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Denise is a Libertarian? ?

Which would be a better fit for your likes is hard to say, but ill tell you mine. I built a dedicated AR22 using a 16" Nordic upper. It looks, feels, handles, and shoots and superbly accurate, just like a .223/5.56 chambered gun but with no recoil. Even shoots subsonics. Can play with stock, grips, triggers, handguards, muzzle devices etc just like any AR. Then for kicks I bought an M&P 22, as I thought it would be fun. It was so light it feels like a toy, wasnt nearly as accurate as my Nordic, wouldn't run subsonics and pretty much you gotta leave it as is. If it were free it would be a good deal. Just kidding. But you do get what you pay for. It's long gone and don't miss it.

Since this thread has been resurrected, I have a question to ponder for those with a good historical knowledge of the subject. Back in the 1950's when the AR15 was being developed the military set forth a specification for the ideal combat cartridge to be a .22 cal, 55gr at 3300 fps, based on the testing done in the SALVO project. The initial cartridge used was the .222 remington that evolved thru several incarnations to become the .223 Remington. The case was slightly larger than the .222 and loaded hotter, meeting the performance desired by the military. At the time and into the early 1960's there was no such thing as 5.56. Since the late 1960's to present there has been much claimed about the dangers of shooting 5.56 in a .223 chambered AR15 (forget about other action types for a minute) yet there was no problem back in the early days. The question I pose is WHY was there a very small change to the chamber reamer dimension to come up with the 5.56 chamber? (Hint: its not because guns were blowing up)

Limit buy of only one box..... so I get to pay $14 shipping on my $21 box of ammo.Great...... $35 for 500. Oh well. Actually it's one box of each variety. I bought several boxes of different brands of .22 ammo from them. It shipped yesterday. It was nice to see Federal Auto match target in stock. My Nordic 22 loves those.

In my experiance Ive always felt the longer Ar was the more versatile.

I suppose it could be, as anythings possible. Usually this won't let the trigger function at all or the hammer hits the half cock notch. The OP suggests this is an intermittent problem. If it were mine id think at this point it may be the Sear/Disconnectorl spring and if the OP doesn't know how it should be to contact the manufacturer.

Has it been apart lately? As in removed the mainspring housing?

Perhaps your not fully depressing the grip safety? If its a working grip safety and its sensitive to being fully depressed its easy to prevent the gun from firing. If thats the case its an easy adjustment. How new is the gun to you?

Of the two you are considering one is railed and one is not, unless your looking at the E-series smith not the performance center. whichever you are looking for, i recently went thru the same dilemma and actually bought three .45 1911's, A Colt XSE (not railed), a SIG Scorpion, and a Ruger Navy Seal Foundation. Of the three the Colt is my favorite, but the SIG is an incredible value. Depending on what your intended purpose is for the gun you choose. Both the Colt and SIG are extremely accurate, more so than I expected. Colt has really stepped up their game and my plan for it is a full on custom gun, of which I've already started the process. The SIG with its rail, checkered front strap, night sights, and Hogue grips with the built in magwell, is gonna be left as is. Ive owned a few spring fields and one was good one not so good, and never personally warmed to them. I do have a XDM 5.25 that is awesome. I have no experience with the smith 1911. The Colt and SIG are both just about or slightly over $1000. The Colt also has the least MIM parts, if thats important to you.

And true to form for leupold theres no subtension information of the stadia lines......

Gotcha.......didnt catch that his was working.

Virgin chickens?? The BLOOD of virgin chickens...... It must just have been coincidence then that the groove fixed my problem. The spring didn't change anything, chicken blood I didn't try....I did spill a little Kentucky bourbon barrel ale on it one night......perhaps that was it...........

If you have a smart phone the strelok app has that reticle supported and may be helpful to you. My only complaint of Leupold is their lack of this type of information for their reticles. I told this to Leupold customer service and he said "Yeah, we hear that a lot." Geez

1st sentence, I agree wholeheartedly. 2nd sentence, for some MDs, most definitely, but or those MDs and RMs who make ruling based things that are inconsistent, like feelings, and if the person is a sponsor or not, or a pro shooter or not...me no like at all! I paid to shoot with my own money I paid my own way there and I bought all my own ammo and paid for my own hotel... Before you go too far down this road...I do the same. Then again so do most of the guys even the top tier shooters. Which is why in my mind I feel like we should be treated close to the same... I wasn't there so its hard to second guess your perception of what transpired there by a few sentences on the internet. Having said that, don't be so sensitive to how others get treated. Those that are sponsored shooters have been playing the game a while and have made lots of friends at these venues and absolutely will be treated differently than someone the officials don't know. They also may be responsible for much of the prizes or dinner you will enjoy while your there. Most of the folks there are volunteers and registration times and places may change on the fly to accommodate the travel schedule of both competitors and staff. Be flexible when you get to an event and it will all work out and ultimately be a great experience, as it seems you have had inspite of you feeling like your not one of the good ol boys.

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If a competitor dislodges his/her ear or eye protection it is ALWAYS their fault.. wether accidental or intentional the RO has no way of knowing. If the competitor takes another shot before securing said equipment in a safe manor, I believe it should be a stage DQ. Its a safety rule and should be treated as such, just like other safety infractions.

After over a year of service, I'm liking it a lot. I use the plane old circle dot firedot, not the SPR reticle. I don't use or care for BDC reticles.

