teenagers aren’t handling my gun???? If I were to take a SWAG on mine, I’d say that it’s pushing 50,000 rounds after 8 years of use. I wouldn’t shoot a different platform, but when this one eventually gets retired, I’ll replace it with a Kidd or Tactical Solutions.

My gunsmith is adament that 10/22’s will take a dump after about 15,000.rounds, and he has worked with many of them. I have far more than 15,000 through mine (haven't a clue on the actual number) and it is fine. The only difference I can tell between my one gun and his many is that I built mine using Kidd parts... or maybe I’m just lucky. Mine is getting more finicky, used to be able to run Golden Bullets all day long but no more. However sCCI Standard Velocity still runs like a sewing machine. My advice, FWIW, is to buy a built gun directly from a company like Kidd or Tactical Solutions if you can afford to spend the money all at once. Yes it is more expensive than building off your own 10/22 but by the time you’re done buying everything as a quality add-on, it’s within a few hundred dollars, you’ve got a property built gun with a factory warranty, and you’ve saved yourself a whole lot of trouble. And you’ve got a better receiver.

Nice video, Homie! I'm going to add that to my training routine. That's how Steel Challenge was once explained to me... and it was by the guy who invented it. I think that's good advice regardless of the game and gun so I continue to incorporate fundamentals-type training into my routine as well as USPSA specific skills.

Another update as I've continued chatting with M2inc. They've just opened a page for ratcheting buckle systems designed specifically for competition shooting belts. They recommended to me that I go for the aluminum high buckle, and the firm ladder might be best but wouldn't hurt to try both. An important note is that they include mounting screws in this package. https://www.ratchetingbuckles.com/ratchet-buckles-ladder-straps/1-ratcheting-buckle-attached-to-extension-tab-rb1t-n-blacktanwhite-2-2-2/

Haha. Yeah, sometimes I talk good.

I haven’t seen any either but think it would be cool if something were out there. I’ve wondered if the 9mm barrel might even be wide enough for a short barrel tonslip in as part of the kit. Having said that the Smith and Wesson .22lr M&P can be set up with AR triggers and some furniture to replicate your PCC. it would be more expensive than a conversion if you did a full replication with triggers, etc, but you could also use it for other things such as Steel Challenge or general rimfire utility jobs like rodent abatement . .22lr for practice isn’ ideal but it’s a lot less expensive in ammo. If that gets a shooter out to practice more then it’s worth it.

I apologize if I misinterpreted your statement—and I certainly wasn’t making fun of it—and had a knee jerk reaction due to my having this exact discussion way too many times with other competitors who would drop the hammer on a shooter like this and then say “oh, well, he didn’t want it enough” when he never came back. I see your point about putting him in Open to come in last place there as easily as last place in Single Stack. It’s a smart choice that follows the rules, and ultimately this theoretical shooter probably wouldn’t care. Having said that, I frankly think it’s a punitive solution when it’s so easily solved by keeping the laser non-operational (no harm, no foul) and getting an okay by the Range Master (also justified by the rules per 5.1.3.3 as quoted above) and having him compete in the division he intended. If he shows up next month after getting warned and instructed on how to fix the problem as well as where to find the rulebook then by all means, he’s an open shooter. Anyway, now that my apology is over, I’m actually done and willing to let someone else have the last word.

WOW. Nice! I just bought the Odin lever and will see how it goes. I may eventually use this current PCC exclusively for Steel Challenge and build a second for USPSA. If I go that route then the as yet built USPSA setup will be fully ambidextrous.

Awesome!

This topic has been beat to death in a hundred threads. If you send a first timer home on a minor technical issue then he’s ONLY going to kearn that USPSA doesn't want him and never come back. Let him shoot for fun, and he’ll come in last place and learn that it’s okay to return next month with the proper equipment. Others are welcome to pitch in with thier opinions but I’m done.

I'm not saying that the rules should be completely ignored at a Level 1, but a blind eye can more understandably be turned at the local level with a new shooter in their first match until they can get their equipment in line. And, let's face it, when they're so new that they don't have or even know if they have the correct equipment, they aren't going to be beating anybody that month due to an equipment advantage or for any other reason. Let's get 'em in the game so they stay. Worst case scenario, let them shoot without score. At a Level 2+, then definitely the rules are enforced 100%.

I would recommend getting a different set of grips and swapping them out for competitions. Having said that, until you are able to get new grips and if it's a Level 1 match, get permission from the Match Director to run them turned off or with the batteries removed, then it will be a no harm, no foul situation... especially if you're not winning the division, LOL. Years ago I had a similar situation where I wanted to try shooting my rifle in an iron sight division but it had a dot co-witnessed, and I didn't want to take off the optic because it would have required me to re-zero it after the match. I discussed it with the director and he said I could shoot it as-is in irons if I removed the batteries in his presence prior to the start of the match. In the end I didn't take him up on the offer, but it's possible... at a Level 1.

As an update, I conversed briefly with the ratchingbuckles.com folks, and based on my personal requirements and description of the system they recommended their "All Black Aluminum Buckle. There are two versions. Normal, flush release (security, but a little more difficult to open) or the HIGH, Raised Release easier for adjustment."

I always recommend starting with Steel Challenge for a year and then moving to USPSA after you get your fundamentals down and used to match pressure. You only have to move on one SCSA stage, if it’s even offered. It is very easy on the body. To give a personal example, I was in an accident where I compound fractured my arm and herniated a disk in my back requiring an arm surgery and back surgery. I competed (well, shot in) an SC match three weeks after the back surgery. Five months after the surgery I finished 8 out of 70 in rimfire rifle at the Area 2 Championships. Even with a less than perfect body you can compete in SCSA at a high level, or just shoot it and have fun.

It's not the reading, it's the typing with the you-know-whats auto-inserting and putting the cursor in front of the word I just typed instead of behind it. If it was just a hyperlink insert going in smoothly I wouldn't care at all. To use the example from above, if I'm doing a post on then it will push it to the end of the line. reloading Or if I talk about the hen it does this with the "t" after the because I can type faster than the hyperlink shows up sometimes if I'm on my computer. When it is super annoying is when I'm on my iphone and it does it while I'm on the road. Having to constantly go back and correct my correctly typed posts is what is getting in the way of me doing the posts. links links t What's bizarre is that in one post it will hyperlink words like Glock, slide, oil, barrel, and grease (see the thread "Are all lubricants created equal" if you don't believe me) but they aren't doing it here. Other times it won't hyperlink it when I'm typing, but after it posts it will show the hyperlink. I'm curious to see what will happen to the list in the previous sentence when I hit Submit Reply right... now...