Ken6PPC

I shoot a Ruger Mark III with VQ and Tandem Kross upgrade parts. A local guy sells a nice magwell for the target version, with magazine extensions included, so that is what I use. Really smooths and speeds up reloading! He now has some for other models as well: http://mddracing.net/magwells-for-the-ruger-mark-iii-and-mark-iv.html

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I stay logged in on my personal PC, but not if I log on through a computer used by others. I like it that way! Oh yeah.... Chrome here!

If the Encore did not come with a rifle stock, perhaps it would have been listed as a receiver on the transfer documentation and on the 4473. That would have allowed it to be used as a rifle or a pistol, depending upon configuration. However, if it was shipped with a rifle stock, whoever listed it as a pistol was incorrect.

Since your Encore Pro Hunter started as a RIFLE, your LGS did not have the option to list it as a pistol. Simply calling a Ford a Chevy doesn't change how it was manufactured. As I understand it, because your Encore was manufactured as a rifle, it had to have been transferred to your LGS as a rifle as well. That rifle cannot ever be a pistol legally!

Yes. It fits...

The Accu Bushing does not make the SP-01 Shadow illegal for IDPA, but it does make the pistol ESP instead of SSP. Also, SSP has to start hammer down for any DA/SA pistols.

Yeah, but the reality is....

It's awful! Forward it to me for "proper disposal"! LOL!!!

BTW, I had one eight pounder of GI 8208 that deteriorated to the point of having rusty residue in it and became acrid-smelling. Scattered it on the lawn for fertilizer. Deteriorated powder can become less potent, or can change burn rates - neither of which is good. Stored in reasonable conditions - no excessive heat or humidity - smokeless powder will probably outlive the original purchaser, and black powder is known to last 200 years!

Some powder from WWII still works well... I have used some! Smell it and look at it. If it doesn't burn your nose or look rusty, it is OK. Is it as good as it was when new? I dunno...

Why are you saying the SRO is more reliable? It hasn't been out long enough to have much history behind it. Some tests have indicated that it is quite fragile...

58 Chevy, right? You are indeed blessed to still be here!

What a cool story! Thank you for sharing that...

Me three...

And, make certain you are not dragging your thumb on the slide... (as Yondering said...)

Change back to the OLD ones, and see if the problem goes away...

Does your slide lock to the rear when you fire your last shot? If not, and I'm guessing from the pics, your slide is not going fully to the rear, or it is cycling too quickly to allow the next round to fully rise up before the slide slams forward. I wouldn't think that a 15# recoil spring would cause that, but perhaps your recoil spring rod is preventing full slide cycling, or the recoil spring is too long (or too strong). Try an OEM recoil spring and rod and see if your problem goes away.

My Venom on my Gen 3 19 / Gen 4 23 milled frankengun shows signs of getting beat up a little... No biggie though.

Another option is to buy an aftermarket slide for your pistol that has already been milled... Like one of these: https://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/slide-parts/slides/rmr-cut-slide-for-glock-34-prod125167.aspx?avs|Make~~Model_1=Glock__34 http://primarymachine.com/glock-ucc-basic-slide-w-internals/ Lots of other choices out there as well...

Some more thoughts... If you strip a thread in the plate system, you just buy a new plate. If you strip a thread in the slide, it has to be drilled out and re-tapped, or worse. The milled slide looks "neater" because the pocket is milled JUST for the optic you are using. If you DO decide to have the slide milled, make sure whoever does the machine work understands the correct angle to mill it, and leaves "bosses" for the optic to index one. Makes it more secure, IMO.

Milled slide allows the dot to be mounted closer to the bore, and is easier to get "used to". MOS allows you to mount different red dots if you change your mind later about the brand of optic you want to run. End of the day, you make your choice, and pay your money. There is no one "RIGHT ANSWER"! If there was, it would be much easier, huh?

My Mark III Hunter is at 20 oz. after the Volquartsen and Tandemkross parts upgrade. I shoot steel with it, and I have never had a problem - YET! If I ever do, I may try to bump the poundage up a little, but I really like that trigger as it is right now!

Exactly! Who is buying more "stuff"? A veteran shooter who has been shooting for decades, and has already decided long ago what their own personal preferences are? Or does a new shooter buy more, who considers every new gadget and gimmick he or she can find in order to try to gain an advantage? Not to mention the fact that there are only a few shooters at the top vs. the much larger number of shooters in the middle and bottom... The real money is in the masses. Seems that everyone checks out the prize table, and new products get their introduction. I know that some of the larger matches I have been involved in, sponsors INSISTED on random drawings for their prize table items. I imagine that is because there is much more return on the table prizes, due to everyone checking them out before the drawing. Cash prizes were based on order of finish, and rightfully so. If a manufacturer wants the top shooters to use their product, that is usually discussed privately.