Alan550
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Give up golf.
I don't play golf but I know a lot of people that do. My head is not tough enough to have a hobby that I would have to drink to enjoy.
"A golf course is a waste of a good rifle range."
I don't play golf 'cause I already know how to cuss!
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Alan,
To ensure that you know how to run one you need to pop down here (for research purposes only mind) to try out the local Golden Elixir of Coromandel, I understand a special brew is underway for November next.
Just trying to help out.
If I were exposed to a week of that Golden Elixir for the week of the World Shoot, I wouldn't be able to find the airport, much less the plane I would need to board in order to get home! I've experienced some that got "imported" for some of us lucky ones here in the States, and it's really mind-boggling stuff!
P.S. Coatsey is a genius but a cruel man!!
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I was taught whatever you misplace or lose will be found exactly where you last left it.
Unless there are kids in the house!
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i didn't intend for use with Brass, but shoot a Beretta 391 for Clay targets and the piston really gets full of crud, and was hoping it would clean it with no effort. If it won't, I'll continue to use the current method which is time consuming. I have a friend that uses them for carbs in his snowmobile business, maybe I should use his to see how it cleans.
Thanks,
Try that and see how it works! I got mine from an Optical Shop that went out of business. It's small, but works fine for my purposes.
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Our club runs the 900 course twice a month from April through Sept in mid-week (Thurs evenings) and has quite a few shooter involved. The interest seems to be mostly retired military & "older" people, but it gives them something where they can still participate in shooting activities! At least they don't have to stand around for 3-4 hours for 2 minutes of shooting time!
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For parts cleaning, they work great. Just be aware that they might not get all the baked-on gunk out, but they do soften it up making it easier to use a brush or a pick to finish the job. As for using one on different finishes, it would depend upon what solution you used. Most that will cause discoloration will list where/when they can and cannot be used.
I use one to clean mags while I'm working on the gun parts, and it works great for that purpose. A real time saver, as I don't have to disassemble the mags, only put a little lube in there after and they work fine.
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We run 3/8" Bianchi plates at our range set for 120 PF centerfire handgun ammo and have a monthly shoot where 5" .22 rimfire pistols are shot at them from 50 yards. They GO DOWN with SV .22 ammo. If your ammo won't take down poppers @ 15 yds, they are calibrated too high for 125PF loads
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This is why so many gun clubs have problems! The rifle shooters hate the pistol shooters who hate the shotgunners who hate the Cowboy shooters who can't stand the bullseye shooters! Live & let live folks! The Rimfire Challenge people have figured it out at NSSF. Run both guns on the same stage at longer distances for the long guns and everyone plays on a "level playing field". The PCCs aren't competing against the pistols and vice versa. Mo' shooting = mo' fun!
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My input may not matter much since I live in "Action Pistol Heaven" here in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of VA, but here goes! The sport seems to be pretty much static at present around here. 5 Years ago, we were within 4 hours of 5 monthly AP matches. Now, 2 of those have dropped out for various reasons...... legislation, lack of participation, job changes for the MDs, etc. Now there are 3 monthly shoots within that time/distance.
At our monthly shoots, we average 12-25 shooters/guns. We usually send 3-7 shooters to the Cup every year, and are lucky enough to have a current World Senior Champion (Andy Krantz) and a former Bianchi Cup Champion (Kevin Angstadt) as members here! They both have plans to go to NZ for the 2016 World Shoot.
We were the first location in the US to have a rail mover, thanks to the ingenuity/talent in the club and some design help from NZ. We run the largest Regional & State Championship matches East of the Mississippi River every year in Sept with a limit of 65 guns due to time constraints caused by the Moving Target Event. We fill up every time and have competitors from California to Canada, so we must be doing something right!
There are fewer than 125 members here, but we're really picky about who can belong. Every member is a hard worker (obviously) so we can accomplish our goals of having a really good facility, even though we're constrained for space.....less than 15 acres. We're proof that "if you build it, they will come."
Granted, AP is an accuracy game, but it seems that NRAHQ is headed towards a more "tactical" viewpoint lately with some of the proposed CoFs I've soon come from there. Without the Moving Target events, there are still many matches that can be run, so don't let that dissuade you from trying AP at your range.
Alan~^~
Alan,
Thanks for that interesting background about your club. I would really like to visit there one day and also the Louisiana club the does the Craw-fish Cup. Any chance one or both clubs will host a worlds one year?
Cheers Chris.
Our club has committed to apply for hosting the next US World Shoot.....................
if a Billy Goat wins the Kentucky Derby first!
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My input may not matter much since I live in "Action Pistol Heaven" here in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of VA, but here goes! The sport seems to be pretty much static at present around here. 5 Years ago, we were within 4 hours of 5 monthly AP matches. Now, 2 of those have dropped out for various reasons...... legislation, lack of participation, job changes for the MDs, etc. Now there are 3 monthly shoots within that time/distance.
At our monthly shoots, we average 12-25 shooters/guns. We usually send 3-7 shooters to the Cup every year, and are lucky enough to have a current World Senior Champion (Andy Krantz) and a former Bianchi Cup Champion (Kevin Angstadt) as members here! They both have plans to go to NZ for the 2016 World Shoot.
We were the first location in the US to have a rail mover, thanks to the ingenuity/talent in the club and some design help from NZ. We run the largest Regional & State Championship matches East of the Mississippi River every year in Sept with a limit of 65 guns due to time constraints caused by the Moving Target Event. We fill up every time and have competitors from California to Canada, so we must be doing something right!