This to me says it all. I'd have gotten her one already. They are great and love my 5.25.

Id go with the JB weld the manufacturer recommends. I wouldn't use JB quick weld as it has a considerably lower shear strength than the regular.

So I got bit by the 1911 bug again as I want to get back to shooting single stack. After having owned 10 1911's in my past, My Colts were the ones I missed the most. Ive also owned Kimbers, Springfields and Paras. 6 months ago I got to examine a Ruger Navy SEAL foundation edition by Talo and was really taken by that gun but passed it up at my LGS. After doing my homework I decided I had to have the Colt 5" XSE and called my LGS to order it. When I went to pay for the order he had a Ruger SR1911 in stainless sitting their and I asked to look at it while he was doing the paperwork. It was nice but not what I wanted and remarked its too bad he did not still have the Navy SEAL foundation model. He sais its right here and handed it to me off the shelf. I compared it side by side to the stainless model and it immediately dispelled the internet rumors that its nothing more than a stainless model with A different finish and grips. At least in this case. The NSF pistol appeared to have a considerable amount of care in its fit and assembly than the SS model. I bought it on the spot and picked up the Colt today and decided to do a little comparison. The Colt was no surprise and is everything I expected for a production model in this price range ($1049.00). The slide, barrel, frame fit is tighter than I expected and it showed in the groups it shot. The grip safety was timed right and it is fit up right, which is how it should be for a company who has been making them for 103 years. My only complaint is the back edge of the thumb safety was not beveled enough and I could feel it a little. If I was to really nit pick the long edges of the slide could have been a tiny bit softer. Their not razor sharp but not as smooth as the front or back of the slide. It has the series 80 parts and I could not tell they were there. My trigger scale and my finger felt it has a crisp pull just over 4 1/2 pounds. I only had time to put 50 rounds thru each, but neither pistol had a malfunction. Not one. That really surprised me. And I was using the supplied mags with both guns. The colt shot slighty smaller groups, the bottom group in the photo, and it measured 1.25"x.75 " at 30 feet offhand. It is also sprung slightly better than the Ruger, as it was a little softer shooting. You can feel that the Ruger has a very stout recoil spring when working the slides side by side. The Ruger was a huge surprise, in a good way. First is its beautifully finished and the grips are nicer in person than the photos show. It is priced lower than the Quality of the pistol exhibits at $999.00. The machining and fitment and timing of everything is equal to the Colt except the slide is just a touch looser. (The slide is very nicely dehorned all the way around. Actually the whole pistol is smooth and even the thumb safety is nicely radiused where the Colt was not.) It is by no means a rattle trap, its still pretty tight and done right. The Colt was just tighter. When I racked the slide for the first time I almost had a heart attack, as it was so gritty it was like pushing a shopping cart down a gravel road. I immediately removed the slide and found the cause. Before sending it out to IonBond for finishing, they electro pencil the underside of the slide with the serial number and Im guessing the gunsmith building its initials. It leaves a slightly bumpy surface that was riding on the tip of the disconnector. It took me about 2 minutes with a stone to polish that up and its actually smoother than the colt when you rack the slide. This was the only issue of any kind experienced with the Ruger NSF pistol. Who ever specked this gun to Ruger shares my taste in 1911's. It is also a series 70 type with Titanium firing pin, and it has an extended mag catch, the Colts was standard length. A single sided safety and GI type guide rod finish it up. The trigger was actually a whisker lighter right at 4 1/2 pounds. Only discernible by a trigger scale. I could not tell them apart dry firing or shooting. The top group in the photo measures 1.5"x1" offhand from 30 feet. Both guns are keepers and I would recommend either. I really like the Ruger NSF version and If Ruger would offer a similar finished model it would appeal to those (like me) who don't like the billboard on the slide effect. With the exception of the Ruger logo on one side and the NSF Logo on the opposite identical position there are hardly any obvious markings. Even the owners manual warning script is so faint you can hardly see it.

After reading this thread several times my feeling is the juice ain't worth the squeeze. Current methods work fine with far less complication. If the match seems pistol biased and that intimidates you.....practice more pistol!! Now if you came up with a scoring method to have me finish ahead of Daniel Horner every time, I might change my mind. Just design balanced stages and lets shoot...

This is true. It seems to have as much to do with the recoil spring it has as well, does it not? My first m2 tactical came from Benelli with a pistol grip and also had the heavy recoil spring. Had lots of problems with cycling, heard all the stories of the pistol grip bieng the issue. I think Bemny Hill (or was it Kurt) told me to check the recoil spring and replace it with a standard spring. Problem solved. My current m2 started as a field model and came with a standard spring and has never malfunctioned with the pistol grip stock.

This may be (in addition to the long firing pin and soft std rifle primers) the full recipe for your slam fire. By having the cartridge in the chamber already (as opposed to the bolt carrier stripping it from the magazine) your bolt had a running start to the chamber, greatly increasing your chances of a slam fire.

I still prefer my 21" Benelli w/8+1 to a longer set up. I've encountered many stages in the past where tight courses were frustrating for guys with longer tubes. It may not be the trend to make stages like that at big matches (I wish it were) but still see simulated hallways etc where it can have an impact. Never felt under gunned with 8+1 and no matter the bbl length you must know your choke/pattern and choose accordingly.

No issue. If it runs good now, adjust the weight in the A1/A2 buffer to match the carbine buffer your running now.