There are fewer than 125 members here, but we're really picky about who can belong. Every member is a hard worker (obviously) so we can accomplish our goals of having a really good facility, even though we're constrained for space.....less than 15 acres. We're proof that "if you build it, they will come."
Granted, AP is an accuracy game, but it seems that NRAHQ is headed towards a more "tactical" viewpoint lately with some of the proposed CoFs I've soon come from there. Without the Moving Target events, there are still many matches that can be run, so don't let that dissuade you from trying AP at your range.
Alan~^~
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REM oil is fine for shotguns, but it doesn't need to be anywhere NEAR a Dillon press!
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When a bull barrel/slide fit wears, you have to replace one or the other to maintain fit. Wear out a bushing barrel and the bushing needs replacement......much cheaper. The bull adds weight at the muzzle, but it's reciprocating weight, whereas a tungsten guide rod gets you as much weight up front with no moving parts if that's your goal. I prefer the guide rod method but that's just me.
YMMV
Alan~^~
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My admin person did the sig line. I will help people as long as possible right up to the Cup. There is usually a flurry of activity in April and May to try to get my own projects done in time. The Jan. 31 thing is to try to get people to plan ahead a little instead of waiting till the last minute.
The Mover Front Sights are running about 2-3 weeks lead time right now.
I was just picking on him, Warren! I know just how "hard to get along with you are!" (NOT)!
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The TargetMaster is what a lot of people are using for Metallic and the rear sight that's already on it is the best one to use for a Mover Front sight.
I haven't quite made the leap to buying a mover front, but I may yet Warren. How long ahead of time would I need my order in?
I think that if you look at Warren's signature line in the post you'll find that you're out of luck? Time ran out at midnight, 1-31!
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How are you dispensing the powder? If you're using a powder measure such as the Dillon one, it's only accurate to within +/- .1 gr, and the scale has the same accuracy level. That's the reason most will throw 10 charges and take the average. If your 10-drops weigh 34.5 to 35.0...........well you get the idea.
Alan~^~
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As long as they are the same weight and composition, i.e. lead, the powder charges will be OK to use. For plinking rounds, there's a wide open range of powder charges that you can use since you aren't concerned with power factors, etc. Just work up a load that's accurate in your gun and have a BALL!
Alan~^~
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Different sources will have different load data because of several things....different test firearm/barrel length, etc. As to the bullets you listed, one is a jacketed hollow point (HAP), another is a full metal jacket (FMJ) and the third is a lead bullet (LCN). Generally speaking a JHP is longer for the same weight than the FMJ because of the hollow point. Lead (non-jacketed) will be a different length again because of the makeup of the bullet and the configuration, this time it's a conical nose (LCN). Those are some of the reasons for the different OALs.
You'll be lucky to find a source that lists the very bullet, powder, primer, brass, firearm and barrel length that you have/want to use. A little extrapolation and common sense will go a long way and you seem to be headed in that direction already. Start low and work up slowly in small increments. You can trust the published data points from any mfg, but you have to read between the lines sometimes.
Alan~^~
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That could be an "AOW" (Any Other Weapon) with the forward "grip" on it? Maybe?
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Oops! I misread the title as WST.............
Never mind!
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Just east of the Blue Ridge in Central VA, 10-11" with a little more on the way today. Nothing like I remember from the '60s going out to feed the cattle w/Dad when school got cancelled. We had drifts of 6' back then with 18" on the ground elsewhere.
Blizzard, my foot!
They forecast > 2 feet here this time. Missed it by "that much". -
You might want to stay off the slide stop. There may be a magazine-disconnect safety in that gun that can be a pain! The first version didn't have it and ran smoothly for me. Second edition & later has that mess in it and could be your problem.
Alan~^~
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I do other things slowly as well, at least that's what "she" said!
I figured 65 MPH, ~125 miles, but then I'm an old guy who doesn't get speeding tickets anymore.
Jeremy is right..........it's less than 2 hours for most folks.
Either way, it's a GREAT match! Don't miss it if you get the chance to shoot with them!
Alan~^~
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About 2 hours west of Columbia almost in KC, MO. Great match!
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Thanks JC, good idea, maybe I will switch up and give the round nose insert a try.
I have another issue maybe someone can help with. I just loaded up some 45 Colt for the first time using the first run of 255 gr cast bullets I cast myself. I am noticing a slight difference in the seating depth on some of the finished bullets. I was trying to seat and crimp to the cannelure, but I'm having a problem seating to that depth every time. The only variable I can think of is the Alox tumble lube on the end of the projectile. Suggestions? Every bullet gages fine in the case gage. I'm sure the bullets will function fine, but I like to be dead on with my process. This is the first time I have used any tumble lubed bullets.
Check you case lengths too. They may vary enough to make the cannelure not match up with the case mouth on every case.
Mover settings
in NRA - Bianchi Cup
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With enough repetition, it will become second nature. You won't even realize you've moved it. Get a routine down, and repeat it often. Dry fire is your friend in this case as in many others.
Some move it before reloading, others after. Do what works best for you. You might want to get into the habit of looking down at the gun just before going to "surrender" every time until you get it ingrained into your routine, just to make sure you're all set to shoot the next string. The "handle" should point to where the target is coming out.
It will come to you in time.